Product Description
Brand New ~ Sealed! Includes Inner Sleeve. Commemorating The 25th Anniversary, The Eighth R.E.M. Album Is Remastered From The Original Analog Tapes & Reissued On 180 Gram Vinyl.
Widely considered to be one of the best albums of the 90s, 1992’s ‘Automatic For the People’ followed R.E.M.’s breakthrough album, ‘Out Of Time’, and did not disappoint. Beloved by critics, the album topped charts worldwide, and was certified 4x platinum in the US. Features the iconic hit singles “Nightswimming”, “Man on the Moon” & 90s anthem, “Everybody Hurts”.
Side Drive:
Drive
Try Not To Breathe
The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite
Everybody Hurts
New Orleans Instrumental No. 1
Sweetness Follows
Side Ride:
Monty Got A Raw Deal
Ignoreland
Star Me Kitten
Man On The Moon
Nightswimming
Find The River
AMG –
R.E.M. have never been as emotionally direct as they are on Automatic for the People, nor have they ever created music quite as rich and timeless! Turning away from the sweet pop of Out of Time, R.E.M. created a haunting, melancholy masterpiece with Automatic for the People. At its core, the album is a collection of folk songs about aging, death, and loss, but the music has a grand, epic sweep provided by layers of lush strings, interweaving acoustic instruments, and shimmering keyboards. Automatic for the People captures the group at a crossroads, as they moved from cult heroes to elder statesmen, and the album is a graceful transition into their new status. It is a reflective album, with frank discussions on mortality, but it is not a despairing record -- "Nightswimming," "Everybody Hurts," and "Sweetness Follows" have a comforting melancholy, while "Find the River" provides a positive sense of closure. R.E.M. have never been as emotionally direct as they are on Automatic for the People, nor have they ever created music quite as rich and timeless, and while the record is not an easy listen, it is the most rewarding record in their oeuvre.