R.E.M. - Eponymous

Artist:

R.E.M.

See Also:

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Description:

EPONYMOUS is a collection of mostly singles.
R.E.M.: Michael Stipe (vocals); Peter Buck (guitar); Mike Mills (keyboards, bass, background vocals); Bill Berry (drums).
Producers include: Mitch Easter, R.E.M., Don Dixon, Joe Boyd, Scott Litt.
EPONYMOUS collects some of the most popular tunes from R.E.M.`s first decade, some appearing in slightly different versions. Consequently, the album does double duty as a greatest-hits collection and a repository for rarities that didn`t turn up on DEAD LETTER OFFICE. Organized chronologically, EPONYMOUS offers a look at the band`s artistic development, from the Byrdsy jangle of the jumpy "Radio Free Europe" to the more laconic, country-tinged "(Don`t Go Back To) Rockville)." "Can`t Get There From Here" and "Driver 8" are simultaneously more rhythmic and more abstract, while a heavier rock sound is introduced on "The One I Love" and the closing anti-anthem "It`s the End of the World As We Know It (and I Feel Fine)." EPONYMOUS is an effective overview of the band`s early and middle periods, and a chronicle of a fiercely independent band`s marriage of commercial and artistic success.

Track Listing:

DISC 1

1. Radio Free Europe - (original Hib-Tone single)
2. Gardening at Night - (different vocal mix)
3. Talk About the Passion
4. So. Central Rain
5. Rockville, (Don`t Go Back to)
6. Can`t Get There From Here
7. Driver 8
8. Romance
9. Fall on Me
10. One I Love, The
11. Finest Worksong - (mutual drum horn mix)
12. It`s the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)

Album Information

Release Date:

01/27/1998

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Rock & Pop

Subgenre:

Alternative

Label:

IRS

Catalog Number:

93457

Original Release Year:

1988

# of Discs:

1

Studio/Live:

Studio

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

Runtime:

43 : 10

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