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R.E.M. Green Release Date: 1988 Running Time: 40:43 Label: Warner Bros. As far as major-label debuts by underground bands go, Green is fairly uncompromising. While it displays a more powerful guitar sound on "Get Up," "Turn You Inside Out," and "Orange Crush," it also takes more detours than Document, whether it's the bizarrely affecting contemporary folk of "The Wrong Child" and "You Are the Everything," the bubblegum of "Stand" and "Pop Song 89," or the introspection of the lovely "Hairshirt" and "World Leader Pretend." But instead of presenting a portrait of a band with a rich, eclectic vision, Green is incoherent. While its best moments are flat-out great, the band has bitten off more than it can chew; many of the songs sound like failed experiments, and its arena-ready production now sounds slightly dated. Nevertheless, half of the record is brilliant, and it certainly indicates that R.E.M. are continuing to diversify their sound. Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide Tracks: Title Composer Time 1 Pop Song 89 Buck, Mills, Stipe, Berry 3:03 2 Get Up Buck, Mills, Stipe, Berry 2:35 3 You Are the Everything Berry, Buck, Stipe, Mills 3:45 4 Stand Mills, Buck, Stipe, Berry 3:10 5 World Leader Pretend Stipe, Berry, Mills, Buck 4:15 6 Wrong Child Stipe, Berry, Buck, Mills 3:35 7 Orange Crush Berry, Buck, Mills, Stipe 3:50 8 Turn You Inside-Out Mills, Stipe, Berry, Buck 4:15 9 Hairshirt Stipe, Mills, Buck, Berry 3:55 10 I Remember California Mills, Buck, Stipe, Berry 5:05 11 [Untitled Hidden Track] Mills, Stipe, Berry, Buck 3:15 Releases: Year Type Label CS Warner Bros. CD Warner Bros. 2004 CD R.E.M.

Group Members: Bill Berry Peter Buck Michael Stipe Mike Mills More >> Similar Artists: Richard Thompson The dB's Hüsker Dü The Feelies The Replacements More >>

Influenced By: Iggy Pop Gram Parsons The Velvet Underground T. Rex Patti Smith More >> Followers: Crash Test Dummies Toad the Wet Sprocket Fetchin Bones Sloan The Close Lobsters More >>

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