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R.E.M. Monster Release Date: 1994 09 27 Label: Warner Bros. Monster is indeed R.E.M.'s long-promised "rock" album; it just doesn't rock in the way one might expect. Instead of R.E.M.'s trademark anthemic bashers, Monster offers a set of murky sludge, powered by the heavily distorted and delayed guitar of Peter Buck. Michael Stipe's vocals have been pushed to the back of the mix, along with Bill Berry's drums, which accentuates the muscular pulse of Buck's chords. From the androgynous sleaze of "Crush With Eyeliner" to the subtle, Eastern-tinged menace of "You," most of the album sounds dense, dirty, and grimy, which makes the punchy guitars of "What's the Frequency, Kenneth?" and the warped soul of "Tongue" all the more distinctive. Monster doesn't have the conceptual unity or consistently brilliant songwriting of Automatic for the People, but it does offer a wide range of sonic textures that have never been heard on an R.E.M. album before. Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide Tracks: Title Composer Time 1 What's the Frequency, Kenneth? Stipe, Berry, Berry, Buck, Mills 4:00 2 Crush with Eyeliner Buck, Stipe, Berry, Mills, Berry 4:38 3 King of Comedy Berry, Berry, Mills, Buck, Stipe 3:41 4 I Don't Sleep, I Dream Mills, Buck, Berry, Berry, Stipe 3:28 5 Star 69 Mills, Berry, Berry, Buck, Stipe 3:08 6 Strange Currencies Stipe, Berry, Buck, Berry, Mills 3:53 7 Tongue Berry, Mills, Buck, Berry, Stipe 4:13 8 Bang and Blame Buck, Mills, Berry, Stipe, Berry 5:30 9 I Took Your Name Stipe, Berry, Mills, Berry, Buck 4:03 10 Let Me In Berry, Mills, Berry, Buck, Stipe 3:28 11 Circus Envy Berry, Mills, Buck, Stipe, Berry 4:15 12 You Mills, Berry, Stipe, Berry, Buck 4:54 Releases: Year Type Label 1994 CD Warner Bros. 1994 CD Warner Bros. 2004 CD R.E.M. 1994 LP Warner Bros. 1994 CS Warner Bros.

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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