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Murmur
by: R.E.M.

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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0044797001420
Label: A&M
Manufacturer: A&M
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: A&M
Release Date: October 25, 1990
Sales Rank: 16596
Studio: A&M

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Though critics swamped R.E.M.'s 1983 full-length debut with country-rock comparisons to the Byrds, Murmur sounds like no one else. The title is an apt description of Michael Stipe's singing style, although his smooth pop vocal mannerisms sweeten the enigmatic poetry. Like all great bands, R.E.M.'s individual parts (Peter Buck's ringing guitar, drummer Bill Berry's persistent thumping, and Mike Mills's unifying bass) are as interesting as the collective sound. The album-opening 'Radio Free Europe' and 'Talk About the Passion' endure as its radio singles, but the rest of the songs hang together well taken as a whole. --Steve Knopper

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- Southern Zietgiest
Along with The B-52's, Athens Georgia had a second classic debut to foist onto the world in the 80's. "Murmur" delivered a fully formed R.E.M. sound to an unsuspecting public, heard by musical cossnoti and launching thousands of new bands in their wake. Propelled by the jangle-pop of "Radio Free Europe" and undeniable band chemistry, this is one of the top albums of that decade.

The qualities that defined the first half of R.E.M.'s career are already in full bloom on "Murmur." Peter Buck's jangley but muscular guitar propelled the sometimes bucolic sounds of the atmospheric songs. The rhythm section of Mike Mills and Bill Berry managed the odd variety of songs with the appropriate style. And on top if it all were Michael Stipe's mumbling, incoherent vocals muttering vague lyrics (with Berry adding flawless harmony). Often snatches of words would break free to your ears, but they were just as often indecipherable ... Read More

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- Where no Songs had Gone Before
R.E.M.'s Murmur marked the beginning of something new. A merging of 60s jangle pop with the '80s modern rock sensibilities of the time, these songs moved us because of their mysterious and evocative lyrics. A sense of hope permeates this album--and nearly all those that follow it--such that no one listening to this music would ever quite be the same.

"Radio Free Europe" begins it with a spirited, driving beat, "calling out, in transit...calling out, in transit...radio free Europe, radio free Europe." And "Pilgrimage" follows it with a stirring call to "take our turn, take our turn...take our fortune, take our fortune" before proclaiming the "pilgrim-ah-aaahge...has gained mo-ment-uuuuuuuuhm!" Soon follow moments of poignant beauty in "Talk about the Passion" and "Perfect Circle." These four songs are the standouts, but truly all the songs are great.

The lyrics are often drawn out, so that at times ... Read More

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- Need I say more than awesome!
REM is constantly one of the best Rock n Roll bands ever. Spanning over three decades (more to come) and releasing so many CDs that I have an entire row of my CD rack dedicated to them, this is one of my favorites. You can really see how they became superstars after listening to this one. There's nothing else I can say but BUY THIS CD AND LISTEN TO IT UNTIL YOU WEAR THROUGH IT AND NEED TO BUY ANOTHER ONE.

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- Nightswimming
I have been in North Carolina in the heat of midsummer and stood in the overgrown valley where there used to be trains at midnight; whistle blasting behind the voodoo woman's red and white cottage. It is the incredibly sweet ache of nostalgia for a memory you can only retrieve in soft-focused fragments. Some piece of yourself that you lost that will never return. That is what this album has always been to me.

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