R.E.M- RECKONING

R.E.M. are a band that kind of shot their indie-rock-godfathers status in the foot by becoming mega-platinum rock stars in the 90's, which is really unfortunate. They were one of the token indie bands of the 80's that refused to do anything they didn't want to do and made four absolutely flawless albums before making it big and making some slightly less than flawless albums. Too bad

This, their second album, is my favourite. Its just a very somber, guitar-driven pop album with very strong 60's influences but it never loses its very modern feeling due to the songwriting and vocals. Its a really unique record and once I gave it a few listens, I was a fan for life. The first track is amazing

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