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R.E.M.: Collapse Into Nownew
Review of R.E.M.'s 'Collapse Into Now'
R.E.M.’s 15th studio release makes case for the band’s continuing relevance.
San Antonio Current |
Chris Parker |
03-11-2011 |
Reviews
Tags: R.E.M., Collapse Into Now
R.E.M. Returns to Harder, Faster Soundsnew
The extended period of writing and rehearsing that preceded the recording of Accelerate, coupled with playing live in the studio, paid major dividends on the CD, which was recorded in nine weeks.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Alan Sculley |
06-03-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Accelerate, r.e.m.
R.E.M. is Not Exactly Back, but Not Yet Out of Timenew
On Accelerate, the band sounds happy just being part of the landscape.
East Bay Express |
Nate Seltenrich |
05-28-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Accelerate, r.e.m.
R.E.M.'s 'Accelerate' Shows Signs of Lifenew
A return to form? A departure from a mellow style to something heavy and hard? Old-school fans are quite glad to hear that it's a bit of both.
Charleston City Paper |
T. Ballard Lesemann |
04-23-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Accelerate, r.e.m.
R.E.M. Finds its Religionnew
The band has acknowledged (in interviews and with the record's title) a need to re-focus and adrenalize things after recent efforts that disappointed aesthetically, commercially, or both.
San Antonio Current |
John DeFore |
04-09-2008 |
Reviews
R.E.M. Hurtles Toward the Future on 'Accelerate'new
At what point in a band's career is it impossible to evaluate its new album without referencing its back catalog?
Riverfront Times |
Annie Zaleski |
04-04-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Accelerate, r.e.m.
The Sun Shines on R.E.M.new
Michael Stipe talks about how R.E.M. regained its footing as the enigmatic yet accessible pop band that made the journey from indie-rockdom to major-label stardom.
Boston Phoenix |
Matt Ashare |
10-28-2004 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: r.e.m., Around the Sun
Give 'em the (Free) Birdnew
How Lynyrd Skynyrd saved the South -- or at least one Southern-rock writer. Memoir of a former Rolling Stone editor.
Mountain Xpress |
Alli Marshall |
10-27-2004 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
