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R.E.M. - Fables Of The Reconstruction (1985) Expanded Reissue 1992 Music

Posted by Designol at April 25, 2025

Fables of the Reconstruction (or Reconstruction of the Fables) is the third studio album by American alternative rock band R.E.M. It was released on June 10, 1985, through I.R.S. Records. It was the band's first album recorded outside of the U.S., with sessions taking place at Livingston Studios in London with producer Joe Boyd. The record displays a darker, murkier sound and lyrics drawing from Southern Gothic themes and characters. Additionally, more varied instrumentation is utilized, including string and brass arrangements and banjo. Critical reception to Fables of the Reconstruction was positive, with many reviews noting its folk elements and murky tone. Retrospectively, it has also been viewed as a transitional album, retaining the sound and obscure themes of the band's early work while hinting at the experimentation with acoustic instrumentation that would be present on their later albums.

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R.E.M. - Live At The Olympia (2016) Music

Posted by ciklon5 at Sept. 26, 2024

R.E.M. - Live At The Olympia (2016)
FLAC (tracks), Lossless / MP3 320 kbps | 2:30:43 | 346 Mb / 1.06 Gb
Genre: Alternative Rock

"This is not a show," murmurs Michael Stipe at the start of Live at the Olympia and it's not quite misdirection. R.E.M.'s five-night residency at Dublin's Olympia in the summer of 2007 functioned as working rehearsals for their 14th album, Accelerate, with the band testing out each of the songs, exploring arrangements, finding breaking points, and pairing them with older songs that informed their back-to-basics move.

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R.E.M. - Live At The Olympia (2016) Music

Posted by ciklon5 at Sept. 26, 2024

R.E.M. - Live At The Olympia (2016)
FLAC (tracks), Lossless / MP3 320 kbps | 2:30:43 | 346 Mb / 1.06 Gb
Genre: Alternative Rock

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R.E.M. - Murmur (1983) [2CD, Deluxe Edition] Music

Posted by v3122 at Nov. 23, 2018

R.E.M. - Murmur (1983)
EAC | Flac(Image) + Cue + Log & MP3 CBR 320Kbps
2008 | Universal Music, 1788288 | ~ 782 or 245 Mb | Artwork(jpg) -> 14 Mb
Alternative Rock, Indie Rock

Leaving behind the garagey jangle pop of their first recordings, R.E.M. developed a strangely subdued variation of their trademark sound for their full-length debut album, Murmur. Heightening the enigmatic tendencies of Chronic Town by de-emphasizing the backbeat and accentuating the ambience of the ringing guitar, R.E.M. created a distinctive sound for the album – one that sounds eerily timeless. Even though it is firmly in the tradition of American folk-rock, post-punk, and garage rock, Murmur sounds as if it appeared out of nowhere, without any ties to the past, present, or future…

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R.E.M. - The Originals [3CD Set] (1995) Music

Posted by plonker at Feb. 17, 2011

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R.E.M. - Murmur (1983) [MFSL UDCD 642] Repost Music

Posted by v3122 at Nov. 26, 2018

R.E.M. - Murmur (1983)
EAC | Flac(Image) + Cue + Log & MP3 CBR 320Kbps
MFSL UDCD 642 | ~ 282 or 104 Mb | Artwork(jpg) -> 16 Mb
Alternative Rock, Indie Rock

Leaving behind the garagey jangle pop of their first recordings, R.E.M. developed a strangely subdued variation of their trademark sound for their full-length debut album, Murmur. Heightening the enigmatic tendencies of Chronic Town by de-emphasizing the backbeat and accentuating the ambience of the ringing guitar, R.E.M. created a distinctive sound for the album – one that sounds eerily timeless…

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R.E.M. - Reckoning (1984) [2CD, Deluxe Edition] Music

Posted by v3122 at Nov. 24, 2018

R.E.M. - Reckoning (1984)
EAC | Flac(Image) + Cue + Log & MP3 CBR 320Kbps
2009 | Universal Music, 2707622 | ~ 708 or 234 Mb | Artwork(jpg) -> 18 Mb
Alternative Rock, Indie Rock

R.E.M. abandoned the enigmatic post-punk experiments of Murmur for their second album, Reckoning, returning to their garage pop origins instead. Opening with the ringing "Harborcoat," Reckoning runs through a set of ten jangle pop songs that are different not only in sound but in style from the debut…

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R.E.M. – MURMUR – MFSL (1983) Music

Posted by llamamama at June 25, 2006

R.E.M. – MURMUR – MFSL (1983)
EAC image file WAV | Genre: Rock | 44 Minutes | 300 MB

R.E.M. mark the point when post-punk turned into alternative rock. When their first single, "Radio Free Europe," was released in 1981, it sparked a back-to-the-garage movement in the American underground. While there were a number of hardcore and punk bands in the U.S. during the early '80s, R.E.M. brought guitar pop back into the underground lexicon. Combining ringing guitar hooks with mumbled, cryptic lyrics and a D.I.Y. aesthetic borrowed from post-punk, the band simultaneously sounded traditional and modern. Though there were no overt innovations in their music, R.E.M. had an identity and sense of purpose that transformed the American underground. Throughout the '80s, they worked relentlessly, releasing records every year and touring constantly, playing both theaters and backwoods dives. Along the way, they inspired countless bands, from the legions of jangle pop groups in the mid-'80s to scores of alternative pop groups in the '90s, who admired their slow climb to stardom. It did take R.E.M. several years to break into the top of the charts, but they had a cult following from the release of their debut EP, Chronic Town, in 1982. Chronic Town established the haunting folk and garage rock that became the band's signature sound, and over the next five years, they continued to expand their music with a series of critically acclaimed albums. With major label success at the turn of the 90s, the band found themselves able to put forth political and environmental concerns from within a popular music scene that often chose not to take a stand.

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R.E.M. - Part Lies Part Heart Part Truth Part Garbage: 1982-2011 (2011) Music

Posted by Designol at Dec. 24, 2011

Part Lies, Part Heart, Part Truth, Part Garbage 1982–2011 is a 2011 greatest hits album from alternative rock band R.E.M. Intended as a coda on their career, this is the first compilation album that features their early work on independent record label I.R.S. Records in addition to their 10 studio releases through Warner Bros. Records. The double-disc retrospective was released through Warner Bros. on November 11, 2011, and was compiled by the band members. The existence of the compilation was revealed simultaneously with the group's announcement that they were disbanding on September 21, 2011.

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R.E.M. - Green: 25th Anniversary (Deluxe Edition) (2013) Music

Posted by SERTiL at May 12, 2013

R.E.M. achieved global success with the 1988 release of Green, the Athens, Georgia quartet s sixth studio album and first for Warner Bros. Records, which would be the band s label home for the rest of their recording career. While R.E.M. was fast becoming one of the most acclaimed and revered acts in the U.S., Green was their first album to gain the attention of a worldwide audience. Packed with tracks destined to be definitive additions to the band s canon, including "Orange Crush, " "Pop Song 89, " and "Stand, " Green was certified double platinum and doubled the domestic sales of the band s previous release.

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