R.E.M. - Part Lies, Part Heart, Part Truth, Part Garbage 1982-2011 (2011)
FLAC (tracks), Lossless / MP3 320 kbps | 2:32:10 | 350 Mb / 1,1 Gb
Genre: Alternative Rock, College Rock, Jangle Pop / Label: Concord Records
R.E.M. close out their Warner contract – not to mention their entire career – with the double-disc Part Lies Part Heart Part Truth Part Garbage, their first compilation to combine early recordings from their time at IRS with their major-label hits for Warner. It's misleading to look at these as merely two separate eras, as it more accurately breaks down into a three-act structure: the IRS years when R.E.M. were the kings of college rock; the stretch between 1988-1995 when they were international superstars; and then the slow decline of 1998-2011, the years after Bill Berry, the years when Peter Buck, Michael Stipe, and Mike Mills tried to redefine the group as a trio before finally realizing they'd said all they could say.