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REM's ACCELERATE - DISCUSSION THREAD...it has leaked 
Tiny review: Living Well Is the Best Revenge - 4/5 Very fast song. Remind me of IRS material. But it's that twangy guitar from that era. The drumming is great. Man-Sized Wreath - 3/5 Reminds of me of Green. Once again a very lo-fi approache. Nice drumming...The harmomies of the chorus are pure REM. Supernatural Superserious - 4/5 The current. I like it. Hollow Man - 5/5 The first slow song. Piano intro. The it speeds. Will work great in radio. Nice changes in the tempo. I enjoy the lyrics. Houston - 4/5 The acoustic guitar arrangments are very in synch with the Automatic for the people. It's political. Only 2 minutes. Accelerate - 3/5 Fast song. And once again very lo-fi and raw approach. No lush melodies. Straighfoward. I start to think that they really are trying to get the IRS sound back. Until the Day Is Done - 5/5 Acoustic song. Reminds me of Texarcana... Mr. Richards - 3/5 The Monster song. I have mixed feeling about this one.Too early to have opinion. Sing for the Submarine - 4/5 Love the guitars. Probably the best until now. Horse to Water - 3/5 Another rock tune. The chorus is very...basic. I'm Gonna DJ - 5/5 One of my favorite songs. Very similar to the live version released. Still this song works better in the live context OVERALL 3,5 / 5 Why (negatives and positive points mixed): - the mixing is horrible. - it's a short album, i like it that way - the drumming is better, their session drummer did a great job - the lyrics are rather weak (you can actually understand the message...and that's not REM's legacy) lol - it's a zest of fresh air. 180 turn from the around the world slow wave... I like the album... [Edited 3/16/08 3:33am] | |
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thanks for the heads up!!!
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MikeMatronik said: I like it...it's like Monster...but in a more extreme speed!
my review tomorrow Hey Mike- looking forward to your review- I'm really excited about this album. "There is no such thing in life as normal..." | |
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Tiny review:
Living Well Is the Best Revenge - 4/5 Very fast song. Remind me of IRS material. But it's that twangy guitar from that era. The drumming is great. Man-Sized Wreath - 3/5 Reminds of me of Green. Once again a very lo-fi approache. Nice drumming...The harmomies of the chorus are pure REM. Supernatural Superserious - 4/5 The current. I like it. Hollow Man - 5/5 The first slow song. Piano intro. The it speeds. Will work great in radio. Nice changes in the tempo. I enjoy the lyrics. Houston - 4/5 The acoustic guitar arrangments are very in synch with the Automatic for the people. It's political. Only 2 minutes. Accelerate - 3/5 Fast song. And once again very lo-fi and raw approach. No lush melodies. Straighfoward. I start to think that they really are trying to get the IRS sound back. Until the Day Is Done - 5/5 Acoustic song. Reminds me of Texarcana... Mr. Richards - 3/5 The Monster song. I have mixed feeling about this one.Too early to have opinion. Sing for the Submarine - 4/5 Love the guitars. Probably the best until now. Horse to Water - 3/5 Another rock tune. The chorus is very...basic. I'm Gonna DJ - 5/5 One of my favorite songs. Very similar to the live version released. Still this song works better in the live context OVERALL 3,5 / 5 Why (negatives and positive points mixed): - the mixing is horrible. - it's a short album, i like it that way - the drumming is better, their session drummer did a great job - the lyrics are rather weak (you can actually understand the message...and that's not REM's legacy) lol - it's a zest of fresh air. 180 turn from the around the world slow wave... I like the album... [Edited 3/16/08 3:33am] | |
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"if the storm doesn't kill me, the government will" great album, my fav since Monster, even after just 1 listen i can tell. and true love lives on lollipops and crisps | |
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Thanks for the review, I'll be on the lookout for this one! "I would say that Prince's top thirty percent is great. Of that thirty percent, I'll bet the public has heard twenty percent of it." - Susan Rogers, "Hunting for Prince's Vault", BBC, 2015 |
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just got, will listen now  ---------------------------------
 Funny and charming as usual | |
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This is going to easily be one of the best cds of the year! "We went where our music was appreciated, and that was everywhere but the USA, we knew we had fans, but there is only so much of the world you can play at once" Magne F | |
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Great cd! Until the day is Done, I just play over and over. ---------------------------------
Funny and charming as usual | |
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Song for song its a stronger CD than Monster which it will be compared to , although theres nothing on there I enjoyed quite as much as Crush With Eyeliner or Bang and Blame ( I love REMs dumber rock songs lol ) Check out Chocadelica , updated with Lotusflow3r and MPLSound album lyrics April 2nd 2009 :
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moonshine said: Song for song its a stronger CD than Monster which it will be compared to , although theres nothing on there I enjoyed quite as much as Crush With Eyeliner or Bang and Blame ( I love REMs dumber rock songs lol )
monster is my all time fav rem album, it's stunning. and true love lives on lollipops and crisps | |
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I'm an old fashioned kind of guy...I'm gonna wait to buy it on the day of release. Your review is making me excited for the CD, though... I'm the first mammal to wear pants. | |
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Axchi696 said: I'm an old fashioned kind of guy...I'm gonna wait to buy it on the day of release. Your review is making me excited for the CD, though...
Me too. I've preordered it from Itunes, though, so I'll get it on the day of release. | |
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MikeMatronik said: - the mixing is horrible. The mixing does sound a little weird, huh? Can't tell if it's an intentional throwback to the IRS days, or if it's just bad MP3 ripping, or if it's just a bad job. Could definitely use a bit more bass or something. But overall, yeah, excellent album! | |
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looking forward to this 1 small circles, big wheels!
I've got a pretty firm grip on the obvious! |
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I agree bout the mixing, but over all its a great cd.
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Loved the single. Studies have shown the ass crack of the average Prince fan to be abnormally large. This explains the ease and frequency of their panties bunching up in it. |
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