Lifes Rich Pageant (studio album) by R.E.M.

Lifes Rich Pageant by R.E.M.
Year: 1986
Overall rank: 521st   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
80/100 (from 730 votes)
  Ratings distributionRatings distribution   Average rating historyAverage rating history
Accolades:
Award Top 10 albums of 1986 (9th)
Award Top 100 albums of the 1980s (78th)
Award Top 1,000 albums of all time (521st)
Product Details
Availability

eBay
eBay
R.E.M. - Lifes Rich Pageant NEW Vinyl
Condition: New


eBay
eBay
R.E.M.~Lifes Rich Pageant~1986 I.R.S. Records Factory Sealed LP~STIPE & BUCK
Condition: New


eBay
eBay
R.E.M. Lifes Rich Pageant 1986 IRS Pressing Vinyl LP w/ sleeve IRS-5783
Condition: Used


  My favourite store:  

R.E.M. bestography

Lifes Rich Pageant is ranked 5th best out of 35 albums by R.E.M. on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by R.E.M. is Automatic For The People which is ranked number 49 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 20,495.

R.E.M. album bestography « Higher ranked (433rd) This album (521st) Lower ranked (526th) »
Out Of TimeLifes Rich PageantGreen

Upcoming concerts

Apr
07
Sun
19:00
Bayside - The Worse Things Than Being Alive Tour
Brooklyn Bowl Nashville, Nashville, United States. United States
Tickets from $29.99 (Ticketmaster) Get tickets
 
Mar
22
Fri
18:30
One Hallelujah
Stifel Theatre, St. Louis, United States. United States
Tickets from $25.00 (Ticketmaster) Get tickets
 
Apr
16
Tue
19:30
SESSANTA: Primus, Puscifer, A Perfect Circle
Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre, Phoenix, United States. United States
Tickets from $49.50 (Ticketmaster) Get tickets
 
Discover more upcoming concerts

Listen to Lifes Rich Pageant on YouTube

Loading content from YouTube...

Lifes Rich Pageant track list

  Track ratingsTrack ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 82 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

Sort by
#
Track
Rating/Comments
2.
Rating: 84 (139 votes)Comments: 3
  • Amazon Music
  • iTunes
  • Spotify
3.
Track pick
Rating: 89 (221 votes)Comments: 4
  • Amazon Music
  • iTunes
  • Spotify
4.
Rating: 84 (144 votes)Comments: 1
  • Amazon Music
  • iTunes
  • Spotify
5.
Rating: 79 (130 votes)Comments: 1
  • Amazon Music
  • iTunes
  • Spotify
8.
Rating: 85 (139 votes)Comments: 2
  • Amazon Music
  • iTunes
  • Spotify
10.
Rating: 78 (116 votes)Comments: 0
  • Amazon Music
  • iTunes
  • Spotify
11.
Rating: 83 (135 votes)Comments: 0
  • Amazon Music
  • iTunes
  • Spotify
12.
Rating: 83 (139 votes)Comments: 2
  • Amazon Music
  • iTunes
  • Spotify

Track pick Top-rated track as rated by BestEverAlbums.com members.

Lifes Rich Pageant rankings

Lifes Rich Pageant collection

Lifes Rich Pageant ratings

Average Rating: 
80/100 (from 730 votes)
  Ratings distributionRatings distribution Average Rating = (n ÷ (n + m)) × av + (m ÷ (n + m)) × AV
where:
av = trimmed mean average rating an item has currently received.
n = number of ratings an item has currently received.
m = minimum number of ratings required for an item to appear in a 'top-rated' chart (currently 10).
AV = the site mean average rating.

Showing latest 5 ratings for this album. | Show all 730 ratings for this album.

Sort ratings
RatingDate updatedMemberAlbum ratingsAvg. album rating
 
55/100
 Report rating
02/28/2024 19:08 Gavin Cook  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 24965/100
 
100/100
 Report rating
02/06/2024 00:27 JoeyJ  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 16089/100
 
60/100
 Report rating
02/04/2024 17:26 asimpkins  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 1,98668/100
 
75/100
 Report rating
02/02/2024 18:34 Hyggevinyl  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 2,92373/100
 
75/100
 Report rating
02/01/2024 08:13 0gan  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 34488/100

Rating metrics: Outliers can be removed when calculating a mean average to dampen the effects of ratings outside the normal distribution. This figure is provided as the trimmed mean. A high standard deviation can be legitimate, but can sometimes indicate 'gaming' is occurring. Consider a simplified example* of an item receiving ratings of 100, 50, & 0. The mean average rating would be 50. However, ratings of 55, 50 & 45 could also result in the same average. The second average might be more trusted because there is more consensus around a particular rating (a lower deviation).
(*In practice, some albums can have several thousand ratings)

This album is rated in the top 2% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 79.7/100, a mean average of 78.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 79.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.5.

Please log in or register if you want to be able to leave a rating

Lifes Rich Pageant comments

Showing latest 10 comments | Show all 46 comments |
Most Helpful First | Newest First | Maximum Rated First | Longest Comments First
(Only showing comments with -2 votes or higher. You can alter this threshold from your profile page. Manage Profile)

Rating:  
90/100
From 01/24/2024 20:29
Starts as finishes as well as anything REM have ever done.

Actually scrub that, starts and ends as good as anything ever. Starting with Hyena though is a run of less spectacular material before the return to greatness of Swan and Superman.

A definite evolution from the more ‘college’ sound of their first 3 albums.
Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
Rating:  
85/100
From 01/09/2023 21:38
Solid R.E.M. album showing college rock shifting from sound similar to jangle pop to something more original with punk flavour. A lot of beautiful lyrics from more rebellious ones on first couple tracks to more poetic ones like Swan Swan H which is one of my favorites here. I also really love Fall On Me, Cuyahoga, I Believe ane Begin The Begin.
Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
Rating:  
85/100
From 03/30/2022 18:03
I Like this better than almost any other REM album.
Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
Rating:  
80/100
From 08/24/2021 22:35
This is where they really found their sound. Undeniably R.E.M.
Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
Rating:  
70/100
From 06/18/2020 12:25
This comment is beneath your viewing threshold.
Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | -5 votes (0 helpful | 5 unhelpful)
Rating:  
100/100
From 02/10/2019 19:24
Outstanding album from one of the decade's best bands. Consistent excellence all the way through.
Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +4 votes (4 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
Rating:  
70/100
From 01/03/2019 20:45
This comment is beneath your viewing threshold.
Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | -4 votes (0 helpful | 4 unhelpful)
Rating:  
75/100
From 11/06/2018 03:46
It picks up after the first three tracks, but nothing earth-shattering for me.
Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | -2 votes (0 helpful | 2 unhelpful)
From 11/03/2018 09:37
This comment is beneath your viewing threshold.
Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | -3 votes (1 helpful | 4 unhelpful)
From 01/08/2018 15:22
Never understood why this album got virtually no attention during its time, even on college radio. The video for "Fall on Me" found its way onto MTV, but other than that, there was nothing.
A pity, because that song was only one of a collection of the greatest music R.E.M. ever recorded. Rare is the time I play this album today, only because I did so nonstop from beginning to end back in the late eighties.
Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)

Please log in or register if you want to be able to add a comment

Your feedback for Lifes Rich Pageant

Anonymous
Let us know what you think of this album by adding a comment or assigning a rating below!
Log in or register to assign a rating or leave a comment for this album.
Best Albums of 1986
1. The Queen Is Dead by The Smiths
2. Master Of Puppets by Metallica
3. Graceland by Paul Simon
4. So by Peter Gabriel
5. Skylarking by XTC
6. The Colour Of Spring by Talk Talk
7. Reign In Blood by Slayer
8. Licensed To Ill by Beastie Boys
9. Lifes Rich Pageant by R.E.M.
10. Black Celebration by Depeche Mode
11. EVOL by Sonic Youth
12. Slippery When Wet by Bon Jovi
13. Peace Sells... But Who's Buying? by Megadeth
14. Parade by Prince And The Revolution
15. Raising Hell by Run-D.M.C.
16. Somewhere In Time by Iron Maiden
17. Atomizer by Big Black
18. Invisible Touch by Genesis
19. Your Funeral... My Trial by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
20. True Blue by Madonna
Back to Top