This is a great album. Most of R.E.M's best stuff is here. There is no weak track, what makes it a really really good album. R.E.M's best album .

From Runaway on Friday 6th August 2010 |

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Some people call this boring, but i call this relaxing. An album with tracks like Man On The Moon and Everybody Hurts, is obviously a great album. One of the best in the 90s in my opinion.

From GreenRadioPepper on Tuesday 6th July 2010 |

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My favorite track: Everybody Hurts

From TheBestFac on Saturday 19th June 2010 |

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Drive is a nice opener

From an_outlaw on Monday 14th June 2010 |

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best of many great R.E.M. albums

From wdm2073 on Wednesday 21st April 2010 |

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"Sweetness Follows" gets me every time. Certainly a different R.E.M. from the one that recorded their first 5 albums, but a fantastic one nonetheless.

From HyperBully on Wednesday 31st March 2010 |

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I'm not a big fan of REM, but after listening to this again, it was good enough to get to #45 on my list. Certainly my favorite REM album, though it was sorta creepy when I found out that Kurt committed suicide right after listening to this.

From Applerill on Thursday 28th January 2010 |

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i love new orleans instrumental.. i wish more albums had little instrumental 'linkers' like it and i agree it's a very introspective album (although sometimes veiled by their trademark pop sensibilities) and the running theme seems to be mortality and the journey that is life. i can't think of any other album that has a better ending than the last 4 tracks either..

From telefunker on Thursday 28th January 2010 |

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The thing that is great about this album is the overall feel and mood of it. With few exceptions, the whole thing is dark and introspective. New Orleans instrumental isn't a great song, but it totally fits the mood and sounds great right before Sweetness Follows, so I disagree. Also, this album is more cohesive than New Adventures in Hi-Fi, overall.

From Mr. Shankly on Sunday 24th January 2010 |

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really? "new orleans instrumental" is kinda bland and while i like the music in "everybody hurts", the lyrics are just a little too mopey and unimaginative for me. peronally, i prefer "new adventures in hi-fi." but i still ove most of "automatic for the people."

From The Gollux on Sunday 24th January 2010 |

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