A massive disappointment at the time of release but i feel time has been kind to it. Not as good as what came before but better than what came after. Best songs Daysleeper, Walk Unafraid and Parakeet

The first album of the rest of R.E.M.'s career. Bill Berry had left, and they were forced to find a new sound, and for some reason, they chose a sound that often sounds like songs I recorded using the organ sitting in my dining room.

There are still some very good songs here, notably "Lotus," "At My Most Beautiful" and "Daysleeper." But there was a HUGE difference in overall quality between this and everything else that R.E.M. had recorded to this point, so this album can't be viewed as anything but a disappointment

Experimental and great songs makes it a very good album indeed.

This is a terrible album.
Don't get me wrong, I like REM, but this album is a mistake.

An excellent experiment album. At least they tried something different. It runs a little too long and not all the songs are perfect, but it is still a very solid album.

Goodbye Bill Berry. Goodbye R.E.M. With Berry's departure, R.E.M. was lost without direction, exploring electronic beats and guest drummers in his wake. Since his loss, each album has been merely "ok" with a couple good songs apiece. This one has "lotus" and "at my most beautiful". Otherwise, you can really stop buying r.e.m. albums as of "new adventures in hi-fi". This album's not bad, it's just not necessary.

Subdued. REM was trying to find its footing after a tumultuous setting, and didn't know what they were searching for with this album. You can really hear how they were trying to establish a new identity. This is not a classic, but one of REM's last solid albums.

It sounds totally different from any of their other stuff, and I really like it. They use a beautiful electronics-driven sound. When you're in the right mood this will just blow you away.

This is a duplicate, "Up" has already a page: http://www.besteveralbums.com/thechart.php?a=3297

When I first heard this album, it was whilst I was still exploring R.E.M.s cateloge. It was I had put aside, as I knew the critics weren't fond of it.
Nor was I when I first heard it. I chopped it up and just kept my favourite songs.
However, recently I've starting listening to it from beginning to end, many times. I have to say, I was wrong.
This album is one of R.E.M.s best.
Lotus, Daysleeper and Walk Unafraid are the highlights, but few songs put me off.
Fall to Climb ends the album in an strangely passionate way. Musically, it's nothing special - but the wails as Michael Stipe sings "I am Free" at the end, as the army like drums start almost drives me to tears.

Don't expect to appreciate the album first try.
But know that there's a hidden masterpiece there.