Album of the day (#925): Murmur by R.E.M.

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Today's album of the day

Murmur by R.E.M. (View album | Buy this album)

Year: 1983.
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Overall rank: 137
Average rating: 82/100 (from 390 votes).



Tracks:
1. Radio Free Europe
2. Pilgrimage
3. Laughing
4. Talk About The Passion
5. Moral Kiosk
6. Perfect Circle
7. Catapult
8. Sitting Still
9. 9-9
10. Shaking Through
11. We Walk
12. West Of The Fields

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Automatic for the People will probably always be a top 10 album for me, but I'm afraid the appeal of any of their other albums will just be eternally lost on me.
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Every song is a perfect pop track, but the whole album has a murky dank taste to it that hasn't been repeated since. The birth of mainstream alternative rock.
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Band got better as they went along. Album still has 'Radio Free Europe' and 'Talk About The Passion'. Can't go wrong with 'Perfect Circle' either.
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super influential in the development of alternative rock - in especial, bringing the genre into the mainstream.

that being said, it's also a personal favorite of mine. need to relisten soon!
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"Take a tuuuuuurn
Take a tuuuuuurn
Take our fortuuuuune
Take our fortuuuuune"

Superb debut album, my favourite from a rich discography.


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For anyone that likes 'Radio Free Europe', the definitive original version was recorded with label Hib-Tone


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Puncture Repair wrote:
For anyone that likes 'Radio Free Europe', the definitive original version was recorded with label Hib-Tone


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And you can find it on the excellent Eponymous compilation.
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Decent album, but generally underwhelming. I really don't see how it even holds a finger to Automatic.
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One of my favourite R.E.M. albums. I couldn't say for sure which I like the most, but this one definitely wouldn't be far from the top of that list. An excellent debut.
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