Lifes Rich Pageant
by R.E.M.
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R.E.M. bestography
Lifes Rich Pageant is ranked 5th best out of 36 albums by R.E.M. on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by R.E.M. is Automatic For The People which is ranked number 46 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 19,279.
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The tracks on this album have an average rating of 82 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 18 hours ago |  eclab | 1,552 | 84/100 |
| ! | 4 days ago | stangetzaway | 2,199 | 84/100 |
| ! | 01/29/2026 20:28 | Untitled | 1,662 | 77/100 |
| ! | 01/18/2026 23:02 |  BroknsocialShawn | 291 | 85/100 |
| ! | 01/13/2026 23:53 | evo | 184 | 73/100 |
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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 14.3.
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HoldenM 03/24/2025 00:41 | #308167
Much better on re-listen. I'm just so much more used to this band and there's less pressure on them from me to blow me away like I was hoping they would. Really special.
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.
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.
Jboy56 03/30/2022 18:03 | #283612
I Like this better than almost any other REM album.
teague 08/24/2021 22:35 | #272806
This is where they really found their sound. Undeniably R.E.M.
llibnanoon 06/18/2020 12:25 | #253803
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Outstanding album from one of the decade's best bands. Consistent excellence all the way through.
Fischman 01/03/2019 20:45 | #228774
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HoldenM 11/06/2018 03:46 | #223950
It picks up after the first three tracks, but nothing earth-shattering for me.
Brad1770 08/29/2017 05:25 | #196888
My favourite album by my all time favourite band says it all , R.E.M' masterpiece.
'Lifes Rich Pageant' is album number 2 in the R.E.M holy trinity of incredible releases with the band at their creative peak ( 'Fables' 1985 , followed by 'Life' 1986 , followed by 'Document'1987 ). IMO only The Beatles have released 3 consecutive albums better that these 3 from R.E.M. 'Lifes Rich Pagent' contains no less than 6 amazingly perfect tracks in 'Begin The Begin'/'These Days'/'Fall On Me'/'The Flowers Of Guatemala '/'Swan Swan H' and even the cover 'Superman'. The track ' What If We Give It Away' is easily the only weak point and stops me giving this album a perfect 100/100.
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