R.E.M. Monster [Anniversary Edition] (2-CD)
Rolling Stone: 4.5 Stars - Excellent - "...MONSTER is a deeply felt, thematically coherent, consistently invigorating challenge to 'evolve or die,' with all the courage of its convictions..."
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CD Details
- Number of Discs: 2
- Released: November 1, 2019
- Originally Released: 1994
- Label: Craft Recordings
Entertainment Reviews:
Rolling Stone
4 stars out of 5 -- "MONSTER now sounds more like the next logical step for the band -- it's loose, loud, and unsentimental..."Rolling Stone - 10/6/94, p.84
4.5 Stars - Excellent - "...MONSTER is a deeply felt, thematically coherent, consistently invigorating challenge to 'evolve or die,' with all the courage of its convictions..."Spin - 12/94, p.76
Ranked #6 in Spin's list of the '20 Best Albums Of '94.'Spin - 11/94, p.91
Highly Recommended - "...this is its most implacable --and convincing--music since MURMUR....Even as MONSTER flirts with unreason and breaks down old taboos, it observes the strict protocols of the forms it plays havoc with..."Entertainment Weekly - 9/30/94, pp.56-57
"...MONSTER proves no one cranks the amplifiers and mumbles lyrics in quite the same thrilling way as the originators..." - Rating: B+Q - 11/94, p.118
3 Stars - Good - "...MONSTER is a balder and starker bit of landscaping and whether everything in the garden remains lovely is up to debate..."Uncut
"MONSTER found them settling back into their old roles and becoming a more traditional rock band again, but this wasn't the Southern post-punk of their early albums. These new songs were grounded in the stomp and crackle of '70s glam rock..."Vibe - 12/94-1/95, p.142
"...Lulled by the aural Prozac of their more melodic tunes, it's easy for one to forget that R.E.M. are a rock 'n' roll band. Their new MONSTER puts them back on the block of their noisy origins and Stipe's buried-in-the-mix lyrics..."Musician - 11/94, p.91
"...the band hasn't really changed at all: the songs still stress melody over meaning, the playing still emphasizes the unit over the individuals, and the sound remains as fresh as it was a dozen years ago..."Village Voice (2/28/95) - Ranked #3 in the Village Voice's 1994 Pazz & Jop Critics Poll.
Mojo (Publisher) - p.110
4 stars out of 5 - "With '92's AUTOMATIC FOR THE PEOPLE, R.E.M. reached their creative peak."New York Times (Publisher) - 1/5/95, p.C15
Included on Jon Pareles' list of the Top 10 Albums Of '94 - "...Peter Buck's guitars blare and buzz to carry the pioneering collegiate-rock band into the age of grunge."New York Times (Publisher) - 1/5/95, p.C15
Included on Neil Strauss' list of the Top 10 Albums Of '94 - "...This is R.E.M.'s big, dumb rock record. Except it's not dumb at all..."NME (Magazine) - 12/24/94, p.22
Ranked #14 in NME's list of the 'Top 50 Albums Of 1994.'NME (Magazine) - 9/29/94, p.47
7 - Very Good - "...At best stunning, at worst merely diverting, MONSTER sounds like the album they 'had' to make, to clear out their system..."Blender (Magazine) - p.106
5 stars out of 5 -- "MONSTER is music of a moment -- '90s alt-rock perfected."Pitchfork (Website) - "[T]he original songs remain strangely oblique, full of glam rock poses and sly subterfuge."
Tracks on Disc 1:
- 1.What's the Frequency, Kenneth?
- 2.Crush with Eyeliner
- 3.King of Comedy
- 4.I Don't Sleep, I Dream
- 5.Star 69
- 6.Strange Currencies
- 7.Tongue
- 8.Bang and Blame
- 9.I Took Your Name
- 10.Let Me In
- 11.Circus Envy
- 12.You
Tracks on Disc 2:
- 1.What's the Frequency, Kenneth? - (remix)
- 2.Crush with Eyeliner - (remix)
- 3.King of Comedy - (remix)
- 4.I Don't Sleep, I Dream - (remix)
- 5.Star 69 - (remix)
- 6.Strange Currencies - (remix)
- 7.Tongue - (remix)
- 8.Bang and Blame - (remix)
- 9.I Took Your Name - (remix)
- 10.Let Me In - (remix)
- 11.Circus Envy - (remix)
- 12.You - (remix)
Product Info
- Sales Rank: 74,058
- UPC: 888072111455
- Shipping Weight: 0.32/lbs (approx)
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