General Article name: Automatic for the People
Genre: Rock englischsprachig Product type: LP (Vinyl) Label: Warner Bros. Records Number of tracks: 18 Duration: 48:54 Tracklist LP - 1 1. R.E.M. - Drive 4:30 2. R.E.M. - Try Not to Breathe 3:49 3. R.E.M. - Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite 4:06 4. R.E.M. - Everybody Hurts 5:17 5. R.E.M. - New Orleans Instrumental No. 1 2:12 6. R.E.M. - Sweetness Follows 4:19 7. R.E.M. - Monty Got a Raw Deal 3:16 8. R.E.M. - Ignoreland 4:24 9. R.E.M. - Star Me Kitten 3:15 10. R.E.M. - Man on the Moon 5:12 11. R.E.M. - Nightswimming 4:16 12. R.E.M. - Find the River 3:49   Tracklist - 2 R.E.M. - Monty got a raw deal 3:16 R.E.M. - Ignoreland 4:24 R.E.M. - Star me kitten 3:15 R.E.M. - Man on the moon 5:12 R.E.M. - Nightswimming 4:16 R.E.M. - Find the river 3:49   Description Description

Turning away from the sweet pop of Out of Time, R.E.M. created a haunting, melancholy masterpiece with Automatic for the People. At its core, the album is a collection of folk songs about aging, death, and loss, but the music has a grand, epic sweep provided by layers of lush strings, interweaving acoustic instruments, and shimmering keyboards. Automatic for the People captures the group at a crossroads, as they moved from cult heroes to elder statesmen, and the album is a graceful transition into their new status. It is a reflective album, with frank discussions on mortality, but it is not a despairing record -- "Nightswimming," "Everybody Hurts," and "Sweetness Follows" have a comforting melancholy, while "Find the River" provides a positive sense of closure. R.E.M. have never been as emotionally direct as they are on Automatic for the People, nor have they ever created music quite as rich and timeless, and while the record is not an easy listen, it is the most rewarding record in their oeuvre. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Contributors Record Label: Warner Bros. Artist: R.E.M. Guest Artist: John Paul Jones Audio Production: Scott Litt Audio Engineer: Clif Norrell Audio Production: R.E.M.