Around the Sun [Digipak] by R.E.M.

Pros: Undeniably beautiful.
Cons: Deja vu.

R.E.M.'s latest record, Around The Sun comes out October 5, but if you wanna be a sneak like yours truly, you can catch it all on VH1.com right now. It seems our fellows from Athens, GA (nice place) have been in a bit of a slump ...

Pros: Sort of like R.E.M. meets Wilco, with a dash of White Stripes.
Cons: The Worst Joke Ever

Around The Sun, $9.99 US, is a subliminal campaign that kicks off with Leaving New York, a track that sets the tempo of the whole ...

Pros: Some decent vocals, One or two lyrics, Generally competent instrumentals
Cons: Boring, monotonous instrumentals, Some terrible rhymes, Vocally monotonous

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Pros: Michael Stipe's warmest vocal performances ever - and a clutch of damn good songs.
Cons: I am a hazard to other drivers when I listen to it in my car.

More than anything else about Around the Sun, I love Michael Stipe’s voice on it. In a band that has evolved so much, and who have explored so many different sounds in the last twenty years, Stipe’s voice has remained constant ...

Pros: some excellent tracks, consistently good vocals from Stipe
Cons: the last 1/4 of the album, other scattered tracks

Things have not quite gone R.E.M.'s way since the parting of ways with drummer Bill Berry. There was once a promise amongst the four original members to break up if one of them were to leave. But the band decided to continue on, and ...

Pros: Stipe's trademark voice, great acoustic accents, sounds great on headphones
Cons: Songs are too similar - no stand-out tunes. Odd lyrics.

My title comes from my very first impression of this 13th CD offering. Not only does the tempo seem the same from track to track, but the ONLY thing that kept me listening was Stipe's melodic voice and acoustic guitar tracks. I was a KROQ (an ...

Pros: The song arrangements are mostly OK.
Cons: The melodies basically can't get blander.

Disclaimer: Those looking for a brief description of the album will find what their looking for in the "Review Body" section. The section titled "Track Reviews" is meant only for those who want to read detailed descriptions of the songs, and ...

Pros: Stipe's brilliant performance. Buck's guitar, Plenty of standout tracks, Beautiful and emotion filled.
Cons: The feeling that this could be their final album

According to critics REM haven’t had a hit in twelve years and yet they still remain one of the most respected bands in the world. Maybe that’s because none of their albums since Automatic for the people have been as bad as they suggested. ...

Pros: Great melodies, as always, and passionate vocals from Stipe again.
Cons: A few boring songs.

The new R.E.M. album "Around the Sun" is the best album I've heard this year. It's the best album the band has put out at least since "Up" in 1998. Granted there's only one album in between the two. Nevertheless, I really like "Around the Sun." There are ...

Pros: the drums. the ascent of man. around the sun. electron blue. aftermath.
Cons: nothing really.

" hold on world cause you don't know what's coming". an apt quote since r.e.m. is about to re-take what was once theirs. the world never knew what hit them. i have been a huge r.e.m. fan since 1989 so i know all of their periods of music. my sister was ...

Pros: Beautiful Songs
Cons: The last few songs let the album down

I must admit to being a bit worried when I first heard 'Leaving New York'. REM are a band who managed to hold off the blandness which has ruined the latter years of many formally great recording artists, but after hearing this album for the first time a ...