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Widely considered to be one of the best albums of the '90s, 1992's Automatic for the People followed R.E.M.'s breakthrough album, Out of Time, and did not disappoint. Beloved by critics, the band's eighth studio album topped charts worldwide, and was certified 4x platinum in the US. Features iconic hit singles "Nightswimming," "Man on the Moon" and '90s anthem "Everybody Hurts."
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
Language : English
Product Dimensions : 5.55 x 4.92 x 0.47 inches; 3.25 ounces
Manufacturer : Craft Recordings
Item model number : 2030644
Original Release Date : 1992
SPARS Code : DDD
Date First Available : February 2, 2007
Label : Craft Recordings
ASIN : B000002MG1
Number of discs : 1
Reviewer: Doc Mizzou
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: REM's Magnum-Opus (IMHO)
Review: I've been listening to REM since its pre-Murmur days. So it's been a while. To me, this is REM's magnum-opus, a "concept album" that doesn't fall flat on its face like most such recordings but quite the contrary. The music is entrancing and diverse, the lyrics are thought-provoking and, in a few documented cases, life-saving. Others have already written quite convincingly glowing reviews about this remarkable album. I wish to add this:I own a couple of thousand of CDs and a stable of basses, amps, and accessories. I try to listen to all music that strikes me as unique and, thus, the collection. I became a professional musician because I saw what one can do with intelligent rock. I wanted a piece of that experience; without REM, I would have lacked the motivation to work so hard. Yes, y'all, REM is nothing short of inspiring.The band indeed inspired a generation of young musicians, to which I belong(ed), to compose deceptively simple songs, with sincere-but-never cloying lyrics. My bands opened for countless major acts and it was all very nice: Opening for REM was the greatest experience I ever had as a musician. The band sparked a revolution: It made serious rock cool again; it was time for that and most of us are greatly, unabashedly indebted.This album is a masterpiece. It presents REM at its tightest, most introspective (but not pompous--tough feat), and lyrically and melodically powerful. It impressed my fellow "college rockers" the most for the reasons mentioned above: We played it over and over in the tour-bus, until our normally patient driver yelled that he was either going to switch the CD or drop us off somewhere dark and scary. There is not a weak song on this album, not in any way. Stipe and crew take all who have ears and musical intelligence embedded betwixt them on a stark-yet-very-human tour of our universal yearnings, experiences, regrets and ride toward self-acceptance.Very few bands manage to capture the tenets of high-brow positive existentialism (e.g., Alfred Adler, Irvin Yalom) without alienating their audiences with bloated pseudo-intellectualism. This one makes it to home-base with enough change to feed any meter. It's the most humbling album I've ever heard and I have been a touring and recording bassist for most of my adult life. There are no flashy pyrotechnics here, thank God: There is great beauty. Show me a rock album that surpasses this one and I will sell all my gear...cheap.
Reviewer: Chet
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Excellent
Review: Top to bottom an excellent collection of tunes by an exceptional band.
Reviewer: N. Bell and K. Johnson
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Finally, a review of the DVD-A
Review: I hadn't heard this album in about 8 years. I remembered it rocked. When I found out it had been remixed for surround I had to have it.Elliot Scheiner has done it again. His surround mixes tend to be ambitious and creative. Rather than using them for mere reverb and ambience, he treats the rear channels as equals to the fronts, often placing some instruments and background vocals in the rear only. This results in a half "middle of the band" half "etherial, otherworldly" kind of sound. Many audio enthusiasts and members of the audio press like to diss this approach, and I used to until I heard it for myself for the first time on The Eagles: Hell Freezes Over DVD. The mix on Automatic for the People is a bit more understated than Hell Freezes over, and it's very artfully done. I see nothing sacred about the concert hall, especially for this type of music. Especially on track 4, "Everybody Hurts". I remembered this as being a depressing song, until I heard it again and listened to the words. As I am currently going through a divorce, I can relate to this song very well, and I felt as if Micheal Stipe and company had come to my house, set up their instruments and played this heartfelt balled just for me, beckoning me to carry on.I don't currently have a DVD-audio player, but the DVD-video compatible Dolby and DTS 5.1 tracks sound first rate, particularly the DTS tracks which I recommend if your equipment can do it.If you've ever had even a casual interest in R.E.M. or late 80's/early 90's alternative rock, this disc should be part of your collection.
Reviewer: Amazon Customer
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: GR8!!!!
Review: Luv the voices and all the music
Reviewer: Daniel W. Bleier
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: This where R.E.M. becomes the biggest version of themselves
Review: Selling 15M albums is a massive number, but I find this release a bit spotting, loving songs like Nightswimming, Man on the Moon, Try Not to Breathe, and The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonight. The rest leaves me a little flat ( the overplayed, often mocked Everybody Hurts is hard to remove from its history). I can't rate this above their first 4 albums or even Green.
Reviewer: James C Young
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: REVIEW FOR THE DVD-A DISC. GREAT SURROUND SOUND.
Review: This DVD 5.1 DTS audio disc sounds incredible. I own several Japanese SACD's and this title sounds better than most of them. It really has that surround sound effect that is sometimes not as apparent in SACDs. In my opinion, this is one of the really last great R.E.M. Albums. They where actually one of the first few groups to really start releasing and promoting the DVD 5.1 format. They have about six titles starting somewhere around The Green album. But it is a nice alternative to typical CDs and expensive SACDs nd the player.I'm not to sure why DVD 5.1 Audio didn't take off as it is cheaper than the SACD format, it will work in most DVD players and most of all as most living rooms have Surround Sound systems, it just makes since to use this format. SACD requires a seperate player that is usually around $1,000.Anyway, this is a really great sounding DVD-A that should be looked into if you are a fan of R.E.M. My partner had never heard any of their work, but he really liked this disc. That's saying a lot as he generally like country music. He was quite impressed with the way the sound literally bounced around the room.
Reviewer: William Daley Jr
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Great transaction
Review: Received the cd in a timely fashion. Great tunes. Great service. Thanks!
Reviewer: anthony t.
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Album
Review: Love always have. 5 stars cover to cover
Reviewer: Phil
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: It was quite a good album to listen to, very enjoyable while working on computer, also listened to while washing car in between jobs, would recommend to anybody who likes r.e.m.
Reviewer: Edurne
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Reviewer: ouled
Rating: 1.0 out of 5 stars
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Reviewer: A_Welshman_in_Oz
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
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