R.E.M. Reckoning
Uncut: 5 stars out of 5 -- "RECKONING, remarkably, deepened the band's mythology, projecting a kind of existential restlessness wrapped in webs of gorgeous guitar arpeggio and interweaving vocal textures."
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Vinyl LP Details
- Released: June 23, 2009
- Originally Released: 2014
- Label: A&M
Entertainment Reviews:
Rolling Stone - p.77
4 stars out of 5 -- "[T]he powerful RECKONING established the band as bona fide leaders of the new American indie-rock underground."Spin - p.91
"[T]he songs betrayed a folk-country influence -- the Byrds, in particular -- resulting in an album refreshingly out of fashion for 1984."Spin - 12/03, p.122
"...RECKONING gets over on straight-up songcraft..."Uncut
5 stars out of 5 -- "RECKONING, remarkably, deepened the band's mythology, projecting a kind of existential restlessness wrapped in webs of gorgeous guitar arpeggio and interweaving vocal textures."CMJ - 1/6/03, p.14
Included in CMJ's list of "Top 25 College Radio Albums of All Time"CMJ - 1/5/04, p.14
Ranked #1 in CMJ's "Top 20 Most-Played Albums of 1984".Q (Magazine) - p.118
4 stars out of 5 -- "[T]he jangle and crunch of Buck's Rickenbacker brooked no confusion; here were the seeds of every baroque experiment with mandolins and balalaikas that lay ahead..."Blender (Magazine) - p.106
4 stars out of 5 -- "RECKONING aims for the gut with roundhouse drumming, sunburst guitars, Podunk country ballads...and just enough poetic vagueness..."Pitchfork (Website) - "[I]t is host to a kind of determined minimalism, each song building via subtle variations in performance and instrumentation."
Record Collector (magazine) - p.90
4 stars out of 5 -- "RECKONING remains a highpoint in REM's first chapter of existence. 'Central Rain' sounds like a lost soul classic..."Tracks:
- 1.Harborcoat
- 2.7 Chinese Brothers
- 3.So. Central Rain (I'm Sorry)
- 4.Pretty Persuasion
- 5.Time After Time (Annelise)
- 6.Second Guessing
- 7.Letter Never Sent
- 8.Camera
- 9.(Don't Go Back To) Rockville
- 10.Little America
Product Info
- Sales Rank: 73,694
- UPC: 602527074696
- Shipping Weight: 0.68/lbs (approx)
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