R.E.M. Lifes Rich Pageant 04/22/2022

R.E.M. Lifes Rich Pageant 04/22/2022The songs on LIFE'S RICH PAGEANT are listed out of order on the packaging. Two songs on the record, "Underneath The Bunker" and a cover of the Clique's "Superman," aren't listed at all. R. E. M.: Michael Stipe (vocals); Peter Buck (guitar); Mike Mills (bass); Bill Berry (drums). Recorded at The Belmont Mall, Belmont, Indiana. Coming after the dark and arty FABLES OF THE RECONSTRUCTION, 1986's LIFE'S RICH PAGEANT was R. E. M.'s first tentative step

those attempts could result in sounds that seemed too calculated and self-consciously cobbled together to feel natural

helps to provide the finishing touches -- the lone new track

Nas evidently wasn't referring to Nasir

White Light

enlisting the services of nearly 40 musicians

of which 12 were deemed PERFECT

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The smash singles "Losing My Religion"--perhaps the only Top Five US single ever to feature the mandolin as its lead instrument--and "Shiny Happy People" were the commercial face of the album

SPEAKING IN TONGUES picks up where that album left off

ZUMA is a swirling

Tales of Fagen and Becker's infamous marathon recording sessions and intense working environment aside

Paradise Is Very Fragile