Title: Don't buy this first... you might want to skip it altogether
Product review: Oddly enough, this is the last R.E.M. album I bought -- after buying every other album except their last release, "UP". Had I bought this first, it probably would have been my last. Yes, "Losing My Religion" is a good song. However, with eleven tracks, you might say that the CD has too many tracks...Only three songs (LMR, Texarkana, and Me In Honey) are worth listening to, "Near Wild Heaven" just missed, "Low" and "Belong" are ridiculous, and ... well, "Shiny Happy People"? Need I say more?Make no mistake, R.E.M. are probably the best band in recent memory, and are (by far) my favorite band -- I bought tickets for the current tour 1,200 miles from home.But this momentary side trip into artsy-craftsy, largely frivolous tunes was (thankfully) short.R.E.M.'s Best Music: AUTOMATIC FOR THE PEOPLE. Best Rock: DOCUMENT. Best Overall: LIFES RICH PAGEANT (an incredibly underrated album).
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