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Title: More like 4 1/2 stars
Review: This is more complete than the IRS best of 'Eponymous'... 9 more songs! BUT, still no "Superman"?!? OK, it's on the 2 disc version, but being the casual fan I am I still feel a little cheated. Also, Anthony DeCurtis's notes are soooo rock snobbish. According to him if 'Fables of the Reconstruction' isn't your fave REM album, then you, my friend, are not a true REM fan.Anyway... the music. Jangle rock at its finest. The thing that impresses me most is with all the remastering technology available, I STILL can't make out any of Michael "Mumbles" Stipe's words beyond the choruses. Remarkable.So, if you're a casual REM fan, this may be the only disc you need... except for "Superman".
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