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R.E.M. - Monster (1994) [2005]
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R.E.M. - Monster (1994) [2005]
EAC Rip | FLAC, IMG+CUE, LOG | 323 MB | Scans PDF (800 dpi): 31 MB
Alternative Rock | Catalog Number: 8122-73949-2
EAC Rip | FLAC, IMG+CUE, LOG | 323 MB | Scans PDF (800 dpi): 31 MB
Alternative Rock | Catalog Number: 8122-73949-2
Monster is indeed R.E.M.'s long-promised "rock" album; it just doesn't rock in the way one might expect. Instead of R.E.M.'s trademark anthemic bashers, Monster offers a set of murky sludge, powered by the heavily distorted and delayed guitar of Peter Buck. Michael Stipe's vocals have been pushed to the back of the mix, along with Bill Berry's drums, which accentuates the muscular pulse of Buck's chords. From the androgynous sleaze of "Crush With Eyeliner" to the subtle, Eastern-tinged menace of "You," most of the album sounds dense, dirty, and grimy, which makes the punchy guitars of "What's the Frequency, Kenneth?" and the warped soul of "Tongue" all the more distinctive. Monster doesn't have the conceptual unity or consistently brilliant songwriting of Automatic for the People, but it does offer a wide range of sonic textures that have never been heard on an R.E.M. album before. [Monster was reissued as part of Warner's 2005 R.E.M. reissue series. Each album was presented in a double-disc digipack, containing a CD on the first disc and a DVD-A version of the album on the second. The DVD for Monster includes a 5.1 Surround mix of the album, a "video documentary," lyrics, and a photo gallery, but none of the promo videos from the album.]
Track listing
1. "What's the Frequency, Kenneth?" – 4:00
2. "Crush with Eyeliner" – 4:39
3. "King of Comedy" – 3:40
4. "I Don't Sleep, I Dream" – 3:27
5. "Star 69" – 3:07
6. "Strange Currencies" – 3:52
7. "Tongue" – 4:13
8. "Bang and Blame" – 5:30
9. "I Took Your Name" – 4:02
10. "Let Me In" – 3:28
11. "Circus Envy" – 4:15
12. "You" – 4:54
Personnel
R.E.M.
Bill Berry – drums, percussion, bass guitar, backing vocals
Peter Buck – guitar, Farfisa organ
Mike Mills – bass guitar, piano, organ, guitar, vocals
Michael Stipe – lead vocals
Additional musicians
Sally Dworsky – backing vocals on "King of Comedy" and "Bang and Blame"
Rain Phoenix - backing vocals on "Bang and Blame"
Thurston Moore – vocals and guitar on "Crush with Eyeliner"
Technical
David Colvin – second engineer (Crossover)
Jeff DeMorris – second engineer (Ocean Way)
Mark Gruber – second engineer (Criteria)
Mark Howard – engineering (Kingsway)
Victor Janacua – second engineer (Ocean Way)
Scott Litt – production
Stephen Marcussen – mastering engineer (Precision Mastering)
Pat McCarthy – engineering
Mark "Microwave" Mytrowitz – technical assistance
R.E.M. – production
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Do you (or anyone else) know if this CD is remastered or not?
"Out Of Time" & "Automatic For The People" are remastered & they did a great job.
I am a huge R.E.M. fan & I thank you very much for sharing this edition. :-)