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17 February 2007
monsters inside..
2 of 2 found this helpful how can you write something, anything, after an album called "automatic for the people"..!? well, ask r.e.m.! they surprised everyone for one more time going from the earthly melodies of automatic to a rough, garage, post-everything album that sounds fresh--or should i say sounds modern-today (when the majority of the bands with names starting with "the" only dream about..!)
i was 15 years old when i bought this album and it was an ear-opener! you will find addictive, hidden melodies, bold lyrics and precious moments like "let me in" where the guys switch instruments (buck-keyboards, mills-guitar, berry-bass) to pay tribute to the fallen hero of the 90's kurt cobain..
it's not an easy album, like "reveal" or "green" but it has a really dark beauty, contains all the things r.e.m. kept inside for so long that had to burst out.. they consider it "the sex-album" of their career! this one-together with "new adventures in hi-fi" were the last, true masterpieces of this great band that still delivers wonderful music!