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4.2 - Shimmery pop rock that fits snugly into the late-80s indie era and also signals musical acts to come. Michael Stipe's vocals are throaty, muscular and clear. The album starts strong with "Finest Worksong", coming a peak in the middle with "It's the End..." and "The One I Love."

Esperaba que me gustase más siendo REM

One of alt rock 80s jewels. They never did a bad album, and this one is one of their best

My first REM

Good cruising music with a couple of hits. Nothing spectacular.

Good album. Great bass. Thoroughly enjoyed

I can't get into REM, as much as I've tried. However I enjoyed bits of this. The guitar sounds are good. The Wire cover does not work

No me gustó REM cuando comenzaron, tampoco cuando salieron en los Simpson, y ahora, pasados los años oigo este disco y tampoco me gustan.

The music is pretty boring and his voice is so grating. Not as bad as it could have been but not great.

4/5

"It's the end of the world as we know it" & "The one I live" is on this album. 7/10.

Schon gut

Good album, 4 given but would say 3.75 - 3 is just too low a score

El album malo de rem lol

A couple classics, but would probably require additional listens to grow on me

One of my favorites as a kid, only a few memorable tracks though

Kind of background music for me, nothing that sticks in my mind or raises emotions, but not bad either

Some good classics

Weird how much of a Talking Heads/TMBG vibe I get from this album. R.E.M. lyrics were so on the nose and political. I never really thought about it before.

Nice

yeah this isn’t really my kinda thing. sounds too dated and country weird that was so painful to listen to

1 song album

false

Eh...I can appreciate the art here, but this IS NOT for me. LMAOOOO.

This was a meaningful album for me

Rough finish to the week with RUSH yesterday and R.E.M. today. Neither band has ever really been in my wheelhouse. Despite that I made it through and while this is not an album I'd go back to listen to it was an easy listen. I can see where some bands I probably love got influence from this but it's simply not for me.

it’s the end of the world as we know it!!

Not my sex.

Was never a huge fan of R.E.M or bands from their era. I always thought their sound was just really boring, especially the lead singer's voice. I just can't enjoy them the way I do other bands. I can't call them bad, but I certainly don't like them either.

Meh

Great album, marking a big step forward for REM. Contains the landmark song End of the World which helped to combine rap and pop music.

This album is better than the last REM album I got

I just don't like REM.

Lekker albumpje van REM, goede rock

Quite average rock

A few classics

Another great collection of songs!

So many good songs

Still sounds great. An early peak.

Da bomb dot com

Really great album. I had never listened before and I was pleasantly surprised. There's a reason they are such a huge influence.

7

@@½. Post-grunge poppy rock with jangly guitars. Few nice ones.

Excellent album, flows quickly and production is spotless. You can see how they were a favourite of Kurt Cobain after this .

Really enjoyable listen. Learned from Reames that your pronounce every letter when saying the band name.

Turhahko levy turhahkolta bändiltä. Remillä on joitain ihan ok biisejä mutta harva niistä on osunut tälle levylle. Kakkosen ja kolmosen välimaastossa keikutaan, mutta menköön kolmosena tällä kertaa.

Favorite: It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)

I really love REM, however I did not love this album, felt like it was a delivery system for the two main singles on the album

"the end of the world as we know it" album Solid flow, solid singles, decent album (not an amazing album either though) 3/5 leaning towards 3.5

It's funny looking at the plays on spotify, it feels like everyone just stops this album after "The One I Love" The first half of the album was pretty great, with "Exhuming McCarthy" a great hidden gem. Ya'll know what the best song is already.

Good album. Singles are stellar. Lots of great tracks sounding more 90s than 80s. Solid album front to back

2.75

2 gode hits, alt i alt lettere tungt album.

Fun!

Dare I say it... "REM IS OVERRATED."

Need to dive deeper in the catalog!

It’s the end of the world as we know it and I feel fine!

Nice late 80s album! Love "The One I Love" and "The End of The World".

It's a good record. I can listen to it while I work.

Realpolitiks

4/5. Grungy rock with lyrical streaks, another favorite classic.

No thanks

A few goods, but nothing mind-blowing.

Has some solid songs, but REM doesn’t always do it for me.

har svårt för deras sound alltså.

Really Enjoy Music ^______^

Fine, run of the mill R.E.M. It’s kinda crazy how mid or non important they feel as a whole while still having multiple generational hits that everyone knows

Album slaps

Athens' finest. Been a big fan of REM thru my dad. First time I've sat down and listened to Document though. Lot of great ideas on here that make for a truly monumental alternative rock record. Favorites tracks: "Exhuming McCarthy", "Strange", "Finest Worksong"

6.5-7/10

1987. Key Songs: It's The End Of The World As We Know It, The One I Love

weakest of IRS period

Decent album, unfortunately my two fav tracks remained two I already knew: end of the world as we know it & the one i love, these three stars are basically from those two tracks alone

Just another subpar alt-rock album. Not something I would choose to listen to. To me, it is average. Nothing stood out to me.

REM... Rock (rapid lol), eye, movement... it was ok

Dont love it, but pretty good. Welcome to the Occupation is fantastic. Closer to a 3.5

I've heard 2 songs from this but never bothered with 80s REM on the whole, so kinda interested to see if this grabs me. First song is pretty cool, kinda heavier rock than I expected. The rest is really good, this is a great album. 4/5 easy. Would give it 5 but Michael Stipe hates Australia so gotta chip him for that lol.

It was ok.... just standard REM!