Document

Excellent album with range and some absolute BANGERS in the middle.

Pretty groovy. Definitely could listen to this and jam out a little if it came on, but I wouldn't choose it over most of my current music

slaps

Great. Very reflective of the times, both musically and politically. "The One I Love" and "It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)" are great.

Good upbeat/work type music

Love the harmonies in End of the World and One I Love - listened to the those songs in particular a lot on road trips with dad. Also love how tink tink tink ride gets incorporated into a few of the songs. The drumming is actually sick across the whole record. Big Billy Joel sax on Fireplace. Oddfellows Local 151 is a amazingly spooky unsettling tune to close it all out. Always thought of them as early 90s dad rock, didn't realise they were so prolific from early 80s onward. Close to a five star but not quite

Believe it or not but this represented the first time I've listened to an REM album. It's good! Rocks harder than previously imagined, more saxophone too. Might try to 'get into' this band in my mid 30s, which feels a little tragic. Not half as tragic as hepping oneself to ie 100 Gecs though

I don’t think I was ever the proper age to really receive what REM was transmitting in their hey day. Now that I am older and super fucking wiser, I’m pretty much delighted anytime I hear them. Even on the kids channel on Sirius where they play “Shiny Happy People” ever 12 songs. And yet I had never listened to this record in full. It’s pretty damn great. And, at least in this moment, I’m happy I’m old enough to feel that way.

4/5 - Good, but not a big REM fan...

Lovely, nostalgic for the early 00's, makes me thing of white men and moby glasses. I didn't hate it.

This album encompasses past, present, and future R.E.M. It's all there. Nostalgic for me in many ways. Most likely my introduction into "alternative music" or what we called back then college radio. So, it's always going to be an important album to me persoanally. Still in my regular rotation.

Schönes Album! Nur „the end of the world“ hab ich für dieses Leben genug gehört…

Some great music that has worn the test of time. I definitely do not listen to this one enough.

Love R.E.M., though i think every album they released prior to this was better (recognizing this gave them a ton of radio play). Still some great songs... particularly like the peculiar Oddfellows Local.

Unusually cheerful-sounding twangy soft-ish rock. A bit generic but I wouldn't mind listening to this in most contexts.

Strong from start to finish. It has been long enough since hearing it that I now love End of the World again. I would definitely like to listen to this more.

Peak REM. Crisp arrangements, clear vocals, strong melodies.

It’s a great album. They really nail their sound here and you can see how brilliantly the four of them fit together. The first half is amongst the best stuff they’ve ever done. The second half isn’t quite as solid, otherwise this would be a five star album.

Pog

I like REM a lot but didn’t like the whole album

R.E.M can be boring. But this album was decent.

Great Album. The one I Love is the best track on the album. 3.5 so round up.

Absolutely fantastic album. Stipe’s vocals and Mills’ bass are just killer. Not to mention the fantastic Beach Boys harmonies here and there. It may not be R.E.M.‘s best work, but it does pretty well to showcase all of their strengths. Besides It’s the End of the World As We Know It, highlights are Exhuming McCarthy, Strange, and The One I Love.

Yeah pretty cool, definitely carved out niche for the Tragically Hip, 54-40, Hootie and the Blowfish and some other alt rock of the 90's.

Really enjoyable, but most of the songs are a little repetitive. That being said, The One I Love is my favourite

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Liked this more than I expected. Good structure, great lyrics, and honest presentation. That opening track is a ripper, too.

Not my favorite REM album but it has some nice classic songs. The first few songs are repetitive but it gets better.

Unos R.E.M. primigenios, crudos en su sonido aún a veces garajero y metálico, de reminiscencias grunge por momentos. Potente.

Excellent!

It's the big popular REM album. The one with "The One I Love" and "It's the End of the World". But this is solid alt rock that I can get behind. Admittedly not very familiar with REM outside of the hits. That doesn't mean I can't enjoy something like this though.

Great album

An all-around good album. Definitely will listen to again.

A good album, really a record of it's era. I have fond memories of this album when it was new. I wouldn't put it on to listen to it now though - so only 4 stars.

Solid 80s rock with interesting lyrics and a good amount of variety! I like his voice fine overall but there’s a few spots where it’s abrasive. Might be benefitting a half star or so from nostalgia, my dad plays these songs so much.

8

Really my style, easy on the ears

4/5

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."

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

Good album. Great bass. Thoroughly enjoyed

4/5

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

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

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.

false

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

Still sounds great. An early peak.

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

7

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

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

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.

Fun!

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.

Really Enjoy Music ^______^

R.E.M. - Document An album of three brilliant songs, a couple of ok songs, and then just album meh. The brilliant are obvious to spot - The One I love, End of the World and the truly stunning Finest Worksong. OK - Strange & King of the birds. Best Track - FW Worst Track - Fireplace 6.5/10

Not their best, but still decent - gets a fair few points just for It's the End of the World... ! Not gonna beat Automatic for the People though, is it

Not great

I like R.E.M., but this album is not my favorite.

A nice classic punk collection! Loved getting to hear End of the World As We Know It in context. Enjoyable listen, a few stand-out tracks.

There’s no arguing the influence R.E.M. had on the alternative genre to come in the 90’s. You can hear SO many different bands, hell even from the 00’s here in 1987. This has just been another one of those bands I’ve struggled to latch onto. Perhaps what I’m not registering is that they created the sound that I’m so used to, that it’s become “basic” or “samey” in hindsight. I mean literally there’s so many copy cat bands. This sound has been done to death after them. (To no fault of their own) This album wasn’t anything crazy to me. Maybe I’m not in the right mood right now. It was an easy listen but nothing I’m really itching to come back to. It feels like a cardinal sin saying this considering I love post punk and alt shit in this era. Band sounds great though. They do rock.

This is comedy this album is the true indication of what indie is they are the perfect 2004 band from 1987 what an crazy band this is I love this but It has a special place in my heart because Its the end of the world as we know it( and I feel fine) is in chickne little and I loved that movie growing up that was one of the first youtube videos I loved. Thank you REM for making my childhood.

I like REM in my mind but listening back to this, it's fine but not that exciting. But it did remind me of Chicken Little so that's good

6/10. Despite having one of their biggest songs on this album, many of the other songs have a much slower, darker feel to them, used to encapsulate the entire feel around the political climate of the U.S. at the time, even going to historical parts like on "Exhuming McCarthy". It's a decent rock album, but I don't think it's their best work, it's too slow for my taste.

Solid rock album i liked

Solid first half. Not my favourite REM

I don't have any relationship what so ever with R.E.M. Every single time I listen to them I'm like: "Oh right, they exist" Likewise, every time I listen to them, it's fine. It gets a little monotonous at times, but I guess that's just the way the singer sounds. I think I actually said something along those lines when we heard Automatic For The People. I think I liked that album a little better, maybe. 2.8

mid yet again

Album 311. Document (https://open.spotify.com/album/6gMv3MgFlieOM6Uz5GZBzy?si=6qvHcyiETK-slTan6kmC-A) — R.E.M. (1987) Classic R.E.M. and not bad at all. The more I listen to this band the more I understand that I don't really like it except hit songs. It's already their third album in recent months and I'm tired of it. Listened today with no pleasure 3/5 Liked: — It's The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine) — Oddfellows Local 151

Mid 70s alt rock. Such a distinct voice.

Some monsters on here. If I were going to like REM, and I’m not saying this will happen, then this would be the album.

Good, but not great, album for my taste.

3.5

most of the songs were okay some were good, did not like the album as a whole, they have much better albums than this one.

A couple of classic songs on this album, the rest of the songs sound the same to me. I'm not an R.E.M fan, and I find his voice so whiny.

Average

really good five song run, but boring otherwise highlights: exhuming mccarthy disturbance at heron house it's the end of the world as we know it the one i love lightnin hopkins

Back in the day I had this album and green on a cassette. It was on constant rotation in the car, loved it (both of them). When It came up yesterday I was really looking forward to re-listening to it. However, I found some tracks completely new to me as if I had never heard them before which was a shock. Maybe it’s an age thing or maybe they weren’t really that good to begin with. Still enjoyable overall though.

I like REM, but I like Automatic for the People better. This has a whiff of B-52’s about it.

Achei interessante que as primeiras músicas deste álbum tem a sonoridade dos anos 90, a primeira metade toda me trouxe a impressão de que serviria como a música intro de seriados, mas surpreendentemente o álbum é de 1987. Desconheço a história, mas é possível que R.E.M. tenha influenciado este som. Entretanto, não foi um som que me agradou muito. Os temas abordados são importantes, mas a forma como a banda constrói tensão e depois a resolve, sonoramente, não fez meu agrado. Fico feliz que o álbum seguinte eles tiveram seu grande hit, Losing My Religion, que, após ouvir este álbum fui escutar esta música e é muito claro como eles com certeza tinham um hit em mãos. Interessante, mas não é meu gosto atualmente.

1987 alt rock Finest worksong End of the world The one i love

Not bad as far as REM albums go.

I love REM but am more into their 90s stuff. This album is great, but some of the music is a bit too jangly and high energy for my taste. Essentially, what makes End of the World so great just gets a bit tiring after a whole album.

Nikdy jsem moc REM nemusel, ale poslouchá se to hodně příjemně. Není to nic, co by mě vystřelilo z bot, ale bavilo dost.

Εννοείται κλασσικά με μερικά διαχρονικά hits όπως το the one I love . Δεν είναι τόσο του στυλ μου και δεν με κάνει να αισθάνομαι τόσο ωραία . Ωστόσο έχει ξεκάθαρο στυλ και τρομερή μελωδία με εκκεντρικό χαρακτήρα και στίχο . Νομίζω θα άρεσε πολύ σε έναν 40χρονο άντρα .

Не плохой, но и не выдающийся альбом. Вообще я совсем не фанатею от музыки РЕМ

It was okay

Lenny Bruce is not afraid👍

added a few song, my favorite - oddfellows local 151 and the end of the world

Gran gran álbum de los tipazos. Quizas el que más me gusta. Cuesta elegir un tema. 7/10

I'm trying to figure out why it is that REM holds no appeal for me. The guys voice sounds cold and emotionless to me, and the songs kind of sound like math is what I came up with today. Despite that, there are a couple of songs I don't hate on this album, and the sound of the band is ok.

This is ok. Some decent enough catchy 80s rock but it was kind of in one ear and out the other. It's The End Of The World As We Know It is another one of those songs that feel like a novelty Highlights: Fireplace

Solid album with banger "It's The End of The World As We Know It". 6.7/10

first time i’ve listened to an R.E.M project in full or listened to anything besides their two most famous songs. different from what i expected, more interesting and rocky than pop.

fav song: It's The End of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)

I hate when people say this about a band I like, but all the songs sound the same

Good

- I'd never heard this R.E.M. album before. There were some interesting moments, but it kind of blended together other than the 3 hits (which I think have stood the test of time). - Nothing is bad on the album. It's pretty standard R.E.M. in terms of vocals and instrumentation as far as I could tell, but without the consistency of great melodies that something like Automatic for the People has.

Solid alt rock, meh vocals with slightly repetitive lyrical themes, fun grooves, some absolute hits, some forgettable filler, some underrated picks, reviewed by someone who is too busy to write a fully structured review.

Second listen this year. Very good

Meh

High highs and low lows, literally and figuratively. Some classic tracks and a few deep cuts sprinkled in. The back half of the album didn't resonate with me, not helped by the fact that a good chunk of it is in E Minor or neighboring keys and REM's signature droning sound begins to grate.

It's not bad. Just very okay. It's strange to think this was one day alternative rock as it now just sounds bland. It has some country influences, but that does not do it any good in my ears. Can't say I enjoyed it, but if this were playing somewhere I wouldn't want it to be turned off. 6/10

R.E.M is not my type of music, as far as these albums go this one was relatively decent, still nothing particularly interesting to me.

Aye, good, solid fun here. Reminds me of my old Oxfam days. Songs are quite similar innit but they gel well and I never looked at the track list during it (just enjoying the vibe)

Pre Listen: Bah, R.E.M :/ One of the handful of bands I once really enjoyed, but the more I listened to them, the less I started to like their sound. The vocalist in particular became very grating to my pallete over the years. I'm sure in listening to this album I'll feel some nostalgia, but my expectations are lower than usual. Notable Tracks: It's The End Of The World As We Know It - Classic here, and upon re-listen I might re-add to my playlist? I don't know. It's just a banger, but I'm afraid I'll get tired of it again. The One I Love - Least favorite song on here. God I think this song is overplayed to hell and back. Just gives me the ick. Post Listen: R.E.M. is another one of those bands I mentally categorize under Dad Rock. Functionally, everything they play is just fine. Good guitar work, drums, vocals, etc. It's just another one of those albums I struggle to recall any songs from outside of their major hits, it's mostly forgettable filler. I still have some distaste for the vocalist too, his voice is just a bit too nasally for my tastes. I did enjoy the album more than I anticipated, but not by much. I understand folks who enjoy R.E.M., I just don't dig em like I used to. 3/5

Obviously has great songs, I think I listened to an extended version and it was just too long

Finest worksong is very enjoyable right now in my life, I like parts of the project

R.E.M seem to have one of the most consistent discographies, with each album I've listened to having real quality in there. Document is no different; it's not perfect by any means but it's just solid with a few great tracks in the mix. Favourites: Exhuming McCarthy It's The End Of The World As We Know It Oddfellows Local 151

Not my favorite but not bad

I wish I was able to get into R.E.M. I really, really do. I like a lot of their individual songs, but despite how much I've tried, I could never get into one of the albums. The closest I've gotten so far is probably 'Automatic For The People', and even then I don't think it ever fully clicked for me. But this is one of their albums that I've never heard before...and I'm sorry, but it's still not clicking for me. Again, some fantastic songs (the end of the A side and the start of the B side, in particular), but most of this kind of just bounced off of me. I wish it didn't.

guay, pero no tan guay como el otro de REM

Not my cup of tea, can understand why it was great for its time tho. Very well produced for 1987. I like the very American voice Michael Stripe has Favourite track - fireplace ( cool sax )

End of the World and The One I Love are banger classics. The rest of the album holds its own as well. 3.5/5.

Me gusti mucho de hecho

Great refreshing to hear

Perfectly fine album. Not super spectacular, a bit boring at some points, but in the right setting good background music I think? After song 5 you don't hear the difference anymore. 7.1/10? It is definitely pleasant to listen to and there doesn't seem to be anything bad on the album

Meh, algunas buenas canciones.

First Listen Favorites: Its The End Of The World As We Know It The One I Love Disturbance at the Heron House

Didn't quite click for me.

Creo que es un poco mas divertido que el otro que me toco, al principio incluso me ha gustado, pero en seguida ha empezado a sonar repetitivo. Canciones standar de Kiss FM. Alguna de las ultimas canciones, que son las que menos escuchas tienen, me ha parecido mas curiosa, por ejemplo "Oddfellows local 151"

3-/5

2,5

This was one of the REM albums, unmistakeably REM in fact. The cunning ability to sing about just how awful things are but with that 1980s upbeat tone. It's a fun album, if not a little samey. End of the World is still a banger.

Liker det godt! Bedre enn jeg trodde jeg skulle! Typisk 90 talls pop, men ikke på den jevlige måten

I really like some REM songs—Strange Currencies, Losing My Religion—but this seems to be REM and Michael Stipe at their most annoying, including “End of the World as We Know It.” I did like “The One I Love.”

No soy fan de R.E.M. No estuvo tan mal.

"The End of the World" and "The One I love" are so unique and interesting but the rest kind of blended together.

Kind of an odd listen. There are moments that really work well for me but as a whole it just falls a bit flat. I didn’t think I liked REM very much and this probably exceeded expectations, I just think there’s a ceiling there. 3.5.

I really like REM's sound here but all of the songs on this album seem a bit half-assed and underwhelming which is an odd combination.

I love REM but normally listen to Greatest Hits or Green, so didn't know this one. Enjoyed listening to it in the background but in truth most of it didn't really capture my attention - until the two excellent hits in the middle come in. Will need to listen to it some more but for now 7/10

I have never clicked with REM, even though I know they exist on a continuum of some of the great American rock bands. Some of my favourites (The Hold Steady for one) reference them as inspirations, and I can hear that, but it rarely clicks for me. There are some moments on this album - ‘Strange’ and ‘Oddfellows Local 151’ are great, and ‘End of the World’ must be the least likely smash hit in the history of music. But underneath it all is an 80s wry humour and a lugubriousness that just doesn’t do it for me.

Another great album by R.E.M. I still think Automatic is a better album, but great early energy and songs from them here.

Aside from the hits, REM doesn’t really do anything for me. Not entirely sure why. They should be right in my Q-zone. The One I Love and End of the World are both amazing songs. There’s variety, great harmonies, they’re high energy. The rest of the songs are kind of samey and don’t pack the same oomph.

J'ai bien aimé mais rien trouvé d'exceptionnel

Never thought I'd hear the term "business acumen" in rock lyrics but here we are.. Top tracks: Finest Worksong, The One I Love

Two of their best songs but lots of filler as well

Have not been a fan of REM ever. Album was great musically but did not elevate their position in my favoured music. Listened while running, passed the time but did not inspire me. Despite their considerable talent, the tracks sound the same to me. So sorry.

Not my favorite but definitely an album I'd like to listen to a few more times to really get the vibe of. I feel like this is the kind of album that I will grow to like more as I listen to it.

acho que esse é o meu preferido dos r.e.m. 3,5

Thanks to a very unpleasant hallmate in college who would play this album constantly, I developed a somewhat intense and completely unwarranted aversion to REM. I'm still not a huge fan, but I'd like to take a moment to thank this collection for helping me to slowly rehabilitate and learn to better appreciate the hoary sounds of the boys from Athens (GA). It's also funny that I vaguely recall nearly every track on this album (at least the first side), despite trying to crank up whatever I had on hand to drown out that a**hole's life (not an easy feat, as he had a decent stereo and I had some wimpy little thin-profile faux-boombox shaped thing that had a dockable cassette player, all courtesy no doubt of K-Mart or Jafco or whatever bottom-barrel place I could afford); sadly, my rehabilitation just can't extend to actually enjoying "The one I love", even though it's really a decent song. And kind of cool that they borrowed "Strange" from Wire's "Pink Flag" album (previously heard in this collection, and I'm impressed that I noted "Strange" sounded familiar for some reason), plus deciding that there's a weird through-line from "Subterranean homesick blues" to "It's the end of the world" to (Barenaked Ladies') "One week".

I've never been real REMish --they always sound a little forced, but this was alright.

It’s REM. Hard to get excited, hard to hate

My fourth R.E.M. album in the list so far. Here's an excerpt of my review of Green: "I am notoriously (at least among my music-discussing friends) not a big REM fan, though I definitely respect what they did for alternative music/culture, and there are some REM songs I do love. If you care about why I think I don't love REM as much as some others my age, ask me about my Older Sibling Theory. All of that being said, the hits on this album are among the first REM songs I remember being exposed to on MTV (after the tracks off Document that got a lot of airplay) and I generally like them now." So this album was when I first remember being aware of R.E.M. and my friends getting into them. I liked the MTV songs off this album but not enough to go out and buy the album. At the time I was listening to punk and speed metal mainly, and this jangly stuff didn't do much for me. I have since come to appreciate these guys (and this album) a lot more. I didn't know they actually sampled the McCarthy hearings in "Exhuming McCarthy." That sounds kind of cheesy now. I was waffling between 3 or 4 stars for this. It's higher than a 3 for me but I don't quite think it reaches 4.

Honestly liked this more than I expected. A solid collection of catchy high energy straight forward rock with tounge in cheek lyrics at some points that add to the enjoyment. It has its fair share of misses though and the singles definitely stand way above the deeper cuts but still decent overall. 3.5/5.

If I had found this as a kid I probably would have latched onto it and learned to love every track on it but coming into it new I'm not super impressed. Some great tracks, some middling.

pretty good

There were couple that struck me in particular, but I think I prefer later R.E.M. I was also surprised to hear some similarities with The Decemberists and sometimes Pearl Jam. I’ll need to see what, if any, influences were involved.

Lightnin' Hopkins stood out. I'm not the biggest REM fan, but this was solid. 3/5

REMs great

Not bad, reminded me a bit of Sublime

🎶it's the eeeend of the woooorld as we knowwww it🎶 <- banger, voor de rest prima maar niet buitengewoon leuk

ja de voornaamste punten gaan naar its the end of the world, de rest was minder

OK

REM never met a minor key they didn’t like. The hits are pretty good, the rest are kinda forgettable.

Starting off strong with "Finest Worksong" which is quite up-beat for being an REM-song, but then it get's a little gloomier overall and that's where I start to lose focus. But a solid album and absolutely worth a listen.

Like most REM albums, this is a textbook case of "it's not you, it's me". I don't have anything bad to say about Document - it's a very good indie rock album with trace elements of punk, groovy arrangements and nice vocals. It was clearly ahead of its time, and I can absolutely understand the appeal. I had a reasonably good time listening... But beyond that, nothing particularly grabbed me or moved me, and I didn't really connect with it on an emotional level. It's been 24 hours since I listened to it, and I already don't remember much except the famous "It's the end of the world as we know it", and maybe "Welcome to the Occupation". Can't really explain why, I guess their music is just not my style. Sorry, REM - much respect, but no love. 6/10

A R.E.M. album with real energy, consistent from start to finish, and simply enjoyable to listen to. One of my favorite albums by the band, but the band is far to be my favorite…

I feel like I would listen to this on a stereotypical American road trip. Like the beginning of these songs would work great in an old slightly busted up pick up truck. Or it would be used as a band that features in a TV series, where the episode works as normal until they get like a 3 minute performance feature. I am SO convinced I would have heard this on Gilmore Girls. I don't mind it! The lead singer, definitely LEADS i'll say that. Michael Stipe his name is (I just looked it up). Very distinctive. The most popular song on this album - I feel like I am trying to convince myself that I like it rn; it's a little annoying. They love to repeat a lyric hahaha but I think that as the album progresses there are some new and more intriguing beats in the background. I am enjoying it.

Standouts It's the End of the World As We Know it The One I Love Lightnin' Hopkins

a solid album, moving towards the mainstream - the joyful, relentless flow of "It's The End Of The World" was great to hear again

Rem is a band I've heard a lot about and in the 90s were definitely on the radio a ton but I've never really sought out there music but I enjoyed this album. It's big hits were end of the world as we know it and the one I love but I think my favorite track on the album was exhuming McCarthy. It's funny when in art things feel boring or obvious but you realize it only seems that way because it so influenced things that came after and when it first came out it broke new ground.

the hits are great, the rest I could honestly take or leave. overall 3/5.

I guess mn like not the biggest understander of rock or whatever that genre is but maybe my pellet will grow

Not bad, but also like kind of forgettable. Maybe some songs I’ll listen to later but nothing stood out.

few cool traxx

Yeah I remain critical of the voice on R.E.M. records, It really isn’t my taste. But relatively speaking this is an okay record, the songs are well written, balancing the annoying vocals. 3/5

...in the Epstein Files?

Some good songs but enjoy other rem more

All the songs sound very similar. It’s like they wrote a ton a variations hoping that one would stick. 2 or 3 actually did! 3.0/5.0

tem bangers mas fora isso é bem morno

Some classic hits, but I've heard them enough

a handful of banging tunes

I'm not the biggest REM fan but this is pretty solid, some classics here but also cool deeper cuts

Not as good as Out of Time. A few greats here, but not all the way through.

A few bangers and the rest of the songs are decent but feel rehashed from earlier work. I love early REM but would only listen to this one for its singles.

Pleasant, "It's the end of the World..." is iconic, but the album itself was just okay on this listen.

Decent REM album couple of good hits, drags in spots.

Not the best REM but it was decent

Cool but too American sounding

It's not for me. Too dreary.

supernatural ahh album.

It's interesting because I feel it was a good album, but I didn't love any song.

I'm going to admit that I didn't listen to this immensely closely, but I got the general vibe. Before this album, I knew them for pretty much one song: Stand, and I got a similar feeling from the music here as well. They have a certain whimsy to their lyrics and compositions that I find somewhat charming. I think they handle satire/sarcasm in a way that is more musical.ly appealing than Frank Zappa. There's nothing incredibly special about the music, but it's pretty catchy. I don't know if it's the bias of already knowing it, but "it's the end of the world as we know it" stands out to me. I think I'm confident to get this a light three.

боже занадто старий рок як н4 можу.ахвхвжв на 3

Oddfellows Local 151 is so good

Extremely political, strong meaning. Explains struggle during reagan era america. Songs like exhuming mccarthy talking about the red scare during the cold war. Disturbance at the Heron House being about them seeing us as just primitive monkeys that follow them, allegorical structure. Other than that though, the songs are very repetitive and underwhelming.

it had a west feel to it idk how to say it and it was nice hearing the first ever rock bands

This is a strong 3, nearly a 4.

Not my favourite REM album but some solid solid highlights. Finest Worksong is an excellent track one.

❤️❤️❤️ - Exhuming McCarthy me up!!!!!!!!!!!! 3 lovely stars. Tom.

I already listened to some songs on this album, so it was wasn’t that difficult. But by the power of God - if I get one more american or british rock/punk/manly album, I’m going to crash out

A solid album that establishes the band as being ahead of the curve in many respects

I like this album but I'd challenge it's need to heard before you die. It's not that different from other better REM albums.

I know R.E.M., but mostly just the hits, so this album was a fresh listen for me. "It's the End of the World as We Know It" is a masterpiece of a song that feels really fitting for the world we are living in at the moment. Even though it was one of the tracks I already knew, it still deserves the number one spot in this review. The other big hit from the album is "The One I Love," but to me, it sounds a bit more like "typical" R.E.M. It’s okay, but it doesn't quite hit the threshold for a song I’d want to put on my playlists. On the other hand, one great and upbeat find from the album was "Exhuming McCarthy." After reading about the background for this song, also it seems really fitting to today's time and place. Sound-wise, the record has nice 80s drum sounds and some great drum and guitar moments.

parece musica de pai

o álbum é ok prefiro outras do REM

I enjoyed this one, and may listen to more R.E.M. after this. I wasn't blown away though, overall. 6/10

Not bad, but I think it´s not for me, i mean, its R.E.M, they are big, but this album is not catching me, they have great songs in it as The One I Love or It´s the end of the world as we know it, great ones, by other hand, i prefer the next albums or the next perior of the band. My rate to this one will be a 6.

Fine, couple of hits. Not life changing.

Cannot get behind his voice

Stipe can write the fuck out of some lyrics. The instrumentation was a bit too bouncy for my personal taste, albeit it's clearly a brilliant album and you can hear how much influence it's had in the artists that came afterwards.

Never listened. Expectations: Mid - Verdict: Very Good - Finest Worksong comes flying out of the gate with a great riff. The basslines are really good on the first few songs. Strange is very direct for R.E.M. and reminds me of something I can't quite put my finger on but I like it. The End Of The World As We Know It is a change of pace and then The One I Love takes us back to the moodier vibe. Lightnin' Hopkins is another odd track that just seems to work. I would have to give Murmur another go but I think this is my favourite R.E.M. record so far.

Mmkay

Pas mon style, je n’ai pas accroché et je n’ai pas retenu grand chose même si certains titres passaient bien

R.E.M. was never my cup of tea. There are some good song on here, but I find it hard to get past the droning vocals. Its a very... medium energy throughout punctuated by mountains of gated reverb on the drums. I was whelmed. Its not a very far leap from here to the beginnings of grunge. "End of the World" and "The One I Love" are pretty clearly the top songs here for me.

Rounding up to 3 because I can’t give 2.5

It is an REM album. What else can you say? It is fine, but not great. 6.5/10 Top song The one I love

Good record

vocals are a burden on enough songs to hold it back from an otherwise easy four stars

gostei do som dos instrumentos, particularmente da guitarra. achei uma vibe. deve ter sido legal escutar esse album nos anos 80

Good enough for a three

REM & Document provided a soundtrack of the 90s, directly & by influence. But while Stipe’s voice & their overall sound were immediately recognisable, it often feels laboured. End of the World though deserves its place as an icon.

Holy shit how are there so many R.E.M. albums fml. That being said this one is just as okay as the others so it gets a 3

This probably should have been the only R.E.M. album on the list because this is like all the hits I guess. Even though I liked automatic for the people I genuinely think I feel inclinded to give this a lower rating basically because it's the third one we've listened to and I don't feel like I like it enough to tolerate That

fucked that I really liked the second half of this one. 3.5. Best REM

chicken little soundtrack it gets a 3

best one yet in the challenge. high 3 this time

not as good as Joni Mitchell’s Blue

Tämäkin REM kuulosti REM:ltä, menevää musiikkia, laulannasta en suuresti välitä, mutta sopii kyllä kontekstiin. Varmaan olis fiksumpi taas jos kuuntelis ja keskittyis lyriikoihin, mutta harvoin semmoseen tuntuu keskittyvän, ainakaan noin ensikuuntelulta. Ei säväyttänyt, muttei ärsyttänyt - eli oikee mid (ei teinien/lasten mid)

Boring album to be honest, saved by its the end of the world but thats it. I dont really get the hype. Should maybe be a 2 but I love its the end of the world. 1. It's The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine) 2. The One I Love 3. Finest Worksong

Dull, sounds like a bad intro to a cartoon from the 90s. It isn't painful, but it isn't enjoyable.

Rocksito chill, mejor que television

Buen álbum, tiene ése tono de rock alternativo típico que no falla acompañado de dos hits y otros temas que no conocía están buenos, escuché el remasterizado digital del 99' porque el original se escuchaba medio bajo y con poca calidad, se notó el cambio.

I mean, it's fine. I liked 'Finest Worksong', the opener, and of course 'The One I Love' and 'It's The End Of The World As We Know It'. But the rest of it just kind of blends together. 3.

Bueno

Decent yall

A funny little album, would listen again, definitely recommending for everyone who know just the basic opus of this band 😎

on one side, i don't really like the sound of REM. On the other, some songs here surprisingly are bangers and deviations of that sound. So 50/50

Its crazy that their best song had to be community submitted. This is a more an album before Out of time, both in time and how much i appreciate it. The one i love is a good track doe. I liked Green the album more

Decent album! Bit droning but that's REM. 3/5

don't like this particular R E M album rate a 3

The R.E.M. Effect: When a good band that makes some great songs but also some bad ones becomes a fad and gets called the greatest band in the world. (also see: Coldplay) I remember this as the album when critics started calling R.E.M. an all-time great band. There are some really good songs here -- Welcome To the Occupation and The One I Love stand out, and It's The End of the World... is still a hilarious batshit-crazy classic. But there are also some real clunkers: Exhuming McCarthy is sloppily played, and Strange is just bad. Why did people fawn over this album? To be fair, a couple of future R.E.M. albums were a lot more consistent and complete. But this one exemplifies how much of a mixed bag their output was.

I love R.E.M. but I don't like this album. This album doesn't have the Sabrina the Teenage Witch vibe that I'm looking for.

loved the vibes. feels like autumn and would listen to this at a park in a swing set. I favorited about 3 songs. Overall it was pretty good. 3.8/5

I always think I'm going to like REM more than I do. I do own Automatic for the People in Highschool, but even then I don't think I loved it in the way I did the alternative bands I was listening too at the time. And this has a couple great songs but otherwise feels like they could be any cover band playing songs I don't know in a bar somewhere.

I keep wanting to make a project of getting into REM and it never seems to stick. There are parts of this record I love like Finest Worksong and End of the World, but then also lots of blah tracks. I'm going to keep working on it.

Please do NOT beat me death to hammers, but I think "Its the End of the World as We Know It" may be one of the worst songs ever written, "We Didn't Start the Fire"-core "One Week"-core, absolutely corny in the least camp way possible. Broadly, this album is fine, I really cannot stand the lead singers voice but it is saved by some good backing. While it was certainly easier listening than Murmur (the only other R.E.M. album I have heard) I liked it less. 3/5

3 stars

This album marked the beginning of my love for R.E.M. I can’t remember whether it was on the radio or on MTV when I first heard “The One I Love”. But I liked it. Finally, a new band with a (back then) fresh sound that really grabbed me. I remained loyal to the band right up until they split up, even though my enthusiasm gradually cooled. At some point, they perhaps became too big for me, and all the albums after the excellent ‘Up’ left me cold (even before that, I’d struggled with ‘Monster’, which I considered a failure). Today I listen to it with more distance; even on this album, not all that glitters is gold. But the raw urgency of R.E.M.’s music and Stipe’s cryptic yet somehow hypnotic lyrics were good companions to me for a long time as I was growing up.

Don’t remember but I dont think it was my fav

Un rock progresivo se podría decir, acompañados por la voz bastante singular de el vocalista del grupo, en su gran mayoría evocan tranquilidad o al menos no pasan al lado de un rock pesado, de hecho no me parece que acá en este álbum arriesguen mucho The End of the World es la canción que sobresale

Decent jammailut. Entiedä voittaako toista remiä.

It’s the end of the world

*Document* sees R.E.M. toughen up their sound, resulting in a hard-edged approach that actually serves their songs better than the hazy cloud of guitars employed on their previous records. This tightness of focus allows the melodies and chords to have an exceptionally strong impact. The songwriting isn't consistent all the way through and Stipe spends a little too much time on his soapbox, but on the whole this is one of the better entries in the band's catalog.

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My first of the 1001! R.E.M. is one of the those bands I'd been meaning to listen to forever, but could never find the excuse to. I quite liked it, I love Michael Stipe's voice, and I love his lyrics, they're so visceral and clever as well as being incredibly catchy. Although overall I feel it couldn't decide weather it wanted to go full-on hokey pop or stick with their moody alt rock roots, and I vastly prefer the latter. This is exemplified when you compare a song like "Welcome To The Occupation" and "It's The End of the World As We Know It", these are entirely different songs that feel they were written for entirely different albums. Good, but not my favorite. Excited to hear more of their material!

Eh

I do like the harmonies.

Good album.

I want to like REM more than I actually like REM. There are some great songs on here, but I've always thought their singles are better than their albums.

R.E.M.!

Hasn't aged nearly as well as I remembered it, what an uneven record

Not unique enough

I do like REM. They have some amazing songs, but for me a lot are kinda forgettable. This album has "the one I love" which is awesome, but a lot of the rest of it I'm not massive on

incrível como a primeira metade é bem mais ou menos e de repente o álbum resolve que ele precisa dar um jeito de ser melhor.. não sei se deu tempo de consertar mas é preciso valorizar esse esforço na reta final!!

Alright, a couple classic REM track of course....

Mir hat die E-Gitarre durch das ganze Album sehr gut gefallen, die Musik war gelassen und ich konnte mit ihr im Hintergrund super online shoppen. Es ist auch auf einer Wellenlänge mit meinem normalen Musikgeschmack, deshalb war es sehr angenehm, dieses Album anzuhören. Ich würd's noch mal anhören, aber keine Songs jetzt zu meinen Lieblingen hinzufügen.

Album sympa dans l'ensemble mais rien ne sort vraiment du lot. Note : 3 À réécouter : Oui

It’s a nice listen.

Meh....

Kind of fun. The group does seem to have a kind of unique songwriting voice. The two popular singles in the middle back to back are really great

It's alright. REM is pretty meh overall. It's The End of The World as We Know It is a great track, though. There are some other decent tracks here, and nothing objectionable.

Pretty good, the two big tracks, "The One I Love and "End of the world as we know it" are well worth it, and the rest is the normal high standard you get from REM.

Surprisingly pleasant. I feel like most songs can fit a coming-of-age countryside movie in the good sense. Countryside rock? Maybe. Oddfellows Local 151 and, of course, The One I Love are the best songs!

Perhaps it's not the best kind of albums to give this days, because I usually like r.e.m much more. It's not one of their best projects in my opinion. Some songs slap though. A very good band, not the best connection with me today. Sadly. Welcome to the Occupation is an unbelievable banger Overall it's a

Nicee…full of solid catchy songs with some anthems peppered here and there..overall enjoyable…but nothing revolutionary, groundbreaking, or exciting(and not all music has to be either).

Pretty cool cover I guess. 3/5

ja kann man mal hoeren, bischen background music, late night hangouts draussen mit Ariel vibes

I do love me some dad rock and some messaging was quite good, however it got kind of repetitive. REM have a distinct sound and don't really waver from it.

Kunne godt lide det, men sangeren var jeg ikke helt vild med.

Really good album. Every time I listen, I think "college radio!" even though this was on college radio years before I actually made it there. One of those albums that gives you nostalgia for a time you didn't experience. I need to give it more listens. I suspect it's more of a 4, but on initial listen, I'll rate it 3. I'll keep coming back to it.

После продиджи слушать этот альбом было ошибкой

As with other R.E.M. albums on this list, I consider this solid and was surprised of some of the harder tracks on this album. Nevertheless, it is solid background music for me and nothing more.

Nothing memorable honestly

It honestly wasn’t my favorite on the first listen. But that’s how most of my favorite albums start. I think a couple more listens and I could get more into it. I was a bit distracted and craving higher BPM so that could be why. If I was a bit more emo it could be big

Decent enough time capsule. A few of the songs fall down. Others hold up, but ultimately it is a decent album, nothing more.

Conocia dos que me gustan y el resto me cansaba un poco de escuchar

it felt like coming to a record store and saying “please give me 1 music”

Best Song: It's The End Of The World As We Know It. A great song with my favourite combination of upbeat tempo and sombre lyrics. This version does lack some of the speed and energy of the (much better) cover by Great Big Sea. Worst Song: Lightning Hopkins. The vocalist has to know he can't pull off a rock track. He just has to. Overall: A couple classic tracks here, but everything on here that I hadn't heard before did nothing to entice me. It feels like since their time in the spotlight, their best songs have risen to the fore, and there isn't much in the leftovers worth re-visiting.

not bad. 3/5

3 1/2 Stars: I always found Document an interesting turn in R.E.M.'s career. You can clearly hear the band with one foot in their indie college radio roots while the other is stepping into Top 40 radio friendly hits. All in all the band sounds dialed in here. Lyrically Stipe's singing about the same things that are just as relevant today. Not my favorite R.E.M. but a band clearly growing towards something here.

Uf que decir, me gustó el toque político, medio irónico rebelde, lo volvería a escuchar para darle un significado diferente a los temas, dentro de todo muy bueno

Not my type of music

Maso

7.3

Klassisk REM

2026.04.01

2.72

Sonaba bastante actual para ser de 1987. Aprobado. Música de ruta a la mañana

tava achando que as músicas seriam todas iguais, mas me surpreendi com o som moderno. tenho a impressão de que muitas bandas posteriores se inspiraram nesse som. bom álbum. exhuming mccarthy ficou na cabeça.

This is my first album of the challenge. It was quite new but I feel there's no comparison here. On an absolute scale, 6 on 10

Upbeat R.E.M. album with multiple anthems. Cover of Wire’s “Strange.” “Lightnin’ Hopkins” is an odd song, spastic rhythm, chanting, and horns. Closing song “odd fellows…” is another odd song out with a dark feel, discordant guitar and heavy bass.