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Green by R.E.M.

Green

R.E.M.

1988
3.47
Rating
28559
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2%
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14%
Distribution
Genres: Rock Styles: Alternative Rock, AOR

Reviews (page 3 of 13)

1. "Orange Crush" 2. "World Leader Pretend" 3. "Pop Song 89"

This album is fun I really like stand

alla REM låtar låter typ exakt likadant..

This was the first new REM album after I became a fan, from Document of course. It holds a place for me for that reason, but looking back from 2026, it's really not one of their best albums imo. Yet it's here ahead of Reckoning, Fables, Lifes Rich Pageant, Out of Time, Monster, and New Adventures, all of which I'd rate higher than Green. Ok, that said, some incredible songs here, and the first foray into the folkier sound that marked their second act. It's hard to pick a number for this because it's colored by my love of their other records more than my feelings for this one. It's a solid 3.5 but rounding up bc whole numbers only in this game

gostei de algumas, mas acho q n é pra mim

melhor q o último álbum do REM daqui mas ainda n é WOOOW

What a great album…have always loved the song “hairshirt”….something special 🎸

WHY SO MANY R.E.M. IN THIS, COMPLETELY NEFARIOUS

I can't stand this dudes voice.

- Not a big R.E.M. fan, so credit where credit is due because I lived with the first third of this album; in particular, "You Are The Everything" stands out to me for 1) being more toned down than their usual fare and 2) prominently featuring an accordion which makes me want to hear them do more legit folk. - Found the rest lacking. Stipe's vocals are back and forth for me in general and the lyrics here did him no favors.

Lots to love, but got bored of it by about the second half. Will definitely go back though, liked quite a few of the first half songs in particular. Might give it a very strong 3 stars 🤔

Actually shocked at how much I like this. I’d never really thought about REM beyond “that’s me in the corner, losing my religion”, but honestly these guys are pretty good. The mandolin on a few of the tracks reminded me of Led Zeppelin’s “Misty Mountain Hop” and the vocals add a unique signature sound to the band.

Orange Crush is a catchy song but the rest of the album didn't reach the heights I think other REM albums do

had no effect whatsoever

I liked 'I remember California' the most. I was struggling between 3 and 4, but let it be 4

A lot of the songs sounded the same to be on this album, it’s not really my sound it almost feels unfinished to me

REM have such an interesting sound. So layered and the end result is a DELIGHT. So impressive how every song is the perfect mix of happy and sorrowful. What a record

One of the best alternative bands of the 80s and 90s - was familiar with parts of this album but this is a really strong album in their discography - looking forward to getting Murmur and AFTP as well

Masterpiece

I have always had a thorough dislike for R.E.M. but perhaps that stance has softened a bit over the years. A bit. But this album reminded exactly why I never could stand them. Michael Stipe’s inane lyrics and quavering whine are on full display here. Hard pass.

Another band I’ve been jaded about for no reason, I put down my guard and I have no problem calling this is a great rock album. The instrumentation is refreshingly unique and dynamic. Vocals perfect. Lyrics are well crafted Loved it

I liked the mandolin, but most of it seemed pretty generic otherwise Favorite: Hairshirt

I had never heard of the band R.E.M. before listening to this and I don’t listen to anything adjacent to their 80’s poppy rock sound, so I wasn’t as into this as a lot of people seem to be. This is one of those albums for me that I turn on and everything just kinda blends together and doesn’t surprise me, especially since I wasn’t really into the sound and what was presented, nothing really threw me off my feet. I don’t really know what the theme of this album is supposed to be besides some songs are political, like Orange Crush, but even in those songs I don’t get the lyrics. So this was definitely an album. Highlights: World Leader Pretend, Pop Song 89, Turn You Inside-Out - Tracks I just remember enjoying the most, nothing really special Lowlights: You Are The Everything, The Wrong Child - I don’t like the use of the Mandarin in You Are The Everything, and The Wrong Child I just remember not liking. Everything else is just alright

2,5 por ser medio 0,5 pelo esforço

5.5/10 It isn't really my kind of music, but objectively, I'd say the lyrics are really thoughtful, they carefully considered each word and created great and deep meaning within the songs. Now, talking bout the performance and instrumental stuff, I didn't really like the voice nor some of the guitar tunes. Some songs are nice but I wouldn't listen often

Typische REM sound

takie ok ale dla mnie nic wyjatkowego

Så bra! Som en varm kram. Precis vad jag behövde idag. Michael Stipes röst är underbar, så fin. Ett fint album med flera bra låtar som Stand och You are the everything (fin titel för övrigt). REM lyckas aldrig göra mig besviken, de levererar bra låtar med bra texter alltid (sedan finns det såklart bättre och sämre album, men aldrig dåliga i mitt tycke).

Stipes voice is a little grating for a full albums worth. Otherwise hypnotizing.

Stand is a top song

I liked the overall sound but no specific songs stood out to me.

Loved this 4/5. It had a profound effect on my musical taste. I caught this tour as well and saw it in Philly.

One R.E.M. album was enough thank you very much

Pretty provocative lyrics and a sound they can call their own. The interesting songwriting

I once owned this album on tape. It was a staple of my youth. Probably deserves a 5 but holding that for other albums by R.E.M. on this list. So 4 it is.

I really like REM, but I don't think this is a very good album album, bit long and meandering. Orange crush is great but it's doing alot of work for the more mumbly ones. Maybe its just not good for a hangover ?

Quite enjoyed it! Nostalgic. Stand is amazing. Orange Crush is pretty fab too. Quite a bit of filler.

Honestly more like 4.5. So many great songs!!

Couple things Ive learned. REM was more influenced by talking heads (specifically More Songs About Buildings and Food) then I thought. Second, if I was in college in the 80's, REM would have been one of my absolute favorites.

It's alright, pero no mi género favorito World Leader Pretend es mi favorita, Hairshirt segunda Su voz es muy particular, y siento que eso combinando con sus instrumentales los hacen destacar mucho en este género industrial Siempre muestran mucha potencia y eso le da bastante dinamismo al álbum, desde mi ignorancia a veces si peca de ser algo repetitivo, pero probablemente la diferencia la hacen las letras He de admitir que escucharles me ha abierto la perspectiva a expandir más en exponentes de este genero

As my introduction to R.E.M, I appreciate it's a good album, but it seems like for a lot of people this album means a lot more to them than it means to me. 3/5 top tracks: pop song 89, I remember california

I really liked the last R.E.M. album generated, so I have high hopes for this one. First song's fine, and I like the lyrics, but the instrumentals themselves don't do much for me. Get Up also failed to excite me. It seems they're going for a more rock sound, and not so much the poppier sound of their debut. You Are The Everything is the best song so far, but something keeps me from fully loving it. Stand is definitely the most comercial song so far, and also my favourite. Love that chorus. World Leader Pretend, while being the slowest track so far, manages to immerse the listener nonetheless. The Wrong Child sounds absolutely tragic, but I'll need some more time with the lyrics to accurately analyse them. As is, I like it! Definitely political, Orange Crush feels at the same time serious and fun. Not much else to say, great song man. I don't know if it's because, this deep in the album, its sound is more ingrained and so works better, but Turn You Inside-Out works so well. The drums, the vocal performance, which sounds so desperate, everything comes together incredibly well. While I didn't like its beginning, Hairshirt reaches one of the record's highest emotional notes. Another song that I'll need more time with. I Remember California is another case that seems to be common in this album, where I don't like the song at first, but I grow to enjoy it as it develops. It builds up nicely towards a not explosive ending, but not all build-ups need to lead to an explosion. This is cool too. Untitled feels out of place in general, but that fact sticks out as it is the closer. As is the case with a few songs here, it is not bad, just a bit underwhelming. This record feels more disjointed, when compared to Murmur, their only other project that I'm familiar with. There are no bad points, just some songs I'm less excited about than others. But when it's good, it's very good. I can see myself liking this much more with some more time. As of now, it was a pleasent experience!

I knew of this album because of my dad but never listened to it fully. Really good album; some great songs on it. Loved almost all of them. Songs I liked: pop song 89, get up, orange crush, stand 4/5

A nice piece of rock rediscoveted while cruising through the Provence.

Fuck I was pissed about getting another REM album but this was actually really good. Probably the best yet. Fuck.

I'm glad I'm not insane this is the best REM album on this list. Orange Crush is a legendary song. Strange how REM fans rate this as their fifth or seventh album in terms of ranking. It is worthy of a 5

holy shit a pretty good REM!

Stand had a decent beat, remember California is a favorite

Cool color but I’m not too crazy about the album. Automatic For the People was nice but this era of R.E.M. just feels like the Smiths but I’d much rather listen to the Smiths.

i rated document, another album from the same band (which i didn't know prior to this website) with 5 stars so i was pretty excited to discover this one. sadly i liked it a lot less. it was alright but didn't really click nor made me want to listen to it again

Definitely a soft spot for this one - REM is the ultimate mid/late 80's college band, and this one came out early in my sophomore year. It was totally ubiquitous (back in the days when there was a monoculture) -- everyone loved it, even annoying, "integrity" obsessed contrarians like me. Listening again now ... we were all absolutely right, this album rules.

Great listen, REM solidifies it self as a band I enjoy :)

Ojämnare än Document och med lägre högsta nivå. Dessutom är produktion märklig, jag kan inte beskriva den på annat sätt. Första plattan på storbolag, kanske är boven ett ängligt bolag som inte riktigt vet hur de ska paketera ett i grunden indieband. Dock finns här ett knippe bra låtar "World leader pretend" och "Orange crush" är allra bäst, "Popsong 89", "Turn you inside out" och "Stand" skäms inte heller för sig. Men mycket av det andra är mer anonymt eller rentav svagt. Tillräckligt många bra spår för att klara svaga trean trots allt

Man är lite mätt på R.E.M nu efter tre album från boken. Det hade kanske räckt med ett, de skiljer sig inte så markant åt. Även här finns ändå några goa låtar som håller betyget på en trea. Stand, Popsong 89, Hairshirt, World leader pretend kan nämnas.

Realtidsrecension. Omdöme 4 låtar in i albumet: Jag är ledsen, men R.E.M. är allt för ofta pisstråkiga. Detta är inget undantag. Det blir 40 minuter att genomlida, sen får det vara nog. Omdöme 8 låtar in i albumet: World leader pretend och Orange crush var ju lite bättre än den usla inledningen. Men bra? Nej, här handlar det mest om dålig konkurrens. Håll ut! Bara tre låtar kvar. Omdöme efter alla 11 låtar Inte blev det mycket bättre. Inledningen är fruktansvärd. Resten trist. Nu lyssnar vi på något roligare. Kanske lite gladjazz?

World leader pretend tycker jag är en rätt bra låt. I övrigt tycker jag det är väldigt anonymt. Inte dåligt men heller inget som berör mig.

i am a genz so it was a bit hard for me to listen to this shi but i kinda enjoyed some songs like the weight , chest fever and long black veil

I am a fan I would rate most of their album 5 stars however there are some of my favourites on this album in particular “Orange Crush” and “Turn you inside out”

I find this album kinda boring. REM is a band that I'm mixed on and this is on the colder side of things. I enjoyed Pop Song 89 and I've always liked Orange Crush, but the rest isn't so exciting.

I love REM. It's not my favorite album but it's still a 5

Better then the last REM.

I don't really know how to explain it but I just don't really like listening to R.E.M... I just find it kinda boring? Like, when a song ends, I just forget I heard it. I think it's cause I feel like the songs just don't "go anywhere". Hard to get through this one.

Not a bad album, just not my personal taste.

I'm a big R.E.M. fan. While I don't think this is anywhere near their best album, it's still great.

ja.. ja. rock. kein banger banger drauf. also paar gute. gut - i guess? find untitled und hairshirt gut. orange crush hat ma auch gfallen. joa. 3/5

One of my favorite REM albums

Anyone who knows R.E.M’s catalog and was paying attention when this album came out knows that this is the album where they “sold out”. Having had a pretty significant hit on their last album on the indy I.R.S. label with The One I Love, and that got them promoted to the majors, Warner Bros specifically. However the undeniably trite Stand not withstanding, this is as solid an R.E.M. album as there is. Everything they do well is in evidence here.

I mean, I’ve never been a big REM fan, but I’ve listened to a couple of their albums and this is par for the course.

I liked this album, though Losing My Religion and Everybody Hurts were my favorites, not on this album. 4 stars

Songs are tight and drums are crisp. It sounds very important. It sounds like these guys hang out alot with supermodels. Doesn’t hit quite as much as Murmur for me but still hits.

Good album. Not my favourite REM tho.

for the first half, i felt it was good but was waiting for it to be great.. and then i heard the wrong child. it stopped me in my tracks - weird but emotionally triggering, it perfectly describes the life of a sick child. i got chills and felt like i was in that lonely bedroom watching the neighbourhood kids play in the streets. i googled it expecting to see rave reviews but apparently it’s been largely hated by audiences from its release till now and has only been played live once. maybe it’s only beautiful if you’ve ever known and loved a kid with a disability? or maybe i have the disability? who knows! but this track took this album from a 3 to a 4 in my eyes.

REM are very distinct. There's never any question who you're listening to. Their sound is their own. I recall being introduced to them as 'college rock', which I guess was an early form of 'indie rock' or that elusive 'alternative rock', whatever the hell that means. REM always existed as rock 'walls'. It's all around you, it's essential to holding up the house, you can ignore if you want, but it helps to color the place when decorated correctly. I may have extended that metaphor a lot... There's no question they have a huge discography and have been influential, but I never got into them like I probably should have. It's like U2. Sure, they are good -- probably great -- but they are part of the scaffolding. Essential rock components I take for granted. (4/5) Rounded up from a 3.5 because I forgot how much I love "Stand" and in recognition of their load bearing status in the music world. I don't pay enough attention to them, but we all need them.

I've known a few people who were really into REM over the years, but they just never quite clicked for me, and I feel like most of their stuff kinda sounds the same. Mind you, I don't DISlike them, I just don't like them enough to reach for, think about, or revisit them, so they hit the ceiling of a pretty ambivalent 3/5. Knowing that they have three more albums on this list does raise an eyebrow or two, though...

Variety: 3 Adequacy: 5 Listenability: 5 Uniqueness: 4 Emotionality: 5 = 4.4 rounded down to a 4 "I'm not supposed to be like this/ But it's okay, okay" R.E.M. are high up on my list of the best American bands, period. Oh my gosh what an original opinion! I know. I think they've been a non-entity long enough now that they are beginning to be "re-discovered" by young people in a way that makes me feel incredibly old. I was a kid of the 80s and R.E.M., while everywhere, and all over the radio and MTV still had a reputation as something of a weak reputation. They were a full throated rock band, eschewing synths and trends so much that no one else sounded anything like them, and when someone did it was super obvious. And it didn't help their mainstream cred any ( not sure they cared though) that they were pretty vehemently political in an era where that just wasn't the norm. Even Talking Heads and B52s seemed apolitical in comparison. But it was mostly in their lyrics, and in Michael Stipe's occasional pronouncements. But they still were not so aggressively oppositional as Rage Against the Machine, or even Pearl Jam. Ahead of their time musically and socially, but riding the crest of that wave well into the 90s, by which time their reputation seemed set in stone enough that the last several lackluster albums ( those last few are still VERY listenable) seemed to have no real lasting effect on their legacy or reputation. What I remember most about the band, and what I love though are how devoted they were to crafting the god-tier melodies in their best stuff. Yet another act with very high caliber deep cut tracks that other bands would be lucky to have on their greatest hits compilations. This is album sits smack dab in the middle of when I first really became aware of them. This and the albums just before and just after are the snapshot I'll hold in my mind when I think of them. THE TRACKS Side one – "Air side" "Pop Song 89" - I think the band was criticized early on for not fully embracing the pop star status that had been offered them after their first couple of hits. They kind of said "nah" to all that and doubled down on the obscure lyrics and reinterpreted retro vibes they had picked up from inspirations like The Byrds. This must have seemed like a bolt out of the blue then as it's a very hard lean into that radio friendly sound, full of gigantic hooks and a very clear sing a long chorus. And with all that, they still sound like no one else. This was them being like, "yeah, fine - we can blow up your radios. Watch." "Get Up" - Great example of how great the band were at harmonies, and Mike Mill's especially providing the call and response background vocals here. A driving ode to motivation and wasted time, this one I don't remember hearing on the radio, but there was a trippy animated music video. Love that they were not afraid to do shit like have the stop with the music boxes there near the end. "You Are the Everything" - A change up to a pretty mandolin and accordion led piece about fear and beauty, and the uncertainty of the world. Stipe has an amazing ability to get vulnerability across in his voice which, while always strong, can sometimes crack and warble. This is one of the best showcases of that ability ( done in a much more deliberate way on "Everybody Hurts"). Their lyrics also can put you in the moment of the narrative like some of the best story musicians ( Costello, Dylan, Springsteen, etc) and the combination of the strong visuals and the raw, naked emotionality put this up there with some of their best stuff. And they can pull off an earnest piece like this without becoming cringey in any way. Wow. "Stand" - I remember this being my jam, probably in the summer of '89 when it would have been everywhere for a good six months or more. This was a very deliberate attempt by the band to write a simple, ebullient bit of bubblegum pop, and it succeeds in spades. There's not a lick of irony to be found in it either which is a feat in and of itself, given the swing they took. Just pure joyfulness, and maybe a tint tiny smidge of practical advice on mindfulness, decades before it became a cultural trope. This also used to get dumped on by the more gatekeepery fans as being an empty lark, and dismissed in the same breath as "Shiny Happy People" ( which though we won't be discussing it as that album is not on the list is also a bit of pure pop brilliance, and has even more layers I think) and even written off my Stipe himself at one point, though maybe he's since changed his tune. "World Leader Pretend" - Not so sure this is applicable to anything political so much as a cryptic metaphor. Self reflection, self doubt, and self contradiction. My least favorite track on this side, and it's still a fine example of the band's high quality of B-material. Just not one that males any best of compilations. I do love the pedal steel guitar and piano though. Some DNA for "Losing My Religion" I think can be found in this as well. "The Wrong Child" - Echoey layered vocals and a pretty mandolin line open up this sadly sweet, and ultimately( I think) uplifting piece. Stipe has said it was written from the point of view of a an isolated kid with a disability who is forced to stay indoors and watches other kids play outside. The lyrics are ambiguous, and I guess can be interpreted in a number of ways including that the kid decides to play along even though they remain deeply uncomfortable, or that they never actually go outside and this is all playing out in their head. Is the friend imaginary? The one that works best for me hinges on those last two lines, and how you read them. I choose to go the optimistic route and believe this is the start of acceptance, and an opening up if their world. One of the most empathetic songs from one of the most empathetic bands I can think of. Side two – "Metal side" "Orange Crush" - This one got a LOT of radio and MTV play. T the time I could tell it was downbeat number, but the lyrical content went WAY over my head, and even the helicopter noises and army chanting didn't stick in my brain. Years later only after reading some interview did I realize Vietnam, Agent Orange, the betrayal of trust by the government were all inspiration for this, and not being sad about soda I guess? Still a damn fine song with a very anthemic chorus. "Turn You Inside-Out" - In my mind this sits alongside "Finest Work Song" in it's more stripped down instrumentality and vocal performance. Not my favorite by far, but still decent. This does feel a bit like the band playing below their level. "Hairshirt" - Another very pretty mandolin driven number, this time about giving up on hopelessness I think. Have listened to this a few times now and am I crazy or did Jesus Jones lift part of this for the main melody in "Right Here, Right Now"? "I Remember California" - The rhythm section gets it's due here with Bill providing the centerpiece of the song along with Mike Mill's bass line. The band is not one I'd ever describe as happy-go-lucky , but this is very uncharacteristically pitch black dirge in comparison. At least instrumentally. This is on par with some similarly dark Cure stuff. I bet Tool would have done a fucking awesome cover of this. "Untitled" - This was another perfectly fine one that just didn't go the extra mile to make the highlights. Doesn't feel tacked on or unnecessary even, just not the cream of the crop. More great backup vocals from Mike Mills. HIGHLIGHTS - "Pop Song 89" - "Get Up" - "You Are the Everything" - "Stand" - "The Wrong Child" - "Orange Crush" - "Hairshirt" - "I Remember California" MIDLIGHTS - "World Leader Pretend" - "Turn You Inside-Out" - "Untitled" LOWLIGHTS - FINAL THOUGHTS I've always been a fan of this band since I first heard them, and my esteem has only grown over the years as I hear more and more stuff, or revisit things I only heard a few times previously. They are in that category with The Cure or 80s King Crimson where I'll gladly break my no-live performances rule. Although with R.E.M. it's a lot of bootleg audio or tv appearances ( which are uniformly great - look for their Late Night appearances and their Unplugged set is well worth looking for, and I think gets overshadowed by the amazing ones from Nirvana and Alice in Chains. This is not my favorite by them, but it's still top notch. Their first 8 or so albums all have great stuff on them and remain one of the longest stretches of consistency for any band I can think of. Even Monster is way better than you remember. Give it a relisten if you can. PLAYLIST ALTERATIONS - nope FURTHER LISTENING - Younger Than Yesterday by The Byrds - Cypress by Let's Active - Let It Be by The Replacements - Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me by The Cure - Starfish by The Church - Boylan Heights by The Connells - Blind Man's Zoo by 10,000 Maniacs - Especially for You by The Smithereens - Thirteen by Teenage Fanclub - 100 Broken Windows by Idlewild - The King Is Dead by The Decemberists

Pioneers of the alternative rock sound that would define the following decade, the 1990s. R.E.M. was making the jangling guitar rock that would bear the labels of indie and college rock. When I came of age in the nineties this sound would find its commercial success. This entire album sounded about 5 years later than its 1988 release date suggests. Lower sounds abound and I mean listen to the distortion on “I Remember California” And yet, this sound is still a work in progress. The album is all over the place. In spots we have bouncy pop with “Stand” whereas others slow down for more intimate work, “The Wrong Child” or “Hairshirt.” We’re transitioning into new eras on this album. R.E.M. has a new label and creative freedom and they’ll use it. For me it all works. I appreciated R.E.M. as a radio and MTV friendly act during their time, even if I never owned an album. Still, terrific form from a band that was a staple of my younger years.

I was only really aware of the mega-hits, but I found myself enjoying this more than expected. You are everything is a very strong track I had never heard before. Orange crush is of course a classic. Ultimately it has a few really discordant or dull tracks but I'm feeling a 4.

Genuinely not as good as their others but I see the vision

An album that more or less defined alt-rock/college rock at the time. Quirky, but poppy and accessible. This is a thoroughly good time. Maybe not REM’s very best but near the top.

This was my first R.E.M. album purchase (going off my love for Automatic and the video or saw one night for Stand). The purchase ended up turning me into a R.E.M. nut and it still remains one of my favourite albums to listen to. World Leader Pretend and You Are Everything are fantastic songs which really fill the album out around its poppy singles. Highly recommended.

Not my favorite REM album but I enjoyed it

Feel bad giving an REM album less than 4 stars but this isn't a favourite. Some standout bits but not their best!

Yep, sounded like loosing my religion. A bit country and a bit of joy division.

Pretty solid overall but mainly Orange Crush is so good. Stand is on here as well, Hairshirt I liked. Yeah it was pretty good

This album was fine. Pretty sure Stand is the soundtrack for Ben's claymation video in Parks and Rec (it's definitely from something at least) but nothing else really stood out to me. Got kinda bored by the end.

Meh. At no point was I very into this album. Will try to revisit

This album got me questioning what I enjoy about music

Encore R.E.M. ? Bon, pourquoi pas, c'est un plutôt bon groupe donc c'est pas désagréable à écouter, mais est-ce que ça vaut la peine d'en écouter tant que ça ? Bon, je vais pas m'étendre, c'est sympa, ça s'écoute, c'est juste pas spécialement incroyable.

I find them a bit samey but it's a solid album

Well, I usually like REM very much and actually love a number of their albums., I’ve never actually listen to this album before. I found it, whining, dragging, and trying to listen to.

Maybe the best REM album. The uptempo songs are almost all hits, while the quieter stuff isn’t as good.

i'm starting to fear that i just don't really like rock music fave track: orange crush

Fantastic album, that remind me of high school. Great writing. While I don't love all of the songs, there are some that are absolute bangers.

REM sometimes bores me but ¨The Wrong Child¨ and ¨Untitled¨ are both incredible songs for different reasons. The first is haunting and emotional, the second beautiful and heartening. REM is a band I mostly skipped over but I'm thinking there might be more worth rooting out.

Great REM album solid 4

Best R E.M. album I've heard so far, real good energy throughout. Only issue is the production, but it didn't bother me much. Highlights-Pop Song 89, Get Up, Stand, Turn You Inside-Out, and Hairshirt.

Love love LOVE this album. Stipe's vocals are great, and the way the guitar, bass and drums work together in their elegant simplicity is fabulous.

it´s like going to drive in the 80´s with it´s light and billboard.

I did a full discography listen for R.E.M. with my dad last year, and this was like my 5th favorite album by them. Green is too repetitive and unambitious for me. Nevertheless, I like R.E.M. and this is still deserving of a 3

The lyrics are enjoyable. This album further demonstrates that you don't need to be able to sing in order to make a hit - sing-speaking can be enough to do something cool.

Took a second listen and liked the style after that

The sound of this album is appealing. I like the idea. Micheal Stipe's vocals give it a little more edge, and I like the minimal and almost thin production on this album. That being said, I this is a very one dimensional album. The lyricism is really bad in my opinion, and the sound they bring to the table gets old fast. Overall, it's a solid idea and a solid album, fun to have on in the background, but lyrics cringe me out.

After a several week run of mostly mediocre albums, I was really glad to get something I knew, but I ended up being kind of disappointed by this album. Of course I like Pop Song, Stand, Orange Crush, and Turn You Inside Out, but the rest of this album was kind of whiny and annoying. (3.5)

While I may be more a fan of their earlier albums, I can still dig the more radio-friendly sound R.E.M. had in the late 80s to early 90s. 4.5 bumped down to 4.

I’m a little higher than a 5. It’s just a great R.E.M. album to go out on. The additional experimentation in styles is a good evolution from “Document”, adding a lot more range & versatility throughout this album. It also feels like a natural predecessor to the brilliance of “Automatic for the People”, as Michael Stipe’s songwriting begins to carry a lot more weight here. There’s still the same cryptic vibe to everything that was apparent on “Murmur” & occasionally so on “Document”, but it’s more boxed in to give the tracks a necessary sense of direction, enhanced with a bit more of a visual flair in the lyricism, making the abstract feel a lot more enjoyable to explore. It all works a lot more for my brain. Obviously, Michael Stipe’s vocals are as good as ever, but I’m just impressed by the instrumentation feeling as dynamic as it does. It’s still distinctly R.E.M., and with a bit of a grunge lean, but without the sort of generationally carried grief that underlined “Automatic for the People”. It feels like Michael is trying to find himself a bit here, with his own ambitions finally catching up to the success of the band, yet creating a crossroads as a result. This album constantly feels like it’s asking questions without intending to look for answers; something like “Pop Song 89”, for example, feels like a track about the inability to recognize those that feel close to you, but without really deciding if that’s a good or bad thing. Same goes for “Stand”; sure, it’s smarter to be more aware of the directions your life is moving, but how often are you REALLY aware of it, and does it matter that much if it’s going well? It’s that ability to explore the abstract that the band has created & seek your own answers to the questions being posed, enhanced by the instrumentation behind it, that makes this my favorite of the pre-”Automatic for the People” albums on the list. I can now fully see how R.E.M. only went up from here, and while they went up in a different way first that isn’t on the list (it is CRIMINAL that “Out of Time” isn’t here), this feels like the first domino to fall in a legacy defining way. It’s a little higher than a 5 for me, and maybe someday, it could get up to a 10. As far as R.E.M. goes, maybe I need to relisten to “Murmur”, because their albums are all 5’s or higher otherwise. I’m very glad they have this much representation on the list, and I feel a bit sad that their legacy, at least in the modern pop culture conscious, is relegated mostly to “It’s the End of the World as We Know It (and I Feel Fine)” & loose memories of “Everybody Hurts” vines. I know they’re done & they’ve said they’ll never make a comeback, but something needs to happen to boost their cache a bit more. Hell, maybe they can ride the biopic train or something. Regardless, it’s been a real delight, and I need to seek out even more of these guys.

A great subtly eccentric alt rock record with a banger second half! I'm usually not all that partial to bright major key rock that sounds like it could be played during the title sequence of a whacky indie film, but something about this really appealed to me. Part of it is definitely it's surprisingly biting and conscious lyrics.

Litt kjedelig.. rem er ikke favoritten, men det er noen låter som stikker seg litt frem. Tror ikke jeg hadde husket noe av låtene hvis jeg hørte det senere..

So good! chill, enjoyable rock. Nothing much else to say. 7/10

Great sriff

I just love R.E.M. this definitely isn't their best, but there are some great songs here. I don't have many critiques there just are some songs here that are not my favorite. Actual rating...3.5 Liked Songs: "Pop Song 89" , "You Are The Everything" , "Stand" , "World Leader Pretend" , "Orange Crush" , "Turn You Inside-Out" , "I Remember California" , "Untitled"

Nostalgic

Music my parents listened to on the radio but doesn’t feel impactful. Enjoyable listening though, just no lasting impact for me

2-3 really good songs but otherwise pretty much a meh album for REM. And I don’t ever want to hear “Stand” again.

Good album! I dont inow a lot from REM but their sound is rlly cool!

Some standout moments but it’s an album where they sounded like they were between identities

🌕🌕🌕🌗🌑 (rounded up for the first four songs—four fives) I'm in a weird, in-between space with R.E.M.—I don't like them, exactly, after years of feeling endlessly peeved hearing them captive in my parents' car, but I'm almost defensive of them because of their familiarity. Maybe I just got Stockholmed again, but I've really come around to a lot of their music, and, to their credit, most of the songs of theirs I've always liked are on this album. Actually, the first four songs are classics of my childhood that I really treasure. Hearing them back to back, I was almost convinced this album had all-timer momentum, but unfortunately, the rest was pretty middling. Maybe I'll come around to it the way I've come around to the rest of R.E.M., but for those first songs alone, this gets 3.5. 1: Bad | 2: Okay, No Desire to Revisit | 3: Good, Conditionally (OR Inconsistent Mix of Qualities) | 4: Great (OR Technically amazing but missing the sauce emotionally) | 5: Amazing

I enjoyed this more than I thought! I got used to his nasally voice enough to feel nostalgia. Solid!

que gran canción es orange crush!

Tired on a long road trip

Pretty good! Quiet a few songs I knew.

+ Pop Song 89 For mye mandolin REM er ikke helt for meg

Abstract & biting; a great album for doing a deeper social commentary dive, for sure.

Eclectic and of the time, but really memorable and tuneful. So many good songs.

Liked Orange Crush, the rest was fine

medio rari para la actualidad, tiene todos los instrumentos dañados con una sublime remasterización, revolucionarios descubriendo las repeticiones y destiempos, gran música para aficionados.

sounds old

In hindsight (and maybe even at the time) this record marks the moment R.E.M. the band started becoming “R.E.M.” the media entity, a transition that would continue through *Monster*. On a major label for the first time, Michael Stipe & co. responded in the most indie way possible - by screwing around a bit. “Stand” is a gentle piss-take in the direction of inane pop that ended up being a signature hit for the group (no wonder Kurt Cobain looked up to Stipe so much). “Pop Song 89” treads much the same ground, seemingly questioning why the world would deem this collection of weirdos from a college town in Georgia to be worthy of such a huge stage. Elsewhere, the band calls out to some fellow indie heroes, most notably on the opening to “I Remember California,” which sounds like Peter Buck had been listening to *You’re Living All Over Me*. And yet, beneath the more surface-level touches, Stipe and his bandmates remain able to get serious, even profound. “You Are the Everything” might be the most unguarded thing Stipe had written up to this point as he begins with a confession, “sometimes I feel like I can’t even sing / I’m very scared for this world, I’m very scared for me.” “World Leader Pretend” speaks in metaphor but is no less sincere, a thematic update of the back half of *The Wall* with the (literal and emotional) volume turned down several notches, speaking simply at the dinner table rather than shouting. And “The Wrong Child” reaches back even further for a heartbreakingly poignant portrait of the artist as a young gay shut-in - Boo Radley, closeted child. I agonized a little about the final rating for this one, simply because ranking a great band’s third- or fourth-best album is prone to raise questions about how to reflect the gradations between albums. Then again, my fourth-favorite Beatles album is *Rubber Soul* and I’m not going to have any trouble giving that one a 5-star rating. So maybe I’m overthinking this; nevertheless, I will say that, as a cohesive artistic statement, *Green* is a half step below *Murmur* and *Automatic for the People* (and *Monster*, for that matter, although I’m less a fan of that one). But as simply a snapshot of R.E.M. doing Good R.E.M. Things it’s worthy and wonderful. And as a snapshot of a band Making the Leap it’s unparalleled.

Competently played and written, but doesn’t do much for me that a legion of other indie records do.

Fine, average rock album

No one should have to hear Stand ever again.

Good, but didn't grab me.

Owned Best band of all time. So good.

9/10: this was my first time listening to an REM album in full and I had a great time. The lyrics are great, the musical composition is fantastic, the album really works as a coherent piece. I had a great time with this and I can’t wait for the next time I get one of their albums moving forward. Best song: Orange Crush

I only really knew REM through a few singles, so it was nice to try an album out. I liked it a lot, and the mandolin definitely elevates it, bringing a twinkly edge to the mix Fav track: Stand, The Wrong Child

Mike Mills might be the GOAT. Orange Crush is a classic and still hits the same. The first three songs are great, Turn You Inside-Out is great, I Remember California is so great.

i never actually realized that stand was by r.e.m fsr?? fav track: orange crush

not especially interesting to me, kind of forgettable--i'm also not really a fan of the frontman's voice. an album better suited to walking on a sunny day than sitting on the bus. fav: pop song 89

Classic but not their best, IMO

I became irate about people's constant trash talk around Taylor Swift while listening to this album. I really disliked the sound and singing on this album. However, I can respect that it's just not MY music. I will not make sweeping accusations against R.E.M. as musicians nor their artistry-- as others fail to do about many famous "mainstream" female artists...

I know and like REM. I currently have 47 songs liked by them - which includes 3 near perfect albums (Reckoning, Document, and Out of Time), plus a sprinkling of songs from most of the rest of their albums. I already have 3 songs liked on this one - "Pop Song 89", "Stand" and "Orange Crush" - which I believe were the radio singles. I think I never bought this as a CD so I'm interested to dive into the whole thing to see what else I missed. "You Are Everything" - such great lyrics. It's love song without mentioning the word love. I love the combination of distant memories and present tense when he's talking about his loved one. "World Leader Pretend" - more introspective thoughts from Michael Stipe about how he's gonna drop his defenses and the walls he's built up around himself and decides to let someone else in "The Wrong Child" - wow - this seems to be from the perspective of a kid that doesn't fit in with the others (possibly introverted, or disabled or just different in someway). It's an "outsider" observing the world and trying to remain positive. Incredible lyrics really. "Hairshirt" - had to look up that word to figure out what he's talking about. A hairshirt is a garment made from rough animal hair (usually that of goats) worn against the skin so the coarse hair will rub and scratch the wearer. It was done as a form of self-penance - basically giving yourself physical suffering as a way of punishing yourself for something bad you supposedly did. So, he's saying he's gonna stop punishing himself for something and just focus on the good parts of life. Cool! "Turn You Inside Out and "I Remember California" have a great vibe. "Get Up" and "Untitled" didn't really grab me. Glad I spent some time listening to this one - as I've now added 6 more REM songs to my playlists and found another almost perfect album. This also pushed R.E.M. into my top tier of artists for whom I like 50 or more songs. Liked songs on Spotify: 9/11 Rating: 4/5

never a bad time with R.E.M., but this left a little to be desired.

Not my favorite from REM but a solid album overall

I love REM, I really do, but what the hell is this doing on this list?

I love REM the band as well as the sleep phase

Really enjoyed this! Very much in the vein of alternative that I enjoy, catchy and poppy but also having a unique sound that I enjoy.

BORING and corny. Every song sounds the same.

R.E.M. is a vibe. Didn't know any of these ones. Liked it!

One of their best

Standouts Pop Song 89 Stand Orange Crush Turn You Inside Out

This album starts off slow, the first three tracks do not have drums. I definitely prefer the tracks with drums.This album seems to meander a bit, lacks a little focus. To me this is a collection of songs as opposed to a cohesive album.

Absolutely awful

Green is the sixth studio album from R.E.M., a band hailing from Athens, Georgia. The band's first six albums were released annually, with growing commercial success in the process. Green marked the beginning of the most successful period of the band's career; for several albums, spanning almost a decade, REM was among the most successful pop bands in the world. The album is a departure from the minor-key, thoughtful-to-brooding alt-rock of the band's earlier albums. This is a collection of major key, pop-oriented songs, laced with the band's distinct sound. Green includes two of the band's first singles to top charts: "Stand" and "Orange Crush."

Is Mike Mills rock's greatest backing vocalist? I sure think so. This is a really good record of material from one of my favorite bands. I think side two is significantly tonally different from Side One's calming/uptempo feel- one's mileage will vary based on if that switch up to darker material on side two (announced firmly with big single "Orange Crush") works or not. I like it a lot.

R.E.M. has always been a blind spot for me. Just kind of missed out on the height of their success, and never knew anyone who was really into them. Anyway, I really liked this album and see why they are so influential. The music is interesting without being alien, and lyrics are erudite without being precious, the whole thing evokes dark Americana but in a new way, without blues chords or harmonicas. 4/5 from me.

Like a lot of people, I came to R.E.M. through Out of Time and Automatic for the People but never went backwards. Green feels like a great correction. It’s looser and more experimental—jangly pop like “Stand” alongside darker, more textured tracks like “Orange Crush.” Not everything lands, but it’s full of ideas and energy. It sounds like a band in transition, and for that reason alone, it’s one of their most interesting—and easily up there with the best of alternative rock.

Murmur, Document, Automatic For The People... and now Green. All solid 4-star efforts. Fantastic riff to start us off on the right foot. Pop Song 89 couldn't get its musical message across more effectively if it tried. A full, ear-friendly-yet-tastefully-distorted sound that represents everything I'm looking for from this genre. The atmosphere gets even more intense and frenzied, controlled with great musicianship and even greater chord choices, in the electric Get Up. Next is You Are The Everything, a peculiar track that tries to be melancholic while also incorporating (what sounds like) a mandolin and an accordion. Maybe it's more of a "longing" atmosphere. I've never heard Stand before, but amazingly, I recognise it from an old Minecraft Let's Play video on YouTube. Take that how you will. That line "Think about direction, wonder why you haven't before" is not only a pretty cool lyric, but it's ridiculously catchy. Cool guitar solo, and key changes, and whole atmosphere. The strongest track thus far. The next track of interest could be The Wrong Child, with distinctive acoustic guitar + mandolin combo along with two majorly offset vocal lines. I could've just described The Battle of Evermore and you'd be none the wiser. Clear inspiration taken here – but the source material is fantastic, so you can't really go wrong. There's a lot happening in Orange Crush, yet the most interesting part of the song is the strange SFX-filled military(?)-style interlude. Then there's Turn You Inside Out, with its mildly creepy refrain "I believe in what you do / I believe in watching you". A good song, though. Very 80s-coded. Mandolin continues to be Stipe's (or someone's) obsession as we approach the end of the album. Hairshirt is nothing revolutionary. A pleasant song. I Remember California is as stereotypical R.E.M. as you can get: a sombre minor key and mystery-movie-esque atmosphere, great texturing, and some soft, thumpy, equally mysterious percussion. The final track, Untitled, is very clearly the weakest on the album – lacking any musical ideas that make me want to ever return to it – but it's still passable. That means all the other songs are noticeably better than passable. Any rating less than 4 stars is fraudulent. 4/5 Key tracks: Pop Song 89, Stand, Orange Crush

Enjoyable, but nothing that stood out too much to me. I get why people like REM and they have a very recognizable sound, but they’re not too special to me personally

3rd R.E.M. album for me on the list and 2nd one just this week following my favourite of theirs "Murmur"! This might contain my favourite song of theirs "Orange Crush", however I need to listen to album tracks and this one might go for 4 stars.

I think I've found a new favorite, and I barely knew REM before this! It's just so good and my vibe

je m'attendais à plus tuff

Not my favourite REM album but even my not-favourite REM album beats out lots of others.

Pretty boring. The lead singer has a good voice, a bit like if the “Bueller” teacher from Ferris Bueller could sing, but the album has the personality to match. Obviously I love Losing my Religion, but they haven’t found that groove here. Anyway, I won’t give up on REM - but I’m close.

No es mi estilo, no me ha gustado simple y llanamente.

Booooooring

Bland noise

Audiophile dads must get the biggest boner listening to this, but I just think this ones a little like chicken with rice. I enjoy it but its pretty bland

R.E.M. is a top 5 band for me, so my opinion is HIGHLY biased. This isn't their best record (thanks, "Stand"), but it's still 5 stars for me.

Given how I have felt about R.E.M. albums in the past, this was somewhat of a pleasant surprise. I find the vast majority of their music to be super boring and generic, even a bit grating at times. This one, while nothing special, felt like a bit more than that. Maybe I'm just now warming up to their style, maybe I've just had a bad streak before this so it doesn't seem so bad in comparison, or maybe this album is genuinely just different from the others I've heard. Realistically it's probably a combination of all 3, but whatever the circumstances, I can say that my opinion of R.E.M. from this album has gone from "boring and generic alt rock band" to "nothing special alt rock band that are sometimes good."

Nice, varied, the mandolins had not yet taken over

I remember this album when it came out, I had the cassette. Not my favorite REM album, but it’s ok. 2.5 stars

More decent stuff from R.E.M.. This is the third album I've listened through from them and while I have yet to be truly wowed by their music, I haven't necessarily disliked it.

This album was released while I was on my mission. I wasn't as familiar with it, but it's really good. Pitchfork: 8.4 (25th Anniversary Deluxe reissue) Rolling Stone: n/a Best Songs Pop Song 89 Get Up You Are The Everything Stand World Leader Pretend Orange Crush Hairshirt I Remember California

Solid album. Stand will always make me think of “Requiem For A Tuesday.”

Stipe for President

me ha gustado el album

music is love

A perfectly fine power-pop album. It’s not quite fully developed REM yet, but it is showing those shoots. Solid, but not great, album.

REM is widely hailed as one of the greatest alt rock acts of all time and it's hard for me to argue with that considering the sheer avalanche of classic, amazing songs they've put out from "The One I Love" to "Man on the Moon" to, of course, "Losing My Religion". But despite that, I've never really loved their albums. Even widely agreed masterpieces like Automatic for the People just don't do it for me. So, with that in mind, you'd think I'd be in a losing position here about to review a famously uneven album that bitterly divides fans of REM's scrappy college rock roots from the mainstream pop fans they would gain going forward. But surprisingly, I found myself really gelling with this messy, experimental transitional album. There are obvious weak points here like the album's second biggest hit, "Stand," which perfectly presages later annoying, intentionally bubblegum REM songs like "Shiny Happy People." But there is an undeniable energy here that is infectious. Green strikes a delicate balance between scrappiness and pop sensibility that is catnip to me personally. The best song is obviously "Orange Crush," one of REM's hardest rocking songs that somehow makes its nonsense lyrics work but I'd be remiss if I didn't also single out "World Leader Pretend" as a strong step towards the moodier sound they would develop in future albums while maintaining an edge I like more with those soul-baring, self-flagellating lyrics. I guess what I'm saying here is: I like this fine, I've got my Green crush.

The thing that I think makes REM special is that I never get the sense they're trying to impress me. They write great, catchy songs, with interesting arrangements and lyrics, but they don't want me to walk away going "Wow, they're so talented." I think impressiveness is often overrated, and great songwriting overlooked. It's why I'll always prefer passionate singers to excellent singers, or creative guitarists to virtuosic guitarists. It's what turns me off of bands like Rush or Van Halen. My brain is telling me this album is probably a 4, but I love it so much. It's the earliest album in their discography that I know extremely well—I had a CD of it in my car throughout much of my senior year of high school. It reminds me of the good feelings I had that year. I went to college the next year and told my voice teacher I loved REM. He scoffed, said he couldn't stand them, that his roommate listened to Out of Time incessantly. I think I kind of stopped listening to them regularly around that time (though I still liked them), but this project is reminding me how great they really were.

Niet voor mij. Paar oke nummers. Snap de stijl

This was fun. Second half carried.

I am learning that I really just do not like R.E.M.

Buena banda, los vi en vivo. No me gustó tanto el disco, pero su música es buena.

Me gustó mucho. No me guarde canciones pero la mayoría me parecieron muy chulas

This album is so good. I don’t even count “The Wrong Child” against it, even though it’s the worst song the band ever recorded

Not bad but it seems repetitive.

While I was only a casual fan of R.E.M. during their peak from 1987 to 1992—when I was between 12 and 17—their music has stayed with me in ways I didn’t fully understand at the time. The older I’ve gotten, the more I’ve come to appreciate not just their sound, but the emotional weight behind it and the lasting impact they had on the indie rock scene. Listening to Green in its entirety now—having only known the radio singles before—it strikes me as brighter and more immediate than their early ’90s work, but there’s still that familiar tension underneath: songs that somehow feel uplifting and heartbreaking at the same time.

During the R.E.M. heyday, I was too far down the hard rock & metal rabbit hole to even consider other genres of music as worthy of a listen. Thankfully, those blinders were ripped off by the mid 90s, but I never fully listened to anything from these guys outside of the radio hits. This list has provided me the opportunity to hear more from them than I ever have and I have been really enamored with everything that's passed across my cochlea. I think back to the times when I would hit the music store on release day, eager to buy the latest Metallica album and sitting in the car opening the cassette case to revel in the fold out liner notes before sliding that bad boy into the tape deck. Everyone has regrets in life: "I should have done this", "I should have said that", "I wish I had reacted differently in that situation." Well, I wish R.E.M. would have been part of that joy.

I can sense why people might have found this fresh and exciting in 1988. I'm not so excited in 2026

My favorite singing-talking storytellers. Music videos are funky, like a time capsule.

Other than Stand and Orange crush, this was kind of all over the place for me. Idk. I guess I just like their 90s run more than their 80s run

bland af. not much to separate this and murmur, unless I’m missing something. Mostly made me realise hate hate hate Stipe's voice. Probably one of my least favourite singers of all time - I dunno why. 3.5 / 10

Rem siempre es bien

Really great alternative pop rock, a standard of what was to come in the coming decades.

3.5 stars This is not my favorite REM album. It’s mostly good. Side 1 is great until the last track. Then side 2 starts with a jam and then becomes a snooze until the untitled closer. It’s a little more than half good so that’s what I’ll give it. It had been a while since I listened to it and enjoyed the poppy catchiness of the album. Even silly “Stand.”

Este fue mi primer disco de R.E.M. comprado en vinilo, antes de su mega éxito. Ya era increíbles. Para guardar: "Pop Song 89", "Get Up", "You Are the Everything", "Stand", "World Leader Pretend", "The Wrong Child", "Orange Crush" y para terminar 11th untitled song. Un 5 estrellas.

Second album on the generator. Can see why it's popular, but not for me.

Day 257 Highlights Stand You are the Everything Orange Crush

this was fine. i really dont remember much tho

putz, não gosto da banda r.e.m.... e tem vários álbuns deles nessas listas...

Its giving where are you im so sorry and early 90s grunge. Not bad. Fun at times.

Get Up, The Wrong Child, and Orange Crush (heard that before) stood out. Always liked REM, just never listened to a lot of their albums. Might have to now. 4/5

It’s r.e.m. it’s fine

I always think I'm going to love R.E.M., but they never quite get me there.

Rapidement Évacué de ma Mémoire. 2.49 étoiles

I like the variety Fav : world leader pretend I remember california

I have always disliked REM so much. They grate on my nerves and were so overplayed back in the day it just made it worse. But like I said in our last review, it’s not them it’s me.

REM does a great job with this album in creating a unified sound across the tracks. I don’t mean to suggest that all the tracks sound similar, but rather it is a cohesive collection that blends well from song to song. Additionally the music has depth from the variety of instruments being played and the multiple layers of vocals. If you were alive in the 80’s and had a radio you were familiar with multiple songs from this album (I.e.- Stand, Orange Crush, Pop Song 89) before today’s listen. Overall, it’s a well orchestrated collection and REM consistently puts out a unique, yet solid rock sound.

I once grew my hair out long. There was an awkward period where it was no longer short but could not yet qualify as long. I looked like Scottie from Boogie Nights. It was not ideal. Green is that sort of transition for R.E.M. The album fits between Document, their commercial breakout, and Out of Time, the Zeitgeist-defining stylistic revamp that made the band mega-stars. Document is a really good album and Out of Time is legendary … Green is just fine. It’s as if they are exorcising the demons of their college rock persona one last time before becoming famous. I Remember California is a great ‘old style’ R.E.M song, the kind that will sadly die on upcoming albums. They lost themselves by trying to rage against selling out, creating an edgy, rock-tinged sound and producing a more commercial sound which yielded big hits and sold albums for the next decade. Their career trajectory reminds me a lot of U2 in that way, actually.

well yeah it's that what you expect when listening to a R.E.M. Album. Either you like it or you don't. I gotta feeling that there is no "yeah i like 1 or 2 songs on this album but the rest is awful"

the like the quakky, poppy theme

a sip of good old lager

lindo sonido, mas indie, melancolico (? 4.3/5

algumas músicas são bem rock, e outras continuam sendo bem rock mais puxado pra melancólia, eu adorei, a guitarra, bateria e baixo estão incríveis, e a voz do cara q canta e ÓTIMA

3/5 Lots of cool mandolin.

Bastante bien, lo que esperaba de REM

I have a mostly positive experience with this, World Leader Pretend in fact being one of my all-time favorite R.E.M. songs and You Are the Everything not far behind (yes Trump the pretend person keeps it fresh). But the Orange Crush, Stand element tries to detract from that. So even at their least engaging they are worlds ahead of their peers in the sonic landscape.

Solid, enjoyable - not quite my favourite of theirs. Love Hairshirt and Orange Crush.

Meh. It was this album where Stipe's schtick started to annoy me. Seems like an easy one to swap out for something more interesting.

I just love this. Mandolin rock!

I don't know why but Orange Crush always gives me the feel goods. Everything else was pretty good. I prefer a little more oomph in my rock music, but this is definitely an above average album.

Pleasant enough!

The singer sounds so whiny. Stand-outs - Orange Crush - I Remember California

Good enough. Not amazing."Get Up" is the one.

A nicely varied album released during the rise of the alternative rock music era. I’ve always enjoyed their music whenever it came on the radio back in the day but I never got around to buying any of their albums so it was finally great to sit down and listen to one. I found the variety of moods here surprising. Some songs are light and poppy, some are dark and brooding, and some have a tinge of folk to them. Now I’m looking forward to their other albums on this list.

its ok, cool early alt rock but nothing standing out to me

Have this. I wasn't a fan initially, but became a fan.

Classic love it Stand forever

REM shortly before a high point with Automatic for The People. I enjoyed this one. I think 18-20 yo self would have dug into this more than I am now, but it was an enjoyable drive around with the windows open to the spring air kinda album.

Wow, maybe my favorite REM album on the list so far? Normally I'm not a fan of their output and think it's a little monotonous, but I really enjoyed this album. There are definitely some songs on here that don't match the high level of creative output of the rest of the album, but I really enjoyed this. Maybe it's time to give REM's other albums a second shake.

Favorite Track: I Remember California Least Favorite Track: Pop Song 89

For almost 40 years now, I've yet to hear something from this band I don't like. Hairshirt is to Green what Nightswimming is to Automatic For The People.

Hairshirt is cool. This is my 3rd album by them and I don't think I'm gonna be blown away at any point.

No me gustó tanto

World leader pretend es el que mas me esta sorprendiendo Pensaba que iba a ser solo rock pero me sorprende lo alternativo q esta siendo Vale, la q mas m gusta es I remember california

I'm not sure what it is that doesn't click with me and REM. They are lacking something for me and I can't quite put my finger on it. Rock, but without any bite and aggression? Pop, but with a voice that it's a bit tepid? Hooks, but without the soul to make you believe? It's not for a lack of trying over the years, on paper a band I should very much like, in reality a band that leaves me pretty indifferent. One into the sound the album picks up in the middle a bit, but not enough for the plaudits it gets.

Peu écouté REM dans ma vie, mais cet album est très bon. 4-/5

These are the first batch of REM songs I remember being aware of. So, uh. . . STAND!

Me encantó!!!

Pretty good REM, but Murmur still easily my fave of theirs

Some high highs and some mid mids. This is the R.E.M. experience for me, encapsulated by 'Green.' "Orange Crush" is amazing! So is "Stand!" Then there's just other stuff that's fine. But the album is bolstered by the hits and that nothing is bad on the album. Top tracks: "Orange Crush," "Stand," "Pop Song 89," "Hairshirt"

Bob Dylan stinks

--Pop Song 89...the "we're too cool for pop" pop song. it's catchy --Get Up...generic college radio. I guess these guys invented generic college radio --You Are the Everything...I'm a sucker for a mandolin. Stipe's vocals dance between soulful and annoying but the track is pleasant overall --Stand...solid guitar riff. not much else to it other than the key change --World Leader Pretend...this one really works for me. it might be the slide guitar. Stipe is restrained but in a good way --The Wrong Child...the mandolin is back but I do not like this. very whingy --Orange Crush...good base groove --Turn You Inside-Out...another solid bass groove. Mike Mills doin' work --Hairshirt...mandolin is good but the annoying Stipe vocals are back --I Remember California...a bit of a dirge --Untitled...it's fine

Another good R.E.M. album. Stand and Orange Crush are the standout hits.

Gorgeous

I have been a fan of R.E.M since the release of Radio Free Europe on 45. I saw their first shows in Vancouver BC when Michael still had hair. I loved the mumbled indecipherable lyrics. By the time Green arrived, Michael was more confident and the band which had already begun moving towards a more pop oriented sound distinct from the more jangle rock sound coming out of Athens/North Carolina (see Don Dixon, Chris Stamey, the dB’s). For me Green is challenging. It’s easy to recognize the immediate catchiness of songs like Orange Crush, Stand, Get Up and Pop Song 89. The problem is the rest of the record and that fucking mandolin. I get that six albums in you don’t want to sound like the same band as the prior 5. However, R.E.M. had truly progressed from record to record. This sounded like a retreat. It also signaled the end of my interest in R.E.M. as a band. As the sound was no longer interesting designed to appeal to the masses it was truly disappointing to see this rather uneven album be released. It is uneven (Hairshirt) and incomplete (Untitled). In hindsight it is probably worse than I recall because R.E.M. still held my interest. Now, looking back, history bears out what should have been obvious then: R.E.M peaked at Document which for me was their last complete album. Green is half a record and the beginning of the slide into generic mediocrity. 3/5

Great drums.

holy peak

I don't know, it's fine. I have no drive to ever listen to it again.

Shiny happy peopleeee

I like REM, but this is their weakest 80s album in my opinion. The production is just a bit lackluster and sounds very thin. Doesn't make the songs stand out that much. The songwriting is good, but the album is missing that REM magic to bring it to the next level.

Reading about this album, this is allegedly when R.E.M. sold out, which is difficult to believe given the prevalence of mandolin on the record. As for the music, there's a ton of variety and emotions on display, the songwriting is concise, and the album never gets boring. 4.5/5.0: Excellent

easily my favorite of the rem albums on this list

Took a while to get used to it, but it was a very consistent listen

Pas mon préféré, mais ça reste REM

I've always thought of R.E.M. as merely ok. I still think that. This is a 2.5 star situation but such half measures are prohibited so I will cruelly round down.

I had always meant to give REM a proper shot and this was a good reason to finally do so. Got a 90's, kinda-shoegazey vibe which I really liked (A very important note to the reader: these kinds of songs always remind me of the movie High Fidelity which features lots of similar stuff). Anyway yeah I will listen to more REM. I think I need to recalibrate my rating system though.

I really hate the album art for this record. And I usually don’t have such strong feelings about the art…anyways…excellent as always.

It all just feels unresolved, which, the more I listen to REM, feels like the point

Green is a good time, not my favourite REM though. I'd have put Reckoning or Life's Rich Pageant on before this one but still, gotta love World Leader Pretend.

I can never put my finger on what it is about R.E.M. that is just slightly off-putting to me. Similar to The Cure, I wonder if I’d enjoy this a lot more with a different singer. I think it also doesn’t help that the Atlanta alt-rock station that I grew up on played R.E.M. to death.

Solid, you are everything stood out.

Mmm, great on a summer’s day. That’s Orange Crush.

i mean it was pretty good but me personally its too dad like, coupled w the fact i was listening to it almost muted while 20020 WHICH U SHOULD READ so i didnt rlly get the full experience but overall this might be for u!

This album brings up so many great memories for me, it’s hard to listen to it without a biased ear. For a long time if you asked me who my favorite band was, it was an easy answer.. REM. It’s not my favorite REM record but it’s close.

The summer after my younger brother went away to college, the big thing he came back with was "REM sucks because the lead doesn't actually sing". But his musical taste is big on Billy Joel. Yeah, Stipe has a limited range. No big deal. The music here is awesome. Solid craftsmanship here, all the way through. My Rating: 4/5

Overall pleasant rock album, 7/10, Favorite Song: Orange Crush

They have a unique sound on this LP which they created on their previous release. Musical depth and instrument variation delicer a open sonic sound. 4 solid songs defining future musical directions

occasionally manages to break out a catchy line or some interesting sounds, but mostly it's just vocally slightly unpleasant to listen to and overall deeply unmemorable.

Outside of their big hits, I think the only R.E.M. album I've ever listened to is Automatic for the People which is a good album. Maybe even very good. This album? Even better. Might even call it great. I really liked this one Easy 4 Stars.

A step towards greatness

I got a CD player for Christmas 1990. And this was one of the very first CDs I bought. It was at Tom Tom's CD exchange in Sandy Utah from the used section. I picked it up because I had heard Orange Crush which had been getting regular airplay on the alternative station. This was when alternative music was still just that -- off the beaten path of the mainstream. It was like me and only a few others knew about this great music. Then a year later Nirvana changed that, along with REM and their hit 'Losing My Religion'. When I got this home and listened to it, I was immediately drawn in by the two bangers that open the album -- Pop Song and Get Up. I recognized Stand from the radio, but had no idea it was the same band that did Orange Crush. And I think this is one of the enduring things about REM for me -- they are very versatile, doing a protest song like Orange Crush but also have fun and levity with Stand (though if you think about it, Stand is a bit of a covert protest song) and also be introspective with songs like World Leader Pretend (which may be the crown jewel of this album) and I remember California. And also breezy chill tunes like You are the Everything and the last Untitled track (which is a hidden track on the original CD) The mandolin in a few of the tracks foreshadow its use in Losing my Religion and other tracks on the next album. I learned later that this was REMs debut on a major label. Fans at the time accused them of selling out, but as I got to know their back catalogue, I feel like this album was a step forward for the band, but at the same time not terribly different from their previous work, which I think is a tribute to their strong songwriting and production. Green is close to a five star for me... the only thing that holds it back is that there are other REM albums that I think are even stronger, which may be coming up.

My first exposure to any R.E.M. and it definitely made a good impression. Just about everything they go for here works for me in some capacity. I enjoy the folksy tracks, I enjoy the more conventional tracks, and I enjoy Stipe’s vocals and lyricism over all of it. Stand shouldn’t be allowed to be as catchy as it is. Excited to listen to more of their work. 2 listens Favorite Tracks: I Remember California, Stand, Pop Song 89

Expectation: -> This has 4-5 potential. Guessing I will know/recognize 2-4 songs. I know the Automatic album better. After listening: -> I find Michael Stipe's voice to be comfortably nostalgic. Instantly recognizable and reminiscent of a better time. Two bangers on this album (Stand and Orange Crush). The others are very good and make for an easy full album listen. Thank you, R.E.M. Track ranking: Stand Orange Crush (The rest)

This is another one I only knew the hits off of, excellent album all around though. I think Orange Crush might be my favorite REM song.

I understand there's talent here, but R.E.M. has always felt very bland to me. Worthy addition, but ultimately not very impactful. 3 stars. Also Stipe's vocals sound like Trump.

so Document was just a fluke or something? i really want to like these guys more, but this album sucks.

Refreshing

Not their best album but still a very good one.

Mmm. This was the album that made me realize that the whole conceit of this site might not be great. Well, not that. It's just that a single listen really isn't enough to rate an album. I keep revisiting this. It's the only one I've gotten in the short time I've been doing this that I feel a real need to do that. It's beautiful. I love it.

I really enjoy R.E.M. but I find their discography lacks a true 5/5 classic despite some incredible high points. Stand is a great track here. The opener has some awesome lyrics and I love orange crush.

Didn't even need to listen to this oneto give it four stars; it's in my music DNA.

Good album, I can see why it is considered a classic. I would like a little more cohesion throughout. Would buy for collection if I saw it.

R.E.M. is a difficult band for me to assess critically. I know all their greatest hits by heart and I know the influence they had on a dozen of my favorite bands. But I also can’t say that I am a true fan or listen to them that often. The emotional connection for me just isn’t there except for a few songs. That may eventually make one of their albums on this list a five for me, but it isn’t this one.