Green

I will probably have Orange Crush stuck in my head for the next few days. Otherwise, the rest of the album was just sort of there for me. I didn't love it, I didn't hate it. It was ok.

I guess we're going to have all of REM's albums on this list? This, at least, has my favorite song from them, Orange Crush. I Remember California turned out to be good, too. This is a 3.

I remember saying on my last R.E.M. album review that it was peak-R.E.M. style, but that's also how I feel about this one, just an earlier version of it. When you think of R.E.M., this is it. 3.5

Never was much of an REM fan, but I found that this album kept things interesting and was 'rock' sounding compared to some the others.

In the end I didn't mind it, but it probably isn't something I'd add to my frequent rotation.

ka philipp album holt

I've never been a massive fan of R.E.M., I really like some of their individual hits, but I had never listened to one of their albums. This experience confirmed me and R.E.M. just don't click. A few highlights. but an overall dull album for me.

Still not a fan by any means, but overall not a bad listen

Too monotone lead vocal.

The second REM album I've gotten through this, though I can say I liked this one much more than the first (AFTP). There was some diversity to the music that kept it engaging, plus the songs themselves were enjoyable for the most part. There were still a few I didn't like; Stand stood out for that reason (see what I did there?). I didn't think it was great. But, as someone who doesn't really care for REM, I have to say this was pretty good. Overall: 3.1/5

Boring pop-rock.

bof

Enjoyed! Less good than the jack white album, but i can see its value even if its not as much me

Oh man. Green is the first REM record I heard. I remember stealing the tape from my brother's room. I still love it. It's somewhere in between their early more raw stuff and the later sophisticated art rock - Green has a bit more pure pop to it, which is actually what I like least about the REM in general, and Stand is the first song of their that I loved, and it's just so poppy that I sort of thought of this as one of their not so good albums for awhile... But relistening, it's actually better than I thought! I forgot about Orange Crush! Man that's a good song.

This album was how I got into REM back in 5th grade, so it should have a powerful nostalgia aura for me. But “Orange Crush” aside, I was surprised by how little I liked this album listening to it now. It seems like I can hear them moving further away from the early stuff i still like, and some songs verge on the full cringe effect of “Shiny Happy People.” Automatic for the People sort of redeems this arc for me, but I honestly struggled to get all the way through this album. Extra points for memories of 5th grade though.

3.5/5

No esta mal, sin mas

Me duele la cabeza

There's definitely an argument to be made for "Murmur" and "Automatic for the People" being on this list but this album not as much. Its a perfectly acceptable album but come on. Favorite track: You Are The Everything

3.5

Men den var nära att få två i vissa delar

REM are an interesting one for me, I think my favourite thing about them is how much I hear their influence in so many bands I love. But when it comes to REM themselves I find them incredibly hit or miss. Green is alright, the songs I like I do like but the ones I don't were a drag. Honestly this felt way longer than an hour by the end of it. Favourites - Pop Song 89, You Are The Everything, Stand

Two R.E.M. albums in a row! Well, let's get them out of the way I suppose... Bleh. Blablublarghalumebleylalagullumbelum. I don't dislike it. I don't like it very much either. 3 stars

Oh yeah just what i needed, an other mid R.E.M album

Ça va j’accepte

Fun

yeah ok easy listening

I absolutely LOVE REM, but as has always been the case when listening to this - which I know is highly acclaimed in their back catalogue - I am kind of ambivalent to it. I think instead of being a great realisation of where they would end up and the accomplishment of where they started it's just TOO transitional. It misses the soaring poppy art rock highs of their later work, and the austere jangle of their early records.

Ok I checked and the REM inclusions in this list are weird. Four albums which is a lot, but none of them are their biggest album, Out Of Time? Don’t get me wrong, REM is a great band and this is a great album. It’s a transition album. The band’s major label debut. Their “selling out” album. I think the only huge hit here is “Stand”, but I guess the overall sound is more polished and accessible (not that REM were terribly inaccessible at any point). It’s a beautiful album, great late eighties early nineties alt rock. Dunno, three stars based on my personal taste but I mean I’m not sure it should be here.

Although I really like REMs hit songs, I found this album to just be pretty decent. Other than Orange Crush (one of the first songs I learned on my guitar), not many other songs really stood out for me. The entire time I was listening to this album, I was thinking that The Smiths do everything better. That being said, healthy 3

OK REM. Not my favorite. Marks the shift into more mainstream rock/pop than indie. More produced. Less jangly.

Light rock, but still feels like 80s.

Classic late 80's album, everyone at the time knew it or owned it. "Pop Song 89" was a big hit with a great riff. "Stand", while annoying at times, is another hit that still gets a substantial amount of airplay today (51M listens). Rounding out the big 3 is "Orange Crush" which I heard on the radio yesterday (74M listens). Glue tracks like "Get Up", "Turn You Inside Out" round it out. I will add that "The Wrong Child" is horrible, a full on trainwreck of a song. I would not add this to my T1001 but I respect the impact it had at the time and the hits it produced that still get on the radio. 3.5 stars

Meh. A couple of good tunes.

Some bangers and some yawners. Never heard “ I Remember California” before. Really like that song

Good album. Orange Crush will always be one of my favorite songs. Never get tired of it.

it was mid

Kinda cool, very 80's kept on waiting for losing my religion though hahaha

Some decent songs ngl. Just not great

Despite thinking that -- at their core -- REM sound quite dweeby, I've just always loved them. Love Stipe's vocals, and their music just always hits an very enjoyable spot in my brain + ears. However, it gets a bit samey samey and I prefer their other outputs. It's a high 3 low 4 for me.

Pfff. I neither really like nor dislike R.E.M. It's too much middle of the road for me. And that's exactly what I think of this album. It's like pleasant background sound. You keep hoping that something will happen, whether it's a really hard rocking song or a beautiful ballad, but nope, it's like a gentle river bubbling along the countryside. I really don't understand ''You are the everything'; the instrumentation doesn't work and the singing of Michael Stipe is truly unbearable in that song. 4 stars is really too much honour. It's a bleak 7 our of 10 but that translates into 4 stars. But I just can't do that. So I ignore the methodology and adjust to 3 stars.

The first R.E.M. album I've listened to. I knew all of the best songs already, so it really wasn't anything too new. Still a solid album.

Never been a big fan of R.E.M. but this is a decent album.

Nice.

A catchy album by R.E.M. Some good reasonable hits. However I prefer their earlier works.

Buen álbum. Leí que experimentaron con crear canciones de rock en tonalidad mayor, probaron instruementaciones nuevas como la inclusión de la melódica. Me pareció interesante un momento en el que solo queda sonando un marimbol. La voz del cantante es muy representativa de la banda.

I can't love REM. I don't know why

Ei pöllömpi! Tykkään Documentista enemmän 3/5

Start is four stars, wind in hair you’re flying then a bit whiny for me back half.

Something about the voice and chord progression of this album did not really grab me

This was cool I guess, not bad not good

Yeah it was alright, I like the mandolin

There are good R.E.M albums out there and this isn’t one of them, wouldn’t say I hate it but it doesn’t have to be here Oh no ive said too much I haven’t said enough 😉

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CjhsZ8ZMTzY Champagne comedy

ssookay I knew 2 songs from this album, ya know the two. Orange crush is good, I think this might be a good road trip album when you run out of your regular music. I've never heard it in its entirety before, it has a feel to it, not my feel but a 90s nostalgia that makes me think of Delia's catalog dresses and teen smoking.

Has a couple fire tracks!

I have a hard time clicking with REM. Always have and apparently always will. Each album will have a couple of stand out pop hits, one dark track ("I Remember California") and a bunch of filler. None of it is bad, it just never strikes me as consistent. 2.5 stars for a neutral offering.

It's okay. I guess

Not bad but not really my thing. Probably won't listen to the full thing again. Stand is obviously a stand out (heh) but my favourite track was Orange Crush.

Alternative Rock, 1988 -> 3

One step further into pop territory, but there’s still enough of those buzzing, shadowy guitars

Pretty good stuff. Probably their best album, but it still feels like ''U2 with a twist''.

++: Pop Song 89, Get Up, Stand, Turn You Inside-Out, Hairshirt +: The Wrong Child +-: You Are The Everything, World Leader Pretend, Orange Crush, I Remember California, Untitled 6,9/10

Pretty decent. I think they've made better albums though.

Niet per se fan van rem

I hear they hadn't yet found the very signature sound I remember from later, but I haven't heard a lot. The voice is very recognizable, though.

...should we talk abaaat tha govaaarnmeeent!!!??

Pretty good, nothing special really just pretty good guitar pop/alt rock, wasn’t a big fan of the last two songs or the more calmer songs, they were fine but felt a bit too long for what they were. Highlights were world leader pretend and orange crush. Also cool how this made Cobains top 50 albums i can see the influences I guess. Overall 5.5/10.

Very patchy.

A little bit mellow, nothing to complain about.

Not my favourite I don't really like the voice of the lead singer much

Middle point between the early years and losing my religion, they started to pick up alternate instruments (mandolin and accordion). There are good songs in here but as a whole it did not grab me like future REM albums.

it's giving they might be giants if they just played it safe

I love some R.E.M. songs, but I’ve never loved an R.E.M. album. For example, Pop Song 89 and Orange Crush were excellent, but The Wrong Child and Hairshirt were not enjoyable. They’re great songwriters, but I think part of the issue is that I’ve never liked Michael Stipe’s singing. Now that I think about it, he doesn’t sing but rather talks through my favourite R.E.M. song (Man on the Moon), and yells through the other (Shiny Happy People). Anyway, 3.5 stars.

[3.5]

Another REM album i enjoyed and don't know why. I do like their 80s stuff

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. I like this album now but it annoyed me back then. I also like most of what REM did before this album more than I like what they did after it, so this was kind of an inflection point.

Few good songs but brought down by others on the album being quite uninteresting.

pretty good. reminds me of the music dad listens to (because he actually does listen to R.E.M. LMFAO). put this on while studying, ‘twas an easy listen. i liked it well enough, wouldn’t really go out of my way to listen to much BUT i did like “Turn You Inside-Out” because it was more similar to what i usually listen to! solid 3/5 (would give it a 4 but i have a feeling there will be some genuine 4’s down the road so i’d rather be harsh now…)

preeeeetty aight! some great classics in there

Stand and Orange Crush are good songs. Started pretty weak, and sounded a lot the same. After Orange Crush, the album got quite good. I will say 3, maybe 2.5 but rounded up.

Some decent tracks are still REM tracks

As mediocre as ever

Gut aber austauschbar

It's like kinda good but also not for me. Will I listen to again: 15%

This album felt very safe and inoffensive. Yes, I'm aware that they did some experimentation, such as including the using of a mandolin and other sounds, but I think it all just came out very dull.

pop song 89- 5 get up- 5. i hate homie's voice you are the everything- 4 stand- 5 world leader pretend- 4 the wrong child- 4 orange rush- 5 or 6 turn you inside out- 5 hairshirt- 3 or 4. i hate this i remember california- 5 untitled- 5 rem walks a very thin line between me liking them or hating them. but as it stands now, i dont care much about them

Enjoyable but nothing special.

Found vocals quite grating and music boring.

I was never much of a fan of R.E.M

A bit underwhelming honestly, especially when compared to Out of Time or Document. Still enjoyable but not an album I'll listen to start to finish again. 5.5/10 (2.75/5)

This is an example of how important arranging is, in that their dull playing spoils the chance of pretty interesting melodies turning into great songs

R.E.M. to nie jest muzyka dla mnie, podobnie jak U2. Przelatuje przeze mnie kompletnie bez śladu, mimo dwóch odsłuchów ledwo pamiętam, co tam się wydarzyło. Pierwszy utwór był całkiem spoko, coś tam czasami mnie chwytało w jego popowym brzmieniu. Któryś kolejny utwór przywoływał na myśl "Losing My Religion", to też było ok. Ale ogólnie bez szału.

I was not immediately inspired when I listened to this recently and will have to listen again to give it another chance (REM being one of my most-listened groups) If in the top 1001 Albums, it would be quite far down the list!

I mean yeah it’s dad rock

Hmm, okay enough.

This is a good album. REM were omnipresent throughout my student years and whilst not objectionable it did get a bit too much and ultimately I got a bit bored by them. Revisiting it now has reminded me that it is still a good album but I still can't quite shake those old feelings

Standard R.E.M. stuff. I'm afraid that I was present in the room where it was played, but not really listening.

Beige

Klinkt erg naar rem je hoort zeker hun grootste hits er in terug

Good album, but not my favorite REM album.

After that last album, I was terrified when the first song of this one kept repeating ‘shall we talk about the government’ Then realised it’s that band that made them two alright songs Losing My Religion and Everybody Hurts. Neither were on this album. But it was alright, just very samey throughout. Nothing inspiring or exciting

The singles are fantastic but the rest of the album falls flat.

It was fine, but I've never been an REM fan.

I like this a lot

I know it’s their breakout, but 90’s REM does more for me. Some great songs and some misses.

gostei

There’s a lot of great stuff here. It’s not my favorite, but it’s still very good. 3/5

...

Not fan of all the lyrics but some really.interesting sounds here. Some lovely ones in fact but don't think I'll be reaching to add to a playlist. Sometimes he screeches words like okayyyy and I'm not sure I like it. Orange crush is a banger of course Didn't mind turn you inside out either tbh Also I like the guitar on I remember california

Michael Stipe's voice is nasally and a bit annoying but pretty ok musically

Nunca he entendido muy bien la pasión que R.E.M. son capaces de generar. Quizá puesto en contexto gane puntos, pero, en general, sus álbumes me suenan a grunge/alt rock típico de los noventa. Y no es que tenga nada de malo; al contrario, me parece música de calidad y muy agradable de escuchar. Las letras, aunque un poco crípticas, son de corte político y se mantienen relevantes. La inclusión de mandolinas y violines es interesante, aunque puede resultar irritante a veces. Música alternativa, pero de masas al mismo tiempo. Me cuesta darle nota, así que, como siempre en este tipo de casos, lo voy a dejar en 3.

Not my fav REM

Feels overrated

This is quintessentially fine

The songs that I recognized (Stand and Orange Crush) are good, and the others aren't bad...but I do not like the lead singer's voice. Would easily be a 4 if the singing was a little more palatable. Not bad otherwise.

I only really enjoyed the two recognizable songs here. But even those are a bit repetitive for me. Nothing glaringly unpleasant, but also nothing that I enjoyed very much.

it was okay

Что-то очень напоминает, а что не понимаю. Американская музыка, но ближе не к кантри, а к блюз-року, фолк-року. Чувствую американскую деревню в музыке вперемешку с Битлз.

Never listened to really any full REM albums other than Automatic for the People, they definitely sound like a less mature band in this one, most of the tunes don't stand out too much, but I think it's pretty good overall. Some of the songs get a little whiny and go on for a while, but such is the way of Michael Stipe. Oh man I forgot how fucking great Stand is, what a banger.

You know what I didn't hate this that much! James and I were disappointed at another REM but I knew quite a few of these. It was totally palatable

Qué se yo, las letras tienen una pizca de sarcasmo y locura que me gusta, pero no es para nada mi tipo. Además, no pude rescatar nada para mis listas. Nota: 2.8

Haven't listened to much REM outside the hits. Pretty solid album here.

Orange Crush is a great song. Otherwise, a decent but not overly standout album.

Oscillating between cheesy and REM (which is to say: kinda cheesy) but that's what I'm looking for when I go to REM.

pfff... weeral REM ... gelukkig toch enkele goeie nummers... maar toch ook aardig wat fillers

Started strong (fun REM) but faded (whiny REM).

Pretty standard 3 star album nothing too exciting but nothing too annoying either.

Pre - I'd always considered this the high water mark for the best (college rock) version of REM. Post - On relistening, I think it's got some strong singles (Pop Song, Stand, Orange Crush) and some good non singles (Turn You Inside-Out, Get Up). But the overall album is the slippery slope towards "Out of Time/Automatic For the People" (ie REM's folk version). So, I'd go with Document as the real high mark album for REM mk1.

I mean it's fine, but all kinda blurs a bit together. The voice and tone triggers nostalgia in me, but only because of Wim Wenders' "Until the End of the World."

puuu ja freue isch glaub s falsche wort pop song 89 het iwie en coole ahsatz vomene refrain aber ziehts nöd ganz durre? aber no cool get up 0 uufpasst you are the verything jsch zwar chli andersch aber finds gad arschlangwilig hmm stsnd isch zwar scho au en nervig easy catchy hahaha world leader rig na cool? aber iwie lauft alles chli ah mier verbii ja bö remember california hani seehr gern, isch iwie es düsters riff untitled sehr langwilig jaa bin chli z müed gsi, aber iwie hani de zuegang zu r.e.m. nöd würkli. schlecht ischs sicher nöd. 3

I was initially surprised to find that I didn't know many of these songs. But now I think if I heard them again, I might not remember them. A dull album, this.

Sort of repetitive.

Soothing and distinct voice the lead singer has. Enjoyable but nothing memorable on first listen.

Not my favorite REM album.

There's not really much I can say about this. It's just rather bland pop rock. Some catchy riffs, some fun lyrics, but nothing groundbreaking. Can't say it's bad, but this album is not something I would be excited to hear again. It's just fine.

2.5

I hate to say it as a Georgia native, but REM does nothing for me. I understand that it's a good album, just not for me.

Pretty cool sounding but not the most interesting.

R.E.M. is a nice band. And this album is also a nice album. But I don't really find anything more to say about it. It is nice. But not more.

Listen again to Orange Crush. Good album, calm atmosphere.

I enjoyed this album as background music. On a close listen I noticed synthesized elements of Americana rock, punk, pop, etc. They blended these elements enough to make very palatable alt rock music, but overall nothing incredibly unique and ground breaking.

Not bad. I've never been a huge REM fan but they were unavoidable in my early teen years and therefore occupy some space in my brain.

At last Some 500 albums into this project I finally get an REM album Would I have put it on the list - probably not In fact I could make a case for 9 or 10 REM albums being better. But the 9th best REM album is still pretty bloody good! I always feel Green is the bridge between the early REM albums and the stadium conquering later ones. It has a foot in both camps and never quite excels in either Orange Crush is a classic but it gets marked down for me because Pop Song 89 and Stand are trying too hard to be quirky Call it a 3 only because I think pretty much the rest of their discography is 4+

first album review! its 6 am and i found this on reddit but i am intrigued hehe. notable moments: stand - i really like the riff (?) in the middle of the song. also the song reminds me of what makes you beautiful by one direction LOL. turn you inside-out - so far my favorite to be honest i was zoning out and when it came to the guitar riff i was like this is kinda good especially the ending.

Enjoyed this more than their other album, still don’t love the sound but it did grew on me enough to give it a few extra listens

10/01/25 Obviously I know how big REM are, but again it's just an average album, with one stand out song.

stand in the place where yo- 5/10 (may revisit)

Good, enjoyable but nothing exceptional

It was a good listen. I heard some songs that I haven't listened to in 10+ years. Overall, I'd definitely give album another listen.

R.E.M. seem to be in that weird realm of uniqueness where they’re easily distinguishable from other acts, but not actually different enough to stand out properly. It’s probably Stipe’s distinct voice or the jangle of the instrumentation - but they’ve seemed to keep their sound fairly robust over the few albums I’ve listened to. As for Green, despite its misleading title/cover matchup, its soundscape is certainly lush and (maybe) upbeat. I don’t really want to throw this away as ‘background listening’, but that’s the sense I’m getting. There’s not a grand artistic statement or experimentation. It’s a great performance of tried and tested alt rock. And it works. And it’s just fine.

The only song I know from REM is losing my religion (that's them right?) Stand in the place where you.... where do inknow that from? It sounds like something from Parks & Rec. Idk. I don't think I like the lead singers voice.

The start of REM's downfall. This one was definitely phoned in. Orange Crush is great, and World Leader Pretend is one of my favorite REM songs. But mostly disappointing because they had set such a high bar for us fans earlier on in their catalog. Even the worst REM is still enjoyable, though. Mike Mills, Peter Buck and Bill Berry always sound great. And Michael Stipe is nothing if not entertaining and usually poetic. You can feel a self-consciousness about the change of direction I think, and that brings it down.

My opinion changed so much throughout this album. The first two or three songs I could not only see the influence but how it’s different from other stuff. But as time went on, I shortly realized that his voice was slightly intolerable. I’m going back and forth between a 2 and 3. I think because I was able to see such a defining difference between other music, I respect it for that.

At the time of this release I wasn't much of an REM fan and truly and sincerely hated their poppy songs from this period - feels like they were trying to simplify from their previously-cool mysterious/dark/imperceptible period. Or perhaps I was a bit limited being that I was listening to a lot of "real" music at the time (read: screaming guitars, spandex, lasers. Obviously.). Hmm. Interesting to revisit this a few decades and taste-revolutions later and ... I don't mind the pop songs so much anymore. But it's the major key clarity in their songs overall that still loses me from truly connecting with much of it. Maybe I'm just anti-mandolin? Songs that are mandolin-heavy here are my least-favourites. Fave: "Turn You Inside-Out" - a rare rock/distorted guitar REM song that really works for me - something about that simple pre-chorus. Least-fave: "The Wrong Child" - terrible. Competing vocals sounds more than sloppy. Overall it's better than I was expecting, although at 41 minutes I was ready to jump ship so I appreciate the short runtime. It's a fuller-sounding record than I'd been expecting - sounds great in headphones - and very different from their early/first-4-albums period that I've grown to love. Anyways - no chills but mostly a fine rock listen. 5/10 3 stars

2.5 but lovingly, a lot of songs almosttttttt did it for me but there always was something missing

tercer álbum de rem que me sale YA NO PUEDO MÁS

Not an R.E.M fan but this was alright. 3*

One of the things I've felt for years is that I really need to dig into the earlier side of R.E.M.'s discography, mainly because I wanna see what they did with the jangle pop sound and their singles from that era are pretty neat. This album was good but not really consistent, it feels in this weird crossroad of trying to be more alternative rock but also trying to still retain some of the folky/jangly aspects of their old music, so it can oscillate between amazing alt rock songs like "Orange Crush" to huge misses like "The Wrong Child" whose instrumentals and Mike's voice just do NOT mix well. I enjoyed my time with this album but it just felt like I have heard R.E.M. could do better and more consistent things than this.

I do like R.E.M. but this album didn’t especially stand out to me. Like I listened to it on Friday and reviewing it now on Monday and I barely remember it other than it was pleasant.

I think I've earned myself a three. This album was pretty damn good. I've listened to Orange Crush probably about 10 times today. Nonetheless, the rest of the album was pretty mediocre. Some funky beats but nothing too special. An easy listen for a day that I really needed it. (Drinking Orange Crush while listening to Orange Crush is a 5/5 experience would do again)

A pretty decent album - Orange Crush and Stand get a lot of radio play, Inside Out is a GTA IV classic. Nice folk stuff but also some snoozers. All round enjoyable 3.5/5

I’m sure this inspired lots and seems ahead of its time. However found myself so bored throughout. Just scraped a 3 but so forgettable I won’t be going back

I like but don’t love REM. This album was fine.

I should probably review this album higher but REM have so many albums and even though this one is really good, it’s not one of their tops for me.

Bueno

This could be easily a 4 but Michael Stipe's vocals have always made it difficult for me to truly enjoy R.E.M.

Favourite song - orange crush

I was never the biggest fan of R.E.M. Their music is for me solid rock and pop stuff that can go on in the background for hours, but it doesn't move me even though the lyrics are written for big emotions. The singing style is also not the best on the delivery side I find. Still, it's solid.

The first classic R.E.M. album - it's not bad overall, but contains too much filler. 3/5

Of 4? Idk?

Got my orange crush

Good stuff.

I’ll be real with you, REM deep cuts all sound the same on every album. There’s always those one or two bright spots and then literally the same song over and over

Meh. About what I expected from R.E.M. I've never been a fan. Not bad music, though. Just not something I enjoy.

есть песни и получше

Ihan ok. Mikään kappale ei oikein erottunut päälimmäiseksi, mutta ihan fiilasin tätä kuuntelukokemusta.

It didn't wow me, but I enjoyed it.

This is so mid compared to other stuff released by R.E.M. I didn't enjoy it that much. It wasn't bad but mostly boring.

If it weren't for orange crush, i'd give this a 2. Stand -- always brilliant. just never been a big REM fan.

Some very familiar songs, but I prefer Automatic for the People

I have trouble staying interested in this album but there are some good songs on here. 3 stars or C for me.

Got confused with the year it said it was from then realised it was a reissue 🤦🏻‍♀️ Enjoyable enough.

Pretty basic 80's rock. Orange Crush is the obvious standout. Probably won't relisten.

Damn, this takes me back. This was right when REM made the jump from college radio to MTV. So much of this record was on the radio. How do I still know all the words to Pop Song 89? Pop really is right word to describe this record. Stand is classic, easy bubblegum, complete with dance instructions. And you can hear how Orange Crush so clearly inspired Kurt Cobain’s style. There’s a lot of great stuff here. It’s not my favorite, but it’s still very good. 3/5

Orange Crush is clearly the best thing on here, although there are some other nice jangly guitar moments. And I do like a jangly guitar and have been known to enjoy an REM album from time to time. Not my favourite but there’s a chance I might listen again.

I love orange crush. The rest his voice is a little too whiny for me.

Pretty solid

“Well, that bored the piss out of me.”

It's the juxtaposition of it all. Fav song Stand

Transitory album between their college radio indie pop darlings to ruling the alternative radio waves. Ultimately, Green ends up somewhere between and doesn’t do it for me.

I know I should love them more because of the Georgia connection- but it’s just eh. These 90s albums don’t hit for me.

Fav: Orange Crush Least Fav: Get Up Felt more orange than green

Another case of the hits being good, but not much else. Way too much slow, sad filler

3.5

Overall: 6/10 R.E.M. is a band that's always just kind of been in my life in some form. I've never had much of an opinion on them either way beyond liking a few of their singles. This album doesn't really sway my opinion in either direction and I feel like they'll always be one of those bands that just exists. I really like the different instrumentation on some tracks though and Orange Crush is one of my favourite R.E.M. songs. Fav Song: Orange Crush Least Fav Song: The Wrong Child

Great album just got a little boting

I didnt use to like them back in the day, but compared to the crap these days, it was ok

3.5/5

Wikipedia deems this to be "experimental rock". While I can agree with that, it's still pretty approachable for something that's experimental. This is definitely borderline 90s alternative rock at this point. I can't place too much that sounds like R.E.M. and this album is included in that. They occupy a niche that is uniquely them. Some of this album hit pretty hard for me, but as it went on, I felt like it lost steam. All said and done, a decent album, though.

They have some good songs but I really don't get REM

Quite liked how melodic this was, I'll give it a 3.

Rather ok rock

3,27 average

decently average but enjoyable with maybe some unique sound for its time. i hereby declare them mostly-a-singles-band until the site gives me Automatic For The People

I didn't enjoy this as much as Murmur but it was ok. Orange Crush and Stand are head and shoulders above the rest of the songs on this album.

After listening to this album I revisited Murmur which I had generated last year. This album is not nearly as good as Murmur, but it is still enjoyable. The second half of this album is especially good. Yesterday I had the College Dropout by Kanye West. Jesus Walks from that album uses the same sample as Orange Crush and I think that’s neat. Favorite songs were Stand, Orange Crush, Turn You Inside Out, and I Remember California.

***An ok album

Favorites were "Stand" and "Orange Crush"

No real comment. I've never listened to R.E.M. outside of hearing singles on the radio - and while I enjoy a few of those (and I quite enjoy Michael Stipe's voice), there's nothing here that makes me want to re-listen.

It's ok

I am frankly not particularly an rem enjoyer

Outside of Stand and Orange Crush, I didn’t really know much of the other songs but I could see where it was building from here with the mandolin that eventually leads to Losing My Religion that I love

Lovande början -> meh -> ok näst sista låt.

I've been liking all the REM albums I've gotten. This one was good too

Not bad.

Amongst the seas of metal whammy bars that had been gyrated too much and synthesizer tracks that should have been store with blocks of years aged cheese in a cave somewhere, I can see how this stood out. The first four songs are the strongest for sure. Stand sounds great once, maybe twice, but it’s just chorus, chorus, chorus, key change, chorus, chorus, key change, chorus. You get the point. It gets a bit old. In general, songs that start with the chorus are already sus. When the second chorus shows up at 0:45, the songs crutches have buckled and a wheelchair is necessary. I’m being harsh but the analogy works and I wanted to use it. The album is pleasant enough to listen to. You Are The Everything was my favorite track.

For me, this album was ok. It’s good, but not anything I would seek out on repeat. There is some nostalgia to it as Stand and Orange Crush were popular in my teen years, but even then this was not music that really spoke to me. That remains true today. Nothing turns me off about it, but nothing really draws me in either.

Was alright - I did end up with "Stand" really stuck in my head though

REM really ushered in the 90s. I'm always a little surprised to be reminded that they were doing this in the late 80s because it seems so ahead of the time. Stipe's trademark "whininess" gets to me after a while, but - still - great band. Good album.

I like R.E.M.'s sound but I'm not a fan of their lyricism is a bit rough at points in the album.

REM is great, not my favorite album

I actually enjoyed this, but I can’t listen to it all the time especially when seasonal depression is ruining my life 😀 3.5/5

This one was hard to choose between 3 or 4, id give it a 3.5 if I could. I find Stipes vocals to be very hit or miss. Some songs I really enjoyed but others did nothing for me. The guitar and drums are average for the genre and time period.

I don't approve of REM switching to major key pop songs, but none of these are bad. I like Orange Crush.

I like REM just fine, but they never reeeeeally do it for me. No exception here. A good album, some standout songs (like Stand!). But nothing I’m terribly likely to go back to.

Its REM so I certainly enjoyed it. It didn't push above some of their other high bars though

Not bad but nothing that stick except for the underated song turn you inside out (might have been featured in a game and be the reason i like it a bit extra, haha)

альтернатива. мне не особо заходит альтернатива, я уже говорил. ну эти ребята вроде неплохи. правда сморило в сон под них чутка) норм)

It's kind of amazing to me this came out in 1988

Alt rock

3 / 5 Some stand out tunes: Stand, World Pretend Leader, Orange Crush, Hairshirt Overall good album But some songs did blur into one. Some weaker REM songs, not saying much and repeating lines

REM made the whole mainstream music industry pay attention with this release. Only a few years later and the while mainstream was trying to be REM.

Michael Stipe’s yodeling sound drives this album forward. He really lays it on thick in the last song, which I loved. The single “Stand” is fun but doesn’t do too much for me. It’s a really cool sound for 1988.

Another R.E.M. album, another album I enjoyed but aren’t enthused about! Some songs I really like, but it just doesn’t get “pushed over the edge” for me. They’re just a band I respect, not love. 3.5

3.5

Decent listen. R.E.M. definitely had their sound on lock fairly early on. I’m more partial to their later works but it was find to see the beginning. Stand Out Track: Orange Crush

I liked it way more than expected, given that I'm not someone who listens to REM very often. They definitely have their style.

Unoffensively okay.

Mostly forgettable, but nothing too bad

Still quite enjoyable

Pretty bland. Some great songwriting. Great melodies. Just a bit samey

Not bad. Very REM.

Many classics. High 3, could'Ve been 4 but oh well.

Good driving jams. Solid 3.

Has its moments.

Couple hits in here. That’s about all I want to hear from this band.

There were only one or two songs I really like, but I generally enjoyed the whole album. The sound is cool, but not terribly unique to me. Stand was the stand out (hehe). Favs: Stand, World Leader Pretend

Probably about 3.5, a few good songs but overall not really my cup of tea

-this is the THIRD REM album ive gotten and it’s been less than 100 days, idk how many there are in here… this one’s decent but markedly less enjoyable than Document and AFTP. none of the tracks really gripped me as much but it held together pretty well -Favorites are Pop Song 89 and World Leader Pretend

Green is the beginning of what R.E.M would perfect later. A lot of haunting beauty on this record. It’s also a bit all over the place. You Are The Everything a severely underrated masterpiece but Pop Song 89 mocks pop than 3 songs later, there is Stand 7.7/10

Intricate jangly guitars chiming away under dense cryptic lyrics, all with a kind of country tinge to it. Some of it sounds like the logical culmination of the 80s new wave sound, other parts like an experimental folk act, sometimes like an Americana Smiths, at best they're sweeping and epic like War-era U2. I've tried many times but really can't connect with 80s REM beyond the singles, there's something weirdly inaccessible or uninteresting about so many tracks on these albums, so I never got why they were such a big fixture of the alt/college rock scene. I just like them better as 90s major label sell outs and in radio dominating greatest hits mode I guess... Favorites: World leader pretend, orange crush, I remember California

Came out almost exactly a year after I was born but somehow still sounds like "college radio" to me. I guess that speaks to its staying power of their music. For me personally, it's good but nothing special and a lot of the songs run together kind of sounding the same.

Not bad

MICHAEL STIPE PISSES ME OFF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! what the hell is up with this guy. he makes "monster" (1994), one of the best albums ever of all time which SHOULD be on this list but isn't—my conspiracy theory is that nobody likes that record because it's too faggy BUT IT'S LITERALLY THEIR BEST ONE. and nothing else in their discography sounds like it. anyway. we aren't talking about "monster" here, unfortunately. we're talking about "green," which is in fact the only other R.E.M. album that i will classify as good. this record has some beautiful lyricism and hints of the sound that would later define monster (i.e. "orange crush"). "you are the everything" and "hairshirt" are both fantastic in terms of the lyrical imagery and dynamism of the music imo. the back half of the album is really very good overall and stipe mostly manages to avoid the stipiest elements of his voice. however this record is ruined by the inclusion of "stand" which is actually one of the worst songs ever committed to tape. i hate that song more than words can possibly say. i couldn't get to my phone fast enough while listening to skip it entirely and i accidentally heard like one millisecond of it, and that was one millisecond too many. i find it humiliating to listen to. so minus five billion stars for "stand," 3.5 stars for everything else. i fucking guess. fav tracks: orange crush; you are the everything; hairshirt; i remember california

That was fine but not that special for me. I don’t think there was even one song I saved or wanted to add to a playlist but it wasn’t like actively bad.

It's fine, I enjoy some songs but I wouldn't return to the album

REM was one of the college bands that were fun to see live - they had their sound and stuck with it. OK for nostalgia, but even the hits on this album are not my fave REM tracks.

It was an ok album to listen to. Not too impressed but can see it’s relevance

What do you get if you mix Orange Crush (REM) with Lemon Crush (Prince)? Answers on a postcard.

what 3/5 maybe 3.5/5

I think this was the first time the band became known to the general public despite them being around for most of the 80s and producing plenty of good songs. This is definitely the warm up to their huge MTV success. It has a slightly annoying trebly sound to it, but it's packed full of strong songs, you can really hear they've matured and there's probably more to come. Yeah a really good album which is near the start of MTV realising the whole world wants to listen to "alternative" or "indie" music, because it's just music.

I think you either really love R.E.M. or passively dislike them. I'm in the latter camp. Its fine, I cant stand Michael Stipe's voice but overall the album is just ok.

I can’t… STAND when I hear REM Mi-chael Stipe Thinkabout this album and how bad I thought-it-was Jk it was fine and REM are a fine band but I just don’t have any desire to listen to them

3/5

A couple good songs, accompanied by a. lot of really weird songs.

Geht so

Great album, didn't floor me but I get it

It was fine. I'm not a huge REM fan, but they're fine.

Turn You Inside Out is awesome, the rest was boring.

Pretty decent rock record. Especially for the late 80s. This truly has a 'before its time' feel. Could almost say this record came out in the late 90s. Michael Stipe has a great voice. Reminds me of Gord Downie. Wouldn't it be cool if Stipe did a few shows with the remaining Tragically Hip members? I'm picking up some U2-esque feels in some of the music. But this band is far better than U2. U2 is pretty over rated.

To me, REM were at their best in the 90's. Still this is a great album.

It's okay, just like every other R.E.M. album on this list.

There are some great songs here but also a considerable amount of meh. There are better R.E.M. albums.

Some (ahem) might say this is where REM dropped off, but I quite liked most of this, at least as much as some of the earlier stuff

Mostly enjoyable.

Listened to whole album and only remember Stand.

Pretty subpar album compared to their usual high quality work

2,5

It was okay.

REM had a lot of great singles in the 80s (and a couple more in the 90s), but every album track surrounding them is like church music for people who spend Sunday mornings listening to A Prairie Home Companion

just kinda boring

Seems like this album was made in a small box or room, feels congested (not necessarily a bad thing but the feeling i got). Lyrics were cool and the main vocals were unique to say the least. 2.7

One of stipes lesser works. Has so many better albums but not a bad album.

I've never really enjoyed REM beyond a couple of obvious singles so Green was probably not going to excite me in the same way it might for some of you. There's no particular dislike, they're just there doing their thing and it doesn't really overlap with things I like, Michael Stipe is a fabulous lyricist who creates a great atmosphere with his voice and style but I guess I find that the music behind him doesn't get close to doing anything of the same quality. Much of this album does nothing to me, but it does finish very well, Hairshirt is cool, I Remember California is hauntingly beautiful, Untitled is a nice uplifting send-off. Those three tracks probably lift it to a low 3 from me and hopefully avoid your collective ire. Like what you like imo.

Enjoyed this more than anything we've had for about 20 albums. There are some really nice songs here - I like the lower key World Leader Pretend and the last couple of tracks, the poppier stuff (Pop Song 89, Stand, and Orange Crush) is also pretty good. Some of the rest falls in between and doesn't really work - REM have a tendency to go a bit twee and janky at times, and The Wrong Child is a nasty example of this. I think it's a high 3.

I do not understand the hype around this album. I am going to give a really good second listen through.

Stand Orange crush Pop song 89

Was never crazy about the well-known tracks from this album & have a hard time listening to Stipe in general, but some of the songs I'd never heard before were actually pretty good. Always enjoy a little mando as well.

131/1001 🌕🌕🌗🌑🌑

Noteworthy songs - 808080808 Magical Dream - Kinda catchy synth, but the rest is bland. Ancodia - Good background noise. Cobra Bora - Actually kind of cool, reminds me of Bomberman Hero. Pacific 202 - N64 vibes, but melody isn't great. Donkey Doctor - Nothing too special, weird ending. 808080808 - Really cool beginning. A little slow in the middle but stays interesting enough. Sunrise - Nothing remarkable. The Fat Shadow - Eerie. Very short.

Another good album from REM, deserves to be on the list, but not quiet in the same league as mumour or automatic for the people.

He vaikuttavat vieläkin siinä määrin taiderokkareilta, että joku saattaisi olla huolissaan. Silti musiikin kekseliäs, simplistinen melodisuus voittaa kuulijan puolelleen - ajan kuluessa mahdollisesti kasvavissa määrin.

an alt-rock classic that contains all the DNA for what would become Automatic for the People. in spite of the in-studio explorations the band was making at the time it does feel less adventurous than any of their previous 5 albums. they lost some edge after Lifes Beauty Pagaent and didn't fully replace it until they mastered this sound on AFTP.

Definitely liked this better than the first REM album we had. More personality and variety but I just still don’t totally love their sound. Still very solid though.

I read the Wikipedia summary and had high hopes for this album. Unfortunately, I found it pretty bland. There are a couple songs I enjoyed, Stand and Orange Crush, but otherwise it was a mostly forgettable album. It would be good for background music but I don’t know if I’d go back to it. Not bad but also not great.

I've said it before, and I'll say it again, I don't know why R.E.M. is so popular. I've tried to like them for a long time, but they've never broken through for me. This is probably my favorite of their albums so far, but I still don't love it. https://youtu.be/2jqKiVHS6x4?si=u5sNkKLiwO-CJ1Lb

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I dont really understand the REM love but i was vibing with this toward the end.

Original, polished, college music of late 80s