Document
R.E.M.

Album no.100 on the list! I somehow made it to 10%. Just couple years more and we're done with it. This is a second R.E.M. album on this list, and this time we have one of the earlier records - "Document" from 1987. It's already fifth album in their discography, which is very surprising to me, I always thought of R.E.M. as a more recent band. But nevertheless, when comparing this album with previously rated "Automatic For The People", I definitely prefer the older tracks. Their style is very unique and has put a mark on every record they produced, but "Document" has, in my opinion, better mix of melancholic melody, exalted lyrics and, at times, happy and uplifting vocals. The best example is "This is the End of the World (as we know it)". Great song, which works well on many layers - as a political statement, as an entertaining single and as a bit more sophisticated instrumental theme. Other great song from the album is "The One I Love", which is another successful single and is very pleasant to listen to. In general, R.E.M. music is not the most complicated or hard to execute, but when they hit it right, it's a really cohesive and fun music, and they definitely found the right tone for this album.

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