R.E.M. - Fables of the Reconstruction
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Artist: R.E.M.Edition: Music CD
Format: Original recording reissued
CD Release Date: 1998-01-27
Music Label: Capitol
Soundtracks:
- Feeling Gravity's Pull
- Maps and Legends
- Driver 8
- Life and How to Live It
- Old Man Kensey
- Can't Get There From Here
- Green Grow the Rushes
- Kohoutek
- Auctioneer (Another Engine)
- Good Advices
- Wendell Gee
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Free Music Review: One of R.E.M.'s best........4.5 stars
Hit: 5 Stars
One of R.E.M.'s finest albums, Fables of The Reconstruction is sandwiched between Reckoning and Life's Rich Pageant. As good as those albums were, they were ever so slightly overrated just as this one's slightly underrated. An evocative and intense journey, Fables may be the most unique of all in this band's catalog. Like a fog soaked day full of rain but also fresh air, you'll realize that this is exactly the kind of music you need to hear sometimes. Fables of The Reconstruction is a damn good listen and it's a classic R.E.M. album.
Fables of the Reconstruction Poster
R.E.M.'s third full-length recording, Fables of the Reconstruction delivers the purest distillation of the band's early sound. With the exception of the horn-laden, radio-friendly "Can't Get There from Here," the songs form a connected soundscape. Nearly transparent production highlights the glittering guitar arpeggios, active bass, and the disciplined, patterned drum lines, with organ and spare string arrangements adding texture to several pieces. And then there are the vocals: dense harmonies of voices calling out to each other, a rich humming and howling around Michael Stipe's central mumble. A careful listener can discern most of the lyrics, though what exactly they signify remains unclear. The album is best contemplated in its entirety, and the songs reward careful, repeated listening. This is a seminal alternative album, its material evocative, its ultimate meanings elusive. If your CD collection has room for only a few R.E.M. albums, Fables should be one of them. --Albert MassaR.E.M. Photos
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