R.E.M.: Accelerate - 04/01/08
04-09-08, 02:54 PM
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I have now listened to the new record a total of 3 times. I am still on the fence about it. The first listen, I thought most of the songs sounded the same (could have been due to the fact that I was cleaning the yard at the time). But, it has been growing on me. Perhaps I will like it more and more over time. I didn't really care for Monster the first few listens and it is now one of my favorite REM disks.
04-10-08, 04:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Billboard
R.E.M., which has been stuck in the commercial and creative wilderness for the past decade of so, debuted at No. 2 with "Accelerate." The Warner Bros. release sold 115,000 copies.
R.E.M.'s previous studio album, "Around the Sun," debuted at No. 13 in 2004 with 59,000 copies. The band last made a big impression with 1996's "New Adventures in Hi-Fi," which opened with 226,500 units, narrowly missing out on the No. 1 spot.
R.E.M.'s previous studio album, "Around the Sun," debuted at No. 13 in 2004 with 59,000 copies. The band last made a big impression with 1996's "New Adventures in Hi-Fi," which opened with 226,500 units, narrowly missing out on the No. 1 spot.
04-10-08, 04:31 PM
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This album might be good, it might not. I can't tell because of the piss-poor mastering. It all sounds like sludge, there's no dynamics and it sounds like everything was just cranked up to 12.
I miss the days when albums were mastered for listening on home stereos instead of ipods.
I miss the days when albums were mastered for listening on home stereos instead of ipods.
04-11-08, 08:48 AM
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Originally Posted by Eddie W
I miss the days when albums were mastered for listening on home stereos instead of ipods.
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04-11-08, 09:00 AM
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Originally Posted by Eddie W
This album might be good, it might not. I can't tell because of the piss-poor mastering. It all sounds like sludge, there's no dynamics and it sounds like everything was just cranked up to 12.
I miss the days when albums were mastered for listening on home stereos instead of ipods.
I miss the days when albums were mastered for listening on home stereos instead of ipods.
