By Anthony Horan
9.27.94
Beat Magazine
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Over the last couple of albums, REM have been mellowing into something of an acoustically correct band, with heartfelt ballads, lush strings and a generous helping of mandolin steering the band in an entirely different direction far removed from the electric ethic of their earlier albums. [...]
By Christopher John Farley
09.26.94
Time Magazine
Fame, alas, can insulate a performer from the masses. But nowadays when pop-music stars feel the need to get in touch with the public mood, they have only to log on to the nearest computer bulletin board. Which is precisely what Michael Stipe did a few weeks ago. The lead singer [...]
By Jim Sullivan
09.25.94
Boston Globe
How, might you wonder, can R.E.M. still be like a punk-rock band? Sure, the first single/video from the band’s new Monster snarls out of the speakers with lots of noisy trmolo guitar and even more attitude. But we’re talking about the veteran grand masters of alternative rock, a Warner Bros. act who [...]
By Keith Cameron
09.24.94
New Musical Express
Rating: 7/10
And monsters go “Grrrrrrrrrrrr!”
Well, what else were they going to do? As the final chords of ‘Find The River’ ebbed away and the listener struggled to grasp the enormity of what had just been heard, one instinctively felt that when REM made another album - if REM made another album [...]