By Anthony Horan 9.27.94 Beat Magazine Thanks to YbeeXiv@aol.com for providing this article. 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 [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
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 – [...]
By Molly McCommons 09.21.94 Flagpole Magazine Flagpole: This interview is about your new album, but since it hasn’t been released yet, can you tell us something about it? Michael Stipe: Well, it’s a lot louder than the last three records. It’s very raw, and, uh, punk rock. It’s kind of in-your-face. Flagpole: Where did you [...]
By James Lien 09.19.94 CMJ Magazine Like the Persian Gulf War, the O.J. chase, or Woodstock 94, we can all remember where we were when the news came over CNN that after three introspective, orchestral and increasingly quiet albums, Peter Buck had rummaged through his closet one day and finally found his electric guitar right [...]