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Lifes Rich Pageant
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Album: Lifes Rich Pageant
Artist: R.E.M.
Genre: Rock/Pop
{^Fables of the Reconstruction} was intentionally murky, and {^Lifes Rich Pageant} was constructed as its polar opposite. Teaming with producer {$Don Gehman}, who previously worked with {$John Mellencamp}, {$R.E.M.} developed their most forceful record to date. Where previous records kept the rhythm section in the background, {^Pageant} emphasizes the beat, and the band turns in its hardest rockers to date, including the anthemic {&"Begin the Begin"} and the punky {&"Just a Touch."} But the cleaner production also benefits the {\ballads} and the mid-tempo janglers, particularly since it helps reveal {$Michael Stipe}'s growing political obsessions, especially on the environmental anthems {&"Fall on Me"} and {&"Cuyahoga."} The group hasn't entirely left myths behind -- witness the Civil War {\ballad} {&"Swan Swan H"} -- but the band sound more contemporary both musically and lyrically than they did on either {^Fables} or {^Murmur}, which helps give the record an extra kick. And even with excellent songs like {&"I Believe,"} {&"Flowers of Guatemala,"} {&"These Days,"} and {&"What if We Give It Away,"} it's ironic that the most memorable moment comes from the {\garage rock} obscurity {&"Superman,"} which is sung with glee by {$Mike Mills}. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

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Begin the Begin 0 0    
These Days 0 0    
Fall on Me 0 0    
Cuyahoga 0 0    
Hyena 0 0    
Underneath the Bunker 0 0    
Flowers of Guatemala 0 0    
I Believe 0 0    
What If We Give It Away? 0 0    
Just a Touch 0 0    
Swan Swan H 0 0    
Superman 0 0    

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Lifes Rich Pageant - IMPORT BONUS TRACKS  |  1986
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