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Automatic for the People
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Album: Automatic for the People
Artist: R.E.M.
Release Date: 10/6/1992
Genre: Rock/Pop
Turning away from the sweet {\pop} of {^Out of Time}, {$R.E.M.} created a haunting, melancholy masterpiece with {^Automatic for the People}. At its core, the album is a collection of {\folk} songs about aging, death, and loss, but the music has a grand, epic sweep provided by layers of lush strings, interweaving acoustic instruments, and shimmering keyboards. {^Automatic for the People} captures the group at a crossroads, as they moved from cult heroes to elder statesmen, and the album is a graceful transition into their new status. It is a reflective album, with frank discussions on mortality, but it is not a despairing record -- {&"Nightswimming,"} {&"Everybody Hurts,"} and {&"Sweetness Follows"} have a comforting melancholy, while {&"Find the River"} provides a positive sense of closure. {$R.E.M.} have never been as emotionally direct as they are on {^Automatic for the People}, nor have they ever created music quite as rich and timeless, and while the record is not an easy listen, it is the most rewarding record in their oeuvre. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

Track Name plays | downloads
Drive 0 0    
Try Not to Breathe 0 0    
Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite 0 0    
Everybody Hurts 0 0    
New Orleans Instrumental No. 1 [Instrumental] 0 0    
Sweetness Follows 0 0    
Monty Got a Raw Deal 0 0    
Ignoreland 0 0    
Star Me Kitten 0 0    
Man on the Moon 0 0    
Nightswimming 0 0    
Find the River 0 0    

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Automatic for the People - CD & DVD  |  2005
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