Description:Automatic for the People is the eighth album by the American alternative rock band R.E.M., released in 1992 on Warner Bros. Records. While R.E.M. had intended to make a harder-rocking album after dealing primarily with acoustic based sounds on its previous record Out of Time (1991), the group eventually abandoned that goal and createdAutomatic for the People is the eighth album by the American alternative rock band R.E.M., released in 1992 on Warner Bros. Records. While R.E.M. had intended to make a harder-rocking album after dealing primarily with acoustic based sounds on its previous record Out of Time (1991), the group eventually abandoned that goal and created an album that was musically subdued and dealt with mortality. Automatic for the People reached number two on the U.S. album charts and yielded six singles.... (more)(less)
Manufacturer : Warner Bros. Release date : 7 October 1992 Number of discs : 1 EAN: 0093624505525 UPC: 093624505525
"Released: October 7, 1992
Genres: Pop/Rock, Jangle Pop, Acoustic Rock, Alternative Rock
Favourite Tracks:
- Drive
- Everybody Hurts
- Man On The Moon
- Nightswimming
- Star Me Kitten
- Try Not To Breathe"
"REM's debut, "Murmur", is a masterpiece, one of the best alt rock albums of all times. This however, is pretty meh. I really like alot of the stuff here, but then you have terrible songs like "Everybody Hurts" that just kill it"
Stehako added this to a list 1 year, 11 months ago
"'"It doesn't sound a whole lot like us," warned guitarist Peter Buck, but that was the point of R.E.M.'s ninth album. Largely acoustic, and with string parts arranged by Led Zeppelin's John Paul Jones, this musical left turn finds a haunted beauty in songs like "Everybody Hurts" and "Drive."'"
The Flagship added this to a list 4 years, 2 months ago
"This was always my automatic answer when people asked me which album I'd take from my parents. I'll be honest and say I only like a handful of songs on it, but it's all downhill from here. "