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R.E.M. began to move toward mainstream record production on Lifes Rich Pageant, but they didn't have a commercial breakthrough until the following year's Document. Ironically, Document is a stranger, more varied album than its predecessor, but co-producer Scott Litt -- who would go on to produce every R.E.M. album in the following decade -- is a better conduit for the band than Don Gehman, giving the group a clean sound without sacrificing their enigmatic tendencies. "Finest Worksong," the stream-of-conscious rant "It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)," and the surprise Top Ten single "The One I Love" all crackle with muscular rhythms and guitar riffs, but the real surprise is how political the mid-tempo jangle pop of "Welcome to the Occupation," "Disturbance at the Heron House," and "King of Birds" is. Where Lifes Rich Pageant sounded a bit like a party record, Document is a fiery statement, and its memorable melodies and riffs are made all the more indelible by its righteous anger. In other words, it's not only a commercial breakthrough, but a creative breakthrough as well, offering evidence of R.E.M.'s growing depth and maturity, and helping usher in the P.C. era in the process.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Mike Mills, ComposerLyricist - R.E.M., Producer, MainArtist - MICHAEL STIPE, ComposerLyricist - PETER BUCK, ComposerLyricist - SCOTT LITT, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Robert Vosgien, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - William Thomas Berry, ComposerLyricist
(C) 2012 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 2012 Capitol Records, LLC
Mike Mills, Composer - R.E.M., Producer, MainArtist - William T. Berry, Composer - Peter L. Buck, Composer - J. Michael Stipe, Composer - SCOTT LITT, Producer - Robert Vosgien, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel
(C) 2012 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 2012 Capitol Records, LLC
Mike Mills, Composer - R.E.M., Producer, MainArtist - William T. Berry, Composer - Peter L. Buck, Composer - J. Michael Stipe, Composer - SCOTT LITT, Producer - Robert Vosgien, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel
(C) 2012 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 2012 Capitol Records, LLC
Mike Mills, Composer - R.E.M., Producer, MainArtist - William T. Berry, Composer - Peter L. Buck, Composer - J. Michael Stipe, Composer - SCOTT LITT, Producer - Robert Vosgien, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel
(C) 2012 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 2012 Capitol Records, LLC
R.E.M., Producer, MainArtist - SCOTT LITT, Producer - Robert Vosgien, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Graham Lewis, Composer - Bruce Gilbert, Composer - Colin Newman, Composer - Robert Gotobed, Composer
(C) 2012 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 2012 Capitol Records, LLC
Mike Mills, Composer - R.E.M., Producer, MainArtist - William T. Berry, Composer - Peter L. Buck, Composer - J. Michael Stipe, Composer - SCOTT LITT, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Robert Vosgien, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel
(C) 2012 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 2012 Capitol Records, LLC
Mike Mills, ComposerLyricist - R.E.M., Producer, MainArtist - MICHAEL STIPE, ComposerLyricist - PETER BUCK, ComposerLyricist - SCOTT LITT, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Robert Vosgien, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - William Thomas Berry, ComposerLyricist
(C) 2012 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 2012 Capitol Records, LLC
Mike Mills, Composer - R.E.M., Producer, MainArtist - William T. Berry, Composer - Peter L. Buck, Composer - J. Michael Stipe, Composer - SCOTT LITT, Producer - Robert Vosgien, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel
(C) 2012 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 2012 Capitol Records, LLC
Mike Mills, Composer - R.E.M., Producer, MainArtist - William T. Berry, Composer - Peter L. Buck, Composer - J. Michael Stipe, Composer - SCOTT LITT, Producer - Robert Vosgien, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel
(C) 2012 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 2012 Capitol Records, LLC
Mike Mills, Composer - R.E.M., Producer, MainArtist - William T. Berry, Composer - Peter L. Buck, Composer - J. Michael Stipe, Composer - SCOTT LITT, Producer - Robert Vosgien, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel
(C) 2012 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 2012 Capitol Records, LLC
Mike Mills, Composer - R.E.M., Producer, MainArtist - William T. Berry, Composer - Peter L. Buck, Composer - J. Michael Stipe, Composer - SCOTT LITT, Producer - Robert Vosgien, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel
(C) 2012 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 2012 Capitol Records, LLC
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Mike Mills, ComposerLyricist - R.E.M., Producer, MainArtist - MICHAEL STIPE, ComposerLyricist - PETER BUCK, ComposerLyricist - William Thomas Berry, ComposerLyricist
(C) 2012 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 2012 Capitol Records, LLC
Mike Mills, Composer - R.E.M., MainArtist - William T. Berry, Composer - Peter L. Buck, Composer - J. Michael Stipe, Composer
(C) 2012 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 2012 Capitol Records, LLC
Mike Mills, Composer - R.E.M., Producer, MainArtist - William T. Berry, Composer - Peter L. Buck, Composer - J. Michael Stipe, Composer
(C) 2012 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 2012 Capitol Records, LLC
Mike Mills, Composer - R.E.M., MainArtist - William T. Berry, Composer - Peter L. Buck, Composer - J. Michael Stipe, Composer
(C) 2012 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 2012 Capitol Records, LLC
Bill Berry, ComposerLyricist - Mike Mills, ComposerLyricist - R.E.M., MainArtist - MICHAEL STIPE, ComposerLyricist - PETER BUCK, ComposerLyricist
(C) 2012 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 2012 Capitol Records, LLC
Bill Berry, ComposerLyricist - Mike Mills, ComposerLyricist - R.E.M., MainArtist - MICHAEL STIPE, ComposerLyricist - PETER BUCK, ComposerLyricist
(C) 2012 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 2012 Capitol Records, LLC
Mike Mills, Composer - R.E.M., MainArtist - William T. Berry, Composer - Peter L. Buck, Composer - J. Michael Stipe, Composer
(C) 2012 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 2012 Capitol Records, LLC
Mike Mills, ComposerLyricist - R.E.M., MainArtist - MICHAEL STIPE, ComposerLyricist - PETER BUCK, ComposerLyricist - William Thomas Berry, ComposerLyricist
(C) 2012 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 2012 Capitol Records, LLC
Mike Mills, Composer - R.E.M., MainArtist - William T. Berry, Composer - Peter L. Buck, Composer - J. Michael Stipe, Composer
(C) 2012 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 2012 Capitol Records, LLC
Bill Berry, ComposerLyricist - R.E.M., Producer, MainArtist - MICHAEL STIPE, ComposerLyricist - PETER BUCK, ComposerLyricist - Michael Mills, ComposerLyricist
(C) 2012 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 2012 Capitol Records, LLC
Bill Berry, ComposerLyricist - Mike Mills, ComposerLyricist - R.E.M., MainArtist - MICHAEL STIPE, ComposerLyricist - PETER BUCK, ComposerLyricist
(C) 2012 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 2012 Capitol Records, LLC
Mike Mills, Composer - R.E.M., MainArtist - William T. Berry, Composer - Peter L. Buck, Composer - J. Michael Stipe, Composer
(C) 2012 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 2012 Capitol Records, LLC
Mike Mills, Composer - R.E.M., MainArtist - William T. Berry, Composer - Peter L. Buck, Composer - J. Michael Stipe, Composer
(C) 2012 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 2012 Capitol Records, LLC
Mike Mills, ComposerLyricist - R.E.M., MainArtist - William T. Berry, ComposerLyricist - Peter L. Buck, ComposerLyricist - J. Michael Stipe, ComposerLyricist
(C) 2012 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 2012 Capitol Records, LLC
Mike Mills, Composer - R.E.M., Producer, MainArtist - William T. Berry, Composer - Peter L. Buck, Composer - J. Michael Stipe, Composer
(C) 2012 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 2012 Capitol Records, LLC
Mike Mills, Composer - R.E.M., MainArtist - William T. Berry, Composer - Peter L. Buck, Composer - J. Michael Stipe, Composer
(C) 2012 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 2012 Capitol Records, LLC
Mike Mills, Composer - R.E.M., MainArtist - William T. Berry, Composer - Peter L. Buck, Composer - J. Michael Stipe, Composer
(C) 2012 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 2012 Capitol Records, LLC
Bill Berry, ComposerLyricist - Mike Mills, ComposerLyricist - R.E.M., MainArtist - MICHAEL STIPE, ComposerLyricist - PETER BUCK, ComposerLyricist
(C) 2012 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 2012 Capitol Records, LLC
Bill Berry, ComposerLyricist - Mike Mills, ComposerLyricist - R.E.M., MainArtist - MICHAEL STIPE, ComposerLyricist - PETER BUCK, ComposerLyricist
(C) 2012 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 2012 Capitol Records, LLC
Bill Berry, ComposerLyricist - Mike Mills, ComposerLyricist - R.E.M., MainArtist - MICHAEL STIPE, ComposerLyricist - PETER BUCK, ComposerLyricist
(C) 2012 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 2012 Capitol Records, LLC
Album review
R.E.M. began to move toward mainstream record production on Lifes Rich Pageant, but they didn't have a commercial breakthrough until the following year's Document. Ironically, Document is a stranger, more varied album than its predecessor, but co-producer Scott Litt -- who would go on to produce every R.E.M. album in the following decade -- is a better conduit for the band than Don Gehman, giving the group a clean sound without sacrificing their enigmatic tendencies. "Finest Worksong," the stream-of-conscious rant "It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)," and the surprise Top Ten single "The One I Love" all crackle with muscular rhythms and guitar riffs, but the real surprise is how political the mid-tempo jangle pop of "Welcome to the Occupation," "Disturbance at the Heron House," and "King of Birds" is. Where Lifes Rich Pageant sounded a bit like a party record, Document is a fiery statement, and its memorable melodies and riffs are made all the more indelible by its righteous anger. In other words, it's not only a commercial breakthrough, but a creative breakthrough as well, offering evidence of R.E.M.'s growing depth and maturity, and helping usher in the P.C. era in the process.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 2 disc(s) - 31 track(s)
- Total length: 01:59:07
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: R.E.M.
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Capitol Records
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock Alternative & Indie
© 2012 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 2012 Capitol Records, LLC
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