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Leaving behind the garagey jangle pop of their first recordings, R.E.M. developed a strangely subdued variation of their trademark sound for their full-length debut album, Murmur. Heightening the enigmatic tendencies of Chronic Town by de-emphasizing the backbeat and accentuating the ambience of the ringing guitar, R.E.M. created a distinctive sound for the album -- one that sounds eerily timeless. Even though it is firmly in the tradition of American folk-rock, post-punk, and garage rock, Murmur sounds as if it appeared out of nowhere, without any ties to the past, present, or future. Part of the distinctiveness lies in the atmospheric production, which exudes a detached sense of mystery, but it also comes from the remarkably accomplished songwriting. The songs on Murmur sound as if they've existed forever, yet they subvert folk and pop conventions by taking unpredictable twists and turns into melodic, evocative territory, whether it's the measured riffs of "Pilgrimage," the melancholic "Talk About the Passion," or the winding guitars and pianos of "Perfect Circle." R.E.M. may have made albums as good as Murmur in the years following its release, but they never again made anything that sounded quite like it.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Mike Mills, ComposerLyricist - R.E.M., MainArtist - MICHAEL STIPE, ComposerLyricist - PETER BUCK, ComposerLyricist - Don Dixon, Producer - Mitch Easter, Producer - William Thomas Berry, ComposerLyricist
(C) 2010 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 1983 Capitol Records, LLC
Bill Berry, Composer - Mike Mills, Composer - R.E.M., MainArtist - MICHAEL STIPE, Composer - PETER BUCK, Composer - Greg Calbi, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Don Dixon, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mitch Easter, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
(C) 2010 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 1983 Capitol Records, LLC
Bill Berry, Composer - Mike Mills, Composer - R.E.M., MainArtist - MICHAEL STIPE, Composer - PETER BUCK, Composer - Greg Calbi, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Don Dixon, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mitch Easter, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
(C) 2010 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 1983 Capitol Records, LLC
Bill Berry, ComposerLyricist - Mike Mills, ComposerLyricist - R.E.M., MainArtist - MICHAEL STIPE, ComposerLyricist - PETER BUCK, ComposerLyricist - Greg Calbi, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Don Dixon, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mitch Easter, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
(C) 2010 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 1983 Capitol Records, LLC
Bill Berry, ComposerLyricist - Mike Mills, ComposerLyricist - R.E.M., MainArtist - MICHAEL STIPE, ComposerLyricist - PETER BUCK, ComposerLyricist - Greg Calbi, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Don Dixon, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mitch Easter, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
(C) 2010 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 1983 Capitol Records, LLC
Mike Mills, Composer - R.E.M., MainArtist - Greg Calbi, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - William T. Berry, Composer - Peter L. Buck, Composer - J. Michael Stipe, Composer - Don Dixon, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mitch Easter, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
(C) 2010 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 1983 Capitol Records, LLC
Mike Mills, Composer - R.E.M., MainArtist - Greg Calbi, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - William T. Berry, Composer - Peter L. Buck, Composer - J. Michael Stipe, Composer - Don Dixon, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mitch Easter, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
(C) 2010 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 1983 Capitol Records, LLC
Bill Berry, Composer - Mike Mills, Composer - R.E.M., MainArtist - MICHAEL STIPE, Composer - PETER BUCK, Composer - Greg Calbi, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Don Dixon, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mitch Easter, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
(C) 2010 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 1983 Capitol Records, LLC
Bill Berry, Composer - Mike Mills, Composer - R.E.M., MainArtist - MICHAEL STIPE, Composer - PETER BUCK, Composer - Greg Calbi, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Don Dixon, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mitch Easter, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
(C) 2010 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 1983 Capitol Records, LLC
Bill Berry, Composer - Mike Mills, Composer - R.E.M., MainArtist - MICHAEL STIPE, Composer - PETER BUCK, Composer - Greg Calbi, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Don Dixon, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mitch Easter, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
(C) 2010 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 1983 Capitol Records, LLC
Bill Berry, Composer - Mike Mills, Composer - R.E.M., MainArtist - MICHAEL STIPE, Composer - PETER BUCK, Composer - Greg Calbi, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Don Dixon, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mitch Easter, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
(C) 2010 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 1983 Capitol Records, LLC
Bill Berry, Composer - Mike Mills, Composer - R.E.M., MainArtist - PETER BUCK, Composer - Greg Calbi, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - J. Michael Stipe, Composer - Don Dixon, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mitch Easter, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Neil Bogan, Composer
(C) 2010 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 1983 Capitol Records, LLC
DISC 2
Mike Mills, ComposerLyricist - R.E.M., MainArtist - MICHAEL STIPE, ComposerLyricist - PETER BUCK, ComposerLyricist - Greg Calbi, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mitch Easter, Producer - Don A. Dixon, Producer - William Thomas Berry, ComposerLyricist
(C) 2010 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 2008 Capitol Records, LLC.
Mike Mills, ComposerLyricist - R.E.M., MainArtist - MICHAEL STIPE, ComposerLyricist - PETER BUCK, ComposerLyricist - Greg Calbi, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mitch Easter, Producer - Don A. Dixon, Producer - William Thomas Berry, ComposerLyricist
(C) 2010 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 2008 Capitol Records, LLC.
R.E.M., MainArtist - Lou Reed, ComposerLyricist
(C) 2010 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 2008 Capitol Records, LLC.
R.E.M., MainArtist - MICHAEL STIPE, ComposerLyricist - PETER BUCK, ComposerLyricist - William Thomas Berry, ComposerLyricist - Michael Mills, ComposerLyricist
(C) 2010 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 2008 Capitol Records, LLC.
Bill Berry, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Mike Mills, Bass, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - R.E.M., MainArtist - MICHAEL STIPE, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - PETER BUCK, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mitch Easter, Producer - Don A. Dixon, Producer - William Thomas Berry, ComposerLyricist
(C) 2010 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 2008 Capitol Records, LLC.
Mike Mills, ComposerLyricist - R.E.M., MainArtist - MICHAEL STIPE, ComposerLyricist - PETER BUCK, ComposerLyricist - Greg Calbi, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mitch Easter, Producer - Don A. Dixon, Producer - William Thomas Berry, ComposerLyricist
(C) 2010 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 2008 Capitol Records, LLC.
Mike Mills, ComposerLyricist - R.E.M., MainArtist - MICHAEL STIPE, ComposerLyricist - PETER BUCK, ComposerLyricist - William Thomas Berry, ComposerLyricist
(C) 2010 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 2008 Capitol Records, LLC.
Mike Mills, ComposerLyricist - R.E.M., MainArtist - MICHAEL STIPE, ComposerLyricist - PETER BUCK, ComposerLyricist - Greg Calbi, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mitch Easter, Producer - Don A. Dixon, Producer - William Thomas Berry, ComposerLyricist
(C) 2010 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 2008 Capitol Records, LLC.
Mike Mills, ComposerLyricist - R.E.M., MainArtist - MICHAEL STIPE, ComposerLyricist - PETER BUCK, ComposerLyricist - William Thomas Berry, ComposerLyricist
(C) 2010 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 2008 Capitol Records, LLC.
Mike Mills, ComposerLyricist - R.E.M., MainArtist - MICHAEL STIPE, ComposerLyricist - PETER BUCK, ComposerLyricist - Greg Calbi, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mitch Easter, Producer - Don A. Dixon, Producer - William Thomas Berry, ComposerLyricist
(C) 2010 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 2008 Capitol Records, LLC.
Mike Mills, ComposerLyricist - R.E.M., MainArtist - MICHAEL STIPE, ComposerLyricist - PETER BUCK, ComposerLyricist - William Thomas Berry, ComposerLyricist
(C) 2010 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 2008 Capitol Records, LLC.
Mike Mills, ComposerLyricist - R.E.M., MainArtist - MICHAEL STIPE, ComposerLyricist - PETER BUCK, ComposerLyricist - Greg Calbi, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mitch Easter, Producer - Don A. Dixon, Producer - William Thomas Berry, ComposerLyricist - N. Bogan, ComposerLyricist
(C) 2010 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 2008 Capitol Records, LLC.
Mike Mills, ComposerLyricist - R.E.M., MainArtist - MICHAEL STIPE, ComposerLyricist - PETER BUCK, ComposerLyricist - Greg Calbi, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mitch Easter, Producer - Don A. Dixon, Producer - William Thomas Berry, ComposerLyricist
(C) 2010 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 2008 Capitol Records, LLC.
Mike Mills, ComposerLyricist - R.E.M., MainArtist - MICHAEL STIPE, ComposerLyricist - PETER BUCK, ComposerLyricist - Greg Calbi, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mitch Easter, Producer - Don A. Dixon, Producer - William Thomas Berry, ComposerLyricist
(C) 2010 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 2008 Capitol Records, LLC.
Mike Mills, ComposerLyricist - R.E.M., MainArtist - MICHAEL STIPE, ComposerLyricist - PETER BUCK, ComposerLyricist - William Thomas Berry, ComposerLyricist
(C) 2010 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 2008 Capitol Records, LLC.
Mike Mills, ComposerLyricist - R.E.M., MainArtist - MICHAEL STIPE, ComposerLyricist - PETER BUCK, ComposerLyricist - William Thomas Berry, ComposerLyricist
(C) 2010 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 2008 Capitol Records, LLC.
Album review
Leaving behind the garagey jangle pop of their first recordings, R.E.M. developed a strangely subdued variation of their trademark sound for their full-length debut album, Murmur. Heightening the enigmatic tendencies of Chronic Town by de-emphasizing the backbeat and accentuating the ambience of the ringing guitar, R.E.M. created a distinctive sound for the album -- one that sounds eerily timeless. Even though it is firmly in the tradition of American folk-rock, post-punk, and garage rock, Murmur sounds as if it appeared out of nowhere, without any ties to the past, present, or future. Part of the distinctiveness lies in the atmospheric production, which exudes a detached sense of mystery, but it also comes from the remarkably accomplished songwriting. The songs on Murmur sound as if they've existed forever, yet they subvert folk and pop conventions by taking unpredictable twists and turns into melodic, evocative territory, whether it's the measured riffs of "Pilgrimage," the melancholic "Talk About the Passion," or the winding guitars and pianos of "Perfect Circle." R.E.M. may have made albums as good as Murmur in the years following its release, but they never again made anything that sounded quite like it.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 2 disc(s) - 28 track(s)
- Total length: 01:40:57
- Main artists: R.E.M.
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Capitol Records
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock Alternative & Indie
© 2010 Capitol Records, LLC This Compilation ℗ 2010 Capitol Records, LLC
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