Michael Stipe R.E.M. Peter Buck "UP" Sealed Original 1998 US Alternative Rock LP
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R.E.M. / UP - Warner Bros. Records 47112-1 (US)(1998) ...This auction is for a factory sealed, original issue Double Record on (US) vinyl. This record is out of print and no longer available.
UP is an accomplished and varied record, the work of smart record-makers. It is also the work of veteran musicians -- for the first time, R.E.M. sound like they're playing catch-up, trying to keep their hip status intact. UP is unlike any other album in the band's long catalogue--a bold, brilliant spark of musical genius and genuine empathetic revelation.
Detailed item info:
Album Features UPC: 093624711216 Artist: R.E.M. Format: LPRelease Year: 1998 Record Label: Warner Bros. Genre: Alternative, Rock & Pop
Track Listing
(Side One)
1. Airportman
2. Lotus
3. Suspicion
(Side Two)
4. Hope
5. At My Most Beautiful
6. The Apologist
7. Sad Professor
(Side Three)
8. You're in the Air
9. Walk Unafraid
10. Why Not Smile
11. Daysleeper
(Side Four)
12. Diminished
13. Parakeet
14. Falls to Climb
Details Contributing Artists: Scott McCaughey, Barrett Martin Producer: R.E.M., Pat McCarthy, Patrick McCarthy Distributor: WEA (Distributor) Recording Type: Studio Recording Mode: Stereo
Album Notes
R.E.M.: Michael Stipe (vocals, guitar); Peter Buck (guitar); Mike Mills (bass).
Principally recorded at La Casa Del Elefante, Seattle, Washington; Toast, San Francisco, California; John Keane Studios, Athens, Georgia; Tree Sound Studios, Atlanta, Georgia.
Additional Personnel: Jun-Ching Lin, Sou-Chun Su, Ellie Arenz, David Arenz, Jay Christy, Willard Shull (violin); Heidi Nitchie, Paul Murphy , Reid Harris, Patti Gouvas (viola); Christopher Rex, Elizabeth Murphy , Daniel Laufer (cello); Douglas Sommer (double bass); Joey Waronker (drums).
Audio Mixers: Suzanne Dyer; John Hanlon; John Keane; Alex Lowe; Nigel Godrich; Patrick McCarthy; R.E.M.
The departure of drummer Bill Berry in 1997 no doubt unsettled his former R.E.M.-mates, who found themselves straddling not only creative, but personal crossroads. Rather than giving up, the remaining members of R.E.M. reinvented themselves and released UP, a stunning, eloquent album of dark vulnerability and experimentalism. The emotional disquiet Stipe evokes is nearly shocking in its plainspoken lyricism. Songs like the agonized "Sad Professor" and the wary, hypnotic "Suspicion" seem almost too naked for Stipe, who spent years cloaking his words in mumbles and misnomers. For the first time, lyrics are even included in the packaging."Hope" is a breathless, galloping piece of pseudo-electronica that raises the ghost of Leonard Cohen's "Suzanne" before ending in a heady roar of noise. The gorgeous jangle of "At My Most Beautiful" is pure poetry, an unabashed disclosure of Buck's giddy reverence for Brian Wilson. Although a drum machine is used at times (Beck drummer Joey Waronker and Tuatara percussionist Barrett Martin also guest on many tracks), an array of disparate sounds, from vibes to violin, infuses the songs with a newfound expressiveness.
Editorial Reviews
- Stars (out of 5) - ...R.E.M.'s great knack is to make everything they play sound organic....Up's bashfulness brings with it a peculiar grace....there is a market for warped, experimental rock music as beautiful as this...
Q (19981201)
...UP is the sound of the band trying to reshape its sound and vision. Their solution is to focus on mid-tempo, or often no-tempo, hymns and ballads. The shift suits them...
Entertainment Weekly (19981030)
8 (out of 10) - ...UP floats away from R.E.M.'s past moorings in weighty, enigmatic symbolism....UP's lushly arranged tunes show off Stipe at his most, er, beautiful; narcissistic retreat into private space, a self-indulgence for some celebs, is a necessity for him...
Spin (19981201)
Ranked #15 on Spin's list of Top 20 Albums of '98.
Spin (19990101)
...a look back and a dream forward from the greatest rock-ballad band that ever existed....Buck and Mills have orchestrated their rock as never before. Losing Berry has allowed R.E.M. to literally think outside the rock box...
Rolling Stone (19981112)
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