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Binding: Audio CDEAN: 0044797004421 Label: A&M Manufacturer: A&M MPN: 70044 Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: A&M Release Date: October 25, 1990 Studio: A&M Editorial Review: Amazon.com essential recording: The 1984 follow-up to R.E.M.'s brilliantly murky debut features Michael Stipe's ambiguous moan, drummer Bill Berry's strong backbeat, and guitarist Peter Buck's endless wave of catchy, jangling riffs. They wouldn't fully beef up their hard rock until roughly 1986's Life's Rich Pageant, but the swimming melodies of "Pretty Persuasion," "So. Central Rain (I'm Sorry)" and "Rockville (Don't Go Back To)" recall why the band frequently earned comparisons to a power-pop Beatles and the country-rock Byrds. Also, the jittery rhythms and deceptively simple guitar lines make the underappreciated "Harborcoat" and "7 Chinese Bros." worth revisiting. --Steve Knopper Album Description: Mid-priced reissue of the foreign edition of their 1984 & second album with five bonus tracks added, 'WinD OuT (With Friends)', 'Pretty Persuasion' (Live In Studio), 'White Tornado' (Live In Studio), 'Tighten Up' and 'Moon River'. 15 tracks total, also featuring the chart hit 'So. Central Rain (I'm Sorry)' and the college radio anthems 'Pretty Persuasion', '(Don't Go Back To) Rockville' and 'Time After Time (Annelise)'. 'Reckoning' reached #27 in the U.S. 1992 release. Album Details: Includes 5 rare B-side bonus tracks: 'Wind Out (With Friends)', 'Pretty Persuasion (Live in the Studio)', 'White Tornado (Live in the Studio)', 'Tighten Up' & 'Moon River'. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Great Chemistry, Great AlbumThis album was another great release in the same style as Murmur. R.E.M. at this point had established themselves in the music circuit with their jangly Rickenbacher guitars along with singer Michael Stipes' sweet, yet slightly muffled vocals. Not to forget the other members who make R.E.M.-Billy Berry with his hard hitting sturdy drumming amd the melodic bass of Mike Mills. This release is a bit tighter and stronger than their first as heard on "Harbercoat" and "7 Chinese Bros.", ... Read More Rating:  - A step down from Murmur, but no sophomore slumpReckoning's first side is absolutely brilliant and arguably more impressive than Murmur's in terms of energy and variety of melodies and moods. The upbeat jangle of "Harborcoat," the inimitable pop enigmas "7 Chinese Brothers" and "So. Central Rain (I'm Sorry), the jaw-dropping beauty of "Pretty Persuasion," and the elegiac ballad "Time After Time (Annelise)" all stand as some of the best songs R.E.M. has ever penned. Together they could have made a phenomenal EP and easily stood up to Murmur's ... Read More Rating: - Second album is still their second bestR.E.M.'s follow-up to Murmur is nearly as good, and although it lacks the distinctive edge that marked the debut, it's even catchier with pulsating riffs and the familiar Stipe mumble-to-plead vocal style. Also like Murmur, the two halves vary in quality (the first side is top-notch from start to finish, the second a bit of a grab bag with filler like "Letter Never Sent" and the somnolent, sometimes dull "Camera" mixed in). They still hadn't directed themselves toward the beefier and ... Read More Rating: - A Band To Be Reckoned WithMurmur wasn't a smash hit commercially, but rocks critics praised it to the high heavens. Rolling Stone even named it the Best Album of 1983, a year that also featured a little album from Michael Jackson called Thriller. So R.E.M. must have felt some pressure when they went back into the studio to record their second album, right? The band again proved they were wise beyond their years when they didn't try to record another Murmur. As great as that album was, any attempt to recreate the ... Read More Rating: - More of the same, but it's good "same"First the bad news: this sounds a lot like Murmur. Not an album I'd blame them for wanting to imitate, of course. But my only real problem with R.E.M. is that some of their stuff sounds exactly the same. Since I like the group's sound, I can overlook that at times for their other virtues. But after awhile they kind of painted themselves in a corner after a while. Plus Camera bores me silly, while Little America and Second Guessing seem like mere recasts of Reckoning's several triumphant moments. Read More |
