ALBUM REVIEW
R.E.M. – AROUND THE SUN
[WARNER BROTHERS]


Give me a minute and I’ll tell you the setup for the worst R.E.M. album ever. Around The Sun is, sadly, one of the most boring records ever recorded.

The descent of R.E.M. began with 2001’s “okay� offering, Reveal, followed by the dreaded greatest hits compilation, In Time. Now comes an album so musically vacant, so incredibly dull and indistinct from track to track, with vocals and lyrics so naïve and cliché, it makes you cringe. It sounds as if Peter Buck and Mike Mills have come down with their own brain tumors and joined ex-R.E.M.er Bill Berry in early retirement, leaving an uninspired Michael Stipe to carry on solo. Buck and Mills are actually still around but they could fool anyone with their disappearing act performance here. Don’t even get me started on the completely embarrassing guest appearance from Q-Tip.

Around The Sun is sure to be on everyone’s year-end list of cosmic disappointments.

1/5

that sucks

Never really cared for them anyway when I have Bryan Adams

right...

I thought Document was good, but this album does suck, I downloaded it.

maybe it was a play on ryan adams?????

I own Automatic, Monster, and Up ....of which I really like the first two. There simply aren't many good ole bands around still recording new material, so it's disappointing to hear.

As a huge fan of R.E.M. I sadly have to agree it was a disappointment and rather bland for what they can and have done in the past. I thought Bad Day was great and was hoping for more of the same with this album.

Oh well, I've still got U2.

thanks dude u saved me 25 bucks
i've heard that it's quite a disappointment from magazine and the like. the rem greatest hits wasn't bad.