R.E.M. is another act, like Madonna and Violent Femmes, which brought out its first record just before the digital era.
Murmur won't shock you, like the Femmes, or excite you, like Madonna, but you will love the smooth, rolling, moody sound and the various stumbles and miscues that tell you this is a very young group, who used very little studio time, and who really didn't give a damn about perfecting the record.
I can't resist urging the reader to listen for the unprintable refrain on side 2, which is clearly audible but not prominent in the mix.
Murmur won't shock you, like the Femmes, or excite you, like Madonna, but you will love the smooth, rolling, moody sound and the various stumbles and miscues that tell you this is a very young group, who used very little studio time, and who really didn't give a damn about perfecting the record.
I can't resist urging the reader to listen for the unprintable refrain on side 2, which is clearly audible but not prominent in the mix.
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