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Murmur

by R.e.m.

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All Time

of 455,319

62
1980's

of 12,290

12
1984

of 274

3
Genres
- Alternative Rock
  - Alternative Rock
    
    of 49,112
    
    19
  - Alternative Styles
    
    of 8,671
    
    6
  - American Alternative
    
    of 3,627
    
    5
  - Indie & Lo-Fi
    
    of 13,593
    
    6
  - Rock
    
    of 7,788
    
    6
  - Indie Pop
    
    of 4,151
    
    3
  - Jangle Pop
    
    of 450
    
    1
- Miscellaneous
  - Miscellaneous
    
    of 67,794
    
    28
- Pop
  - Pop
    
    of 263,724
    
    61
  - Pop Rock
    
    of 64,982
    
    43
- Rock
  - Rock
    
    of 107,646
    
    45

Ratings and rankings are based on all available critic reviews and awards.

Overall Rating: 3.7078 Murmur is ranked overall as 3.7078 out of 4 stars

Avg. Critic Score: 3.8400 Murmur has an avg. critic score of 3.8400 out of 4 stars

Murmur Album Reviews

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All Music Guide

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. ...more

Rolling Stone

R.E.M.'sChronic TownEP was one of last year's more invigorating, tuneful surprises: a record from an Athens, Georgia, band that cared not a whit for the fashionable quirks of that town's dance-rock outfits like the B-52's or Pylon. R.E.M. ...more

Yahoo! Music

The first full album and still the best, partly because it was so unexpected. Leaps and bounds above Chronic Town . One of the best albums of the '80s. ...more

Yahoo! Music

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. ...more

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Slant Magazine

With their first full-length release,Murmur, R.E.M. dumped the trademark jangle-pop of their lo-fi debut EP,Chronic Town, for much bleaker themes. Singer Michael Stipe took on a more cerebral socio-political stance, his distant tone casting an ...read the complete review at Slant Magazine

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