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Reveal
by R.e.m.
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Overall Rating:
2.8112
Avg. Critic Score:
2.8765
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PopMattersThe rock energy that drove much of their early career has given way to a perfect sense for texture and sound. Reveal is a lush, dreamy pop mood-piece that hovers in the realm of rumination and introspection. ...more
Rolling StoneBut if you go back to Up after hearing Reveal, you get the idea that this is the album they were trying to make then, and that this time they got all the way there and found a parking spot. The Eno-style keyboard textures have more room to breathe amid the largely acoustic guitars, with the arcane sound effects intricately woven into the songs. ...more
Entertainment WeeklyWhat makes Reveal so terrific is that it feels like starting over and looking back at the same time. In their latest album, R.E.M. take chances, working weird and experimental keyboard noises and beats à la Radiohead into their songs. ...more
Entertainment WeeklyReveal is billed as the band's return to form, and mostly it is....
PopMattersR.E.M.'s Reveal Doesn't LListening to R.E.M.'s new album Reveal has been a frustrating experience. On the one hand, I feel the need to support them. The state of quality pop rock is so dire that to attack the field's pre-eminent statesmen is certainly contradictory. On the other hand, R.E.M. is in a noticeable state of decline. ...more
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Q Magazine
It's a landmark album for REM and the fans who stayed faithful, a shot in the arm for music in 2001 and - unless they're too foolish to accept it - a long-awaited treat for all the listeners who bailed out after Monster....read the complete review at Q Magazine
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Neumu.net
The album straddles R.E.M.'s past and their future, sounding fresh, assured -- and on par with their best previous efforts....read the complete review at Neumu.net
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Sonicnet
On the plus side, the album sounds really nice.... The problem is, things get a little too lazy and hazy; Reveal's 12 tracks all move with almost the exact same dreamy, midtempo lope....read the complete review at Sonicnet
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The A.V. Club
Add "redefining how rock groups age" to the list of R.E.M.'s accomplishments. Time was, a reference to "the R.E.M. sound" had a single meaning: jangly, Byrds-inspired guitar-rock, paired to evocative but difficult-to-discern lyrics. A...read the complete review at The A.V. Club
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