R.E.M. Green released

Green R.E.M.

Released: November 8, 1988 Peak: 12 US, 27 UK, 14 CN, 16 AU Sales (in millions): 2.0 US, 0.3 UK, 4.5 world (includes US + UK) Genre: alternative rock

Tracks: Song Title (date of single release, chart peaks) Click for codes to charts. Pop Song 89 (12/3/88, 86 BB, 14 AR, 16 MR, 94 CN, 94 AU, 30 DF) Get Up (9/89, 35 DF) You Are the Everything (33 DF) Stand (12/3/88, 6 BB, 6 CB, 5 GR, 6 RR, 1 AR, 1 MR, 48 UK, 8 CN, 56 AU, 11 DF) World Leader Pretend (33 DF) The Wrong Child Orange Crush (11/12/88, 1 AR, 1 MR, 28 UK, 15 AU, 9 DF) Turn You Inside-Out (3/18/89, 10 MR, 38 DF) Hairshirt (40 DF) I Remember California This World Is Big [unlisted track] Total Running Time: 40:43 The Players: Bill Berry (drums, percussion, etc.) Peter Buck (guitar, mandolin, etc.) Mike Mills (bass, piano, keyboards, etc.) Michael Stipe (vocals)

Rating: 3.819 out of 5.00 (average of 27 ratings) Awards: (Click on award to learn more).

About the Album: “As far as major-label debuts by underground bands go, Green is fairly uncompromising. While it displays a more powerful guitar sound on Get Up, Turn You Inside Out, and Orange Crush, it also takes more detours than Document, whether it’s the bizarrely affecting contemporary folk of The Wrong Child and You Are the Everything, the bubblegum of Stand and Pop Song 89, or the introspection of the lovely Hairshirt and World Leader Pretend.” AM “But instead of presenting a portrait of a band with a rich, eclectic vision, Green is incoherent. While its best moments are flat-out great, the band has bitten off more than it can chew; many of the songs sound like failed experiments, and its arena-ready production now sounds slightly dated. Nevertheless, half of the record is brilliant, and it certainly indicates that R.E.M. are continuing to diversify their sound.” AM

Resources and Related Links: DMDB encyclopedia entry for R.E.M. AM AllMusic.com review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine Other Related DMDB Pages: First posted 3/6/2011; last updated 6/18/2024.