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Zhanteimi · 09-13-2018, 05:48 PM

0002 R.E.M. - Green
(USA, 2014, jangle pop)

It's weird right off the bat I've gotten two jangle pop albums in a row. Weird because I have only nine jangle pop albums in my collection of 1,346 albums (as of 14 Sept 2018). Anyway, I guess this is what true randomness is about--like when stars cluster together in the night sky, whereas right beside the cluster is a wide expanse of blackness. Well, about this album: according to many R.E.M. fans, this album ends the band's perfect run from their debut through Document, but I have to disagree with the consensus. I think this album is great, and I actually like it more than any of their previous albums. Maybe I like sell-out sounds? After all, I think American Idiot is Green Day's best album. (You can just call me "Mr. Haystack".) There's so much I love about the atmosphere of Green, and "Orange Crush" is as good as R.E.M. gets.

09-13-2018, 05:48 PM	#859 (permalink)
Zhanteimi Mord Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Tokyo Posts: 4,873	0002 R.E.M. - Green (USA, 2014, jangle pop) It's weird right off the bat I've gotten two jangle pop albums in a row. Weird because I have only nine jangle pop albums in my collection of 1,346 albums (as of 14 Sept 2018). Anyway, I guess this is what true randomness is about--like when stars cluster together in the night sky, whereas right beside the cluster is a wide expanse of blackness. Well, about this album: according to many R.E.M. fans, this album ends the band's perfect run from their debut through Document, but I have to disagree with the consensus. I think this album is great, and I actually like it more than any of their previous albums. Maybe I like sell-out sounds? After all, I think American Idiot is Green Day's best album. (You can just call me "Mr. Haystack".) There's so much I love about the atmosphere of Green, and "Orange Crush" is as good as R.E.M. gets. __________________ Zhanteimi LetsTalkMusic Last edited by Zhanteimi; 10-24-2018 at 10:35 PM.