R.E.M. – Accelerate

It seems like a lot of people have forgotten about R.E.M. for awhile. They haven’t put out a meaningful album in quite some time – does anyone even remember anything off of their recent albums? The last one anyone really cared about was “Automatic For the People.” There was some hype for their new release, saying that they were cranking up the volume some more and rocking hard. I thought, fair enough, I’ll give it a shot. And the first single sounded really good, so it seemed like there was some hope for them after all.

And the result? A pretty solid rock album. The first three songs rock hard – “Living Well Is the Best Revenge,” “Man-Sized Wreath” and the first single, “Supernatural Superserious.” The next track, “Hollow Man” has the potential as a good follow-up single. And I love the title track a lot. It is a short album, but maybe that is good – no room for a lot of crap.

Another recommended album!