RELEASED
1985
TYPE
studio album
STYLES
rock, pop, alternative
TRACKS
01, Feeling Gravitys Pull (4:48)
02, Maps And Legends (3:01)
03, Driver 8 (3:18)
04, Life And How To Live It (4:20)
05, Old Man Kensey (4:10)
06, Can't Get There From Here (4:10)
07, Green Grow The Rushes (3:42)
08, Kohoutek (3:10)
09, Auctioneer (Another Engine) (2:41)
10, Good Advices (3:30)
11, Wendell Gee (2:56)
12, Crazy (3:00)
BONUS13, Burning Hell (3:48)
BONUS14, Bandwagon (2:12)
BONUS15, Driver 8 (Live) (3:20)
BONUS16, Maps And Legends (Live) (3:14)
BONUS
DURATION
55:33
MUSICIANS
MICHAEL STIPE -vocals
PETER BUCK -guitars, banjo, harmonica
MIKE MILLS -bass, piano, vocals
BILL BERRY -drums, vocals
DAVID BITELLI -saxophone (6)
JIM DVOŘÁK -trumpet (6)
PETER THOMAS -saxophone (6)
CAMILLA BRUNT -violin (1)
PHILIPPA IBBOTSON -violin (1)
DAVID NEWBY -cello (1)
PRODUCED BY
JOE BOYD (1÷14)
E.D.R. (15)
REVIEW
Toto album bylo pro R.E.M. první šířeji úspěšné. Byrdovsky zvonivé pohodové písničky ... nezaměnitelný nahořklý Michael Stipe u mikrofonu ... odkaz westcoastu přenesený do období nastupující new wave ... zpěvná skočná kytarovka ... mňamka ...