R.E.M. – Lifes Rich Pageant

Lifes Rich Pageant (1986)

A-

1. Begin The Begin 2. These Days 3. Fall On Me 4. Cuyahoga 5. Hyena 6. Underneath The Bunker 7. The Flowers Of Guatemala 8. I Believe 9. What If We Give It Away? 10. …

R.E.M. – Fables Of The Reconstruction

Fables Of The Reconstruction (1985)

B+

1. Feeling Gravitys Pull 2. Maps And Legends 3. Driver 8 4. Life And How To Live It 5. Old Man Kensey 6. Can’t Get There From Here 7. Green Grow The Rushes 8. …

R.E.M. – Reckoning

Reckoning (1984)

A

1. Harborcoat 2. 7 Chinese Bros. 3. So. Central Rain (I’m Sorry) 4. Pretty Persuasion 5. Time After Time (Annelise) 6. Second Guessing 7. Letter Never Sent 8. Camera 9. (Don’t Go Back To) Rockville 10. Little …

R.E.M. – Murmur

Murmur (1983)

A-

1. Radio Free Europe 2. Pilgrimage 3. Laughing 4. Talk About The Passion 5. Moral Kiosk 6. Perfect Circle 7. Catapult 8. Sitting Still 9. 9-9 10. Shaking Through 11. We Walk 12. West Of The Fields…

R.E.M. – Chronic Town – EP

Chronic Town – EP (1982)

B+

1. Wolves, Lower 2. Gardening At Night 3. Carnival Of Sorts (Box Cars) 4. 1,000,000 5. Stumble

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R.E.M. – Introductory Page

R.E.M.

Reviews:

• Chronic Town – EP
• Murmur
• Reckoning
• Fables Of The Reconstruction
• Lifes Rich Pageant
• Dead Letter Office
• Document
• Green
• Out Of Time
• Automatic For The People
• Monster
• New Adventures In Hi-Fi
• Up
• Reveal
• Unplugged 1991/2001: The Complete Sessions
• Around

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The Black Keys – Brothers

Brothers (2010)

A

1. Everlasting Light 2. Next Girl 3. Tighten Up 4. Howlin’ For You 5. She’s Long Gone 6. Black Mud 7. The Only One 8. Too Afraid To Love You 9. Ten Cent Pistol 10. Sinister Kid …

The Black Keys – Blakroc

Blakroc (2009)

B-

1. Coochie (feat. Ludacris & Ol’ Dirty Bastard) 2. On The Vista (feat. Mos Def) 3. Hard Times (feat. NOE) 4. Dollaz & Sense (feat. Pharaoe Monch & RZA) 5. Why Can’t I Forget Him (feat. Nicole …