R.E.M. - Out Of Time (CD 1991)

Replace a copy of CD i lost years ago, nice to play it again. Takes me back to a time when my children were young and i had hair/

The product was set at a cheap price. The delivery was also at a reasonable price. Seller had good ratings. Was very pleased with the speed of delivery and the quality of the CD. overall, a good experience

I like REM. No, I mean it, I really do like REM. I consider them to be one of the best bands ever.

Michael Stipe; Vocal Master and Lyrical Genius. Time and time again he combines his incredible talents to great effect.

Having said that, this is not my favourite REM CD. Not my favourite by a long chalk but most definitely a good'un. A bloody good'un at that. This CD boasts two of REM's best tracks ever; 'Losing My Religion' and 'Shiny Happy People'. As great songs go, these are two of the best and either one is well worth the cover price alone.

'Endgame' is a lovely piece of music in which Michael Stipe uses his voice as a musical instrument instead of singing. His unique voice harmonises beautifully with the guitar and horn section. Great Sound. Very effective.

There is not a single bad track on this CD. As I said earlier, two are 'out of this world', another eight are absolutely brilliant and the last one 'Radio Song' is merely "really rather good". Overall this is a brilliant CD deserving of a place in anybody's collection.

I find it frustrating however that Warner chose not to include the lyrics with this CD opting instead for an ultimately useless - but attractive nonetheless - 12 page foldout with some interesting artwork and cover notes. If you've read my other reviews you will know how much I love lyrics so I really hate it when a record company lessens my musical enjoyment by depriving me of my lyric fix.

I certainly don't regret having bought this CD all those years ago and I am sure you won't regret picking one up cheap off eBay today. (It could be yours for less than a fiver inc. P&P)

Enjoy!

Regards
tbod