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| Out of Time | ||
|---|---|---|
| Album by R.E.M. | ||
| Released | 12 March 1991 | |
| Recorded | 1990 | |
| Genre | Alternative rock | |
| Length | 44 min 09 sec | |
| Record label | Warner Brothers | |
| Producer | Scott Litt | |
| Professional reviews | ||
| Allmusic.com | 2.5 stars out of 5 | link |
| CMJ | 4 stars out of 5 | 3/1991, p.16 |
| Nude as the News | Favorable | link |
| Q | 4 stars out of 5 | February 1991 |
| Robert Christgau | A | link |
| Rolling Stone | 4 stars out of 5 | link |
| R.E.M. Chronology | ||
| GreenGreen is a 1988 album by R. It was their first release on a major record label. It contains the Top 10 hit "Stand" as well as the favorites "Orange Crush" and "Pop Song '89". Track Listing # "Pop Song 89" 3:03 # "Get Up" 2:35 # "You Are the Everything" 3: ( 19881988 is a leap year starting on Friday (click on link for calendar). Events January January 2 Georgia celebrates its bicentennial statehood. January 9 Connecticut celebrates its bicentennial statehood. January 26 Australia celebrates its bicentennial day.) | Out of Time ( 1991) | Automatic for the PeopleAutomatic for the People is an album released by R. in 1992, by Warner Brothers. It sold in excess of 15 million copies. It is their eighth studio album. Track Listing # Drive # Try Not to Breathe # Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite # Everybody Hurts # New Orleans ( 19921992 is a leap year starting on Wednesday. Events January January The Internet Society is formed. January 1 Boutros Boutros-Ghali of Egypt replaces Javier Perez de Cuellar of Peru as United Nations Secretary-General January 1 George H. Bush becomes the fi) |
Out of Time is the seventh album released by the band R.E.M.. It was released in the United StatesThe United States of America also referred to as the United States U. America ¹ or the States is a federal republic in central North America, stretching from the Atlantic in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west. It shares land borders with Canada in on 12 March 1991 and contains 11 tracks for a total length of 44:09 minutes.
Only the second major label album, Out of Time was more acoustic than R.E.M.'s previous album, Green. This led to an album which arguably had a more appealing sound, but at the same time was without hits particularly suited for playing in large stadiums, something which R.E.M. at the time was famous for.
Two singles, "Losing My Religion" and "Shiny Happy People", went on to become megaselling hits, played on radio stations worldwide until this day. "Radio Song" and "Near Wild Heaven" were also released as singles and received airplay at the time. What these four had in common was a relaxed sound, close to the middle-of-the-road music of the previous decades. "Shiny Happy People" was a commercial track designed for the Top 40, but "Losing My Religion" and "Radio Song", while easy on the ears for mass media, are considered more representative of true R.E.M.
On the other hand, "Belong", a haunting tale with unorthodox music, showed that R.E.M. was still willing to produce unique songs which were not particularly suited for mass media. "Me In Honey", the final track, was inspired by 10,000 Maniacs' "Eat For Two" but with a new perspective, but some feel that this track is not a good album closer.
Out of Time was in many ways R.E.M.'s coming of age album, but as the album proved it was a graceful maturing which has endeared fans the world over.