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Accelerate: +DVD
by: REM

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Availability: Usually dispatched within 24 hours Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0093624987727
Format: Limited Edition
Label: Wea
Manufacturer: Wea
Number Of Discs: 2
Publisher: Wea
Release Date: March 31, 2008
Studio: Wea
Sales Rank: 14278

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Editorial Review:

Amazon.co.uk Review:
At this stage in a band's career a Mojo front cover would seem more likely than actually getting their old mojo back. And at 14 albums young, REM's longevity had been taken as a byword for pale compliance--in spite of a melodic obedience, last album Around the Sun lacked the emotional vigour of their key works and was presumed by many to be no more than a footnote in their decline. Here then is where they break all the rules. Accelerate is exceptionally loyal to its title and marks a hefty return to their Document-era heyday, when their Byrdsian post-punk was beefed up to suit the arenas they were then beginning to fill. There's even a new "end of the world" song to back up that assertion--the excitable Stooges/B52s love-in "I'm Gonna DJ" ("Death is pretty final/I'm collecting vinyl/I'm gonna DJ at the end of the world!"). Michael Stipe's voice splinters scattered emotional punctuation, Mike Mills is as ever REM's secret weapon, drilling out bass-lines like rapid CPR and achieving more with a single backing vocal than many lead singers manage over a whole album, while Peter Buck deals out memorable guitar twists a-go-go evoking amongst others The Who, The Small Faces and Neil Young. To summon a cliché, this really does sound like a band--and a band half their age at that--playing live in a room, packed full of all the fire and nuances needed to feel at home in a club or the stadiums they now more regularly inhabit. --James Berry

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Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating:

- Deccelerate?
It is blindingly obvious from the opening track that REM have revived their sound of yester- year. Peter Buck has also finally returned after sounding like he had been on vaccation during 'Around the Sun'. Although it should excite many fans of their earlier 'jingly- jangly' output, it just doesn't seem to work on this particular album. Maybe its because REM as a group have lost their vitality but whatever the cause, there is something definitely lacking.

In order to sum up this album, it is comprised of roughly half- an album's worth of tracks that are really worth listening to- living wells the best revenge, mansize wreath, horse to water. However tracks such as hollow man and supernatural superserious (cue silly- sounding title) ... Read More:

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- Go and DJ then...hollow men
Why can't I be bothered with REM anymore? It's not even being bothered, as I thought it was when I heard their last album 'around the sun' and decided that what you don't hear can't upset you, so I gave it to a mate who I didn't like very much and pretended that I'd never heard it. Up until that point REM were always my favourite band. Then I heard music like The Flaming Lips and The Libertines. and REM were disloged to about 20th place amongst my favourites. But, being a sentimental person, when I heard they had a new single, I convinced myself that nothing could be as bad as the rap song on their last album so what did i have to loose? Anyways, Supernatural Seriousness was a great song and I was so excited to get this album it drove me nuts. Now ... Read More:

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- accelerate to the future
well since this is rem's first album in 4 years i was very nervous of what sound they would be giving out. lets say there was never any disappointment apart from the fact its a very short album at approx 34 minutes.
stipe and co have gone back to their roots, imagine the depth of automatic with the rock of new adventures and monster and you come up with accelerate. i have played this album non stop since buying, its very raw and addictive. the summer festivals and tour will be amazing! 'supernatural superserious' was a fine first choice in single form, im hoping the daysleeper feeling 'houston' will be the next choice of single. Accelerate also has crowd pleaser 'im gonna dj' as the last track, its been around for a while now and im glad its ... Read More:

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- REM - back up to speed
Accelerate, the album, is the best 34 minutes of REM since (insert your favourite previous album here). For me, that's the best since New Adventures in Hi-Fi. Living Well Is The Best Revenge, Accelerate, Man Sized Wreath, I'm Gonna DJ have all captured my imagination, and this album I can listen to without skipping - although Sing For The Submarine may change that after a few more listens... Basically, as many other reviewers have said, the album's great. I'd probably give it 5*

But not this special edition package. The main bonus feature is the documentary - well, I watched it once and I won't again. It takes an interesting subject (the live rehearsals in Dublin and the sessions for the album) and makes them tedious and dull. Although ... Read More:

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- SUPER MIDDLE AGED ROCK.
Accelerate has been hyped as a return to form by a long out of sorts REM,and on some levels, although flawed, it does address some of the problems the band have experienced since the departure of Bill Berry.

Sounding like a "Life's Rich Pagaent" played by super rich,middle aged musicians,Accelerate is a fine collection of new songs from a once essential band, and songs like the opening trio of "Living Well is the Best Revenge","Man Sized Wreath" and single "Supernatural Superserious" show REM in a passionate and businesslike light.This time they have something to prove[and tickets to sell],and REM have come out fighting.This approach is generally successful on Accelerate and proves that REM still have some fire in their collective bellies.The ... Read More:

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