R.E.M. - Out of Time Album REACTION | 90's Chronologically Rocked! #6

[@davidmoon6096]

hi. i like ur reaction a lot. honest, and naturally reacting, authentic. i fell in love with r.e.m. last year by starting with their debut album and all of their following albums from 80s. they sounded young and wild and like a rock band. 90s also good albums, songs. im now at the 2001 album, which i also like. but maybe my favourite album is really their debut Murmur. U could react to that album too, if u like - i guess u will be surprised by the quality and rock sound. 🙂

[@davidmoon6096]

if ur still doing 90s series and since u asked for an album from 1991. i suggest Green mind by Dinosaur Jr. (one of my favourite bands) . released February 19, 1991

[@matthewregpala2834]

When this album came out, nothing else at the time sounded like it. But within the next couple years there were lots of imitators. And it sounds nothing like their other albums.

[@gamedead9173]

Thanks for letting me know that! Having that context is important. I'm genuinely curious, what did people think of the opening track Radio Song at the time?

[@matthewregpala2834]

@@gamedead9173 At the time, it was nominated for a Grammy for best song by a duo or group.

[@matthewregpala2834]

@@gamedead9173 I should also mention. Although Grammy nominated, people who were with REM from the beginning didn’t seem to like it. People who jumped in with this album or the one before (this is where I came in) seemed to be ok with it.

[@gamedead9173]

Damn, it being nominated for a Grammy is surprising but very interesting! I guess I can see how it would be considered innovative at the time. It blends together styles that most likely had not pre previously coexisted.

[@lawrencegillies]

I like the idea that Shiny Happy People was the result of a bet. I do think it has redeeming features - I like the bassline.

[@lawrencegillies]

Both Radio Song and Low, my two least favourite songs on the album, work better in their Unplugged set. Everything after SHP is gold. This was supposedly their love song album. Fun fact: the album was called Out of Time" because they ran out of time to come up with a name and, thus Out of Time when they were told they had to come up with something

[@DrMaiXiang]

Yup, Mike exclaimed to the group, " that's it, we're out of time"