Monster [25th Anniversary Edition]

by R.E.M.

Overview

Monster is indeed R.E.M.'s long-promised "rock" album; it just doesn't rock in the way one might expect. Instead of R.E.M.'s trademark anthemic bashers, Monster offers a set of murky sludge, powered by the heavily distorted and delayed guitar of Peter Buck. Michael Stipe's vocals have been pushed to the back of the mix, along with Bill Berry's drums, which accentuates the muscular pulse of Buck's chords. From the androgynous sleaze of "Crush With Eyeliner" to the subtle, Eastern-tinged menace of "You," most of the album sounds dense, dirty, and grimy, which makes the punchy guitars of "What's the Frequency, Kenneth?" and the warped soul of "Tongue" all the more distinctive. Monster doesn't have the conceptual unity or consistently brilliant songwriting of Automatic for the People, but it does offer a wide range of sonic textures that have never been heard on an R.E.M. album before. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	11/01/2019
Label:	Craft Records
UPC:	0888072111493
Rank:	35330

Tracks

Disc 1

1. What's The Frequency, Kenneth?
2. Crush With Eyeliner
3. King Of Comedy
4. I Don't Sleep, I Dream
5. Star 69
6. Strange Currencies
7. Tongue
8. Bang And Blame
9. I Took Your Name
10. Let Me In
11. Circus Envy
12. You

Disc 2

13. What's The Frequency, Kenneth?
14. Crush With Eyeliner
15. King Of Comedy
16. I Don't Sleep, I Dream
17. Star 69
18. Strange Currencies
19. Tongue
20. Bang And Blame
21. I Took Your Name
22. Let Me In
23. Circus Envy
24. You

Album Credits

Performance Credits

R.E.M.   Primary Artist
Thurston Moore   Guest Artist
Peter Buck   Guitar
Mike Mills   Bass,Guitar
Michael Stipe   Vocals
Bill Berry   Drums

Technical Credits

Pat McCarthy   Engineer
Patrick McCarthy   Engineer
Elliot Scheiner   Remix Producer
Mark Howard   Engineer
Scott Litt   Producer
Peter Buck   Composer,Lyricist
R.E.M.   Composer,Producer
Mike Mills   Composer,Lyricist
Michael Stipe   Composer,Lyricist
Spike Jonze   Direction
Jamie Candiloro   Assistant Engineer
Scott McCaughey   Musician
Nathan December   Musician
Jeff DeMorris   Engineer
Bill Berry   Composer,Lyricist
Joe O'Herlihy   Sounds
Peter Care   Direction
Jo Ravitch   Sound Crew
Robert Weber   Bass Technician
Mark Gruber   Engineer
Cliff Downey   Sound Technician
Jeffery Rivers   Drum Technician
Jonathan Dayton   Direction
Mark Romanek   Direction
Tim Hoogenakker   Mixing
Mark Mytrowitz   Backline Technician
David May   Producer
David Colvin   Engineer
Valerie Faris   Direction
Bill Thomson   Drum Technician
Randy Skinner   Direction
Richard Parkin   Musician
Era Wadi   Monitor Engineer
Chad Shreiner   Sound Technician