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Title: R.E.M. – Automatic for the People
Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1992, Alternative, Chamber Pop/College Rock, Athens, Georgia 5/26
Matrix #: W2 45055
Condition: Used CD, condition not provided VZ | Members: Michael S (60' - ), Peter B (56' - ), Mike M (58' - ), Bill B (58' - )
Cultural Facts:
Personal Struggle Michael Stipe wrote through grief, mortality, and the AIDS crisis around him, giving the album a heavier emotional center than the band’s earlier college-radio mystery.
Studio Lore The band originally thought the next record might be louder and more electric, but the sessions moved toward slower, darker material instead.
Media Narrative Automatic for the People helped prove R.E.M. could become one of the biggest bands in the world without turning into a conventional arena-rock act.
