R.E.M. – New Adventures In Hi-Fi CD - Picture 1 of 1

New Adventures in Hi-Fi by R.E.M. (CD, 1996)

5.01 product rating

Music Memories and Entertainment (3003)
99.8% positive Feedback

Price:

AU $7.99

+ $3.99 postage

Estimated delivery Tue, 1 Oct - Fri, 4 Oct

Returns:

30-day returns. Buyer pays for return postage.

Condition:

Very good

1 How The West Was Won And Where It Got Us. 13 Low Desert. 12 So Fast, So Numb. 14 Electrolite. 10 Binky The Doormat. 3 New Test Leper. 4 Undertow.

About this product

Product Identifiers

Producer
R.E.M., Scott Litt
Record Label
Warner Bros.
UPC
0093624632023
eBay Product ID (ePID)
3050170726

Product Key Features

Language
English
Era
1990s
Run Time
3913 Sec
Format
CD
Release Year
1996
Features
Studio Recording
Genre
Pop, Alternative, Rock
Type
Album
Artist
R.E.M.
Release Title
New Adventures in Hi-Fi

Additional Product Features

Number of Discs
1
Distribution
Wea
Guest Artist
Scott Mccaughey, Patti Smith
Number of Tracks
14
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
Bass
Peter Buck, Mike Mills
Guitar
Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Nathan December
Mixing
John Keane, R.E.M., Scott Litt
Reviews
"...a beautiful hodgepodge....Some songs look back at phases of R.E.M.'s career while others suggest new directions....R.E.M. spends half this album experimenting, turning songs into soundscapes with...synthesizers, sitars and bouzouki, Mellotron and Autoharp...", "...if the arena-designed, occasionally forced MONSTER felt like a midlife crisis, NEW ADVENTURES IN HI-FI finds R.E.M. returning to their joyful idiosyncrasies....not in years has an R.E.M. album showed such breadth..." - Rating: A, Ranked #11 in the Village Voice's 1996 Pazz & Jop Critics' Poll., 5 Stars (out of 5) - "...it's easily the most diverse set of tunes R.E.M. have yet chosen to deliver....a seamlessly assembled mix of live performances...soundcheck reditions...'live' studio takes....hits many and varied targets virtually every time.", Ranked #16 in Nme's 1996 Critics' Poll., Ranked #4 on Entertainment Weekly's List of the "Top 10 Albums and Singles of 1996.", Ranked #11 on Spin's List of the "20 Best Albums of '96.", 8 (out of 10) - "...one of the most disillusioned albums ever made....Every lyric...is harrowed from a soul so empty all it seems to hear is the echo of its own resignation....It's a litany of trouble beyond despair....not an easy album but...a great one...", Ranked #58 in Mojo's "100 Modern Classics" -- "They Sound Refreshed and Enriched.", "The volume and drive of MONSTER remained but it was kept in check with songs that felt closer to the dark, jangling spirit of AUTOMATIC FOR THE PEOPLE.", Ranked #4 on Rolling Stone's List of the "Ten Best Albums" of 1996., 6 (out of 10) - "...While the tunes seem banged out, as if the band forced itself to keep having a jammin' good time despite the aneurysms and whatnot, the arrangements are thoroughly tarted up, often by various sidemen. This is a mixed blessing, as NEW ADVENTURES pays greater attention to hip sounds than to happening songs...", 4.5 Stars (out of 5) - "...R.E.M.'s most ambitious album to date....there's a sense of spontaneity here that's rarely been heard on an R.E.M. record....a sense of ambition and liberation that R.E.M. haven't displayed since 1985's FABLES OF THE RECONSTRUCTION..."
Additional Information
An album dominated by disconsolate ballads and lovely acoustic instrumentation, NEW ADVENTURES is also drummer Bill Berry's last with R.E.M.
Engineer
John Keane, Jeff Wooding, Joe Oherigy, Adam Kaspar, Patrick Mccarthy, Jo Ravitch
Vocals
Michael Stipe, Peter Buck, Mike Mills, Patti Smith
Keyboards
Mike Mills
Percussion
Bill Berry
Drums
Bill Berry
Number of Audio Channels
Stereo