March 24, 2008

Stream R.E.M.'s Accelerate On iLike

After the other day's big news, that Mike Mills and Peter Buck are in fact heterosexual, we figured the R.E.M. cycle would slow down awhile. Not so. As promised, the band's made Accelerate available for full-album streaming on iLike, which can be accessed via Facebook, iTunes plugin, and apparently even iPhone(?). Listen to it at ilike.com/R.E.M. The album is really good.

Posted at 1:15 PM
Tags: R.E.M.

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7 Comments

Accelerate is simply amazing from start to finish!! Who else can make their 14th album sound as brilliant as this one? Once again, R.E.M. are showing why they are the best rock band of the last 25 years. Can't wait to see them perform live!!

Posted by: m.a at 03/24/08 2:26 PM | Reply
Score = -1

This is good stuff. Glad to hear them reinvigorated.

Posted by: studly roberts at 03/24/08 3:19 PM | Reply
Score = 0

Am I missing something? I LOVE LOVE LOVE R.E.M.: have every album, been listeing to them for 20+ years, seen them lots of times in concert, but... well this new album just leaves me cold.

I AM NOT SLAGGING THE ALBUM, but I have to ask: what am I missing? Every magazine/article says the same thing "they're back" but I'm don't see it.

Thoughts? (besides the fact that I am old) In the meantime I am going to listen to it again...

Posted by: The Dude at 03/24/08 3:39 PM | Reply
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At first listen, this sounds like the work of a band with a renewed energy and sense of purpose. As to what The Dude is missing, I must ask: have you really loved anything R.E.M. has released in the past 10 years? I think that for fans who have become disenchanted, this new album feels like validation. Personally, I'm an '80s R.E.M. fan, and this feels like classic R.E.M. to me.

Posted by: Johnnyboy at 03/25/08 1:00 AM | Reply
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bland, bland, bland.

Everything about this album just screams, "See? We can be relevant!"
Too bad they forgot to write any actual songs. This has none of the subtlety and surprise of classic R.E.M. This is the sound of Stipe and co. trying way too hard.

Posted by: alex at 03/25/08 2:07 AM | Reply
Score = -1

Damn good record. I'll get the vinyl when it comes out.

Posted by: Andrew at 03/25/08 5:06 AM | Reply
Score = 0

Who cares if Mr. Stipe is Gay!...
(which by the way, there's nothing gay about the sound and energy of the album...)

I enjoyed listening the entire album; I like the last 2 songs and the Houston song. I think is the slower song of the cd and is the one that links with their past 3 cds.. It's a shame that Houston is not on the Tour list...

Posted by: a.l.x