Album info

• Title Automatic for the People
• Artist R.E.M.
• Year 1992
• Genre Rock

Tracklist

1. Drive
2. Try Not to Breath
3. The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite
4. Everybody Hurts
5. New Orleans Instrumental No. 1
6. Sweetness Follows
7. Monty Got a Raw Deal
8. Ignoreland
9. Star Me Kitten
10. Man on the Moon
11. Nightswimming
12. Find the River

Thoughts

Loved the singles on this one but found the rest of it a bit less memorable. I know it’s a highly regarded album, and it was good to listen to but I couldn’t name another song on it now.

Revisited May 2019

I think I was far too harsh on R.E.M. when I first listened to this. Even if I could only name the singles after listening to it, those songs are SO GOOD. Sidewinder is great, Man on the moon a classic, and for goodness’s sake Everybody Hurts is worth a five all by itself.

Rating: 5 / 5