R.E.M.: Automatic For The People 25th Anniversary Edition (180g) Vinyl LP Headshell Wires music label: Cobblestone 1972

music label: Cobblestone 1972

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What is so equally fascinating is how these artists managed to negotiate a space for themselves that was acceptable to the general male conservative hierarchies whilst at the same time remaining true to themselves as both artists and women for their largely female public

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R.E.M.: Automatic For The People 25th Anniversary Edition (180g) Vinyl LP Headshell Wires music label: Cobblestone 1972R. E. M. released Automatic For The People in 1992, when the music scene was saturated with amped up grunge acts. Michael Stipe & gang still managed to achieve critical and commercial success, however, and the refined, evocative songs that grace the 8th album from the alternative rock pioneers still resonate 25 years later. "Drive" sets a somber tone right off the bat, but the LP also explores more fun, hopeful emotions on "The Sidewinder Sleeps