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R.E.M.’s ‘Green” gets 25th anniversary re-issue, with mixed results

Mon, 20 May 2013 13:15:41 MDT

R.E.M.’s ‘Green” gets 25th anniversary re-issue, with mixed results

By david burger The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated May 20, 2013 01:15PM MDT

Grade • B- CD • To some purists, R.E.M. began its decline when it finally relented and signed with major label Warner Bros. and released “Green” in 1988. That is, of course, not true, as future albums “Out of Time,” “Automatic For the People,” “Monster” and “New Adventures in Hi-Fi” proved to become some of the greatest albums of the 1990s. But “Green,” which is receiving a 25th anniversary deluxe edition (including a recording of the riveting penultimate concert of R.E.M.’s 130-date “Green” w...

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CD Review: R.E.M.'s 'Green' anniversary edition

Fri, 10 May 2013 14:08:02 MDT

CD Review: R.E.M.'s 'Green' anniversary edition

The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated May 10, 2013 02:08PM MDT

To some purists, R.E.M. began its decline when it finally relented and signed with major label Warner Bros. and released “Green” in 1988. That is, of course, not true, as future albums “Out of Time,” “Automatic For the People,” “Monster” and “New Adventures in Hi-Fi” proved to become some of the greatest albums of the 1990s. But “Green,” which is receiving a 25th anniversary deluxe edition (including a recording of the riveting penultimate concert of R.E.M.’s 130-date “Green” world tour), is muc...