- Audio CD (25 Feb 2008)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Format: Single
- Label: Wea
- ASIN: B0013HFFCW
- Other Editions: Audio CD | MP3 Download
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 248,802 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I'm not sure I fully buy in to the current trend of writing off R.E.M in the 90s and hailing Accelerate as a triumphant return to 80s form on the strength of a few reviews of some live Dublin rehearsals last summer. The 90s were not poor. Reveal and New Adventures in Hi-Fi rank among the band's very finest work, Leaving New York, the intro single from the last album, was vintage. This single, everything a fan could want it to be, hints that the band are still very much on top of their game. At first it sounds like R.E.M by numbers, but it's built on a scuzzy guitar riff, features Michael Stipe in a breathy word fest, and is blanketed in trademark harmonies. It sounds great on the radio and after a handful of hearings is etched as a top notch R.E.M track. Wonderful.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
At long last R.E.M. have ditched the synths/loops and miserabilism that saw them too long camped out in Radiohead territory and produced a thrilling guitar riffing classic with this single release from the much anticipated forthcoming album 'Accelerate'. From the opening riff we're transported back to the classic R.E.M. sound of Green and Automatic complete with Mike Mills' backing vocals which make a welcome return. Perhaps it's not as adventurous as the downbeat electronica of albums like Up and the last outing the disappointing Around The Sun and some may question that the adventuring spirit of the band has taken a back step but frankly for this fan if they're going to release songs of this calibre who cares that it sounds retro? This is the return of R.E.M. doing what they do best producing melodic rock riffs, pop friendly tunes and with the always wonderful expressive vocals from Michael Stipe. Producer Jacknife Lee has seemingly reinvigourated R.E.M. by the simple trick of going backwards and then updating their signature sound much in the same way he did for U2's Atomic Bomb album. A welcome return to former glories and R.E.M.'s best single since Great Beyond - here's hoping the new album lives up to the same quality!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I've been a massive fan of R.E.M for many years now and although I do love most of the stuff they have done, the last 2 albums (Reveal and Around the Sun) were lacking something that really made the many other albums that they have done be so memorable and re-listenable. With Supernatural Superserious however they have gone back to their old, fun style again and have come up with a real winner here, with a similar sound to classics like Bad Day and Lotus. I just hope that this is a taster of how brilliant the rest of the new album, Accelerate, is going to be, as if the rest of the album is going to be this good it could be one of their best yet.
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