EPONYMOUS is a collection of mostly singles.
EPONYMOUS collects some of the most popular tunes from R.E.M.'s first decade, some appearing in slightly different versions. Consequently, the album does double duty as a greatest-hits collection and a repository for rarities that didn't turn up on DEAD LETTER OFFICE. Organized chronologically, EPONYMOUS offers a look at the band's artistic development, from the Byrdsy jangle of the jumpy "Radio Free Europe" to the more laconic, country-tinged "(Don't Go Back To) Rockville)." "Can't Get There From Here" and "Driver 8" are simultaneously more rhythmic and more abstract, while a heavier rock sound is introduced on "The One I Love" and the closing anti-anthem "It's the End of the World As We Know It (and I Feel Fine)." EPONYMOUS is an effective overview of the band's early and middle periods, and a chronicle of a fiercely independent band's marriage of commercial and artistic success.
R.E.M.: Michael Stipe (vocals); Peter Buck (guitar); Mike Mills (keyboards, bass, background vocals); Bill Berry (drums).
Producers include: Mitch Easter, R.E.M., Don Dixon, Joe Boyd, Scott Litt.
- Format: Vinyl
- Released: 07/29/2016
- Genre: Rock
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Track Listing:
Early
A1 Radio Free Europe (Original Hib-Tone Single) 3:47
A2 Gardening At Night (Different Vocal Mix) 3:31
A3 Talk About The Passion 3:22
A4 So. Central Rain 3:11
A5 (Don't Go Back To) Rockville 4:34
A6 Can't Get There From Here 4:10
Late
B1 Driver 8 3:18
B2 Romance 3:25
B3 Fall On Me 2:49
B4 The One I Love 3:17
B5 Finest Worksong (Mutual Drum Horn Mix) 3:49
B6 It's The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine) 4:07
