Automatic for the People [CD & DVD] R.E.M.

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CD - Digi-Pak / WITH DVD AUDIO DISC

  • Release Date: 03/01/2005
  • Original Release: 1992
  • 2 Disc Set
  • Sales Rank: 64,593
  • Label: RHINO / WEA
  • UPC: 081227817527

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Automatic for the People [CD & DVD]

Disc 1
1LISTENDrive 4:31
2LISTENTry Not to Breathe 3:50
3LISTENThe Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite 4:09
4LISTENEverybody Hurts 5:20
5LISTENNew Orleans Instrumental, No. 1 2:15
6LISTENSweetness Follows 4:21
7LISTENMonty Got a Raw Deal 3:17
8LISTENIgnoreland 4:27
9LISTENStar Me Kitten 3:16
10LISTENMan on the Moon 5:14
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Disc 2
1Drive DVD 4:31
2Try Not to Breathe DVD 3:50
3The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite DVD 4:09
4Everybody Hurts DVD 5:20
5New Orleans Instrumental, No. 1 DVD 2:15
6Sweetness Follows DVD 4:21
7Monty Got a Raw Deal DVD 3:17
8Ignoreland DVD 4:27
9Star Me Kitten DVD 3:16
10Man on the Moon DVD 5:14
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Special Features:

This two-disc 2005 reissue features the original album both on CD and in 5.1 Surround Sound. The bonus DVD features a short film set in Athens, Georgia, a photo gallery, original lyrics, a discography, and a web link.

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Turning away from the sweet pop of Out of Time, R.E.M. created a haunting, melancholy masterpiece with Automatic for the People. At its core, the album is a collection of folk songs about aging, death, and loss, but the music has a grand, epic sweep provided by layers of lush strings, interweaving acoustic instruments, and shimmering keyboards. Automatic for the People captures the group at a crossroads, as they moved from cult heroes to elder statesmen, and the album is a graceful transition into their new status. It is a reflective album, with frank discussions on mortality, but it is not a despairing record -- "Nightswimming," "Everybody Hurts," and "Sweetness Follows" have a comforting melancholy, while "Find the River" provides a positive sense of closure. R.E.M. have never been as emotionally direct as they are on Automatic for the People, nor have they ever created music quite as rich and timeless, and while the record is not an easy listen, it is the most rewarding record in their oeuvre. [Automatic for the People was reissued as part of Warner's 2005 R.E.M. reissue series. Each album was presented in a double-disc digipack, containing a CD on the first disc and a DVD-A version of the album on the second. The DVD for Automatic includes a 5.1 Surround mix of the album, a "video documentary," lyrics, and a photo gallery, but none of the promo videos from the album.] Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

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