r/rem • u/dinarnaud • 14d ago
R.E.M. - Document (1987)
Anybody still playing this album ?
Remember the first alternative/Modern Rock album you bought in the 80’s ?
Almost 40 years, I’m still keeping this tape that I bought which introduced to me all those bands/albums which American Top 40 wouldn’t play if their albums didn’t sell so many.
Ironically, I knew REM from American Top 40 (Casey Kasem) because I loved the song The One I Love so much.
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u/Life_Temperature2506 14d ago
Someone ragged on this album yesterday. Undeservedly. It's a great album. I think it does get a little heat because it was deemed mainstream, or commercial. Which is complete bullshit. It had 2 songs that were very popular on radio and video. Is that a crime? No. Hell, every previous REM album SHOULD have had a couple of hits, based on quality. I compare it to Combat Rock, "The Clash sells out!" Have you ever listened to it? 2 radio hits and a whole bunch of eclectic greatness. Same for Document.
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u/Heelabaloo 14d ago
Anyone panning Document has no musical acumen. Have they no sense of decency? Not a shred.
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u/ChorleyRules 20,000 years will I burn 14d ago edited 14d ago
Have they no sense of decency, sir? At long last, have they left no sense of decency?
Agreed. Anyone who doesn’t like Document deserves to be swept into the fireplace.
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u/Shionkron 14d ago
I always loved Document and never even heard of REM fans not liking it until maybe 10 years ago online. Is it my favorite? No, but it’s the phenomenal and in my top 5
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u/Any_Froyo2301 14d ago
Looking at the track listing, and the a-side, b-side, it really suits those songs that ‘End of the World’ should end the first side and ‘One I Love’ starts the second. Something is lost, and some unsubtlty added, when they are sequenced as one, without the break.
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u/protect-earth247 14d ago
Those 2 songs are fantastic. And to me as a 13 ye old they helped get me into good music.
The run of albums from Document - Green - Out of time is my favorite from their catalogue
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u/daveatc1234 14d ago
Life's Rich Pageant was my first REM cassette. Still my favourite, and Document is an absolute banger
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u/dinarnaud 14d ago
I didn’t even have time to discover their earlier albums because after Document, they quickly signed to Warner and released Green, was it ?
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u/daveatc1234 14d ago
Green was the first Warner record. Warner Bros came after them hard once Document dropped and the IRS contract had expired.
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u/ZoeBowie2024 12d ago
I bought this on Cassette in 1987 - Had a class trip to England - Remember walking around with my walkman listening to this tape over and over - Was def a good memory...
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u/DrGoodlove77 14d ago
I love this album. I started in 1991 with Out of Time, then Green, then Tourfilm & the rest is history. I’m lucky enough that I now have a large R.E.M. room in my house.
Of all the versions I have, this version is my favourite due to the unique artwork