Green

by R.E.M.

Overview

As far as major-label debuts by underground bands go, Green is fairly uncompromising. While it displays a more powerful guitar sound on "Get Up," "Turn You Inside Out," and "Orange Crush," it also takes more detours than Document, whether it's the bizarrely affecting contemporary folk of "The Wrong Child" and "You Are the Everything," the bubblegum of "Stand" and "Pop Song 89," or the introspection of the lovely "Hairshirt" and "World Leader Pretend." But instead of presenting a portrait of a band with a rich, eclectic vision, Green is incoherent. While its best moments are flat-out great, the band has bitten off more than it can chew; many of the songs sound like failed experiments, and its arena-ready production now sounds slightly dated. Nevertheless, half of the record is brilliant, and it certainly indicates that R.E.M. are continuing to diversify their sound.

Product Details

Release Date:	10/25/1990
Label:	Concord Records
UPC:	0075992579520
catalogNumber:	25795
Rank:	46029

Tracks

1. Pop Song 89
2. Get Up
3. You Are the Everything
4. Stand
5. World Leader Pretend
6. The Wrong Child
7. Orange Crush
8. Turn You Inside-Out
9. Hairshirt
10. I Remember California
11. [Untitled Hidden Track]

Album Credits

Performance Credits

R.E.M.   Primary Artist
Keith LeBlanc   Percussion
Bucky Baxter   Steel Guitar
Peter Buck   Guitar
Mike Mills   Bass
Michael Stipe   Vocals
Jane Scarpantoni   Cello
Bill Berry   Drums

Technical Credits

Peter Buck   Composer
Jay Healy   Engineer
Scott Litt   Producer,Engineer
Mike Mills   Composer
R.E.M.   Producer
Michael Stipe   Composer
Bill Berry   Composer