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- Automatic For The People
- - 610,802 plays
  - 490 favs
  - 143 shares
R.E.M.
Released 1992

Man On The Moon
05:14
92,804 plays

Drive
04:29
63,676 plays

Nightswimming
04:17
54,197 plays

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- 1
- Drive
- 04:29
- 63,676 plays

- 2
- Try Not To Breathe
- 03:51
- 40,743 plays

- 3
- The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite
- 04:08
- 40,502 plays

- 4
- Everybody Hurts
- 05:18
- 141,886 plays

- 5
- New Orleans Instrumental No.1
- 02:16
- 28,308 plays

- 6
- Sweetness Follows
- 04:20
- 33,053 plays

- 7
- Monty Got A Raw Deal
- 03:18
- 30,021 plays

- 8
- Ignoreland
- 04:27
- 28,595 plays

- 9
- Star Me Kitten
- 03:16
- 25,357 plays

- 10
- Man On The Moon
- 05:14
- 92,804 plays

- 11
- Nightswimming
- 04:17
- 54,197 plays

- 12
- Find The River
- 03:53
- 31,663 plays

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album review

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. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide