Something happened in 1997 when Bill Berry of REM left the drums, the quartet from Athens, Georgia became a trio after 17 years of continuous collaboration . The loss of an integral element of the band felt quickly in the musical production, which began to reveal the uncertainty of a band that sought to redefine themselves, understand how to move beyond the loss. Although some of the time most perfect musical moments of REM can be found in the first three discs without Berry ( Up, Reveal and Around The Sun ), it is fair to say that the result this time is, at best, uneven.
But something happened again ten years later, in 2008. Perhaps the result of the intensity of recent live shows, perhaps the result of brief encounter with Berry for the presentation of the band at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, or perhaps someone remembered for serving the volume knob on the amp Peter Buck ... and the 2008 came Accelerate . Immediately hailed by critics and fans with a powerful guitar-laden sound, Accelerate seemed a throwback to the origins punk / alternative of the band, and a cry to the world "we can still make rock ... and do well."
Collapse Into Now it seems the logical successor to a disk as Accelerate, REM and a reunion with the sound that gave them their greatest joys: the sound of the 90's. Far from being a rehash of his previous work, or an easy time to please the masses, Collapse Into Now is further evidence that REM can still be the band that (apparently) was no longer in the first half the decade of 2000. The sound is certainly familiar, but not so repetitive, and is that REM is the owner of that style, the creator of it, and in form, the trio can create at will, while remaining content, but always fresh.
Old friends of the band are coupled to Stipe, Mills and Buck to give us some moments of sublime collaborations. Just rotate the Patti Smith album, Peaches, Lenny Kaye and the tribal chants of Eddie Vedder in "It Happened Today" (probably the best song on the album, and I say regardless of the collaboration of Vedder)
REM yells throughout this record, "this has gone, that we remain, and we love '... and we also
4.0/5.0
Thanks for reading, are a wonderful audience
Gonza
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