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Universal acclaim- based on 139 Ratings
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Positive: 120 out of 139
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Mixed: 15 out of 139
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Negative: 4 out of 139
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MichaelApr 1, 2008Their best work in 16 years.
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DanO.Apr 3, 2008This is their best album since Adventures, hands down.
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WesleyM.Apr 4, 2008Their best work in years. Remarkably consistent, "Man-Sized Wreath" and "Horse to Water" are highlights.
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MichaelM.Apr 1, 2008Perfect it may not be, but I've been an R.E.M. fanatic since 1987 and this shot of adrenaline is just what the doctor ordered.
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PeterS.Apr 10, 2008Fine album. Nothing to completely blow you away here, but more energetic than they've sounded in years.
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JamesApr 2, 2008In 'Supernatural Superserious' you have the type of track that has been in short supply over the last few albums. Not a 100% success as the title track doesn't quite do it for me but I cannot wait for the Twickenham concert in August. Welcome back chaps - it's been a long time.
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GregK.Apr 3, 2008Definitely back on track. Fun album. By the way...am I the only one who thought "REveal" was really good?
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DSquaredApr 3, 2008
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KevinS.Apr 4, 2008
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TrevorW.Apr 4, 2008I am a big REM fan, and this album makes me incredibly happy after Reveal and Around the Sun were so frustrating.
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JDWilliamsApr 5, 2008Best since Automatic For The People. Mr. Roberts is so catchy.
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MaggieS.Apr 7, 2008The best album of their career.
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BrivsM.Apr 8, 2008
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TSJun 2, 2008This is no question a very good album and I'm enjoying it more with every listen. So much better than their last three discs it's shocking. Also less indulgent than many of their classic Bill Berry albums.
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FrancescoMDec 3, 2008
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BM.Oct 24, 2008R.E.M. rock out harder than they have since the departure of Bill Berry. That's good. The songwriting sometimes takes a backseat to the band's rediscovered rock chops. That's not so good. Overall the album is good, but you can feel the band trying too hard to be relevant again.
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MichaelH.Oct 2, 2008Greatest Band in the world!!!!!
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MarkMar 26, 2008Truly great album.
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BobaF.Mar 31, 2008A nice return to the form that made them the best band of the last 25 years (your favorite band included).
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WilldavesMachadoApr 1, 2008Great album! Only great songs!
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CrossdeL.Apr 1, 2008Great, Great Come back.
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[Anonymous]Apr 1, 2008Music that resonates with their past albums without repeating the sound. This sounds like a band that made LRP and Document matured over 20 yrs. to deliver Accelerate.
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BertE.Apr 2, 2008Accelerate is tight and focused album that is very much of its time. Very much the result of R.E.M. recording together in one room rather than in pieces.
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TedDiM.Apr 2, 2008
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DavidBApr 2, 2008fun fun fun.
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MatthewM.Apr 2, 2008Ferocious, concise and, in an effort to limit myself to three lofty proclamations, brilliant. It's not R.E.M. trying to recapture a past sound so much as R.E.M. reinstating tight song structure and sonic movement into its writing process. Buy this album.
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PaulL.Apr 3, 2008The divisive comments are a testament -- this band is still vital, and still has something to say. Great energy on this record.
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MichaelC.Apr 3, 2008Absolutely LOVE this album, and this is coming from a fan that has all (ALL) their albums. Love the balance between the ole school and the new. Perfect!!!! Hollow Man is a highlight for me. Thank you REM can't wait to see what the next album will be like.
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TimP.Apr 3, 2008This is R.E.M. in 2008, and it sounds pretty amazing. Accelerate could end up as one of their five best albums. Give it a listen.
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TomApr 4, 2008Very good album. Really have not paid attention to them since Monster.
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Accelerate is patchy at best, with only the blaring finale, ‘I’m Gonna DJ’, really catching the attention.
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Accelerate is by some considerable distance REM’s best and most cohesive album since Berry left, and crucially echoes a time when they made their best music, if not necessarily their biggest-selling.
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There are a few jangly throwbacks for nostalgia’s sake interspersed throughout Accelerate, but they’re overshadowed by blustery guitar blather that shouts “anachronism” at every turn.