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56 out of 100

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7.2 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 99 Ratings

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  • Summary: 'Sun' is the 13th studio disc for R.E.M., who are joined here by frequent collaborators Ken Stringfellow and Scott McCaughey. Q-Tip also guest raps on "The Outsiders."

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 27
  2. Mixed: 15 out of 27
  3. Negative: 3 out of 27
  1. Uncut
    80
    Often recalls 1992's Automatic For The People in its sobriety of purpose. [Nov 2004, p.100]
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  2. New Musical Express (NME)
    60
    The first REM album to really disappoint. [2 Oct 2004, p.60]
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  3. Dot Music
    30
    Repeated plays just refuse to reveal hidden depths. There aren‘t any. “Around The Sun” is just a really poor album, probably the first one that this band has ever put out.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 49 out of 69
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 69
  3. Negative: 9 out of 69
  1. Collingsj
    10
    a master piece
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  2. bobc
    5
    alot of mediocre material - they set the bar high and this one falls very short. great song - leaving ny. can't remember being this dissapointed with a new rem disc… Expand
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  3. Markp
    3
    I expected more after the superb lead-off single ("Leaving New York" is in my top 3 REM songs) but the album is drab and lacklustre. You feel the fire has gone out of their bellies and the expected lp-every-two-years routine has killed their creativity. They need to take a couple of years and stockpile some better material. And up the tempo a little. Away with the middle-age malaise… Expand
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