Album - Murmur (1983)
Highlight - Perfect Circle
Reason - One of the finest debut albums ever made, as Peter Buck's guitar arpeggios define a worryingly mature and composed sound of a band barely out of college. Still muffled, impenetrable lyrics for the most part, but the hallmark REM melodies are there from the beginning
Stipe Gayness Factor - 1. Stipe claims 'Circle is "about an old girlfriend". Having an old girlfriend doesn't make you straight, any more than being born in a stable makes you a horse, as Jesus would no doubt agree. Besides this. he talked to at least 3 people while making this album, so he was beginning to get out of the house.
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