Album – Monster (1994)
Highlight – What’s The Frequency, Kenneth?
Reason – Ahead of their first world tour in 5 years, REM ditched the mandolins, pianos and the orchestras of the previous two albums and went LOUD. The opening track ‘Kenneth perfectly captured their new sound in a fresh and energetic single, referencing the bizarre phrase a bunch of muggers used when beating up US TV anchor Dan Rather. It’s a shame the rest of the album isn’t quite as diverse, as the crunching queered guitar does get a little repetitive towards the end, but there are still a half dozen strong songs contained.
Stipe Gayness Factor - 7. “We’re feeling sexy and loud” said Stipe in an interview. Finally getting his dick out in the studio after a mere 14 years and 9 albums. Track 10’s Let Me In was on the relationship between himself and Kurt Cobain, which contrasted nicely with Track 2’s Crush With Eyeliner on the singer’s relationship with Courtney Love. Monster put him in the Bi zone.
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