Reveal

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Radiohead's Thom Yorke was going through a period of extreme depression during the late 1990s, which led to severe stage fright. Around that time, Yorke and Michael Stipe were close friends, and Stipe advised Yorke to tell himself: "I'm not here, this isn't happening" whenever he felt he was losing emotional control. This motto eventually became the chorus of Radiohead's " How to Disappear Completely", from Kid A (2000). In turn, this song supposedly inspired Stipe to write Reveal 's "Disappear". [10] In a 2019 interview with NME, Stipe recounted telephoning Yorke after realizing the shared inspiration, apologizing for supposedly stealing the concept behind their song, only for Yorke to respond by stating that it was more R.E.M.'s song than Radiohead's upon hearing Stipe recite the lyrics to "Disappear". [11] Stipe’s voice comes out thin and weak at the beginning of “I’ll Take the Rain”, matching the despairing lyrics. However, at that point, the instrumentals (well-developed, if not particularly strong) hint at the cheerful nihilism of the upcoming chorus. It pairs self-empowering but melancholic lyrics with optimistic instrumentation and vocals, yielding a sound like sunlight filtering between clouds on a rainy day.

Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (R.E.M.; 'Reveal ')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie . Retrieved 2011-02-18.

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Temporary Music administered in this and all worlds, inclusive, by Universal Music Publishing Group (SESAC) R.E.M./Athens, L.L.C. Under exclusive license to Craft Recordings. Manufactured and distributed by Concord, 10 Lea Avenue, Suite 300, Nashville, TN 37210. Up’s opener isn’t the only place where theoretically positive sentiments are rendered upside-down. In the desperate “The Apologist,” Stipe keens: “I’m good/All is good/ All’s well, no complaints,” his voice almost breaking before the faux-resolution of “When I feel regret/ I get down on my knees and pray.” There’d be no mistaking the actual origin behind such lyrics. R.E.M. did not sound OK. Musician [Additional Musician] – Glen Brady, Jamie Candiloro, Joey Waronker, John Keane, Ken Stringfellow, Scott McCaughey

Lyrically, it’s relentlessly and drily optimistic, invoking the kind of melancholic cheer shown by a parent watching their child grow up. As is typical of R.E.M., there’s fairly little storytelling; instead, they focus on evocations of mood that, in turn, tell stories of their own. The LP also displays a significant maturation of Michael Stipe’s voice and lyrics. While he’s never been known for vocal virtuosity, he proves that some simple practice works miracles, as well as that R.E.M.’s two decades of existence had done its work. ARIA Charts– End of Year Charts– Top 100 Albums 2001". aria.com.au. Australian Recording Industry Association . Retrieved 2012-01-25. The meticulous attention to detail that R.E.M. deployed on Up and Reveal would ultimately sound labored over by the time of 2004's Around the Sun. Following a solid-but-unremarkable two-album course correction, the band would break up in 2011. The Official Charts Company– R.E.M.– Reveal" (PHP). Official Charts Company . Retrieved 2012-01-25.A version of "All the Way to Reno (You're Gonna Be a Star)" with an alternate ending, and simply titled "Reno." Reveal’ is the slippers, fire and photo album – but this doesn’t mean REM have resigned themselves to the placid lethargy of age. It just means that they’ve Michael Stipe on R.E.M.’s Legacy and Writing Music Again | The RS Interview" – Rolling Stone 's YouTube channel, April 1, 2021 That is, until two years later, when the In Time retrospective was released. A mixed bag of the band's latter-day output, which skipped most of my favourite songs from the era, but in listening to it in my car for some time, the songs that I found myself returning to frequently were "All the Way to Reno" and "Imitation of Life", the two songs from Reveal. The big western guitar style of "All the Way to Reno". The soaring choruses, the stateliness of the songs. R.E.M.-リリース-ORICON STYLE-ミュージック"[Highest position and charting weeks of Reveal by R.E.M.] (in Japanese). Oricon . Retrieved 2012-01-25.

Perez, Arturo. "Top 10 Albums of 2001". Kludge. Archived from the original on July 22, 2004 . Retrieved November 25, 2015.I won't completely dismiss the last decade of their existence - and I'm thankful that they left on their own terms - but for me, this is the last R.E.M. album truly worthy of their massive legacy. Technician [Technical Assistance] – Bob Weber, Bob Whittaker, Dan Brewer, Eric Humphries, Kevin Sweeney*, Mark Mytrowitz, Microwave (9), Octavio Arizala Accompanied By – Glen Brady, Jamie Candiloro, Joey Waronker, John Keane, Ken Stringfellow, Scott McCaughey Solo Exitos 1959–2002 Ano A Ano: Certificados > 2000–2003. Iberautor Promociones Culturales. 2005. ISBN 84-8048-639-2. One of the great things about R.E.M.'s musical history is how they've managed to retain a distinctive sound while releasing a series of sonically diverse albums. The wistful ruminations of Automatic for the People evoked images of the grandiose and darkly beautiful. New Adventures in Hi-Fi served as a companion piece to the barren yet oddly gorgeous landscape of the west. And despite all this change, R.E.M. has always remained R.E.M.