I have been a huge R.E.M. fan for, well a very long time, seing them live a whack of times, including the unforgettable Yonge & Dundas show.  It’s been fifteen years since their Automatic For The People album, and Stereogum has done a great job putting together an eclectic, amazing tribute album.  From the essay:

Unlike most other celebrated, canonized records from the early ’90s, R.E.M.’s eighth album stands separate from the prevailing cultural trends of the era. Whereas most other rock bands at the time either embraced the aggressive, self-destructive angst of grunge or the brainy, aloof irony of indie rock, the Athens quartet presented something far more singular and timeless in the form of a tightly composed, occasionally baroque song cycle obsessed with mortality and the passage of time.

you should see the stereogum.com drive xv player here if you have flash

Stereogum Presents… DRIVE XV: A Tribute To Automatic For The People.

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