For my
fifth pick I'll select
REM - Murmur (1983) in the
81-85 category.
1. Radio Free Europe
2. Pilgrimage
3. Laughing
4. Talk about the Passion
5. Moral Kiosk
6. Perfect Circle
7. Catapult
8. Sitting Still
9. 9-9
10. Shaking Through
11. We Walk
12. West of the Fields
Not the most original pick, but I want to snatch this one up. I love how lo-fi the production is and how Stripe's vocals are incomprehensible and almost mumbled. It's a favourite of mine even though I don't like REM albums generally.
All Music:
http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p...=Aib7uak6k5m3p
Quote:
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Murmur sounds as if it appeared out of nowhere, without any ties to the past, present, or future. Part of the distinctiveness lies in the atmospheric production, which exudes a detached sense of mystery, but it also comes from the remarkably accomplished songwriting. The songs on Murmur sound as if they've existed forever, yet they subvert folk and pop conventions by taking unpredictable twists and turns into melodic, evocative territory, whether it's the measured riffs of "Pilgrimage," the melancholic "Talk About the Passion," or the winding guitars and pianos of "Perfect Circle." R.E.M. may have made albums as good as Murmur in the years following its release, but they never again made anything that sounded quite like it.
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You've heard them before, but here are a couple:
Radio Free Europe
Laughing