- alternative rock, rock, jangle pop
- 40 min
- 11 tracks
- I.R.S. Records
Fables of the Reconstruction is the third studio album by the American alternative rock band R.E.M. It was released on June 10, 1985, through I.R.S. Records. It was the band's first album recorded outside of the U.S., with sessions taking place at Livingston Studios in London with producer Joe Boyd.
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Character
Grave, character-led, classical in form and cool.
- gravecomic
- character-ledplot-driven
- classical in formformally daring
- cooloverwhelming
- resolvedopen-ended
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- AllMusic4/5 ★
- The A.V. ClubA
- Chicago Tribune3/4 ★
- Entertainment WeeklyB−
- Pitchfork8.5/10
- Q4/5 ★
- Rolling Stone4/5 ★
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide4.5/5 ★
- Uncut5/5 ★
- The Village VoiceB+
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Tracks
- 1Feeling Gravity’s Pull4:51
- 2Maps and Legends3:11
- 3Driver 83:24
- 4Life and How to Live It4:08
- 5Old Man Kensey4:09
- 6Can’t Get There From Here3:40
- 7Green Grow the Rushes3:47
- 8Kohoutek3:17
- 9Auctioneer (Another Engine)2:44
- 10Good Advices3:30
- 11Wendell Gee3:03
11 tracks, 40 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- R.E.M.
- Label
- I.R.S. Records
- Type
- Album
- Format
- CD
- Country
- XE
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