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Fables Of The Reconstruction

R.E.M.

Fables Of The Reconstruction

Re-issue of the third album from the Athens, Georgia band produced by Joe Boyd and recorded in London

ADM rating[?]

8.3

Label
EMI
UK Release date
12/07/2010
  1. 10.0 |   Drowned In Sound

    Was undeniably something of a diversion on the route to indie rock stardom. Yet for many fans – still a minority, I’ll be the first to admit - this moon-touched night walk exceeds nigh on all the records that followed
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  2. 10.0 |   Mojo

    Print edition only

  3. 10.0 |   Uncut

    Contains some of REMs most gorgeous and uplifting music
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  4. 10.0 |   No Ripcord

    Fables absorbs from them moment it lets go, proving to be the first unpredictable R.E.M. experience into thought provoking meditations such as isolation, loss, and the essence of one’s importance in life
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  5. 9.0 |   BBC

    A dark, dangerous but delightful record that’s as good – if not better – than new
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  6. 8.5 |   Pitchfork

    Ultimately, Fables is best enjoyed as something slightly off the beaten path, with a proudly eccentric style befitting its offbeat subjects
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  7. 8.0 |   State

    Fables of the Reconstruction’s folk-rock sound, richly detailed aesthetic and sense of mystery marked the end of the first and most compelling phase of R.E.M.’s story
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  8. 8.0 |   Q

    Michael Stipe at his growliest and his bandmates at their most jaunty. Print edition only

  9. 7.0 |   PopMatters

    Isn’t one of R.E.M.’s classics. It’s merely a fascinating look at one of the most important rock bands of the last 30 years catching its breath before embarking on greater triumphs
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  10. 7.0 |   Rolling Stone

    R.E.M.'s third record, a dark meditation on the soul of the South, has aged brilliantly
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  11. 6.0 |   Blurt

    When certain Fables songs click, they do so with an electric jolt straight to the mainline
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