Fables of the Reconstruction
Fables of the Reconstruction, også kendt som Reconstruction of the Fables, er det tredje studiealbum fra det amerikanske alternative rockband R.E.M., der blev udgivet i 1984 på I.R.S. Records. Joe Boyd producerede albummet, og blev som det eneste af gruppens albums indspillet uden for USA. Det er et konceptalbum med sydstatsgotik-temaer og karakterer.
| Fables of the Reconstruction | ||
|---|---|---|
| Studiealbum af R.E.M. | ||
| Indspillet | Februar–marts 1985, Livingston Studios, London, Storbritannien | |
| Udgivet | 10. juni 1985 | |
| Genre | Alternative rock, folk rock[1], psychedelic folk[2] | |
| Længde | 39:44 | |
| Spor | 11 | |
| Sprog | Engelsk | |
| Udgiver | I.R.S. | |
| Producer | Joe Boyd | |
| R.E.M.-kronologi | ||
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| Professionelle vurderinger | |
|---|---|
| Anmeldernes vurdering | |
| Kilde | Vurdering | 
| AllMusic | |
| The A.V. Club | A[3] | 
| Drowned in Sound | 10/10[1] | 
| Entertainment Weekly | B–[4] | 
| Pitchfork Media | 8.5/10[5] | 
| PopMatters | 7/10[6] | 
| Rolling Stone | |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | |
| Uncut | |
| The Village Voice | B+[10] | 
Albummet blev godt modtaget af anmelderne.
Spor
    
Alle sange er skrevet af Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills og Michael Stipe med mindre andet er noteret.
- Side one – "A Side"
 
- "Feeling Gravitys Pull" – 4:48
 - "Maps and Legends" – 3:10
 - "Driver 8" – 3:23
 - "Life and How to Live It" – 4:06
 - "Old Man Kensey" (Jerry Ayers, Berry, Buck, Mills, and Stipe) – 4:08
 
- Side two – "Another Side"
 
- "Cant Get There from Here" – 3:39
 - "Green Grow the Rushes" – 3:46
 - "Kohoutek" – 3:18
 - "Auctioneer (Another Engine)" – 2:44
 - "Good Advices" – 3:30
 - "Wendell Gee" – 3:01
 
- 1992 IRS Vintage Years genudgivelse med bonus tracks
 
- "Crazy" (Randy Bewley, Vanessa Briscoe, Curtis Crowe, Michael Lachowski)
 - B-side of "Driver 8" 7" single
 - "Burning Hell"
- B-side of "Can't Get There From Here" 12" single
 
 - "Bandwagon" (Berry, Buck, Mills, Lynda Stipe, Stipe)
- B-side of "Can't Get There From Here" 7" and 12" single
 
 - "Driver 8" (Live)
- B-side of "Wendell Gee" 12" single
 
 - "Maps and Legends" (Live)
- B-side of "The One I Love" 7" single
 
 
- 2010 25th Anniversary Edition genudgivelse med bonus tracks (The Athens Demos)
 
- "Auctioneer (Another Engine)" – 2:52
 - "Bandwagon" (Berry, Buck, Mills, Lynda Stipe, and Michael Stipe) – 2:24
 - "Cant Get There from Here" – 3:41
 - "Driver 8" – 3:31
 - "Feeling Gravitys Pull" – 4:36
 - "Good Advices" – 3:31
 - "Green Grow the Rushes" – 3:47
 - "Hyena" – 2:53
 - "Kohoutek" – 3:26
 - "Life and How to Live It" – 4:10
 - "Maps and Legends" – 3:12
 - "Old Man Kensey" (Ayers, Berry, Buck, Mills, and Stipe) – 4:07
 - "Throw Those Trolls Away" – 3:10
 - "Wendell Gee" – 3:07
 
Hitlister
    
- Album
 
| År | Hitliste | Placering | 
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | U.S. Billboard 200 | 28 [11] | 
| 1985 | UK Albums Chart | 35 [12] | 
- Singler
 
| År | Sang | Hitliste | Placering | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | "Cant Get There from Here" | Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks | 14 [13] | 
| 1985 | "Driver 8" | Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks | 22 [13] | 
Referencer
    
- Lukowski, Andrzej (13. juli 2010). "Album Review: R.E.M. – Fables of the Reconstruction: Deluxe Edition". Drowned in Sound. Arkiveret fra originalen 29. august 2012. Hentet 26. august 2012.
 - Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Fables of the Reconstruction – R.E.M." AllMusic. Arkiveret fra originalen 20. juni 2012. Hentet 26. august 2012.
 - Gordon, Scott (13. juli 2010). "R.E.M.: Fables Of The Reconstruction". The A.V. Club. Arkiveret fra originalen 24. september 2015. Hentet 31. august 2015.
 - Browne, David (22. marts 1991). "An R.E.M. discography". Entertainment Weekly. Arkiveret fra originalen 24. september 2015. Hentet 30. august 2015.
 - Perpetua, Matthew (14. juli 2010). "R.E.M.: Fables of the Reconstruction [Deluxe Edition]". Pitchfork Media. Arkiveret fra originalen 26. august 2012. Hentet 26. august 2012.
 - Ramirez, AJ (8. juli 2010). "R.E.M.: Fables of the Reconstruction (Deluxe Edition)". PopMatters. Arkiveret fra originalen 18. september 2015. Hentet 30. august 2015.
 - Puterbaugh, Parke (20. juni 1985). "Fables of the Reconstruction". Rolling Stone. Arkiveret fra originalen 5. oktober 2011. Hentet 26. august 2012.
 - Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian, red. (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon & Schuster. s. 685. ISBN 978-0-7432-0169-8.
 - "REM – Fables of the Reconstruction". Uncut: 107. september 2010.
 - Christgau, Robert (25. juni 1985). "Christgau's Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. Arkiveret fra originalen 14. september 2015. Hentet 31. august 2015.
 - "R.E.M. | AllMusic". Arkiveret fra originalen 29. december 2011. Hentet 25. oktober 2015.
 - "1985-06-29 Top 40 Official Album Charts UK Archive | Official Charts". Arkiveret fra originalen 4. maj 2014. Hentet 25. oktober 2015.
 - "R.E.M. | AllMusic". Arkiveret fra originalen 23. januar 2012. Hentet 25. oktober 2015.
 
Eksterne henvisninger
    
- Fables of the Reconstruction på Allmusic
 - Fables of the Reconstruction på Discogs
 - Fables of the Reconstruction på MusicBrainz
 
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