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Track Listings

Disc: 1

1 Begin the Begin
2 These Days
3 Fall on Me
4 Cuyahoga
5 Hyena
6 Underneath the Bunker

Disc: 2

1 The Flowers of Guatemala
2 I Believe
3 What If We Give It Away?
4 Just a Touch
5 Swan Swan H
6 Superman

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Lifes Rich Pageant is the fourth studio album by R.E.M. This record widened their musical reach beyond college rock boundaries and resulted in scoring them their first gold certified record. Including excellent songs like `I Believe,' `Flowers of Guatemala,' `These Days,' and `What If We Give It Away,' it's ironic that the most memorable moment comes from the garage rock obscurity `Superman,' which is sung by Mike Mills. This reissue is pressed on standard weight vinyl.

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  • Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 12 x 12.6 x 1 inches; 8 ounces
  • Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ IRS
  • Original Release Date ‏ : ‎ 2016
  • Date First Available ‏ : ‎ May 14, 2016
  • Label ‏ : ‎ IRS
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01FMDPGYE
  • Country of Origin ‏ : ‎ USA
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 407 ratings

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NUEVE
5.0 out of 5 stars R.E.M. finest moments!!!
Reviewed in the United States on July 14, 2011
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I must say that this record didn't become one of my favorites from the IRS era in the R.E.M. catalogue until a year later, when I originally bought it (that title belonged to the magnifiscent MURMUR and RECKONING). Nevertheless, years later I began to appreciate it as well as the darker FABLES OF THE RECONSTRUCUTION. Personally, I got pretty excited about this released since in this album there are a couple of tracks I am deeply in love with: the one and only "Fall on me" and the fresh and amazing "I believe". It's not that I don't care for the other songs because I really do but, these ones in particular showed the essence of a band like R.E.M. when I bought my first tape of singles from the IRS era called "Best of..." back in my high school years.

Talking about this released, the remasterization is AMAZING and CRISPY (as someone else established it here). You can identify each and every instrument in the songs. The powerful guitar sounds from Peter Buck in "Begin the begin" and "These days", the mellow arpeggios that drives "Fall on me" to an excellence level (provided by Mr. Buck as wel)or the bass lines and notes on the awesome "Cuyahoga" and "I believe" played by Mike Mills. Even "Swan swan H" here sounds stronger and happier with the remasterization. Now, as far as Michael Stipe's lyrics and vocals is concerned, they were top notch here at the time this record was released. I find "Fall on me" lyrics and Stipe performance as well so real and pure. "I believe" has these lines that have always been around my head for years, "My throat hurts... my shirt is wearing thin... that's what I believe in" here Stipe is sending a message that BELIEVING in something or someone (if you have a politician in mind) is not a matter of accepting things just because someone else is telling us to do so but, something we KNOW from real facts. Amazing lines written by Stipe at the time.

On the other hand, as a "hardcore R.E.M. fan" that I am, I instantly felt in love with the "Athens demos" CD. Now, something that I didn't like is that some songs are only sung by Stipe half way (e.g. Cuyahoga) but of course, since this is a demo version I'm not expecting to have the complete performance here. Something to point out and that made me very happy was the demo of "Bad day" because back in 1999-2000, I found it somewhere on the internet and I taped it in a cassette but now, I finally have it on an original CD.

As far as the postcards and the poster is concerned, obviously I love having these kind of accesories (I already hung the poster on my bedroom wall, right above my bed:)). For big R.E.M. fans, this re-issue is a MUST, but if people are not that attached to the R.E.M. catalogue, THIS re-issue is a good place to start.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Can't believe I forgot how good these songs were
Reviewed in the United States on July 17, 2020
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The band had just finished FABLES, which, as remarkable and moody as it was (and still an emotional one for me, personally, to listen to), represented a turning point. I remember a band member at the time expressing doubts of whether they wanted the choices that came with more success. And, the FABLES producer Joe Boyd remarked how the members all seemed to want to have their parts turned down. Their IRS label was frustrated, too. What's with this band that wants to stay indie? So, "go quieter' wasn't an option. LIFE's RICH PAGEANT was the right choice. From the very first song, the very title suggests a band that's decided to strip down and reform, and do it louder. "Begin the Begin" was Stipe's hurdle, and the band's. And they played like they knew it.

The songs I remember loving the first time I heard this album still resonate powerfully, and are still relevant. Listening to "Underneath the Bunker" during quarantine doesn't make it any less a BRAZIL-like excursion into whatever studio loopiness fed its creation, or its inclusion on the finished album. And, I love the band for this. That they never took themselves so seriously that they didn't see the fun in putting a tango with demented Slim Whitman-esque whoops on a rock record.

For me, the absolutely most beautiful song is "Swan Swan H." One of my favorite lines will always be "A pistol hot, cup of rhyme." Brilliant. And that the song follows "Just a Touch," which ends with Stipe's invocation of Patti Smith's famous lines at the end of her performance of the Who's "My Generation" is perfect, two poets in a conversation. In a rock record.

Go, listen to the songs on this album. First time, or revisit. I was called back to this album for "What if We Give It Away." To a particular situation or character, I can't say, but it feels like where some of us are now. That's as direct as that can be put. Listen to it for yourselves.
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Autonomeus
5.0 out of 5 stars R.E.M.'s best album, and 30 years later it still sounds great!
Reviewed in the United States on July 20, 2016
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In 1986 when the album came out, I was doing anti-war organizing in Ohio, based in Cleveland, and the environmental song "Cuyahoga" made a big impression. I hadn't heard it in ages, and when I gave it a spin recently I was struck by how strong it is. I remember thinking when it first came out that it was clearer, cleaner, and punchier than their previous albums. Later they would move too far in a pop direction for me. This struck the perfect balance -- R.E.M.'s best album, in my opinion.

The highlights are "Begin the Begin," one of the band's most intense rockers, the incredible one-two punch of "I Believe" and "What If We Gave It Away?", and of course the fantastic cover of "Superman." The only weak track to my ears is "Underneath the Bunker."

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One strange feature of the CD I just bought is that the track listing on the paper inserts is wrong, and missing two songs. The disc itself has the complete and correct list. Who can answer this question -- why were R.E.M.'s album covers so bad? This one is among the worst of a uniformly bad lot.
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Vinyl Dialogues III
5.0 out of 5 stars Lifes Rich Pageant rerelease
Reviewed in the United States on December 8, 2011
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Very nice. I have been an REM fan from the beginning and now, sadly, at the end of their career. They produced so many strong albums and I'm sure we all have our favorites. This one was sort of pivotal, between the early, guitar jangle folk-rock sound of the previous albums and foreshadowing their more guitar-crunch, electric efforts such as Document (a favorite) and Monster. It was also one of their most accessible albums with the hit 'Fall On Me' - it was a very optimistic record in my opinion. The boxed set packaging is nice to have with images from the vinyl cover repeated plus the posters and cards. Although I have all the released REM LPs on vinyl, cassette and CD - I will collect these box sets as they are available (Murmur, Reckoning, Fables ...). Great!
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Kevin
5.0 out of 5 stars Loved it!!!!!
Reviewed in Canada on October 21, 2022
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It was great hearing this Album again
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manfre
5.0 out of 5 stars Rem allo stato puro
Reviewed in Italy on December 7, 2019
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Album stupendo che possedevo anni fa in cd. Alternanza di ballate introspettive, pezzi rocj e ritmi primordiali.
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Record Collector MX
5.0 out of 5 stars EL auténtico pop underground de los 80
Reviewed in Mexico on June 7, 2017
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Siempre he dicho que Morrissey es un hijo putativo de R.E.M. y una prueba de ello es este album indispoensable imprescindible y obligado tener...y mas en vinyl que es un sonido tremendo, quiza menos que el MFSL, pero recomendadísmo y a muy exccelente precio que tiene amazon.
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KISTE FM
5.0 out of 5 stars REM en la gloria.
Reviewed in Spain on June 11, 2018
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La etapa IRS de REM es tan fructífera como abrumadora. No hay disco de aquella época que flaquee, tampoco este. Otra obra maestra más a añadir a su carrera. Los genios de Athens entregaron aquí una de las mejores canciones compuestas jamás: Fall on Me. Reeditado por primera vez en años. Sobresaliente.
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Basket Press
5.0 out of 5 stars Their Finest Hour
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 14, 2012
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Bought this re-issue when it was hot off the presses, sad fanboy that I am.

My favourite REM album, sitting on the cusp of their earlier garage band sound and the later over-slickness, the politics in the lyrics becoming more obvious, Buck moving along from the Rickenbacker arpeggios of Reckoning, adding more texture to his playing.

Contains one of the lines I like best from any song: "I believe in coyotes and time as an abstract..."

Why this version? The sound of the album itself is a distinct improvement, without being caught up in the loudness wars, just clearer and more detailed. The demos disc is interesting, but, for me, not as much so as the live material accompanying others in this series. The packaging? Why?

Still, just stick the disc in the player and groove like it's 1986!
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