Out Of Time by R.E.M. on Album Whale

This album has been added to 3 private lists and 9 public lists:

Albums Heard (2026)

sam

26/02/26 (1st Listen)
1991

James

Mainly acoustic instruments, murmur turned technicolor, and a band quietly becoming enormous. Mandolins, strings, and quieter arrangements give songs like “Half a World Away” and “Country Feedback” a reflective tone that suits Michael Stipe’s increasingly exposed writing. “Losing My Religion” became enormous partly because it never sounds like it’s trying to be. As an album Out of Time is less cohesive than what followed (there are at least two pretty annoying songs here), but that restless experimentation is part of the charm. You can hear them stretching toward something much different than their unparalleled 80s run.
Life in Albums

Niko

First love.
One Decade At A Time

John Philpin

1991
Listened to in 2025

andrew
My precious

Bob
Best of 1991

Jadiel
Hef sez first 8 R.E.M.s

Curtis
closing out 2024

annie