R.E.M. - Out Of Time

R.E.M. Released "Out Of Time" 35 Years Ago Today; 16 Years To The Day Later, They Were Inducted To The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame

35 years ago today, R.E.M. released Out Of Time. 16 years to the day later, the band was inducted to the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. Consider this. Read our review of the essential reissues of this classic album:

R.E.M. - Out Of Time

When British rock monthly Q granted R.E.M.’s sixth album, Green, a five-star review, they posed the question: “Are R.E.M. the best band in the world?”

35 Year Later: Looking Back at 'Out of Time'- The Album That Redefined R.E.M. - Glide Magazine

With thirty-five years of hindsight, R.E.M.’s Out of Time (released 3/12/91) sounds like even more of a vast stylistic departure from its predecessors than at the time of its original issue. The quartet’s decision to eschew touring at this point was perhaps logical, at least to an extent, but it was no less courageous a move.  What’s so remarkable, in hindsight in fact, is that with this LP’s successor, Automatic For The People, the archetypal D…