R.E.M. - Document (1987) (FLAC 24-192 HDTracks 2012)

Document is the fifth studio
album by the American alternative rock band R.E.M. It was released in 1987.

R.E.M. began to move toward
mainstream record production on Lifes Rich Pageant, but they didn't have a commercial breakthrough until the following
year's Document. Ironically, Document is a stranger, more varied album than its predecessor, but co-producer Scott Litt
-- who would go on to produce every R.E.M. album in the following decade -- is a better conduit for the band than Don
Gehman, giving the group a clean sound without sacrificing their enigmatic tendencies. "Finest Worksong," the
stream-of-conscious rant "It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)," and the surprise Top Ten
single "The One I Love" all crackle with muscular rhythms and guitar riffs, but the real surprise is how
political the mid-tempo jangle pop of "Welcome to the Occupation," "Disturbance at the Heron House,"
and "King of Birds" is. Where Lifes Rich Pageant sounded a bit like a party record, Document is a fiery
statement, and its memorable melodies and riffs are made all the more indelible by its righteous anger. In other words,
it's not only a commercial breakthrough, but a creative breakthrough as well, offering evidence of R.E.M.'s growing
depth and maturity, and helping usher in the P.C. era in the process.

Track Listing:
All songs were
written by Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills and Michael Stipe, except as indicated.

"Finest
Worksong" – 3:48
"Welcome to the Occupation" – 2:46
"Exhuming McCarthy" –
3:19
"Disturbance at the Heron House" – 3:32
"Strange" (Bruce Gilbert, Graham Lewis,
Colin Newman, Robert Gotobed) – 2:31
"It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)" –
4:05
"The One I Love" – 3:17
"Fireplace" – 3:22
"Lightnin' Hopkins" –
3:20
"King of Birds" – 4:09
"Oddfellows Local 151" – 5:21

Duration :
39:32.935 (455 603 480 samples)
Sample rate : 192000 Hz
Channels : 2
Bits per sample : 24
Avg.
bitrate : 5739 kbps
Codec : FLAC
Encoding : lossless

Personnel:
R.E.M.
Bill Berry –
drums, backing vocals
Peter Buck – guitar, dulcimer on "King of Birds"
Mike Mills – bass guitar,
backing vocals
Michael Stipe – lead vocals