As far as major-label debuts by underground bands go, Green is fairly uncompromising.
While it displays a more powerful guitar sound on "Get Up," "Turn You Inside Out," and "Orange Crush," it also takes more detours than Document, whether it's the bizarrely affecting contemporary folk of "The Wrong Child" and "You Are the Everything," the bubblegum of "Stand" and "Pop Song 89," or the introspection of the lovely "Hairshirt" and "World Leader Pretend." But instead of presenting a portrait of a band with a rich, eclectic vision, Green is incoherent.
While its best moments are flat-out great, the band has bitten off more than it can chew; many of the songs sound like failed experiments, and its arena-ready production now sounds slightly dated.
Nevertheless, half of the record is brilliant, and it certainly indicates that R.E.M. are continuing to diversify their sound.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pop Song 89Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills, Michael Stipe | R.E.M. | Play | 03:04 | 7 MB | 19 MB |
| 2 | Get UpBill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills, Michael Stipe | R.E.M. | Play | 02:41 | 6 MB | 17 MB |
| 3 | You Are the EverythingBill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills, Michael Stipe | R.E.M. | Play | 03:44 | 8 MB | 22 MB |
| 4 | StandBill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills, Michael Stipe | R.E.M. | Play | 03:13 | 7 MB | 21 MB |
| 5 | World Leader PretendBill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills, Michael Stipe | R.E.M. | Play | 04:19 | 9 MB | 27 MB |
| 6 | The Wrong ChildBill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills, Michael Stipe | R.E.M. | Play | 03:38 | 8 MB | 21 MB |
| 7 | Orange CrushBill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills, Michael Stipe | R.E.M. | Play | 03:51 | 8 MB | 27 MB |
| 8 | Turn You Inside-OutBill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills, Michael Stipe | R.E.M. | Play | 04:17 | 9 MB | 28 MB |
| 9 | HairshirtBill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills, Michael Stipe | R.E.M. | Play | 03:55 | 9 MB | 21 MB |
| 10 | I Remember CaliforniaBill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills, Michael Stipe | R.E.M. | Play | 05:03 | 11 MB | 30 MB |
| 11 | 11 | R.E.M. | Play | 03:09 | 7 MB | 19 MB |
| 41 mins | 94 MB | |||||
| 41 mins | 257 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bucky Baxter | Guitar (Steel) |
| 2 | Bill Berry | Composer, Drums |
| 3 | Peter Buck | Composer, Guitar |
| 4 | Jay Healy | Engineer |
| 5 | Keith LeBlanc | Percussion |
| 6 | Scott Litt | Engineer, Producer |
| 7 | Mike Mills | Bass, Composer |
| 8 | R.E.M. | Primary Artist, Producer |
| 9 | Jane Scarpantoni | Cello |
| 10 | Michael Stipe | Composer, Vocals |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |