Chronic Town
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| Chronic Town | ||
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| Missing image Chronic_Town.jpg EP Cover | ||
| EP by R.E.M. | ||
| Released | 1982 | |
| Recorded | 1982 | |
| Genre | College rock | |
| Length | 20 min, 24 sec | |
| Record label | I.R.S. Records | |
| Producer | Mitch Easter | |
| Professional reviews | ||
| Allmusic.com | 3 stars out of 5 | link (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&uid=UIDSUB020403200104372457&sql=At96xlfge5cqq) |
| Robert Christgau | A- | link (http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?id=1140&name=R.E.M.) |
| R.E.M. Chronology | ||
| Chronic Town (1982) | Murmur (1983) | |
Chronic Town is an EP released by the band R.E.M. in 1982 for I.R.S. Records. Chronic Town is the first illustration of R.E.M.'s signature musical style: jangling guitars, chords played in arpeggio, murmured vocals, and lyrics that completely avoid the standard topics of popular music - love and relationships. It was re-released as tracks 16-21 of the 1987 album Dead Letter Office, where it was described in the liner notes as "a little bit of 'uh-huh' and a lot of 'oh yeah'".
The band was unhappy with the sound of the record, when it was released, although fans and critics hailed it as a great achievement.
Track Listing
All songs were composed by Peter Buck, Mike Mills, Michael Stipe and Bill Berry.
- "1,000,000" (3:06)
- "Stumble" (5:40)
- "Wolves, Lower" (4:13)
- "Gardening at Night" (3:30)
- "Carnival of Sorts (Box Cars)" (3:55)