Today I'm circling back to R.E.M. to go through their remaining discography of the 80's. I touched on them way back in 2021 when I played through 1987's Document, and again in 2025 when I went into their 1983 debut, Murmur. It's during the latter that I touched on the band's initial history, so unfortunately, there's not much groundwork to include here.
Much like its predecessor, Reckoning found its success on college radio stations, but remained relatively ignored on mainstream airwaves, including MTV. Despite this, it did manage to have the minor Billboard Hot 100 hit, South Central Rain (I'm Sorry), which peaked at number eighty-five. The album itself also reached number twenty-seven on the Billboard 200.
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For me, it's a relatively forgettable experience. Beyond South Central Rain (I'm Sorry) there was nothing that really stood out as necessarily good or noteworthy. Not that it's a terrible album. It's just not for me. Then again, I didn't really expect it would be. R.E.M. is a band that made its way to my discography after a used CD store run, and not necessarily because I was actively seeking them out.
I can definitely see the appeal to the college radio scene. It's layered with hints of post-punk and alternative rock, something which appealed greatly to the young adults of the time bucking against traditional conformist mainstream sounds. Personally, I never fell into that landscape.
Even when R.E.M. took off in the early 90's, I never really got onboard with them. So, I honestly don't have a lot of expectations for any of the albums I'm about to go through. But I suppose without expectations things can only have a chance to exceed them. My next stop is 1985's Fables Of The Reconstruction, and we'll see what happens from there.
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