{"product_id":"r-e-m-lifes-rich-pageant-lp","title":"R.E.M. - Lifes Rich Pageant (LP)","description":"\u003cp\u003eComing after the dark and arty FABLES OF THE RECONSTRUCTION, 1986's LIFE'S RICH PAGEANT was R.E.M.'s first tentative step towards the rock \u0026amp; roll mainstream. At the time, Don Gehman's production sounded shockingly bright and commercial, but, in hindsight, the album is clearly a dry run for the impending commercial pinnacle of GREEN, OUT OF TIME, and AUTOMATIC FOR THE PEOPLE. The gorgeous \"Fall on Me\" (an ecological meditation featuring a spectacularly pretty chorus sung in counterpoint by Michael Stipe and Mike Mills) remains the record's best-known track. However, it is a quartet of harder-rocking songs--\"Begin the Begin,\" \"Cuyahoga,\" \"Just a Touch\" (which quotes Patti Smith's 1975 deconstruction of \"My Generation\") and a giddy cover of the Clique's psych-pop obscurity \"Superman\" sung by Mills--that points towards the Georgia band's more emotionally direct and musically loose future. LIFE'S RICH PAGEANT has been largely overshadowed by its more commercially successful follow-ups, but it remains one of R.E.M.'s strongest albums.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe songs on LIFE'S RICH PAGEANT are listed out of order on the packaging. Two songs on the record, \"Underneath The Bunker\" and a cover of the Clique's \"Superman,\" aren't listed at all.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eR.E.M.: Michael Stipe (vocals); Peter Buck (guitar); Mike Mills (bass); Bill Berry (drums).\u003cbr\u003eRecorded at The Belmont Mall, Belmont, Indiana.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat: Vinyl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGenre: Rock\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRemember, for our lowest prices, always order directly from \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(184, 49, 47);\"\u003e Joco Records\u003c\/span\u003e!\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTrack Listing:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e Dinner Side \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA1 Begin The Begin 3:24\u003cbr\u003eA2 These Days 3:21\u003cbr\u003eA3 Fall On Me 2:49\u003cbr\u003eA4 Cuyahoga 4:17\u003cbr\u003eA5 Hyena 2:48\u003cbr\u003eA6 Underneath The Bunker 1:24\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e Supper Side \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003eB1 The Flowers Of Guatemala 3:53\u003cbr\u003eB2 I Believe 3:32\u003cbr\u003eB3 What If We Give It Away? 3:31\u003cbr\u003eB4 Just A Touch 2:56\u003cbr\u003eB5 Swan Swan H 2:39\u003cbr\u003eB6 Superman 2:50\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Joco Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48097692942595,"sku":"N73T9R-THF2-00","price":26.85,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/phishstonesproducts.myshopify.com\/products\/r-e-m-lifes-rich-pageant-lp","provider":"PhishStones Products","version":"1.0","type":"link"}