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The year was 1992 Singer Paul Simon was the first major artist to tour South
Africa after the end of the cultural boycott 1992 was also the year of
essential albums the list includes Eric Clapton's Unplugged,The Chills
Softbomb, B52s Good Stuff but to me the most essential album from that time has
to be REM’s Automatic For The People. It is always great when a band delves
into their archive of hidden gems from recording sessions gone by this release
includes a live show,unfinished/unreleased tracks in regards to demos which is
like peeking behind a curtain or finding out how a magic trick is done
They can come off sounding raw naked and vulnerable you can hear the growth of
the song from demo to the end result some of the demos and unfinished songs on
this release I feel are what could have been classics but it is understandably
hard to pick just 12 or so songs for an album and it is only fitting they make
it on an anniversary release even if not a completed track classic, not bad ,
could have been.
In the end the band may no longer be recording but when these releases come out
with unreleased tracks in a way it is like getting new songs from the band
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