REM: Out Of Time (2CD, 25th Anniversary Edition) (2x CD) - CD

This edition includes a bonus disc!

Reissue of the cult album R. E. M.

“Out of Time“ is an album by the band R. E. M. released in 1991, thanks to which the band gained worldwide fame. Also thanks to the album' s biggest hit, the song Losing my Religion, Out of Time became R' s first album. E. M., ranked first in both the British and American rankings. The irony is that despite the huge commercial success, the band decided not to perform to support the sale of the album and took the same step when releasing the next album, Automatic for the People.

One of the biggest hits of the album Out of Time was the song Shiny Happy People, where Kate Pierson from the band B-52 appeared as a guest. The band, despite its great popularity, gave up and never played it at concerts, nor did it include it on the selection album In Time. Another guest on the album is rapper KRS-One, who performed the song Radio Song. Bassist Mike Mills sings Near Wild Heaven and Texarkana.

Out of Time became R' s best-selling album soon after its release. E. M., when about 13 million copies were sold worldwide. R. was more successful. E. M. with the next album alone, Automatic for the People, which sold 18 million copies. In 1992, he won the Out of Time Grammy in the “Best Alternative Album“ category.

In 1998, readers of Q music magazine named Out of Time the 38th best album of all time, and in the 2005 charts, the album moved forward to 37th place. Rolling Stone magazine ranked him 68th in the list of the best albums of the 1990s.

Playlist

CD 1
Radio Song / Losing My Religion / Low / Near Wild Heaven / Endgame / Shiny Happy People / Belong / Half A World Away / Texarkana / Country Feedback
CD 2
Losing My Religion 1 (demo) / Near Wild Heaven 1 (demo) / Shiny Happy People 1 (demo) / Texarkana 1 (demo) / Untitled Demo 2 / Radio - Acoustic (Radio Song 1 demo) / Near Wild Heaven 2 (demo) ) / Shiny Happy People 2 (demo) / Slow Sad Rocker (Endgame demo) / Radio - Band (Radio Song 3 demo) / Losing My Religion 2 (demo) / Belong (demo) / Blackbirds (Half A World Away demo) / Texarkana (demo) / Country Feedback (demo) / Me On Keyboard (Me In Honey demo) / Low (demo) / 40 Sec. (40 Second Song demo) / Fretless 1 (demo)