Out of Time
| R.E.M.
Out of Time
Out of Time is the seventh studio album by American alternative rock band R.E.M., released on March 8, 1991 by Warner Bros. Records. With Out of Time, R.E.M.'s status grew from that of a cult band to a massive international act. -Wikipedia
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Pitchfork
R.E.M.’s Out of Time was the early-’90s major-label ideal: A blockbuster that multiplied the band’s following without losing existing fans.
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Soundblab
A record that was, above all else, a critical turning point for R.E.M.
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Rolling Stone
Out of Time moves this unconventional band another step forward.
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Drowned in Sound
After an Eighties spent as the most critically revered band on the planet, R.E.M. finally became global superstars with 1991's Out of Time and its extraordinary lead single 'Losing My Religion'.
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BBC
The one that launched them into the stratosphere.
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Audioxide
Out of Time is a good album.
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Audioxide
Out of Time at its best is very good.
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Audioxide
I have generally enjoyed Out Of Time, and I can certainly appreciate that it’s not a bad entry in the R.E.M. catalogue.
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Clasic Rock Review
The seventh studio album by the band, Out Of Time was by far the most richly produced to date, with more relatable compositions, an expansion of the instrumentation used, cameos from contemporary artists, and much more attention paid to sonic detail of the finished product.
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Louder Sound
R.E.M.’s alt-rock breakthrough.
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The Line of Best Fit
R.E.M.‘s Out of Time remains rock’s strangest success story.
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Billboard
The fans who cried “sellout” were wrong.
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We Plug Good Music
Out of Time, the seventh studio album from alternative rock back R.E.M., features elaborate arrangements in which there are not only the main rock instruments but an array of other voices, among them brass, strings and percussion.
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uDiscover Music
Though both introspective and diverse, Out Of Time quickly connected with the critics, with many of the industry’s most respected publications heaping five-star praise on the album.
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Albumism
Out of Time is a modern rock masterpiece.
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R.E.M. Reviews
The sound brings back those young and innocent days.
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Long Live Vinyl
Delicious.
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Treble Zine
As far as the album as a whole, it’s mostly good.
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Adrian's Album Reviews
So, 'Out Of Time' - an important album? Yeah, it was for REM, this was finally their big worldwide commercial breakthrough. A good album? Yes. The question doesn't really even need to be asked.
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Anhedonic Headphones
It is an album that is worth revisiting.
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Mark's Record Reviews
This album doesn't kick as much asse as Life's Son Of A Bitch Pageant, but the melodies are remarkable!
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Spectrum Culture
Certainly one of the stranger R.E.M. albums.
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Robert Christgau
While some will find the music too pleasing, it matches the words hurt for hurt and surge for surge.
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Uproxx
Out of Time helped to define a transitional phase in rock music, leading alternative music to the top of the charts while paving the way for the grunge revolution with its less contemplative lyrics and more severe sound.
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