R.E.M. "Monster" (25th Anniversary) import being named "rap's next Rockstar"

being named "rap's next Rockstar" by XXL

To see these peeps

It turned the sound of underground rave music into a global force

I’ve been enjoying playing music so much more the last couple years

Williams employed a live-on-the-floor production ethic that not only had the musicians playing together-a relative rarity on major label rock recordings-but playing without the isolation/separation that producers use to keep the sound of each instrument from bleeding into the other musicians' microphones

R.E.M. "Monster" (25th Anniversary) import being named "rap's next Rockstar"R. E. M.s ninth album, Monster, was released at a time when the band were coming off the peak of their mainstream success, following Out of Time (1991) and Automatic For The People (1992). Coming from a long break in touring (the band famously didnt tour with the two previous records), Monster represented an intentional shift in R. E. M.s sound, a return to rock with guitar laden, simple arrangements. It was released to strong reviews and significant