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Reveal [DVD AUDIO]

by: REM

Release Date September 30, 2002
The original CD release of R.E.M.'s 2001 album, REVEAL, was musically astonishing; lush, sun drenched, yet eriee and moody. Perhaps it's only fault was that it was a touch over-produced, and the songs felt 'constructed' out of the same effects and studio craft that overpowered the songs on UP. That doesn't stop REVEAL from being one of R.E.M.'s best moments, though, an album that captures perfectly the feeling of warmth that makes it a summer record. The songwriting is spot-on, with pieces like Saturn Return, I've Been High and Chorus and the Ring standing up to the brilliance of AUTOMATIC.

The DVD release of REVEAL, as with AUTOMATIC FOR THE PEOPLE, is a chance not only to hear a better sounding record, but to delve behind the scenes ... Read More: