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Independent Artists from all over the U.S. have collaborated to bring you their own renditions of their favorite R.E.M. songs.
Genre: Rock: 80's Rock
Release Date: 1999
R.E.M. Tribute Reconstructing The Fables
Various
Record Label: Throwing Stones Records
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Preview Song Name Time Buy
1. Exhuming McCarthy - Hubbard's Cupboard 2:58 Album Only
2. Life And How To Live It - The Jimbos 4:17 Album Only
3. Losing My Religion - Suzanne Glass 4:16 Album Only
4. Suspicion - Mark Mundy 3:49 Album Only
5. Sweetness Follows - Subterra 4:26 Album Only
6. Radio Free Europe - Frocky Jack 4:25 Album Only
7. Falls To Climb - Jeff Reichman 5:10 Album Only
8. Everybody Hurts - Dan Gray 5:15 Album Only
9. Felling Gravity's Pull - Kelly Pardekooper 4:12 Album Only
10. Swan Swan H - Dos Gatos 3:32 Album Only
11. It's The End Of The World... - Goz Inyama 3:11 Album Only
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Album Notes


In January of 1999, 11 independent artists who at the time had never met one another came together through the use of the internet and the IndieBiz mailing list to create a compilation of their favorite R.E.M. songs. What you have here is the result... 10 months later.

The artists were encouraged to pick the REM songs of their choice and record them using whatever means possible. For some this was done by utilizing a home project studio, for others it meant a trip to their local studio.

The individual songs were compiled and mastered at 3rd Story Recording (Paula Cole) in Philadelphia by Mark Sir Risky. The results are amazing.

The material on the disc ranges from the Athens, GA supergroup's earliest days with Radio Free Europe from their first full length release Murmur in 1983 all the way through their latest release UP from 1999 and just about everything in between.

While not all of their selections were hits for R.E.M. they all hold a special meaning. We hope you enjoy listening to this CD as much as they enjoyed creating it for you

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REVIEWS

Tribute Reconstructing The Fables
author: In the moment
                            
Whoa....that was brutal! Maybe its just me but I hurt for these artists who were given tribute by these songs. Okay, I relistened to Everybody Hurts...reminded me of The Counting Crows...that one is good.
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author: Grant Denn
                            
Early REM has benefitted many of us and this tribute is back to the garage and a good time is guaranteed for all.
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GREAT EFFORT ...GREAT CHOICE OF SONGS
author: Kathy
                            
I love R.E.M. and it's really great to hear other versions of their songs and to know that they have inspired other artists. Recommend -
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Rapid Embryonic Motion
author: Jay
                            
This is really good. Nice work. I will show it to Mitch Easter as we begin recording our new album with him in 3 weeks. Truly a tribute.
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