Reckoning (Pt. 1)

The Big Mates discuss foot injuries, binaural recording, the joy
of knowing Jesus, and Reckoning by R.E.M.

Adam, Steve, and Lucas continue their deep dive into the career
and discography of R.E.M. by starting their track-by-track
analysis on the band's second album, released in 1984. They talk
about the writing and recording process, the context surrounding
the songs, and offer up analysis, opinions, and thoughts from
three differing perspectives on music, from being deeply into
analysis and music, to not caring for art or critique, and
everything in between.

They touch on how the varying estimates of studio time, how the
songs are structured, and they try to again define what it is
that Adam likes about the band.

They also piece together the meanings of the songs, discuss
whether or not they matter within the context of the whole
record, and make comparisons to Murmur.

Do the band avoid "difficult second album syndrome?" What does
betwixt mean? Did you mean barber coat? Find out on this episode
of What Is Music?

Our next episode is out on Monday January 15th and will conclude
our track-by-track analysis of Reckoning.

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