Murmur (Pt. 1)

The Big Mates discuss small waveforms, portmanteaus, Muse, and
Murmur 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 debut album, released in 1983. 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 band found their producers in Mitch Easter
and Don Dixon, their decision to sound like a different band, how
the band write their songs, and the legacy of Radio Free
Europe.

They do this whilst also giving their thoughts and opinions on
the album as a whole, the first couple of tracks, and how they
see this fitting into the band's discography going forward.

How did the band evolve from their EP? How far into the album
will we get? Can anyone make out the lyrics? Find out on this
episode of What Is Music?

Our next episode is out on Monday December 4th and will continue
our track-by-track analysis of Murmur.

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