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How R.E.M. showed the world they were the real deal on Fables Of The Reconstruction
But time has been good to Fables …, an album lacking in some of the big anthems that elevated its counterparts but one that ...
The Thrilling Evidence of Jane Austen’s Imagination
Spirited (and gossipy) letters and manuscripts at the Morgan Library and Museum puncture myths about the writer’s rise to ...
40 Years Ago, R.E.M.’s ‘Fables of the Reconstruction’ Marked a Darker Tone for the Band
The Reconstruction period immediately following the American Civil War was a time of change in the South; when the former ...
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40 Years Laster: R.E.M. Pours Darkness Beneath The Jangle On ‘Fables of the Reconstruction’
Looking back four decades, it's hardly a coincidence that Fables of the Reconstruction (released 6/10/85), is just as murky ...
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40 Years Ago, R.E.M.’s ‘Fables of the Reconstruction’ Marked a Darker Tone for the Band
While there are no specific references to this transformative time in American history on R.E.M.’s third album, Fables of the Reconstruction, the 11 songs in this collection reflect a time of ...
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June 10 in Music History: Happy birthday, Mike Doughty
Kim Deal, Judy Garland and Mike Doughty were born; Dylan began recording 'The Basement Tapes'; Sammy Davis Jr. had his one ...