Monster
The loud follow-up, No. 1 in the United States and Britain, with Thurston Moore on backing vocals.
R.E.M., 1994
- Released
- September 27, 1994
- Recorded
- October 1993 to May 1994
- Studio
- Kingsway (New Orleans), Crossover Soundstage (Atlanta), Criteria (Miami) and Ocean Way (Los Angeles)
- Label
- Warner Bros.
- Producer
- Scott Litt and R.E.M.
- Length
- 49:15
Monster was recorded between October 1993 and May 1994 in New Orleans, Atlanta, Miami and Los Angeles. It reached No. 1 in the United States and Britain and sold about nine million copies worldwide. Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth sings backing vocals.
Track listing
- What's the Frequency, Kenneth?4:00
- Crush with Eyeliner4:39
- King of Comedy3:40
- I Don't Sleep, I Dream3:27
- Star 693:07
- Strange Currencies3:52
- Tongue4:13
- Bang and Blame5:30
- I Took Your Name4:02
- Let Me In3:28
- Circus Envy4:15
- You4:54
Personnel
- Michael Stipe lead vocals
- Peter Buck guitar; Farfisa organ on Let Me In
- Mike Mills bass, piano, organ, backing vocals; guitar on Let Me In
- Bill Berry drums, percussion, backing vocals
- Thurston Moore backing vocals on Crush with Eyeliner
- Sally Dworsky backing vocals on King of Comedy and Bang and Blame
- Scott Litt and R.E.M. producers
- Pat McCarthy engineering
- Mark Howard engineering at Kingsway
More from R.E.M.
Murmur (1983), Reckoning (1984), Fables of the Reconstruction (1985), Lifes Rich Pageant (1986), Document (1987), Green (1988), Out of Time (1991), Automatic for the People (1992)
Sources
- Monster (R.E.M. album), Wikipedia
- R.E.M., Wikipedia