Posted AT 3:26 AM EDT on 25/03/08
There's plenty to iLike about R.E.M.'s return to form
ACCELERATER.E.M.Warner Bros.***½Usually, when a disappointing album is followed by induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, that's time to stick the fork in and declare a band done. So don't feel bad if you'd already written off R.E.M. as one more alt-rock outfit on its way to the oldies circuit. After all, who could possibly have imagined that the trio - once celebrated for its chiming guitars, muttered vocals and humble, Athens, Ga.
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