Green

by R.E.M.

Green cover art

Marking their high-profile major-label debut, 'Green' balances quirky, mandolin-driven folk rock with muscular, stadium-ready alternative anthems that expanded their sonic horizons. Michael Stipe addresses environmental and political themes with a distinctive blend of deadpan irony, bubblegum pop sensibility, and genuine sincerity. The record successfully introduced the Athens, Georgia quartet to a massive global audience while rigorously retaining their core, jangly neo-psychedelic roots.

Genres

  • Alternative Rock
  • Jangle Pop

Tracklist

  1. Pop Song 89
  2. Get Up
  3. You Are The Everything
  4. Stand
  5. World Leader Pretend
  6. The Wrong Child
  7. Orange Crush
  8. Turn You Inside-Out
  9. Hairshirt
  10. I Remember California
  11. Untitled