This is part of a series of mini-reviews of R.E.M.’s studio albums, ranked worst to best. (Don’t worry; I’ll keep them short.)
#15: Collapse Into Now.
R.E.M.’s final album, and again: it’s not classically bad. It’s just not anything much I remember after hearing. Now this album, I have listened to at least four or five times. It has some good energy, unlike Around The Sun. But it’s not happening. Too bad.
SAVING GRACE: Definitely worth hearing. It might stick for you.
BEST SONGS: I liked Alligator_Aviator_Autopilot_Antimatter and Blue, the latter with Patti Smith.
WORST SONGS: Couldn’t really choose, but the title of Mine Smell Like Honey turns me off.
