Sacotn Suggests

I listened to the remastered version of Reckoning by R.E.M. today and it is fantastic. The dusty layer that once muffled the tracks is gone. Bill Berry's drums for instance are more powerful than ever, apparent right from the start of "Harborcoat". Mike Mills basswork ripples up and down your spine and his jangly piano on "(Don't Go Back To) Rockville" is increibly warm and welcoming (despite the lyric's objections to such). Peter Buck's guitars are still the star attraction, which soar and intertwine ever so nicely with Michael Stipe's beautifully hazy vocals (that are more discernible than they've ever been). The second disc is great too, containing an archive concert from 1983. Reckoning: Deluxe Edition - definitely worth picking up.