Lifes Rich Pageant

Lifes Rich Pageant er det fjerde studiealbum fra det amerikanske alternative rockband R.E.M., der blev udgivet i 1986 på I.R.S. Records. R.E.M. valgte Don Gehman til at producere albummet, som blev indspillet i John Mellencamps Belmont Mall Studios i Belmon, Indiana.

Lifes Rich Pageant
Studiealbum af R.E.M.
Indspillet	April–maj 1986
Udgivet	28. juli 1986
Genre	Alternativ rock
Længde	38:23
Spor	12
Sprog	Engelsk
Udgiver	I.R.S.
Producer	Don Gehman
R.E.M.-kronologi
← Forrige Fables of the Reconstruction (1985) Lifes Rich Pageant (1986) Næste Dead Letter Office (1987) →

Professionelle vurderinger
Anmeldernes vurdering
Kilde	Vurdering
AllMusic	[1]
Christgau's Record Guide	B+[2]
Drowned in Sound	8/10[3]
Entertainment Weekly	A[4]
Pitchfork Media	8.8/10[5]
Record Collector	[6]
Rolling Stone	[7]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[8]
Slant Magazine	[9]
Uncut	[10]

Albummet blev godt modtaget af anmelderne.

Spor

Alle sange er skrevet af Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills og Michael Stipe med mindre andet er noteret.

Side et – "Dinner side"

1. "Begin the Begin" – 3:28
2. "These Days" – 3:24
3. "Fall on Me" – 2:50
4. "Cuyahoga" – 4:19
5. "Hyena" – 2:50
6. "Underneath the Bunker" – 1:25

Side to – "Supper side"

7. "The Flowers of Guatemala" – 3:55
8. "I Believe" – 3:49
9. "What If We Give It Away?" – 3:33
10. "Just a Touch" – 3:00
11. "Swan Swan H" – 2:42
12. "Superman" (Mitchell Bottler og Gary Zekley) – 2:52

1993 I.R.S. Vintage Years genudgivelse med bonus tracks

13. "Tired of Singing Trouble" – 0:59
    • Previously unreleased
14. "Rotary Ten" – 1:58
    • B-side of "Fall On Me" American 7" single
15. "Toys in the Attic" (Steve Tyler, Joe Perry) – 2:26
    • B-side of "Fall On Me" British 12" single
16. "Just a Touch" (Live in studio) – 2:38
    • Previously unreleased version, recorded live to 2-track during Reckoning sessions, 1984
17. "Dream (All I Have to Do)" (Felice and Boudleaux Bryant) – 2:38
    • Originally released on the soundtrack to the film Athens, GA: Inside Out, 1987
18. "Swan Swan H" (Acoustic version) – 2:41
    • Originally released on the soundtrack to the film Athens, GA: Inside Out, 1987

• Note: "Rotary Ten" og "Toys in the Attic" findes på Dead Letter Office.

2011 25th Anniversary Edition genudgivet med bonus tracks (The Athens Demos)

1. "Fall On Me" – 2:50
2. "Hyena" – 2:50
3. "March Song" ("King of Birds" demo) – 3:46
4. "These Days" – 3:36
5. "Bad Day" – 3:26
6. "Salsa" ("Underneath the Bunker" demo) – 1:32
7. "Swan Swan H" – 2:39
8. "Flowers of Guatemala" – 3:29
9. "Begin the Begin" – 3:44
10. "Cuyahoga" – 4:33
11. "I Believe" – 3:37
12. "Out of Tune" – 0:34
13. "Jazz" ("Rotary Ten" demo) – 1:13
14. "Theme from Two Steps Onward" – 4:24
15. "Just a Touch" – 2:31
16. "Mystery to Me" – 2:07
17. "Wait" – 2:10
18. "All the Right Friends" – 3:40
19. "Get On Their Way" ("What If We Give It Away?" demo) – 3:17

Referencer

1. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Lifes Rich Pageant – R.E.M." AllMusic. Hentet 31. august 2015.
2. Christgau, Robert. "CG: R.E.M." RobertChristgau.com. Hentet 31. august 2015.
3. Lukowski, Andrzej (21. juli 2011). "Album Review: R.E.M. – Lifes Rich Pageant: Deluxe Edition". Drowned in Sound. Arkiveret fra originalen 10. september 2015. Hentet 31. august 2015.
4. Browne, David (22. marts 1991). "An R.E.M. discography". Entertainment Weekly. Arkiveret fra originalen 24. september 2015. Hentet 30. august 2015.
5. Deusner, Stephen M. (13. juli 2011). "R.E.M.: Lifes Rich Pageant (25th Anniversary Edition)". Pitchfork Media. Hentet 31. august 2015.
6. Kennedy, Jake (august 2011). "REM – Life's Rich Pageant: 25th Anniversary Edition". Record Collector: 100. Hentet 31. august 2015.
7. Edwards, Gavin (18. juni 2003). "Life's Rich Pageant". Rolling Stone. Arkiveret fra originalen 24. september 2015. Hentet 31. august 2015.
8. Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian, red. (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon & Schuster. s. 685. ISBN 978-0-7432-0169-8.
9. Keefe, Jonathan (12. juli 2011). "R.E.M.: Life's Rich Pageant: 25th Anniversary Edition". Slant Magazine. Hentet 31. august 2015.
10. Mueller, Andrew (15. juli 2011). "REM – Lifes Rich Pageant 25th Anniversary Edition". Uncut: 102. Arkiveret fra originalen 20. maj 2015. Hentet 31. august 2015.

Eksterne henvisninger

• Lifes Rich Pageant på Allmusic
• Lifes Rich Pageant på Discogs
• Lifes Rich Pageant på MusicBrainz