By , Athens, GA-based group R.E.M. had already laid the groundwork for the alternative rock sound they helped pioneer with their two college radio-approved albums. They decided to switch things up a bit on their third album, Fables of the Reconstruction, by recording it in London with legendary folk-music producer Joe Boyd.

Das dritte R.E.M. Album "Fables of the reconstruction" aus dem Jahre dokumentiert auf eindrucksvolle Weise die stetige Fortentwicklung dieser Indie-Rock-Truppe zu einer Band, die handgemachte Gitarrenmusik und eine Verbindung von Rock und Folk-Elementen in den Mainstream der Rock/Pop-Branche einführte/5(32).

Fables of the Reconstruction, an Album by R.E.M.. Released in on I.R.S. (catalog no. IRLD ; CD). Genres: Jangle Pop, Alternative Rock.

You don't have to love Fables of the Reconstruction. But it's the most overlooked album of the band's early career, and now that we've had thirty years to look back on it, I think it's due for a reevaluation. One thing's for sure - it's the only Fables of the Reconstruction-type album I .

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Fables of the Reconstruction is an album of moods, and its highlights are the details that make the moods come alive. To put it in another way, Fables isn’t an album where R.E.M.’s songwriting as a whole necessarily shines, but it’s full of moments that stay with you and colour your impressions of the rest of the songs.

Jun 10,  · It's not only my favorite R.E.M. album but one of my top ten favorite albums period. "Green Grow the Rushes" Log in or Sign up. Steve Hoffman Music Forums. Home Forums > Discussions > Music Corner > R.E.M - Fables of The Reconstruction Discussion & Poll % Live and How to Live It 25 vote(s) % Old Man Kensey 5 vote(s) % Cant .

(Redirected from Old Man Kensey) Fables of the Reconstruction, also known as Reconstruction of the Fables, is the third studio album by American alternative rock band R.E.M., released on I.R.S. Records in June 10, The Joe Boyd -produced album was the first recorded by the group outside the United States.