{"product_id":"r-e-m-reckoning-lp","title":"R.E.M. - Reckoning LP","description":"\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/artist\/rem-mn0000325459\" class=\"name-link\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/artist\/rem-mn0000325459\"\u003eR.E.M.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e abandoned the enigmatic post-punk experiments of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/album\/murmur-mw0000650666\" class=\"album-link\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/album\/murmur-mw0000650666\"\u003eMurmur\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e for their second album, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/album\/reckoning-mw0000191497\" class=\"album-link\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/album\/reckoning-mw0000191497\"\u003eReckoning\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, returning to their garage pop origins instead. Opening with the ringing \"Harborcoat,\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/album\/reckoning-mw0000191497\" class=\"album-link\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/album\/reckoning-mw0000191497\"\u003eReckoning\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e runs through a set of ten jangle pop songs that are different not only in sound but in style from the debut. Where \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/album\/murmur-mw0000650666\" class=\"album-link\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/album\/murmur-mw0000650666\"\u003eMurmur\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e was enigmatic in its sound, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/album\/reckoning-mw0000191497\" class=\"album-link\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/album\/reckoning-mw0000191497\"\u003eReckoning\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e is clear, which doesn't necessarily mean that the songs themselves are straightforward. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/artist\/michael-stipe-mn0000461998\" class=\"name-link\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/artist\/michael-stipe-mn0000461998\"\u003eMichael Stipe\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e continues to sing powerful melodies without enunciating, but the band has a propulsive kick that makes the music vital and alive. And, if anything, the songwriting is more direct and memorable than before -- the interweaving melodies of \"Pretty Persuasion\" and the country rocker \"(Don't Go Back To) Rockville\" are as affecting as the melancholic dirges of \"Camera\" and \"Time After Time,\" while the ringing minor-key arpeggios of \"So. Central Rain,\" the pulsating riffs of \"7 Chinese Bros.,\" and the hard-rocking rhythms of \"Little America\" make the songs into classics. On the surface, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/album\/reckoning-mw0000191497\" class=\"album-link\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/album\/reckoning-mw0000191497\"\u003eReckoning\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e may not be as distinctive as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/album\/murmur-mw0000650666\" class=\"album-link\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/album\/murmur-mw0000650666\"\u003eMurmur\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, but the record's influence on underground American rock in the '80s was just as strong. -All Music Guide\u003c\/span\u003e","brand":"A\u0026M Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39431703986238,"sku":null,"price":29.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1575\/8523\/products\/1316988-2672672.jpg?v=1621029330","url":"https:\/\/www.bullcityrecords.com\/products\/r-e-m-reckoning-lp","provider":"Chaz's Bull City Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}