R.E.M. "Accelerate" box sets is their most musically cohesive

is their most musically cohesive and lyrically ambitious effort to date

Once a familiar threat returns to finish what was previously started

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U2-style epic with reverb-drenched guitars

and many of the songs chronicle Crockett’s struggles with his serious health condition

R.E.M. "Accelerate" box sets is their most musically cohesiveAccelerate is R. E. M.s 14th studio album, released in 2008. The album was intended as a departure from their last album, Around the Sun, and was complimented for the aggressive, purposeful sound of the songs. Stipe said his lyrics on Accelerate were inspired by the contemporary state of the nation, saying, "When the empire is going down the toilet, it's easy to write great, angry songs (Spin). It debuted at #2 on the Billboard 200 and stayed on the