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Žanr: Alternativni Rok, Pop, Rok
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Studio album by R.E.M.
Released
September 27, 1994[1]
Recorded
October 1993 – May 1994
Studio
Kingsway, New Orleans
Crossover Soundstage, Atlanta
Criteria, Miami
Ocean Way, Hollywood
Genre
Alternative rockgrungeglam rock
Length
49:15
Label
Warner Bros.
Producer
Scott LittR.E.M.
R.E.M. chronology
The Automatic Box
(1993) Monster
(1994) R.E.M.: Singles Collected
(1994)

Monster is the ninth studio album by American rock band R.E.M., released on September 27, 1994,[1] by Warner Bros. Records. It was produced by the band and Scott Litt and recorded at four studios. The album was an intentional shift from the style of their previous two albums, Out of Time (1991) and Automatic for the People (1992), by introducing loud, distorted guitar tones and simple lyrics.

Led by the successful single `What`s the Frequency, Kenneth?`, Monster debuted at number one in the United States and at least seven other countries, and received generally positive reviews. Four more singles were released from the album, including the UK top-20 hits `Bang and Blame`, `Strange Currencies`, and `Tongue`. That year, the band promoted the album with their first concert tour since 1989; although the tour was commercially successful, band members suffered several health problems. At the 37th Annual Grammy Awards, Monster was nominated for Best Rock Album, but lost to The Rolling Stones` Voodoo Lounge. The album`s follow-up New Adventures in Hi-Fi (1996) was primarily recorded during the tour.

Recording
Early in 1993, R.E.M. convened a four-day meeting in Acapulco to plan their next two years. The group agreed on a plan for 1994 through 1996, which included recording a new album and touring to promote it.[7] Drummer Bill Berry was particularly eager to tour (which the band had not done since 1989), and insisted that the album `rock`. `If we did another record like Out of Time or Automatic for the People, we`d be sitting on stools all night and swapping acoustic instruments, and that would be kind of boring,` he said in October 1994.[8] The band agreed that after their previous two albums, they did not want to record another slow-paced album.[9] Frontman Michael Stipe in a 2019 interview with BBC Music viewed the album as an attempt to `reinvent` R.E.M., wanting to do `something that was loud and brash and punk rock.`[10]

Later that year, R.E.M. began recording their ninth album.[9] Pre-production took place at Kingsway Studio in New Orleans under the supervision of Mark Howard, who had worked on Automatic for the People.[11] Guitarist Peter Buck said that the band wrote 45 songs, including `a whole album`s worth of acoustic stuff` which they demoed.[7] According to Howard, the sessions were experimental: `The bass had a tremolo sound on it. It was a more inventive session for them.` The studio did not have a control room, so Howard recorded Michael Stipe singing lyrical ideas while lying on a couch: `Being able to put those vocals down helped him write the lyrics to a lot of songs on Monster.`[12] When the sessions were finished Howard played the recordings to co-producer Scott Litt, who had worked with the band since their fifth album (Document, 1987).[11]

Track listing
All songs written by Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills and Michael Stipe.

Side one – `C side`

`What`s the Frequency, Kenneth?` – 4:00
`Crush with Eyeliner` – 4:39
`King of Comedy` – 3:40
`I Don`t Sleep, I Dream` – 3:27
`Star 69` – 3:07
`Strange Currencies` – 3:52
Side two – `D side`

`Tongue` – 4:13
`Bang and Blame` – 5:30
`I Took Your Name` – 4:02
`Let Me In` – 3:28
`Circus Envy` – 4:15
`You` – 4:54
Personnel
R.E.M.

Bill Berry – drums, percussion, bass guitar, backing vocals, production
Peter Buck – guitar, Farfisa organ on `Let Me In`,[citation needed] production
Mike Mills – bass guitar, piano, organ, backing vocals, guitar on `Let Me In`, production
Michael Stipe – lead vocals, production
Additional musicians

Ané Diaz – backing vocals on `Bang and Blame`
Sally Dworsky – backing vocals on `King of Comedy` and `Bang and Blame`
Lou Kregl - backing vocals on `Bang and Blame`
Thurston Moore – vocals and guitar on `Crush with Eyeliner`
Rain Phoenix – backing vocals on `Bang and Blame`[14]
Lynda Stipe – backing vocals on `Bang and Blame`
Technical personnel

David Colvin – second engineer (Crossover)
Jeff DeMorris – second engineer (Ocean Way)
Mark Gruber – second engineer (Criteria)
Mark Howard – engineering (Kingsway)
Victor Janacua – second engineer (Ocean Way)
Scott Litt – production
Stephen Marcussen – mastering engineer (Precision Mastering)
Pat McCarthy – engineering
Mark `Microwave` Mytrowitz – technical assistance