Such was the score when the seminal rock trio set about tackling their latest disc, the hard-driving "Accelerate," on the heels of their dismal and poorly received 13th album, Around the Sun.
While critics panned the 2004 release for being bland, it prompted R.E.M. to examine their modus operandi and decide on a radical new direction. The next disc would be faster, shorter and louder.
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"We deliberately set boundaries for how long we were going to be in the studio, and say: 'Look, it's got to be finished by this date,"' bassist Mike Mills said in a recent interview from Los Angeles.
"Certainly on the last record, on Around the Sun we tried to do too much. We tried to make a greatest hits record, and then go on tour, and then come back and finish a record. So the lesson we learned was: you need to focus on making the record and leave all those other distractions behind."
The change in tack resulted in a roaring disc of 10 cuts, clocking in at less than 35 minutes.
Early on, it was decided that fans would play a large role in shaping the new sound, with band members Mills, singer Michael Stipe and guitarist Peter Buck inviting several thousand people to a series of live concerts in Dublin under the auspices of a "working rehearsal."
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Songs were unfinished and those who couldn't attend in person could watch online. Mills says the move gave them valuable input.
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