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}} ''Accelerate'' is the fourteenth studio album by the American alternative rock band R.E.M., released on March 31, 2008 in Europe, and on April 1 in North America. Produced with Jacknife Lee, ''Accelerate'' was intended as a departure from the 2004 album ''Around the Sun''.〔Kelly, Rose. "(R.E.M. Impress Fans, U2, Debuting Guitar-Heavy New Tracks In Dublin )". RollingStone.com. July 2, 2007. September 25, 2007.〕 R.E.M. previewed several of the album's tracks during a five-night residency at the Olympia Theatre in Dublin, Republic of Ireland, and recorded the album in a nine-week schedule. The album received a warm reception from music critics, earning a 79/100 rating on Metacritic. Reviewers often complimented the aggressive, purposeful sound of the songs, with ''Q'' magazine critic Keith Cameron stating that "''Accelerate'' is the sound of a band having enjoyed a good word with themselves— and us." ==Background and recording== R.E.M.'s previous record ''Around the Sun'' (2004) only sold 240,000 copies in the U.S. and was poorly received by critics.〔McLean, Craig. "(R.E.M. reborn )". Telegraph.co.uk. March 8, 2008. Retrieved on March 28, 2008.〕 The band members later expressed displeasure with the album. Guitarist Peter Buck told ''Q'', "I personally hated it. ''()'' No, ''hated'' is too hard. I hated the fact that it wasn't as good as it should've been." Buck admitted the band felt pressure to subsequently make a better record; he told ''Q'', "Even Michael () was going, 'Y'know, if we make another bad record, it's over.' It's like, 'No kidding.'"〔Doyle, Tom. "R.E.M.: The ''Q'' Interview". ''Q''. April 2008.〕 Buck and bassist Mike Mills began working on instrumental demos in winter 2007, assisted by touring members Bill Rieflin and Scott McCaughey. The music they wrote was faster and more aggressive than other material they had written in years.〔Azerrad, Michael. "R.E.born". ''Spin''. April 2008.〕 Mills suggested the band work out its new songs in a live setting before recording them, as it had done in its early years.〔 Between June 30 and July 5, 2007, R.E.M. played a five-night series of shows at the Dublin's Olympia Theatre. In this series of shows—dubbed "working rehearsals" by the band, many songs on ''Accelerate'' were debuted, with many of them still as works in progress.〔Cohen, Jonathan. "(R.E.M. Prepares To 'Accelerate' )". Billboard.com. January 2, 2008. Retrieved on March 28, 2008.〕 These performances would later be released as ''Live at The Olympia'' in 2009. At the urging of The Edge of U2, R.E.M. chose to record the album with producer Jacknife Lee. Following the Olympia Theatre residency, R.E.M. scheduled three-week recording sessions in three different cities in order to keep its focus. The tight recording schedule prevented Stipe from spending too much time working on his lyrics and vocal parts. Stipe told ''Spin'', "I work really well under pressure, and the guys know that all too well... So the pace forced me to kind of spit stuff out."〔 The group mixed the album in a London studio in ten days. Regarding the recording process, Stipe said, "We spent less time making this record than we have in 20 years".〔MacInnes, Paul. "(Hey, critics: get ready to step on REM's Accelerator in April )". Guardian.co.uk. January 2, 2008. Retrieved on January 5, 2008.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Accelerate (R.E.M. album)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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