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}} ''Reveal'' is the twelfth studio album by the American alternative rock band R.E.M., released in 2001 on Warner Bros. After having adjusted to former drummer Bill Berry's departure and releasing ''Up'' to mixed response in 1998, R.E.M. released the more upbeat ''Reveal'', co-produced with long-time collaborator Patrick McCarthy. In 2002, R.E.M. allowed each track of the album to be remixed by different producers and members of the music industry. The resulting remix album, ''r.e.m.IX'', was available as a free download from R.E.M.'s official website. In 2005, Warner Bros. Records issued an expanded two-disc edition of ''Reveal'' which includes a CD and a DVD, as well as the original CD booklet with expanded liner notes. ==Music== The lead single, "Imitation of Life," became another U.K. Top 10 hit as well as the band's first number one single in Japan, but floundered at the bottom of the U.S. singles charts. Further singles from ''Reveal'' were "All The Way To Reno (You're Gonna Be A Star)" and "I'll Take The Rain." Building on examples from their previous album, ''Up'', "Beat A Drum," "Summer Turns To High" and "Beachball" are musical homages to The Beach Boys, of whom both Mike Mills and Peter Buck are major fans. Radiohead's Thom Yorke was going through a period of extreme depression during the late 90's, which led to severe stage fright. Around that time, Yorke and Michael Stipe were close friends, and Stipe recommended him to tell himself: "I'm not here, this isn't happening" whenever he felt he was losing emotional control. This motto eventually became the chorus of Radiohead's "How To Disappear Completely", from Kid A (2000). In turn, this song supposedly inspired Stipe to write Reveal's "Disappear". 〔http://www.nepasavaler.net/songs/howtodisappearcompletely.htm〕 The opening track, "The Lifting", is a prequel to "Daysleeper" from R.E.M.'s 1998 album, ''Up'', and features the same character.〔As stated by Michael Stipe on ''Later... with Jools Holland'' in 2001.〕 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「Reveal (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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