Blog: The Fire Note

R.E.M. Reckoning [Deluxe Edition] I.R.S. /Universal Records [1984; re:2009] (2 CD Set) Fire Drill Review: Reckoning was the total avoidance of the sophomore slump for R.E.M. in 1984. The remastering sounds great and Reckoning truly has aged gracefully but like Murmur the second disc to this package captures a concert for this era. It is an unreleased concert recorded during the band's Little America tour at Chicago's Aragon Ballroom on July [...]