New Adventures in Hi-Fi

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We got into the studio feeling very happy and relieved that everyone was okay, especially [drummer] Bill. It brought us all much closer and made us realize how important we are to each other. Once we'd been through a crisis like that [Berry's collapse from a brain aneurysm on tour], making a record was a piece of cake. We discussed making an album of on-the-road stuff a year and a half before we went on the Monster tour. We wanted to get some of the looseness and spontaneity of a soundcheck, live show or dressing room. We used all the good songs. 'Revolution' – a song we did live – didn't make it onto this record, just like it didn't make it onto Monster [the song instead appeared on 1997's Batman & Robin soundtrack]... It usually takes a good few years for me to decide where an album stands in the pantheon of recorded work we've done. This one may be third behind Murmur and Automatic for the People . [5]

Memphis, Tennessee's Pyramid Arena was one of several locations used to record New Adventures in Hi-Fi PyramidArena.jpg
Memphis, Tennessee's Pyramid Arena was one of several locations used to record New Adventures in Hi-Fi
Patti Smith--an influence on Peter Buck and Michael Stipe--added vocals to lead single "E-Bow the Letter" Patti Smith performing at TIM Festival, Marina da Gloria, Rio De Janeiro (4).jpg
Patti Smith—an influence on Peter Buck and Michael Stipe—added vocals to lead single "E-Bow the Letter"
New Adventures in Hi-Fi represented the beginning of R.E.M.'s long-time association with Seattle-based multi-instrumentalist Scott McCaughey (pictured here in 2011) Scott McCaughey 01.jpg
New Adventures in Hi-Fi represented the beginning of R.E.M.'s long-time association with Seattle-based multi-instrumentalist Scott McCaughey (pictured here in 2011)

The band noted that they borrowed the recording process for the album from Radiohead, who had recorded some of the basic tracks for The Bends while on tour and who supported the band in 1994 and 1995. R.E.M. took eight-track recorders to capture their live performances, and used the recordings as the base elements for the album. As such, the band's touring musicians Nathan December and Scott McCaughey are featured throughout, with Andy Carlson contributing violin to "Electrolite".

After the tour was over, the band went into Seattle's Bad Animals Studio and recorded four additional tracks: "How the West Was Won and Where It Got Us", "E-Bow the Letter", "Be Mine" and "New Test Leper". Patti Smith came to the sessions and contributed vocals on "E-Bow the Letter". Audio mixing was finished at John Keane Studio in Athens and Louie's Clubhouse in Los Angeles with mastering by Bob Ludwig at Gateway Mastering in Portland, Maine.

In part due to the nature of the recording process, several of the songs are about travel and motion—including "Departure", "Leave" and "Low Desert". The album's liner notes contain pictures from the road and the deluxe edition of the album is a hardcover book in a slipcase featuring more photographs of R.E.M.'s tour.

Critical reception

New Adventures in Hi-Fi
R.E.M. - New Adventures in Hi-Fi.jpg
Cover to the standard edition of the album.
Studio album by
R.E.M.
ReleasedSeptember 9, 1996 (1996-09-09)
Recorded1995–1996
Studio
  • Bad Animals (Seattle)
  • Various locations in the United States
Genre
Length65:33
Label Warner Bros.
Producer
R.E.M. chronology
Parallel
(1995)		New Adventures in Hi-Fi
(1996)		 Road Movie
(1996)
Singles from New Adventures in Hi-Fi
  1. "E-Bow the Letter"
    Released: August 19, 1996 [1]
  2. "Bittersweet Me"
    Released: October 21, 1996 [2]
  3. "Electrolite"
    Released: December 2, 1996 [3]
  4. "How the West Was Won and Where It Got Us"
    Released: 1997
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [10]
Christgau's Consumer Guide A− [9]
Entertainment Weekly A [11]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [12]
Los Angeles Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [13]
NME 8/10 [14]
Pitchfork 9.5/10 [15]
Q Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [16]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [17]
Spin 6/10 [18]

Critical reaction to the album was mostly extremely positive. Several publications lauded the album for its rich diversity, including Rolling Stone , which said "The sequence of songs and the range of emotions on New Adventures convey a narrative that has all the dynamics and contradictions of life itself." [17] Q and Mojo also gave positive reviews. At the same time, however, Melody Maker criticized the album's empty and flat sound caused by recording in arenas and soundchecks. [19]

Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic said, "New Adventures in Hi-Fi feels like it was recorded on the road. Not only are all of Michael Stipe's lyrics on the album about moving or travel, the sound is ragged and varied, pieced together from tapes recorded at shows, soundtracks, and studios, giving it a loose, careening charm." and concluded "In its multifaceted sprawl, [R.E.M.] wound up with one of their best records of the '90s." [10] In a 2017 retrospective on the band, Consequence of Sound ranked it third out of R.E.M.'s 15 full-length studio albums. [6]

New Adventures in Hi-Fi is frontman Michael Stipe's favorite R.E.M. album, and he considers it the band at their peak. [4] Radiohead singer Thom Yorke, who has cited R.E.M. as a major influence, called it his favorite R.E.M. album and "Electrolite" the band's greatest song. [20] Jeremy Bifras of BrooklynVegan called the album "an experimental masterpiece." [21]

Awards

New Adventures in Hi-Fi has since appeared on several lists compiling the best albums of the 1990s or all time: Magnet listed the album at #20 on its list of the "Top 60 Albums 1993–2003", [22] and Mojo also listed the album at #20 on a list of "The 100 Greatest Albums of Our Lifetime 1993–2006".

It was voted #186 in Colin Larkin's All Time Top 1000 Albums (3rd Edition, 2000). [23] It was also featured on several year-end best-of lists for 1996:

Track listing

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

The Hi Side

  1. "How the West Was Won and Where It Got Us" – 4:31
  2. "The Wake-Up Bomb" – 5:08
  3. "New Test Leper" – 5:26
  4. "Undertow" – 5:09
  5. "E-Bow the Letter" – 5:23
  6. "Leave" – 7:18

The Fi Side

  2. "Departure" – 3:28
  3. "Bittersweet Me" – 4:06
  4. "Be Mine" – 5:32
  5. "Binky the Doormat" – 5:01
  6. "Zither" – 2:33
  7. "So Fast, So Numb" – 4:12
  8. "Low Desert" – 3:30
  9. "Electrolite" – 4:05

Unlike most R.E.M. albums, this vinyl release did not have custom side names; instead, it was released as a double album. Record one has tracks 1–6 (three songs per side) and record two has tracks 7–14 (four songs per side). The tape release maintained the custom side names: the first side was called the "Hi-side" and the second side was called the "Fi-side."

Personnel

"How the West Was Won and Where It Got Us"

Recorded at Bad Animals Studio in Seattle, Washington

"The Wake-Up Bomb"

Recorded live at the North Charleston Coliseum in Charleston, South Carolina, on November 16, 1995

"New Test Leper"

Recorded at Bad Animals Studio in Seattle, Washington

"Undertow"

Recorded live at the FleetCenter in Boston, Massachusetts, on October 3, 1995

"E-Bow the Letter"

Recorded at Bad Animals Studio in Seattle, Washington

"Leave"

Recorded at a soundcheck at the Omni Coliseum in Atlanta, Georgia, on November 18, 19, or 21, 1995

"Departure"

Recorded live at The Palace of Auburn Hills in Auburn Hills, Michigan, on June 6 or 7, 1995

"Bittersweet Me"

Recorded at a soundcheck at the Pyramid Arena in Memphis, Tennessee, on November 7, 1995

"Be Mine"

Recorded at Bad Animals Studio in Seattle, Washington

"Binky the Doormat"

Recorded live at the Desert Sky Pavilion in Phoenix, Arizona, on November 4, 1995

"Zither"

Recorded in the dressing room of The Spectrum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on October 12, 13, or 14, 1995

"So Fast, So Numb"

Recorded at a soundcheck at the Orlando Arena in Orlando, Florida, on November 15, 1995
"Low Desert"
Recorded at a soundcheck at the Omni Theater in Atlanta, Georgia, on November 18, 19, or 21, 1995

"Electrolite"

Recorded at a soundcheck at the Desert Sky Pavilion in Phoenix, Arizona, on November 4, 1995

Technical personnel

  1. ↑ The "Ennio Whistle" is the two-note main theme melody of Ennio Morricone's score for Sergio Leone's 1966 spaghetti Western The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

Chart performance

While New Adventures in Hi-Fi began the band's sales decline in the United States, it topped the charts in over a dozen countries and reached #1 on the Top European Albums for five consecutive weeks. [24] The album peaked at #2 on the U.S. Billboard 200 and spent 22 weeks on chart. According to Nielsen SoundScan, it has sold 994,000 units in the U.S. as of March 2007. [25] [26] [27] The first single, "E-Bow the Letter", received only modest radio airplay in the U.S. and peaked at #49 on its charts. [28] In the UK, however, the single became the band's biggest hit at that point, reaching #4.

Certifications

Sales and certifications for New Adventures in Hi-Fi
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Austria (IFPI Austria) [62] Gold25,000*
Belgium (BEA) [63] Gold25,000*
Canada (Music Canada) [64] 2× Platinum200,000^
Germany (BVMI) [65] Gold250,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ) [66] Platinum15,000^
Norway (IFPI Norway) [67] Gold25,000*
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [68] Gold50,000^
Sweden (GLF) [69] Gold40,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [70] Gold25,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [71] Platinum350,000 [72]
United States (RIAA) [73] Platinum994,000 [27]
Summaries
Europe (IFPI) [74] Platinum1,000,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Like all R.E.M. albums since 1988's Green , New Adventures in Hi-Fi was released in a limited-edition packaging. This one contained a 64-page hardcover book designed by Chris Bilheimer and featuring photos from the Monster tour. In 2005, Warner Brothers Records issued an expanded two-disc edition of the album which included a CD, a DVD-Audio disc containing a new audio mix of the album (in 5.1-channel surround sound, high resolution, AC3, Dolby Stereo, and DTS 5.1) done by Elliot Scheiner and the original CD booklet with expanded liner notes. In addition, the DVD includes a video documentary, lyrics, and a photo gallery.

As with the prior albums, a 25th-anniversary edition was announced in August 2021 for an October release date. The edition includes a remastered album, B-sides from the album and a Blu-ray with previously unreleased promotional materials. [75] Due to issues related to the 2021 global supply chain crisis, all CD variations of the remastered reissue were delayed to mid-November 2021. [76]

RegionDateLabelFormatCatalog
WorldwideSeptember 9, 1996 Warner Bros. Compact disc, cassette tape, double LP 46320
United StatesSeptember 10, 1996Warner Bros.Compact disc, cassette, 2LP46320
United StatesSeptember 10, 1996Warner Bros.Limited-edition compact disc46321
WorldwideMarch 1, 2005Warner Bros.Compact disc and DVD-Audio73950
WorldwideOctober 29, 2021Craft Recordings2LPCR00438
November 5, 20212CDCR00440
November 12, 20212CD/1 Blu-ray/bookCR00439

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