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http://www.spin.com/articles/rem-tap-eddie-vedder-patti-smith-next-album
<<R.E.M. Tap Eddie Vedder, Patti Smith for Next Album
R.E.M. have finished their fifteenth studio album, called Collapse Into Now 
(due in early 2011) - so what can fans expect? According to 
multi-instrumentalist Mike Mills, a more "expansive" sound than on 2008's 
Accelerate and some special guests, including Eddie Vedder, Patti Smith, and 
Peaches!
"With Accelerate we were trying to make a point by making the songs as short 
and as fast as possible," Mills tells SPIN. "So we wanted this new one to be 
more expansive. We wanted to put more variety into it and not limit 
ourselves to any one type of song. There are some really slow, beautiful 
songs; there are some nice, mid-tempo ones; and then there are three or four 
rockers."
..Mills adds that while Accelerate's lyrics were politically-inspired, 
Collapse Into Now is a "very personal, very human record. Not only to 
[singer] Michael [Stipe], but personal and human in the sense of the 
narrative of the songs, the protagonists of the songs."
The 12-track release - produced by Garret "Jacknife" Lee (Snow Patrol, U2), 
who plays alongside R.E.M.'s Peter Buck in alt-country supergroup Tired 
Pony - includes rocker "All the Best," and the album's closing song, "Blue," 
which features vocals from Patti Smith.
A yet-to-be-named song, which Mills promises will feature the word 
"alligator" in its title, features Peaches on vocals and Smith's longtime 
collaborator Lenny Kaye on guitar.
"It Happened Today" features Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder on vocals.
Another, "Walk It Back," was written during studio sessions in New Orleans, 
the product of the band's new approach to writing and recording. Instead of 
penning a batch of tunes and tracking them in a marathon session, R.E.M. 
scheduled sessions in different cities -- Berlin, Nashville, New Orleans --  
with breaks between to write and rewrite songs.
"It's also fun for us to go to the cities we really love and spend some 
time," says Mills. After a day's work in the studio, the band would go out 
to dinner. "It's really important to go out, get great food, shrug off the 
debris of the day, and just be friends and have a good time. In Berlin you 
drink beer and eat wurst. In New Orleans you eat Cajun food and drink 
Sazerac. In Nashville we ate a lot of fried chicken." >>

 narrative of the songs, the protagonists of the songs."
speriamo sia vero, basta con questi dischi politici.
 

 
http://www.spin.com/articles/rem-tap-eddie-vedder-patti-smith-next-album
http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/51942/231022
Mike Mills On New R.E.M. Disc With Patti Smith, Eddie Vedder'Collapse
Into Now' is reminiscent of 'Automatic for the People', says Mills
When R.E.M. began recording Collapse Into Now last year they decided
to throw out the guidelines they imposed on their last album, 2008's
Accelerate. "On the last one we tried to make everything focused,
short, fast and sharp," Mike Mills tells Rolling Stone. "We took most
of the rules off this time, picking the best songs regardless of
whether they were fast, slow or mid-tempo."
The disc, which is due out early next year, reminds Mills of the
band's 1992 classic Automatic For The People. "The songs go from one
type into another really easily and it all seems to fit as a piece,"
Mills says. "It makes sense as a whole the same way that Automatic For
The People did."
Produced by Jacknife Lee, the disc was recorded over the past year at
studios in Portland, New Orleans, Nashville and at Berlin's legendary
Hansa Tonstudio—where David Bowie and Iggy Pop recorded The Idiot and
later where U2 cut Achtung Baby. "There's so many, not exactly
ghosts...but vibrations in there," says Mills. "It's as very, very
vibey place."
R.E.M.: A History in Photos
While in Berlin the band met up with longtime friend Patti Smith, who
contributed vocals to the track "Blue." "Patti totally changed the
song and added a whole other dimension to it," says Mills. "It was a
powerful thing to watch." Another track, "It Happens Today," featured
vocal contributions from Eddie Vedder.
The songs are also less political than the material on Accelerate.
"It's more of a personal record than a political one," says Mills.
"Current events do come into our mind when we write, but the themes
here are more universal."
Other songs include the piano ballad "Walk It Back," a rocker called
"All The Best" that features Mills and Michael Stipe sharing lead
vocals and "Everyday Is Yours To Win"—which Mills describes as a
"slow, beautiful song built around a guitar riff."
Mills says the group didn't always see eye-to-eye while recording the
disc. "This one certainly has its share of difficulty—but I don't
think that's necessarily a bad thing," he says. "It just means you
have creative tension, which is what happens when three strong-willed
people manage to find a consensus."
Insomma, la grande notizia è che TORNA A CANTARE ANCHE MIKE!!
Yeah
- ALEC