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But Document is Buck’s album, from the chiming fanfare that opens „Finest Worksong“ to the sludgy trudge that closes „Oddfellows Local 151“. He sounds intent on summing up more than three decades of rock guitar in these 40 minutes. Jangle was only the base from which to venture into surf, post-punk, country rock, even a little rockabilly. This is R.E.M. at their most rock: more targeted than Green but less self-conscious than Monster. Still, despite the thematic throughline, Buck’s heroics, and a predictably excellent remastering job on the reissue, Document still sounds like the band’s least satisfying I.R.S. album (says the Fables apologist), with an especially ragtag second side that starts almost perfectly but drifts off as it proceeds. As covers go, Wire’s „Strange“ proves less revelatory than the Clique’s „Superman“ on Lifes Rich Pageant, and the moody „King of Birds“ and „Oddfellows Local 151“ leave the album tattered at the ends.
8.4/10.0
https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/17079-document/
Für mich ist document ein Highlight der Band-Diskografie. *****
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