{"id":87768,"date":"2026-07-28T09:59:43","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T08:59:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jensunmack.dk\/wordpress-3\/?p=87768"},"modified":"2026-07-28T12:07:34","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T11:07:34","slug":"lifes-rich-40","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.jensunmack.dk\/wordpress-3\/lifes-rich-40\/","title":{"rendered":"Life&#8217;s Rich 40"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"303\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/www.jensunmack.dk\/wordpress-3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/R.E.M._-_Lifes_Rich_Pageant.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-87769\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.jensunmack.dk\/wordpress-3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/R.E.M._-_Lifes_Rich_Pageant.jpg 303w, http:\/\/www.jensunmack.dk\/wordpress-3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/R.E.M._-_Lifes_Rich_Pageant-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 303px) 100vw, 303px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">R.E.M\u2019s m\u00e5ske allerbedste album bliver udsendt 28. juli 1986. Det tvivlr\u00e5dige \u2018m\u00e5ske\u2019 h\u00e6nger sin frakke p\u00e5 en side 2, hvor den sj\u00e6ldent s\u00e5 ufejlbarlige sekvens af albummets fire f\u00f8rste numre lades lidt i stikken af materiale, der samlet udstr\u00e5ler lidt for lidt tid til at skrive nye sange. Man havde da ogs\u00e5 turneret nonstop og samtidig udsendt et album hvert \u00e5r siden 1983, det var anderledes tider. Men som toptunet band rammer R.E.M. den rent hele vejen igennem her. V\u00e6k er de ikke altid lige charmerende b\u00f8rnesygdomme med sk\u00e6vt ramte musikalske afk\u00f8rsler fra sangenes hovedveje, v\u00e6k er Michael Stipe\u2019s lyst til som sangenes fakkelb\u00e6rer ikke at st\u00e5 lysende klart i midten af lydbilledet. L\u00e6g dertil et forrygende sultent, dynamisk og intuitivt stilrent sammenspil, pr\u00e6get af de tusindvis af kilometer p\u00e5 landevejenes tall\u00f8se scener, og en stor plades omrids tegner sig. R.E.M. kom desv\u00e6rre f\u00f8rst her til landet p\u00e5 n\u00e6ste album, den s\u00e5 anderledes selvbevidste&nbsp;<em>Document<\/em>&nbsp;(1987) og det er synd, for omkring&nbsp;<em>Life\u2019s Rich Pageant<\/em>&nbsp;var R.E.M. (if\u00f8lge samtidige liveoptagelser) raketflyvende et forunderligt v\u00e6gtl\u00f8st sted mellem indie og mainstream, hvor alt syntes og var muligt. Albummet udkom for 40 \u00e5r siden i dag og lyder til stadighed som b\u00e6rer det p\u00e5 en usagt sandhed, verden har brug for. S\u00e5dan her starter albummet. N\u00e6vn bare \u00e9n rockplade indenfor de seneste fem \u00e5r, som kommer liges\u00e5 s\u00e6regent, velg\u00f8rende og meningsfuldt afsted&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"R.E.M. - Begin The Begin\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6tm0Kh2Qs0s?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">(De ovenst\u00e5ende ord her er en lettere omskrevet version af en tidligere post fra denne blog)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"420\" height=\"517\" src=\"http:\/\/www.jensunmack.dk\/wordpress-3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/R.E.M.-Packaging-91-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-87779\" style=\"width:300px\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.jensunmack.dk\/wordpress-3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/R.E.M.-Packaging-91-1.jpg 420w, http:\/\/www.jensunmack.dk\/wordpress-3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/R.E.M.-Packaging-91-1-325x400.jpg 325w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">PS &#8211; H\u00f8rer Life&#8217;s Rich Pageant nu og bliver som ofte f\u00f8r overv\u00e6ldet af track nr. 3, singlen &#8216;Fall On Me&#8217;, et nummer der blandt R.E.M.-tilh\u00e6ngere ofte n\u00e6vnes som bandets m\u00e5ske allerbedste sang. Den er jo faktisk ogs\u00e5 formfuldendt perfekt i sin naturlighed med de s\u00e5 fint melodisk udfoldende vers, et helt igennem forl\u00f8sende omkv\u00e6d der aldrig pr\u00f8ver for h\u00e5rdt, samt det C-stykke der s\u00e6tter det rigtige udr\u00e5bstegn bag udtrykkets s\u00e5 umiskendelige amerikanske fingeraftryk og h\u00e5befulde tone. T\u00e6nk at have levet i en tid, hvor noget s\u00e5 s\u00e6rt uafkodeligt men vidunderligt kom p\u00e5 b\u00e5de hitlister og radioer; det gad man godt. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"R.E.M. - Fall On Me\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lf6vCjtaV1k?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<div class=\"fcbkbttn_buttons_block\" id=\"fcbkbttn_middle\"><div class=\"fcbkbttn_like \"><fb:like href=\"http:\/\/www.jensunmack.dk\/wordpress-3\/lifes-rich-40\/\" action=\"like\" colorscheme=\"dark\" layout=\"standard\"  width=\"225px\" size=\"small\"><\/fb:like><\/div><div class=\"fb-share-button  \" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.jensunmack.dk\/wordpress-3\/lifes-rich-40\/\" data-type=\"button_count\" data-size=\"small\"><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>R.E.M\u2019s m\u00e5ske allerbedste album bliver udsendt 28. juli 1986. Det tvivlr\u00e5dige \u2018m\u00e5ske\u2019 h\u00e6nger sin frakke p\u00e5 en side 2, hvor den sj\u00e6ldent s\u00e5 ufejlbarlige sekvens af albummets fire f\u00f8rste numre lades lidt i stikken af materiale, der samlet udstr\u00e5ler lidt for lidt tid til at skrive nye sange. Man havde da ogs\u00e5 turneret nonstop og &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jensunmack.dk\/wordpress-3\/lifes-rich-40\/\" class=\"more-link\">L\u00e6s videre <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Life&#8217;s Rich 40<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"fcbkbttn_buttons_block\" id=\"fcbkbttn_middle\"><div class=\"fcbkbttn_like \"><fb:like href=\"http:\/\/www.jensunmack.dk\/wordpress-3\/lifes-rich-40\/\" action=\"like\" colorscheme=\"dark\" layout=\"standard\"  width=\"225px\" size=\"small\"><\/fb:like><\/div><div class=\"fb-share-button  \" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.jensunmack.dk\/wordpress-3\/lifes-rich-40\/\" data-type=\"button_count\" data-size=\"small\"><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"author":283,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-87768","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog","category-rocknroll"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.jensunmack.dk\/wordpress-3\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87768","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.jensunmack.dk\/wordpress-3\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.jensunmack.dk\/wordpress-3\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.jensunmack.dk\/wordpress-3\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/283"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.jensunmack.dk\/wordpress-3\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=87768"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.jensunmack.dk\/wordpress-3\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87768\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.jensunmack.dk\/wordpress-3\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=87768"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.jensunmack.dk\/wordpress-3\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=87768"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.jensunmack.dk\/wordpress-3\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=87768"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}