“Rock ballads are the songs you play after the night has burned itself out. Soft music takes you down from the party, filling the dawn’s empty breathing space with forgiving beauty. "As the sun comes up, as the moon goes down, these heavy notions creep around," sings Michael Stipe in "Walk Unafraid," one of the […]”
“Undergoing personnel changes and toying with new technology, the band changed gears in 1998, adopting an atmospheric sound that left both longtime fans and recent converts scratching their heads.”
