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  "textContent": "R.E.M.'s fourth album may be 40 years old by the Gregorian calendar, but its cockeyed self-determination and wistful mistrust make it seem younger than many of the band's '90s records. Full of ambivalent emotions expressed in clear, ringing tones, the songs of _Lifes Rich Pageant_ show a band waking up to its potential (commercial as well as artistic) and recognizing the extent of that discovery and what remained to be mapped out. Take a picture here, take a souvenir.\n\nThe post R.E.M. :: Lifes Rich Pageant at 40 first appeared on Aquarium Drunkard.",
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