A:I know what you mean. It doesn't really sound like classic R.E.M. (say, "Automatic for the People"). On the other hand, classic R.E.M doesn't sound like the early R.E.M. (say, "Reckoning"). And they haven't sounded like classic R.E.M. for a while now. So they keep reinventing themselves. I think that if you give "Accelerate" a chance, you'll like it.
