Ink Blot Magazine: Life's Rich Pageant - Pierre Stefanos' review: "...a great example of socially conscious pop-ified rock, Southern/country/folk influences included." - http://www.inkblotmagazine.com/rev-archive/REM_Pageant.htm
CMJ: Life's Rich Pageant - Jeff Tamarkin's review: "Is it enough to say that R.E.M. has outdone itself? Or does it have to be added that it's not only their most consistently brilliant work but one of the great rock 'n' roll albums of the decade?" - http://www.cmj.com/articles/display_article.php?id=24091