Topic: REM Appreciation Thread

[BlackandWhitePaul]

OK, I have 7 R.E.M. albums on my computer / itunes

Up
Automatic for the people
Murmur
New adventures in Hi Fi
Out of time
Reveal
Collapse into now

Where do I go next, any recommendations.

[KillieRed]

Good news there are some crackers to come -

Document
Life's Rich Pageant
Reckoning
Green

only Murmur is in their class.

[Filler.]

Where do I go next, any recommendations.

I stuck on Out Of Time today for the first time in f'in years, and it almost passed me by. Some weeks back I stuck on Document for the first in god knows, and it sounded glorious.

[BlackandWhitePaul]

Document has just been downloaded and as I type this out the 1st track "Finest Worksong" is belting out.

I recognise one of the tracks on the album and it's a classic, "It's the end of the world as we know it and I feel fine".

What a fucking band.  Real music this.     

[KillieRed]

Document has just been downloaded and as I type this out the 1st track "Finest Worksong" is belting out.

I recognise one of the tracks on the album and it's a classic, "It's the end of the world as we know it and I feel fine".

What a fucking band.  Real music this.     

Great run of four songs there, but let's face it they're all great.

[BlackandWhitePaul]

Document has just been downloaded and as I type this out the 1st track "Finest Worksong" is belting out.

I recognise one of the tracks on the album and it's a classic, "It's the end of the world as we know it and I feel fine".

What a fucking band.  Real music this.     

Great run of four songs there, but let's face it they're all great.

Of course as soon as it came on I recognised "The one I love" as well.

I'm going in again, going to download "Reckoning"

I'm hooked   

[BlackandWhitePaul]

I see one of my favourites is on here.

(Don't go back to) Rockville.

Get in there.

[BlackandWhitePaul]

I have just downloaded my 11th R.E.M. album, Around the sun and as I type this "Leaving New York" is caressing my lug holes.

It's one beautiful song after another.

[S]

You know when a band suddenly just clicks for you? I think I've recently had that with REM. Ready to head down the rabbit hole...

[AndyMuller]

What a band.

[Sudden Death Draft Loser]

Did one good album, their first, yet it’s rarely if ever talked about. You hardly ever hear any tracks from it.

[tubby]

Did one good album, their first, yet it’s rarely if ever talked about. You hardly ever hear any tracks from it.

One good album.  Get out.

[Slightly Less Mediocre Baron Bennekov]

Did one good album, their first, yet it’s rarely if ever talked about. You hardly ever hear any tracks from it.

Go lick windows somewhere else, please.

[cloggypop]

Did one good album, their first, yet it’s rarely if ever talked about. You hardly ever hear any tracks from it.

I still hear the odd murmur.

[afc tukrish]

I still hear the odd murmur.

all part of life's rich pageant, really...

[Sudden Death Draft Loser]

I still hear the odd murmur.

 

[Sudden Death Draft Loser]

 

Go lick windows somewhere else, please.

 

[red mongoose]

You know when a band suddenly just clicks for you? I think I've recently had that with REM. Ready to head down the rabbit hole...

That happened for me the first time I heard "Radio Song." I had always loved "Fall on Me" and "Superman," but the rest of it, I just didn't see what the fuss was about. Then "Radio Song" and a couple more on that album, and especially everything on "Automatic for the People," and I was sold.

Problem was, I went to see them on tour after the next album and they were awful, and it was a very short show. So my appreciation tailed off a bit after that.

[Mr Benn please?]

You know when a band suddenly just clicks for you? I think I've recently had that with REM. Ready to head down the rabbit hole...

Wow, I'm kind of jealous in a way that you're about to discover some really amazing music. May I suggest starting your rabbit hole right at the beginning, with the Chronic Town ep, which you can find on the Dead Letter Office compilation. Then work your way through their 80s albums, from Murmur onwards one by one. In my opinion, the run of albums from Murmur to Green is one of the best by anyone ever. Their sound develops while still holding on to the key elements that makes them so essential. There's no filler in any of those albums.  After that, only really Automatic for the People, Monster and New Adventures in Hifi are up to the standards as the early work. But there is still some very good work scattered across their later albums.

The other thing about them for me is that they were a gateway to loads of great music for me in my formative musical years. REM helped me get into the Byrds, the Velvet Underground, American new wave like Television and Patti Smith, country rock and loads of 60s garage stuff.

Enjoy!!

 

[Flaccido Dongingo]

Seen them 5 times over the years, Slane '95, Oxegen' 04 (I think), Belfast '05 and two nights of their 5 night residency in the Olympia Theatre in Dublin, absolutely love them, I know they've disbanded and all, but I'd like to see Michael Stipe maybe do a solo tour.

[Zlen]

Someone took down their Unplugged collection from Spotify and with it the sweetest version of ‘Fall on me’. Why oh why.

[Crosby Nick]

REM: Road Movie just starting now on Sky Arts, all about their Monster tour.

Chuff all sport on so this is the best we’ll get on a Sunday night!

[The G in Gerrard]

REM: Road Movie just starting now on Sky Arts, all about their Monster tour.

Chuff all sport on so this is the best we’ll get on a Sunday night!

Any good?

[lucas65]

Saw them in Huddersfield in the early 90's and "Let me In" clearly stands out as a favourite on a clear hot night full of stars. The Beautiful South stood in for Oasis as the back up artist and played a couple of their songs so people weren't disappointed about missing them. Great night.

[d.arn]

Was listening to Nightswimming just now and saw this topic. What a fantastic song. Always makes me feel all nostalgic, I'm not sure about what though... It sounds like something that's been the soundtrack of my life, even if it really hasn't.

[Zlen]

Nostalgic is a good way to describe it. It captures well that specific feeling of certain events in youth, where fear, excitement and curiosity are merged in one moment. Everyone has those nightswimming memories, even if was something completely different.

For me the song is about memories of moments created by crossing a certain life threshold. A point of no return you only come to understand much later.

[ToneLa]

I didn't really hear REM properly until the past few years

I appreciate them.

To me, I don't know if The Canon is a thing - frankly who cares

THIS IS A FREE SPACE FOR THE GREAT ATHENS INDIE BAND
Yes even bigger than the B52s
The Great indie progenitors
==++++++++++

I think Everybody Hurts is the bravest single I've ever heard. It's obscene just how strong it is.

Can we please discuss this band?
Losing My Religion is stunning

Oh life, it's bigger
It's bigger than you
And you are not me
The lengths that I will go to
The distance in your eyes
Oh no, I've said too much
I set it up

That's me in the corner
That's me in the spotlight
Losing my religion
Trying to keep up with you
And I don't know if I can do it
Oh no, I've said too much
I haven't said enough

Me personally I fell in love with someone who loves REM

Everybody Hurts is just brave genius, I'm sorry if you disagree fuck off

As I post this I'm shedding tears in a pub at this band. Thing is they're. Worth it.

Please. Do

Post your REMemories


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SHOUT OUT TO MANCHESTER CITY

Everyone around, love them, love them
Put it in your hands, take it, take it
There's no time to cry, happy, happy
Put it in your heart where tomorrow shines
Gold and silver shine

Shiny happy people holding hands
Shiny happy people holding hands
Shiny happy people laughing

[Crosby Nick]

Bizarrely they’re responsible for a lot of our success this season but if I explain why it’ll stop working.

[TepidT2O]

Shiney happy people is more a B52s song than an REM song… (contentious one there)… but then they grew up together as bands.

So many good saints over the years… it’s diff it to pick out a favourite …. The worlds biggest ever  indie band?

[mattD]

This is come at the right time, was just listening to Automatic again tonight. Genuinely don't think they have a bad album. It's overstated that they dipped dramatically when Bill Berry left. Sure, they stopped making great albums but Up, Reveal, Accelerate and their final release Collapse Into Now are all really solid pieces of work. Only Around The Sun is mediocre, and even then, there's nothing you would call terrible. I don't think they ever wrote an outright terrible song.

Unbelievably brilliant. There's three phases - the almost perfect IRS 'indie' years, the bid for stardom when signing for Warner which gave us their best album (Automatic), and then the post-Berry years. There's just so much to explore.

[ToneLa]

I started this thread as I felt abused by someone in the Radiohead thread but I mean this thread

To me

REM are the utter progenitors of modern indie. I don't even know of a band I like who don't owe a debt to them

A band who have literally saved lives. It's sad for me it took me so long to find them

Automatic For the People is not only a perfect album but a perfect sentiment for now

UP is their Kid A

Buck threw yoghurt on a plane OH NO EVIL lmao

I am disgusted with the world tonight. Even people here just shitting on important music

Not me
have a deep REM cut I love

Band with compassion this

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[Hazell]

Nice one ToneLa. Losing My Religion is ace, can totally see why that song when stratospheric.

Shiny Happy People is great as well, love that song even though it's got a bit of a bad rep and according who you believe, it's either about Tiananmen Square or a totally non-ironic straight up pop song (was actually listening to that yesterday). I'm quite partial to this version as well:

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/v/J9G1FhQUnSo" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="bbc_link bbc_flash_disabled new_win">https://www.youtube.com/v/J9G1FhQUnSo</a>

And I know it's an obvious one, but It's The End of The World (And I Feel Fine) is one of my favourites as well.

[Crosby Nick]

Just realised this is a new REM thread, there has been an old one knocking about over the years.

Drive
E-bow the Letter
Find the River

my top three off the top of my head but that can change.

[ToneLa]

Least we can win the league tomorrow. Love this site seriously

Don't get anybody who joins  music threads with hate

Yeah yeah, yeah yeah

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You're all welcome


Yeah yeah yeah yeah

REM are to me the band that paved the way

It's okay to be different
Everybody hurts

Yeah yeah yeah yeah
got trolled by some prick tonight
yeah yeah yeah yeah
tried to be the difference
Yeah yeah yeah excuses

TONE LA IN A WRESTLING MATCH
YEAH YEAH YEAH YEAH

IT'S THE END OF THE TONE AS WE. KNOW IT*
REM saved lives man

*ain't lol

And I feel fine

Fucking love this band. Yeah yeah, yeah yeah
Green is boss let's do a bit of that

[John_P]

Walk Unafraid was decent on the album but when they did it live it was anthemic.

Country Feedback as well, just dripping with attitude.

[ToneLa]

Ye MIGHTY REM

Walk Unafraid was decent on the album but when they did it live it was anthemic.

Country Feedback as well, just dripping with attitude. (lol its a little bit karma pigs)

Always take that a bit political. Have a versh I adore

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[Black Bull Nova]

LOTUS

I just love this performance


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[ToneLa]

Everybody Hurts 

My fav one. Glasto 03. I know, but. Close to me

Heard lots of wham about this. Studio version they all swapped instruments. Art, that

And I'm sorry, but if you don't find this a brave song I'll fight you on a hill and hug you after

Watch the lights in the crowd. I love this late stage go as British crowds can be pretty great and every little twinkling light is a soul that hurts and you know

Everybody hurts

Sometimes

<a href="https://youtu.be/NLlOeGeVih4" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="bbc_link bbc_flash_disabled new_win">https://youtu.be/NLlOeGeVih4</a>

When your day is long
And the night, the night is yours alone
When you're sure you've had enough
Of this life, well hang on

Don't let yourself go
'Cause everybody cries
Everybody hurts sometimes

Sometimes everything is wrong
Now it's time to sing along

When your day is night alone (hold on, hold on)
If you feel like letting go (hold on)
If you think you've had too much
Of this life, well hang on

'Cause everybody hurts
Take comfort in your friends
Everybody hurts

Don't throw your hand, oh no
Don't throw your hand
If you feel like you're alone
No, no, no, you are not alone

If you're on your own in this life
The days and nights are long
When you think you've had too much
Of this life to hang on

Well, everybody hurts sometimes
Everybody cries
Everybody hurts, sometimes

And everybody hurts sometimes
So hold on, hold on
Hold on, hold on, hold on
Hold on, hold on, hold on

Everybody hurts

So hold on.

[ToneLa]

LOTUS

I just love this performance


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Ta for that

Lol UP is brilliant. I'm a bit new to it don't think I'm expervert

Got all a large bit coming new

DIS doh? Experimental. Sad loss just... If you could choose one band to adapt

So happy to show us
Oh, I ate the lotus
Say, haven't you noticed?
Oh, I ate the lotus

Storefront window, I reflect
Just last week I was merely heck
Tip the scale, I was hell
It picked me up, then I fell
Who's this stranger?
Crowbar spine
Dot, dot, dot, and I feel fine
Let it rain, rain, rain (rain)
Bring my happy back again

This thread is about it.

Tight as a gnat's chuff and love hoodie action

[Ray K]

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