Rediscovering R.E.M.

[Krash100]

After a period of falling out, R.E.M. have recently found their way back into my CD player. This band has such a huge amount of material from over 20 years, yet I rarely see them mentioned in this forum. Surely their just as important as bands like The Replacements, The Smiths or Pixies, maybe even moreso.

Sure some of their post-Bill Berry albums haven't been as strong, but the singles like "Imitation of Life", "Bad Day" and "Great Beyond" are right on par with old R.E.M.

[mr_jackalope]

I really can't get into anything after New Adventures in Hi-Fi. There 80s stuff is on par with any other great rock bands, ever, though. Murmer, Reckoning, Fables of the Reconstruction, LIFE'S RICH PAGEANT, Green, Automatic for the People... They have one of the strongest catalogues of anyone out there. It's a shame they went and released Around the Sun, one of the worst albums I've ever heard.

[W.M.A]

i went off them for a long time, until they released their greatest hits, and i realised how good they are.

youre right, they are important. wat the **** is going on.

[Sound Boy]

LRP will forever be my favorite ablum by them followed by Out of Time and Automatic for the People. i didnt really like much of thier stuff after New adventures in High-Fi. but "Bad Day" is a good song. i was kinda mad they didnt put "superman" on In Time but thats just a personal favorite i guess.

[Krash100]

The greatest hits comp includes a good deal of post- "New Adventures..." stuff like the song I mentioned up top all of which stand up well next to old R.E.M.

I'll concede the album to tracks to "Reveal", "Up" and "Around the Sun" are generally garbage.

[The NPC]

REM = Boring band with a couple of good songs.

[Sound Boy]

has anyone heard their live cover of the U2 song "One" its sooooo good. better then the U2 version in my opinion.

whats that song where theres no lyrics just someone talking(i think its Mike) over the woaaaah ohhhhh's? thats a great song. but i cant think of the name

[Sound Boy]

What was that about Wolf Eyes

ouch!

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[The NPC]

What was that about Wolf Eyes

I don't listen to Wolf Eyes if that's even a band.

Infact I don't know what you're talking about.

[The Stig]

I love REM. My favorite has to be Reckoning, Document or Monster...I think Green is right up there with the weaker albums, though...It never did anything for me.

[mr_jackalope]

Chronic Town = 4.5/5
Murmur = 5/5
Reckoning = 4.5/5
Fables of the Reconstruction = 4/5
Lifes Rich Pageant = 4.5/5
d0cument = 3.5/5
Green = 3/5
Automatic For the People = 4.5/5
Monster = 2.5/5
New Adventures in Hi-Fi = 3/5
Up = 2/5
Reveal = 0/5
Behind the Sun = didn't bother with it

and that's R.E.M. Amazing band (or used to be).

Reckoning, LRP, and Automatic are all 5 star and you know it. And I'd probably give Reveal a .5 because I liked "Imitation of Life" a little bit.

[mr_jackalope]

REM = Boring band with a couple of good songs.

Ok, so far you don't like Big Star and REM. I'm beginning to think you plain out have bad taste in music.

[mr_jackalope]

As much as I love them, it's tough to be a 5-star album. The ones you mentioned are 4.9's, but not 5's.

Well, then I'd put LRP as a 5-star before Murmer. It's their masterpiece and career highlight.

[Radiobass81]

I don't like Murmur that much to be honest... I like their late 80's-early 90's songs better than their older stuff.

Maybe it's just Stipe's mumbling...

[nag*with*a*gun]

god dam no one's mentioned End of the World!

I would give this the catchiest song ever and hardest to sing along to.

It makes you feel good about the end of the world.

[RockISdead420]

even though Out of Time had a bunch of singles that everyones sick of, its got some good songs. I really like that album still.

Fables of the Reconstruction , Automatic for the People, and Document are a few of my fav albums.

why does the O in document come up big?

[Zorg]

Chronic Town = 4.5/5
Murmur = 5/5
Reckoning = 4.5/5
Fables of the Reconstruction = 4/5
Lifes Rich Pageant = 4.5/5
d0cument = 3.5/5
Green = 3/5
Automatic For the People = 4.5/5
Monster = 2.5/5
New Adventures in Hi-Fi = 3/5
Up = 2/5
Reveal = 0/5
Behind the Sun = didn't bother with it

and that's R.E.M. Amazing band (or used to be).

I agree for the most part. But I really like Document...

[Krash100]

I forgot I even made this thread, it was so long ago....

and as for their albums,

New Adventures wasn't that bad and Document is a classic ( 3/5? )

[Zorg]

I forgot I even made this thread, it was so long ago....

and as for their albums,

New Adventures wasn't that bad and d0cument is a classic ( 3/5? )

Seriously.

[Aeaon]

I remember listening to them around a few years ago. Incredible band.

[MAthiAS]

Ya, they're a great band and often overlooked. I even liked some of Reveal quite a bit, and Up had some great ones too.

[dei]

I didn't think it was possible to rediscover garbage.

[Little Man being Erased]

^ Did you mean those to be >'s?


I didn't think it was possible to rediscover garbage.
I guess that'd be like discovering a half empty milk container that you thought you threw out a year ago, only to find that it has become even more putrid and repulsive.

[Little Man being Erased]

oh i see what's going on here

[Little Man being Erased]

can't you see i'm already little and some other mean guy is already erasing me. don't be so cruel.

[dei]

R.E.M. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Beulah


I might have forgotten a few >'s
You were right the first time.

[dei]

I took a screenshot.

[dr._feelgood]

REM have always been one of my favorite bands. All their songs sound so different, they have a very varied catalogue.

[Zorg]

REM have always been one of my favorite bands. All their songs sound so different, they have a very varied catalogue.

Was this a joke?

[dei]

R.E.M. is a joke, faggot.

[mr_jackalope]

Actually it's fairly close to the truth.

'strue. There's no Bealuh without REM, I must say.

[dr._feelgood]

Radio Free Europe is one of those songs that get better every time I listen to it.