R.E.M. Murmur
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Ryus
February 3rd 2024


36864 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

maybe internationally? idk

they are still somewhat underrated in a way i think tbh even though they are incredibly popular

Ryus
February 3rd 2024


36864 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

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anyway best album ever made

onionbubs
February 3rd 2024


21049 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

i dont really think theyre "underrated" really big picture lol but they have it seems not really been embraced by the current age of music nerds the way the likes of radiohead / the cure / talking heads / etc. think them being arguably more "mainstream" got rid of their cool factor a bit (even tho everybody that actually knows this band knows they were integrity kings)



think people who dont know them can get the wrong idea based off some of the singles too tbh. wrote them off for years expecting every song was gonna be like its the end of the world and orange crush, and look at me now lmao

Ryus
February 3rd 2024


36864 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

" they have it seems not really been embraced by the current age of music nerds the way the likes of radiohead / the cure / talking heads / etc"



yeah i think they are in this sense, also i think they are sometimes neglected in conversations of the most influential early alt and they should always be mentioned there



in popular culture though, probably not, even if the avg person's perception of this band is very different than music nerds'. they kind of occupy a weird space in music history

GhandhiLion
February 3rd 2024


17643 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

"Sometimes neglected in conversations of the most influential early alt"

Sometimes, but they are usually one of the few bands brought up in my experience.

Ryus
February 3rd 2024


36864 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

perhaps

i am a fanboy so they must always be mentioned or i will get mad

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dW62Q0TTgS0 love this performance

SomeCallMeTim
February 3rd 2024


4127 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

yesss that performance of Radio Free Europe is so good, amazing way to rock a TV debut.



It's low audio quality but I also really like these performances from the Paradise in Boston: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtXkhuQubmU-Yf3ike8AwSYxc74dE2zSq

Ryus
February 3rd 2024


36864 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

damn that live version of "talk about the passion" goes hard



what i wouldnt give to see em in the early 80s, they had so much energy

zakalwe
February 3rd 2024


38915 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

Definitely, they’d have been revolutionary.

Pikazilla
February 3rd 2024


29778 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

best rem, jawdroppingly beautiful record

gabba
February 3rd 2024


1007 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Saying that R.E.M. is underrated is a joke, really. They’re get the credit they deserve, internationally as well. At least from those who can see further than Shiny Happy People.

SomeCallMeTim
February 3rd 2024


4127 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

I bought this at a used record store and the case was in rough condition. The vinyl itself seemed to be fine though; Playing it for the first time now and is playing really well!

JohnnyoftheWell
Staff Reviewer
March 27th 2024


60475 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

this does not rock

Ryus
March 27th 2024


36864 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

RADIO FREE EUROPE M/

JohnnyoftheWell
Staff Reviewer
March 27th 2024


60475 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

This is a decent jangle pop record and tightly written, if plenty bland in places. Don't see it becoming a personal go-to for the style, but it does go some way to explain why all the REM fans I've met irl have either been dull-precocious middle-aged the men in the making or legitimate dads. Stipe sounds like an old car tyre, but ig he has a lethargic charm to him

Ryus
March 27th 2024


36864 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

r.e.m. fans are handsome, virile, upright, etc.

JohnnyoftheWell
Staff Reviewer
March 27th 2024


60475 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

best thing i can say to that end is that the concept of virile shouldn't even register to this fanbase

Sunnyvale
Staff Reviewer
March 27th 2024


5903 Comments

Album Rating: 4.2

Have you not jammed R.E.M. before, Johnny?



Pretty interesting discog, not entirely sure what your likely preferred album might be though.

Ryus
March 27th 2024


36864 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

first 3 are all borderline 5s

honestly i have never heard a lot of the post-hifi stuff but i am scared to

JohnnyoftheWell
Staff Reviewer
March 27th 2024


60475 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

Heard the odd song, but yep first full album. Should have peeped this during my short-lived Church/Go-Betweens phase whoops

Will probs check Automatic at some point maybe



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