Just a ten-year bump to this thread of opinions about R.E.M.
I'm here because of a recent discussion in another thread. Thanks to Janzsoon, rubber soul, SGR, Synthgirl and elphenor (playing the role of devil's advocate), I'm listening to Chronic Town for the first time. On the first run through I particularly liked Stumble, where the drums actually seem to stumble over themselves.... now on the second listen, I'm definitely enjoying it much more, especially that jangly guitar that infects every track. Nice.
Here's a question for REM-o-philes: I just read these rather contradictory comments about Chronic Town:
on Youtube "...outstanding concept...brilliant lyrics..."
on Allmusic: "...incomprehensible mumbled vocals...I don't pay attention to the lyrics..."
So my question is: what percentage of Stipe's lyrics do you pay attention to?
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