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Old 09-22-2011, 08:14 AM   #11 (permalink)
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Great news! They should have done this right after Automatic for the People. That album would have been the perfect swan song.
Yeah, it would have made a great final album.
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Old 09-22-2011, 11:20 AM   #12 (permalink)
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i always thought the best stuff were the IRS stuff

yeah Accellerate's awright

but erm, I dunno, I'm a bit ambivalent?
yes. Their first 2 albums are their highlight.

Accelerate was just alright. But still in the low percentage of their output in terms of greatness.

best post-Automatic album is New Adventures in Hi-Fi.
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Old 09-22-2011, 11:33 AM   #13 (permalink)
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Great news! They should have done this right after Automatic for the People. That album would have been the perfect swan song.
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Old 09-22-2011, 01:09 PM   #14 (permalink)
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Does nobody appreciate their later music? I don't care which album they finished on. I'm just glad they managed to bring out albums like New Adventures and Reveal.
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Old 09-22-2011, 03:16 PM   #15 (permalink)
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Reveal? Only album that lowers the bar anymore than that one is "Around the Sun".
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Old 09-22-2011, 03:58 PM   #16 (permalink)
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It's clear their best days were behind them, but still, nobody can be 'happy' that one of the greatest alternative bands of all time are officially finished.
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Old 09-22-2011, 04:33 PM   #17 (permalink)
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i always thought the best stuff were the IRS stuff

yeah Accellerate's awright

but erm, I dunno, I'm a bit ambivalent?
I agree with you about their best work being the recordings they did while they were with IRS records.
Especially 'Chronic Town,' 'Murmur,' and 'Reckoning.'
Those three are must-haves!
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Old 09-22-2011, 05:29 PM   #18 (permalink)
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Great news! They should have done this right after Automatic for the People. That album would have been the perfect swan song.
In terms of the archetypal R.E.M sound I get exactly where you are coming from although I still really like Monster even though it got panned by virtually everyone and they have been steadily going downhill from there.

However, excluding their hits (of many I did like), they were a solid band with a distinct sound and put out some real class tracks in their time.
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Old 09-22-2011, 05:36 PM   #19 (permalink)
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What did you guys think of collapse into now?
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Old 09-23-2011, 01:13 AM   #20 (permalink)
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I thought it was good, like all their albums (there isn't actually an REM album I don't like). I think it showed that they still had it in them and could easily carry on making good albums, even if they aren't to the quality of their earlier ones.
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