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Old 11-28-2012, 09:34 PM   #171 (permalink)
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Old 12-01-2012, 10:28 AM   #172 (permalink)
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I was sent a link to some old REM footage from 1981, from a club gig in Atlanta, that was uploaded only a couple of weeks ago, and I've never seen it before. So here it is, I imagine that not a lot of other people have seen this either.

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Old 12-01-2012, 09:09 PM   #173 (permalink)
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Old 12-13-2012, 09:18 AM   #174 (permalink)
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They are good enough, at least the used to be!
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Old 12-13-2012, 11:32 AM   #175 (permalink)
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Rapid eye movement?
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Old 12-13-2012, 11:35 AM   #176 (permalink)
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Rapid eye movement?
Uh, no... this thread's about the band REM

Okay yeah, it stands for rapid eye movement but they picked the name randomly from a dictionary.
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Old 01-07-2013, 07:07 AM   #177 (permalink)
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think they're quite boring every single song sounds the same
You haven't listened to enough of their music. But yeah, they have a style just like every other band and maybe that's it.
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Old 01-29-2023, 08:11 AM   #178 (permalink)
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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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Old 01-29-2023, 08:16 AM   #179 (permalink)
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Very little. He really does mumble a lot, especially on the earlier recordings. Maybe he saw himself as another Dylan. What impresses me more is Peter Buck's jangly guitar and Mike Mills' bass playing. To me, that's what makes the band really rock.
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Old 01-29-2023, 08:24 AM   #180 (permalink)
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A buddy of mine joked to me recently that Stipe was the first mumble-rapper. Yeah, he does a lot of that on the early stuff. Personally, I don't pay that much attention to the lyrics - at least in the early stuff where it's hard to understand what he's singing.

I think your next REM record chronologically would be their debut, Murmur. Definitely not one to be missed. After a couple listens, many of these songs are just going to be stuck in your head - and I bet you won't even mind. A great, great record. One of their best.



Looking back through this thread, I saw ancient posts from a version of me in 11th grade, asking others for their input on what albums I should buy for $8. Man, time flies.
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