OccultHawk Reviews The Southern States

**Frownland** · 06-13-2018, 05:26 PM

You can call me a sailer then. REM is such a ****ing snoozefest. Glad I wasn't around to build up a nostalgia for them.

OccultHawk · 06-13-2018, 05:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Frownland

You can call me a sailer then. REM is such a ****ing snoozefest. Glad I wasn't around to build up a nostalgia for them.

Have you listened to Murmur?

**Frownland** · 06-13-2018, 05:29 PM

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Originally Posted by OccultHawk

Have you listened to Murmur?

Yes, it was recced to me the last time I reminded someone of how dull they are.

OccultHawk · 06-13-2018, 08:46 PM

You should like Murmur.

OccultHawk · 06-14-2018, 08:07 PM

Reckoning is also unassailable

Oriphiel · 06-15-2018, 08:10 AM

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Originally Posted by elphenor

much prefer both B-52's and Pylon

^

OccultHawk · 06-16-2018, 08:22 PM

I’m still going to meander through their discography

**** the haters

Fables of the Reconstruction

Document

Green

Out of Time

Frankly this is one of the most consistent and praiseworthy discographies of all time. Be honest, people.

Neapolitan · 06-16-2018, 10:43 PM

Fables had some really great tracks, like Driver 8 and Can't Get There From Here. I absolutely love the Peter Buck's jangley Rickenbacker on Kohoutek.

R.E.M. - Kohoutek

R.E.M. did a decent job covering Pylon's song Crazy.
Dead Letter Office (1987)

R.E.M. CRAZY

rubber soul · 06-17-2018, 05:36 AM

The Athens scene was incredible. REM was very influenced by both the B-52s and Pylon. They even did a cover of Crazy on Dead Letter Office (as I just noticed Nea mention). This was a good choice, Occult. REM is my second favorite band next to the Beatles. Best albums: Murmur, Reckoning, and Automatic For the People. Favorite tracks: So. Central Rain and Everybody Hurts. Maybe I'll post So. Central Rain later after I'm done playing with Spotify.

OccultHawk · 06-17-2018, 07:00 AM

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Murmur, Reckoning, and Automatic For the People

I think you’re right that those are the top three.

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REM is my second favorite band next to the Beatles

Damn.

My favorite REM song is Perfect Circle.

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06-16-2018, 08:22 PM	#267 (permalink)
OccultHawk one-balled nipple jockey Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Dirty Souf Biatch Posts: 22,006	I’m still going to meander through their discography **** the haters Fables of the Reconstruction Document Green Out of Time Frankly this is one of the most consistent and praiseworthy discographies of all time. Be honest, people. __________________ 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Member of the Year & Journal of the Year Champion Behold the Writing of THE LEGEND: https://www.musicbanter.com/members-...p-lighter.html