It's great to see so much R.E.M. love on these boards. Great to know that my fellow PJ fans have such excellent taste in non-PJ music. I think PJ got a lot from R.E.M. Not so much musically (although I see the connection for sure), but certainly in the way they've approached their careers and the connection they have with their fans.
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Memphis - Aug 15, 2000
Chicago - May 16, 2006
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Columbus - May 6, 2010
Noblesville - May 7, 2010
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Amsterdam - June 26-27, 2012
Berlin - July 4-5, 2012
Reading the band's statement really put things into perspective for me. I guess for most of us here, we love music so much to the point it hurts. I'm still very sad, but glad they went out on a high note.
Murmur, Reckoning, Fables of the Reconstruction, Life's Rich Pageant, Document, Green, Out of Time, Automatic for the People, Monster, New Adventures in Hi-Fi, Up, Reveal, Around the Sun, Accelerate, Collapse Into Now
"FF, I've heard the droning about the Sawx being the baby dolls. Yeah, I get it, you guys invented baseball and suffered forever. I get it." -JearlPam0925
sad sad news i was lucky enough to see them in 2008
good luck to all members, im sure we will be seeing them in other projects/solo soon
it wont be the same as the mighty rem though
manchester 00
manchester 09
belfast 2010
hyde park 2010
manchester 2012 1&2
amsterdam 2012 1&2
EV manchester 2012
EV london 31/7/12
brooklyn 2013 1&2
milano,leeds,milton keynes 2014
Yesterday was a bad day. R.E.M. was my favorite band together with Pearl Jam. I have all their albums and dvd's. They will be missed but at least they did 15 studio albums and two great live albums (Live at the Opympia being the better). If there's someone who doesn't have that album please buy it. I have the vinyl/cd/dvd box and it's worth every cent.
I was fortunate to see them play live twice in Helsinki. First time during the Around the Sun tor and the second time during the Accelerate tour which was a lot better and I was also near the stage that time. I haven't seen Pearl Jam live so please come to Finland!!
Having never really been a HUGE R.E.M. fan , this news just... Really screwed up my day... On one hand, it's good when bands are able to live so long and end in such harmony, on the other, I guess I expected them to always be around...
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If you hate something, don't you do it too...~
Probably my 2nd or 3rd favorite band of all time, and I never got to seem them live... This is such a shame.
Just hoping we will hear THAT voice again on some acoustic solo effort.....
That's the first thing that came to my mind. Also, Stipe wrote a handful of songs to record with Cobain in '94 but it never happened... would love it if he released those on a solo album.
I am really sad about this today. Before Pearl Jam came along for me this was the band to follow. I had hoped that someday I could follow them on tour for a week like I did for PJ in 2010 but they have given me some amazing gigs including shows at Stirling Castle and Loch Lomond wbich I'll never forget. Today my headphones are in and I'm working backwards through the albums. Great that PJ played It Happened Today last night and that for me makes the boot essential. I will miss having them around but the music lives on and is there for people to discover for years to come. I wish them nothing but the best of luck for what they have given us. Goodbye for now guys.... :wave:
Like a book among the many on a shelf...
Dublin 02 Arena - 22/6/10. Belfast Odyssey Arena - 23/6/10. London Hyde Park - 25/6/10. Berlin Wuhlheide - 30/6/10.
Manchester MEN - 20/06/12. Manchester MEN - 21/06/12
For me, had there been no R.E.M., I would never have known of Pearl Jam, Neil Young, Bruce Springsteen, Tom Petty, The Smiths, The Who, The Kinks, Leonard Cohen, Foo Figh... You know what? If it wasn't for R.E.M., I would not have known music. And without music... who knows.
R.E.M. made me who I am.
Sad, sad news. Still finding it hard to believe.
However, absolutely AMAZING to see so many positive words said about R.E.M. on this board. Thank you. There is often too much slating of artists online nowadays, it's like a breath of fresh air reading these comments. PJ fans are amazing.
They're a band I respect and have always wanted to listen to, but never got around to it. I still do.
Shows: 6.27.08 Hartford, CT/5.15.10 Hartford, CT/6.18.2011 Hartford, CT (EV Solo)/10.19.13 Brooklyn/10.25.13 Hartford
"Becoming a Bruce fan is like hitting puberty as a musical fan. It's inevitable." - dcfaithful
They're a band I respect and have always wanted to listen to, but never got around to it. I still do.
I started with "Document" and it was a wonderful first introduction. Murmur was my next adventure with R.E.M. and still remains my favorite record from them.
Life's Rich Pageant is another that deserves to be heard by all.
7/2/06 - Denver, CO
6/12/08 - Tampa, FL
8/23/09 - Chicago, IL
9/28/09 - Salt Lake City, UT (11 years too long!!!)
9/03/11 - East Troy, WI - PJ20 - Night 1
9/04/11 - East Troy, WI - PJ20 - Night 2
They're a band I respect and have always wanted to listen to, but never got around to it. I still do.
I started with "Document" and it was a wonderful first introduction. Murmur was my next adventure with R.E.M. and still remains my favorite record from them.
Life's Rich Pageant is another that deserves to be heard by all.
My uncle found a trunk full of vinyl and Document was in it and I listened to it and loved. That's the only album I've heard by them.
Shows: 6.27.08 Hartford, CT/5.15.10 Hartford, CT/6.18.2011 Hartford, CT (EV Solo)/10.19.13 Brooklyn/10.25.13 Hartford
"Becoming a Bruce fan is like hitting puberty as a musical fan. It's inevitable." - dcfaithful
They're a band I respect and have always wanted to listen to, but never got around to it. I still do.
your taste in music is very similar to mine so i'll go ahead and say you'll really love them...my suggestion is to start from the beginning
Newch, since you've already heard Document, I would agree with norm here.
Start with Murmur and blaze your trail through their discography.
7/2/06 - Denver, CO
6/12/08 - Tampa, FL
8/23/09 - Chicago, IL
9/28/09 - Salt Lake City, UT (11 years too long!!!)
9/03/11 - East Troy, WI - PJ20 - Night 1
9/04/11 - East Troy, WI - PJ20 - Night 2
They're a band I respect and have always wanted to listen to, but never got around to it. I still do.
your taste in music is very similar to mine so i'll go ahead and say you'll really love them...my suggestion is to start from the beginning
Newch, since you've already heard Document, I would agree with norm here.
Start with Murmur and blaze your trail through their discography.
Yep, that's what I was planning on doing. I always start from the beginning with bands/artists I'm interested in (except U2, I started with Joshua Tree).
Shows: 6.27.08 Hartford, CT/5.15.10 Hartford, CT/6.18.2011 Hartford, CT (EV Solo)/10.19.13 Brooklyn/10.25.13 Hartford
"Becoming a Bruce fan is like hitting puberty as a musical fan. It's inevitable." - dcfaithful
this news has bothered me more than i thought it should, and i think a lot of you here articulated why for me: i thought they'd always be a band. (and sure they may eventually tour again but this probably means no new albums.)
i never followed them as closely as i have pearl jam, and yet, all the sudden here, looking through my CDs and records, i have like a dozen or more REM albums and love them all. i don't follow them start-to-finish like i do with most bands i love, it's just that i love listening to their records. that's all. and that's more than enough.
and i was super-excited to love their last two, so i guess i am glad then went out on a high note.
and ohbytheway, pearl jam still has eleven-odd years to go to surpass them with regards to longevity.
and oh yeah, i have to give them credit for basically inventing my favorite genre of music.
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Chicago - May 16, 2006
Chicago - Aug 23-24, 2009
Columbus - May 6, 2010
Noblesville - May 7, 2010
Manchester - June 20-21, 2012
Amsterdam - June 26-27, 2012
Berlin - July 4-5, 2012
EV Solo: 7/11/11 11/12/12 11/13/12
p.s. I will be at the reunion tour!
Berlin - August 15, 2009
Lisbon - July 10, 2010
Berlin - June 26, 2014
Zurich - June 23, 2022
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good luck to all members, im sure we will be seeing them in other projects/solo soon
it wont be the same as the mighty rem though
manchester 09
belfast 2010
hyde park 2010
manchester 2012 1&2
amsterdam 2012 1&2
EV manchester 2012
EV london 31/7/12
brooklyn 2013 1&2
milano,leeds,milton keynes 2014
monkey driven call this living
I was fortunate to see them play live twice in Helsinki. First time during the Around the Sun tor and the second time during the Accelerate tour which was a lot better and I was also near the stage that time. I haven't seen Pearl Jam live so please come to Finland!!
If you hate something, don't you do it too...~
also 2nd or 3rd for me.....but thankfully i saw them a lot of times over the years....for that I am thankful
Just hoping we will hear THAT voice again on some acoustic solo effort.....
That's the first thing that came to my mind. Also, Stipe wrote a handful of songs to record with Cobain in '94 but it never happened... would love it if he released those on a solo album.
Another great band gone.
Oh my heart,
Oh my heart......
I am really sad about this today. Before Pearl Jam came along for me this was the band to follow. I had hoped that someday I could follow them on tour for a week like I did for PJ in 2010 but they have given me some amazing gigs including shows at Stirling Castle and Loch Lomond wbich I'll never forget. Today my headphones are in and I'm working backwards through the albums. Great that PJ played It Happened Today last night and that for me makes the boot essential. I will miss having them around but the music lives on and is there for people to discover for years to come. I wish them nothing but the best of luck for what they have given us. Goodbye for now guys.... :wave:
Dublin 02 Arena - 22/6/10. Belfast Odyssey Arena - 23/6/10. London Hyde Park - 25/6/10. Berlin Wuhlheide - 30/6/10.
Manchester MEN - 20/06/12. Manchester MEN - 21/06/12
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I love you forever and forever
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Good call dude !
R.E.M. made me who I am.
Sad, sad news. Still finding it hard to believe.
However, absolutely AMAZING to see so many positive words said about R.E.M. on this board. Thank you. There is often too much slating of artists online nowadays, it's like a breath of fresh air reading these comments. PJ fans are amazing.
"Becoming a Bruce fan is like hitting puberty as a musical fan. It's inevitable." - dcfaithful
I started with "Document" and it was a wonderful first introduction. Murmur was my next adventure with R.E.M. and still remains my favorite record from them.
Life's Rich Pageant is another that deserves to be heard by all.
6/12/08 - Tampa, FL
8/23/09 - Chicago, IL
9/28/09 - Salt Lake City, UT (11 years too long!!!)
9/03/11 - East Troy, WI - PJ20 - Night 1
9/04/11 - East Troy, WI - PJ20 - Night 2
"Becoming a Bruce fan is like hitting puberty as a musical fan. It's inevitable." - dcfaithful
your taste in music is very similar to mine so i'll go ahead and say you'll really love them...my suggestion is to start from the beginning
Newch, since you've already heard Document, I would agree with norm here.
Start with Murmur and blaze your trail through their discography.
6/12/08 - Tampa, FL
8/23/09 - Chicago, IL
9/28/09 - Salt Lake City, UT (11 years too long!!!)
9/03/11 - East Troy, WI - PJ20 - Night 1
9/04/11 - East Troy, WI - PJ20 - Night 2
"Becoming a Bruce fan is like hitting puberty as a musical fan. It's inevitable." - dcfaithful
R.E.M. painted music during 31 years!!!!!!!!!!
4.07.2012 Berlin
5.07. 2012 Berlin
7.07.2012 Stockholm
Some words when spoken can't be taken back
This is better
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XaoF8bDMcM
this news has bothered me more than i thought it should, and i think a lot of you here articulated why for me: i thought they'd always be a band. (and sure they may eventually tour again but this probably means no new albums.)
i never followed them as closely as i have pearl jam, and yet, all the sudden here, looking through my CDs and records, i have like a dozen or more REM albums and love them all. i don't follow them start-to-finish like i do with most bands i love, it's just that i love listening to their records. that's all. and that's more than enough.
and i was super-excited to love their last two, so i guess i am glad then went out on a high note.
and ohbytheway, pearl jam still has eleven-odd years to go to surpass them with regards to longevity.
and oh yeah, i have to give them credit for basically inventing my favorite genre of music.
VIVA REM!
Every band breaks up only to tour a few years after. Its common sense really. Sure they may stop making albums but theyll tour again.
8/7/08, 6/9/09
I think you're way off target with this.