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  • JOEJOEJOE
    JOEJOEJOE Posts: 10,829
    I have a pretty extensive collection of R.E.M. vinyl.....LPs, 45s and 12" singles.....they have been stashed in boxes for over 10 years....thinking its time to sell the collection.
  • JH6056
    JH6056 Posts: 2,437
    JOEJOEJOE said:
    I have a pretty extensive collection of R.E.M. vinyl.....LPs, 45s and 12" singles.....they have been stashed in boxes for over 10 years....thinking its time to sell the collection.
    But do you have "Furry Happy Monsters" on 12"?
  • JOEJOEJOE
    JOEJOEJOE Posts: 10,829
    JH6056 said:
    JOEJOEJOE said:
    I have a pretty extensive collection of R.E.M. vinyl.....LPs, 45s and 12" singles.....they have been stashed in boxes for over 10 years....thinking its time to sell the collection.
    But do you have "Furry Happy Monsters" on 12"?
    I wish!
  • JH6056
    JH6056 Posts: 2,437
    JOEJOEJOE said:
    JH6056 said:
    JOEJOEJOE said:
    I have a pretty extensive collection of R.E.M. vinyl.....LPs, 45s and 12" singles.....they have been stashed in boxes for over 10 years....thinking its time to sell the collection.
    But do you have "Furry Happy Monsters" on 12"?
    I wish!
    :) 

    But seriously, vinyl has certainly made a comeback, maybe there are newer REM fans who would love to have a lot of it on vinyl...
  • JOEJOEJOE
    JOEJOEJOE Posts: 10,829
    JH6056 said:
    JOEJOEJOE said:
    JH6056 said:
    JOEJOEJOE said:
    I have a pretty extensive collection of R.E.M. vinyl.....LPs, 45s and 12" singles.....they have been stashed in boxes for over 10 years....thinking its time to sell the collection.
    But do you have "Furry Happy Monsters" on 12"?
    I wish!
    :) 

    But seriously, vinyl has certainly made a comeback, maybe there are newer REM fans who would love to have a lot of it on vinyl...
    That is for what I am hoping!
  • Gibson
    Gibson Chicago Posts: 2,671
    JOEJOEJOE said:
    I have a pretty extensive collection of R.E.M. vinyl.....LPs, 45s and 12" singles.....they have been stashed in boxes for over 10 years....thinking its time to sell the collection.
    I'll take New Adventures in HI-FI when you're ready to unload.
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  • Get_Right
    Get_Right Posts: 14,167
    JH6056 said:
    Get_Right said:
    Reckoning, Fables of the Reconstruction, and Dead Letter Office are my favs. Basically not a huge fan of most releases after Document. Once I heard shiny happy people I stopped taking them seriously.
    Then you should definitely listen to that show I just posted - I don't think there are any Fables songs on it but it's from the Reckoning era and they do at least 1 song from Dead Letter Office (Pylon's Crazy).
    Never been a huge fan of their live recordings, but maybe I will check it out.  That is right in my era, started seeing them in 83 (opening for the police), and in smaller venues and probably last saw them at their HOF induction ceremony with EV.  I think I might have a few of the IRS pressings in a box somewhere. Great band, reat live band. Also a big Ken Stringfellow fan.
  • tbergs
    tbergs Posts: 10,458
    Get_Right said:
    JH6056 said:
    Get_Right said:
    Reckoning, Fables of the Reconstruction, and Dead Letter Office are my favs. Basically not a huge fan of most releases after Document. Once I heard shiny happy people I stopped taking them seriously.
    Then you should definitely listen to that show I just posted - I don't think there are any Fables songs on it but it's from the Reckoning era and they do at least 1 song from Dead Letter Office (Pylon's Crazy).
    Never been a huge fan of their live recordings, but maybe I will check it out.  That is right in my era, started seeing them in 83 (opening for the police), and in smaller venues and probably last saw them at their HOF induction ceremony with EV.  I think I might have a few of the IRS pressings in a box somewhere. Great band, reat live band. Also a big Ken Stringfellow fan.
    I thought they had some really great performances on that BBC Live set they released a few years back. I think the '99 Glastonbury tracks are phenomenal.
    It's a hopeless situation...
  • CarryTheZero
    CarryTheZero Posts: 3,503
    Just listened to Monster this weekend. Love it. Have so many favorites, but Life’s Rich Pageant may be my favorite. I also love Accelerate, Out of Time, New Adventures, Automatic. What a band!

    Two years ago, 3/4 of the band (sans Stipe) reunited at the Fox in Atlanta. They played The One I Love and Fall on Me with Kevin Kinney, played with Pylon, and then closed with Texarkana and Mike on vocals. So amazing! Peter Buck was great of course, but Berry’s drumming and Mike’s vocals were spectacular!
  • JH6056
    JH6056 Posts: 2,437
    CarryTheZero said:
    Just listened to Monster this weekend. Love it. Have so many favorites, but Life’s Rich Pageant may be my favorite. I also love Accelerate, Out of Time, New Adventures, Automatic. What a band!

    Two years ago, 3/4 of the band (sans Stipe) reunited at the Fox in Atlanta. They played The One I Love and Fall on Me with Kevin Kinney, played with Pylon, and then closed with Texarkana and Mike on vocals. So amazing! Peter Buck was great of course, but Berry’s drumming and Mike’s vocals were spectacular!
    Was that advertised ahead with them playing, or was it one of those things that you were just outrageously lucky to be there if you were there because that was a glorious surprise?

    So glad Bill sounded great (and Peter & Mike) <3 
  • JH6056
    JH6056 Posts: 2,437
    As a complete and total fan of everything from Chronic Town through Out of Time, I'm kind of excited because I think in next couple of weeks I'll dig deep into everything released after Out of Time, and it will likely feel like a new experience.  I know the singles and I saw them on both Monster tour and was last tour for Accelerate? Whatever they toured on in 2008.  But I don't really KNOW any of those albums.  I had but hardly listened to New Adventures in Hi-Fi.

    So I'm pretty excited, have a feeling my mind and soul will be blown away but no idea which songs/albums that will happen with most....

    Can I also pause here and say I'm still crying about fact that 1st show I saw on Monster was the 1st show AFTER the support act changed from Radiohead to I think Buffalo Tom?  Nothing against Buffalo Tom (or whoever opened the shows I saw, later it was Luscious Jackson) but I wish I'd seen at least ONE show with Radiohead supporting REM!  Just.... wow....
  • CarryTheZero
    CarryTheZero Posts: 3,503
    JH6056 said:
    CarryTheZero said:
    Just listened to Monster this weekend. Love it. Have so many favorites, but Life’s Rich Pageant may be my favorite. I also love Accelerate, Out of Time, New Adventures, Automatic. What a band!

    Two years ago, 3/4 of the band (sans Stipe) reunited at the Fox in Atlanta. They played The One I Love and Fall on Me with Kevin Kinney, played with Pylon, and then closed with Texarkana and Mike on vocals. So amazing! Peter Buck was great of course, but Berry’s drumming and Mike’s vocals were spectacular!
    Was that advertised ahead with them playing, or was it one of those things that you were just outrageously lucky to be there if you were there because that was a glorious surprise?

    So glad Bill sounded great (and Peter & Mike) <3 
    Not advertised and completely lucky! Although I was hopeful.  Bill Berry was advertised as playing with a local Athens band. The whole show was a fundraiser for Georgia’s small town theaters. Driving’ and Cryin’ as well as the Drive-By Truckers played.

    My hope was that no way the other guys don’t show if Bill Berry comes out to play a mini set. It was amazing and Texarkana was tremendous.
  • JH6056
    JH6056 Posts: 2,437
    CarryTheZero said:
    JH6056 said:
    CarryTheZero said:
    Just listened to Monster this weekend. Love it. Have so many favorites, but Life’s Rich Pageant may be my favorite. I also love Accelerate, Out of Time, New Adventures, Automatic. What a band!

    Two years ago, 3/4 of the band (sans Stipe) reunited at the Fox in Atlanta. They played The One I Love and Fall on Me with Kevin Kinney, played with Pylon, and then closed with Texarkana and Mike on vocals. So amazing! Peter Buck was great of course, but Berry’s drumming and Mike’s vocals were spectacular!
    Was that advertised ahead with them playing, or was it one of those things that you were just outrageously lucky to be there if you were there because that was a glorious surprise?

    So glad Bill sounded great (and Peter & Mike) <3 
    Not advertised and completely lucky! Although I was hopeful.  Bill Berry was advertised as playing with a local Athens band. The whole show was a fundraiser for Georgia’s small town theaters. Driving’ and Cryin’ as well as the Drive-By Truckers played.

    My hope was that no way the other guys don’t show if Bill Berry comes out to play a mini set. It was amazing and Texarkana was tremendous.
    So happy for you and SO jealous!

    And Texarkana.... lawd do I LOVE that song!
  • CarryTheZero
    CarryTheZero Posts: 3,503
    Here’s a link to my video. I was far away, but audio is good!

    https://youtu.be/nUCaxfV6pg4
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,671
    edited July 2021
    A recent conversation I had with another member here got me to thinking about R.E.M. and since I had some time to listen to records today, I pulled out Murmur and gave it a listen.  I first heard some of that great record on a college station when it came out and ran out and bought a copy.  I've played that record more times than I can think of, but I hadn't listened to it in quite awhile.  It struck me all over again what a pivotal LP that one is.  There are countless records that have been recorded since that owe their very existence to R.E.M. and Murmur- it's influence is simply that huge!  Virtually every indie rock band started up since 1983 has been influenced by that album. I would easily place it among the 5 most influential rock albums of all time.  (Not a bad idea for a thread.  Will have to think about that.  Which would be the other four?!)
    And Michael's voice, that voice!
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
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  • JH6056
    JH6056 Posts: 2,437
    brianlux said:
    A recent conversation I had with another member here got me to thinking about R.E.M. and since I had some time to listen to records today, I pulled out Murmur and gave it a listen.  I first heard some of that great record on a college station when it came out and ran out and bought a copy.  I've played that record more times than I can think of, but I hadn't listened to it in quite awhile.  It struck me all over again what a pivotal LP that one is.  There are countless records that have been recorded since that owe their very existence to R.E.M. and Murmur- it's influence is simply that huge!  Virtually every indie rock band started up since 1983 has been influenced by that album. I would easily place it among the 5 most influential rock albums of all time.  (Not a bad idea for a thread.  Will have to think about that.  Which would be the other four?!)
    And Michael's voice, that voice!
    Brianlux you anticipated my next question already! What would be the other 4 "Most Pivotal Albums for College Rock/Indie Rock radio stations?
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,671
    edited July 2021
    JH6056 said:
    brianlux said:
    A recent conversation I had with another member here got me to thinking about R.E.M. and since I had some time to listen to records today, I pulled out Murmur and gave it a listen.  I first heard some of that great record on a college station when it came out and ran out and bought a copy.  I've played that record more times than I can think of, but I hadn't listened to it in quite awhile.  It struck me all over again what a pivotal LP that one is.  There are countless records that have been recorded since that owe their very existence to R.E.M. and Murmur- it's influence is simply that huge!  Virtually every indie rock band started up since 1983 has been influenced by that album. I would easily place it among the 5 most influential rock albums of all time.  (Not a bad idea for a thread.  Will have to think about that.  Which would be the other four?!)
    And Michael's voice, that voice!
    Brianlux you anticipated my next question already! What would be the other 4 "Most Pivotal Albums for College Rock/Indie Rock radio stations?

    Hmmm JH6056 , tough one.  The other 4 most pivotal for rock in general is a tough choice, even more so for College Rock/ Indie, but I'll give it a go with these:

    The Replacements, Let it Be
    Sonic Youth, Daydream Nation
    Dinosaur Jr, You're Living All Over Me
    The Smiths, self-titled

    Honorable mention:
    The Dream Syndicate, The Days of Wine and Roses


    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • erebus
    erebus Posts: 619
    I would add the Pixies and maybe Jane’s Addiction
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  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,671
    erebus said:
    I would add the Pixies and maybe Jane’s Addiction

    Yeah, I thought about Pixies as well.
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • GlowGirl
    GlowGirl New York, NY Posts: 12,177
    brianlux said:
    erebus said:
    I would add the Pixies and maybe Jane’s Addiction

    Yeah, I thought about Pixies as well.
    Maybe the Feelies as well.

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