REM- music really misses them

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  • HughFreakingDillon
    HughFreakingDillon Winnipeg Posts: 39,473
    JeBurkhardt said:
    JOEJOEJOE said:
    brianlux said:
    JOEJOEJOE said:
    brianlux said:
    JOEJOEJOE said:
    I was lucky enough to see REM many times from 1983 through 2008.  They are one of my top live bands.  They often went deep into their catalog, which made each show very unique.  My favorite show was in 1999 at the Greek Theatre in L.A.  We were front row center, and Michael handed us the mic during "End of the World"....we got to sing the chorus!

    So many great memories.

    Because I got into them in high school, they mean more to me than PJ.

    Wow- fantastic!  I only got to see them once (Nov. '83) but what a show! 

    Just the other day, I pulled out some of my copies of their 12" singles.  They sound so good!
    I started collecting their 12" singles around 10 years ago.  I think I have most of them......will have to catalog my collection one of "These Days".

    I did that for my vinyl (but not CD's) on Discogs.  It took a while but it's great to have them catalogued.  Just do a couple dozen at a time and you'll get there.  I wasn't super fussy about narrowing down some of the more common titles to the exact run-out matrix, but got most of my records close enough for my needs. 
    Sounds like a good plan.

    Most of the 12" singles are very reasonably priced on Discogs......I will have to see which ones I am missing!
    I was at a record store in Colorado Springs last year that had a bunch of them. I wanted to pick them up but was overruled by the boss. 
    shoulda cannonballed her. 
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  • goldrush
    goldrush everybody knows this is nowhere Posts: 7,791
    2-feign-reluctance said:
    Such a great band. I wonder if they're going to continue re-issuing their catalog? Monster was the last one. I need to pick up the super deluxe of that one and add it to the collection!
    I hope so. I vaguely remember them talking about New Adventures in HiFi during the press stuff for the Monster 25th release.
    All of the reissues have been "25th Anniversary" releases, and this year is the 25th Anniversary of New Adventures so hopefully there's something on the way.
    “Do not postpone happiness”
    (Jeff Tweedy, Sydney 2007)

    “Put yer good money on the sunrise”
    (Tim Rogers)
  • FR181798
    FR181798 Posts: 2,166
    Instagram post hinted at a New Adventures reissue this year. 
  • Tim Simmons
    Tim Simmons Posts: 9,572
    Really interested what it would include if they do a deluxe. I don’t think there were many outtakes. 

    It’s the last full band record, I would assume they would go huge. 
  • Of The Aggie
    Of The Aggie The ATX Posts: 1,550
    I would definitely be excited about getting NAIHF on vinyl this year.
  • 2-feign-reluctance
    2-feign-reluctance TigerTown, USA Posts: 23,460
    God I love their "Hi Fi" record. Undertow into E-Bow The Letter...so sublime! Today's key listen for me!
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  • CarryTheZero
    CarryTheZero Posts: 3,473
    edited January 2021
    Deluxe reissue of this would be fantastic! That Monster reissue was pretty killer.
  • goldrush
    goldrush everybody knows this is nowhere Posts: 7,791
    These are the posts I’ve been waiting for  =)




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  • HughFreakingDillon
    HughFreakingDillon Winnipeg Posts: 39,473
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wy5HA-H8DMc
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  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,662
    edited November 2024
    It had been awhile, so last night I listed to R.E.M.'s double LP, New Adventures in Hi-Fi. 
    New Adventures In Hi-Fi Primary 1 of 10
    The impact these songs had on me gave rise to of a mixture feelings- stunning, numbing, inspired, depressed, despondent, and, finally, a melancholy kind of sorrowful hope.  Listening to this album was, for me, an aural portrait of America today.  It left me with a slight yearning for the post, but overall, more of a burdened sense resignation.
    Only music, and the musicians creating it at their heights can render a collection of songs this amazing and powerful to evoke such emotions.
    To my ears and mind, New Adventure in Hi-Fi is a masterpiece of tragic proportions.


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  • Lerxst1992
    Lerxst1992 Posts: 7,873
    brianlux said:
    It had been awhile, so last night I listed to R.E.M.'s double LP, New Adventures in Hi-Fi. 
    New Adventures In Hi-Fi Primary 1 of 10
    The impact these songs had on me gave rise to of a mixture feelings- stunning, numbing, inspired, depressed, despondent, and, finally, a melancholy kind of sorrowful hope.  Listening to this album was, for me, an aural portrait of America today.  It left me with a slight yearning for the post, but overall, more of a burdened sense resignation.
    Only music, and the musicians creating it at their heights can render a collection of songs this amazing and powerful to evoke such emotions.
    To my ears and mind, New Adventure in Hi-Fi is a masterpiece of tragic proportions.




    I recall bqckmnnthe day the initial tracks blowing me away, with very bold lyrics. This album doesn't get the recognition it deserves.

    Gotta spin it again, thanks Brian!


  • goldrush
    goldrush everybody knows this is nowhere Posts: 7,791
    brianlux said:
    It had been awhile, so last night I listed to R.E.M.'s double LP, New Adventures in Hi-Fi. 
    New Adventures In Hi-Fi Primary 1 of 10
    The impact these songs had on me gave rise to of a mixture feelings- stunning, numbing, inspired, depressed, despondent, and, finally, a melancholy kind of sorrowful hope.  Listening to this album was, for me, an aural portrait of America today.  It left me with a slight yearning for the post, but overall, more of a burdened sense resignation.
    Only music, and the musicians creating it at their heights can render a collection of songs this amazing and powerful to evoke such emotions.
    To my ears and mind, New Adventure in Hi-Fi is a masterpiece of tragic proportions.


    This is hands down my all-time favourite REM album. Of course they have a whole pile of classic albums, and too many great tracks to mention, but NAIHF is start-to-finish perfection.
    “Do not postpone happiness”
    (Jeff Tweedy, Sydney 2007)

    “Put yer good money on the sunrise”
    (Tim Rogers)
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,662
    Lerxst1992 said:
    brianlux said:
    It had been awhile, so last night I listed to R.E.M.'s double LP, New Adventures in Hi-Fi. 
    New Adventures In Hi-Fi Primary 1 of 10
    The impact these songs had on me gave rise to of a mixture feelings- stunning, numbing, inspired, depressed, despondent, and, finally, a melancholy kind of sorrowful hope.  Listening to this album was, for me, an aural portrait of America today.  It left me with a slight yearning for the post, but overall, more of a burdened sense resignation.
    Only music, and the musicians creating it at their heights can render a collection of songs this amazing and powerful to evoke such emotions.
    To my ears and mind, New Adventure in Hi-Fi is a masterpiece of tragic proportions.




    I recall bqckmnnthe day the initial tracks blowing me away, with very bold lyrics. This album doesn't get the recognition it deserves.

    Gotta spin it again, thanks Brian!


    Enjoy the spin, L!
    goldrush said:
    brianlux said:
    It had been awhile, so last night I listed to R.E.M.'s double LP, New Adventures in Hi-Fi. 
    New Adventures In Hi-Fi Primary 1 of 10
    The impact these songs had on me gave rise to of a mixture feelings- stunning, numbing, inspired, depressed, despondent, and, finally, a melancholy kind of sorrowful hope.  Listening to this album was, for me, an aural portrait of America today.  It left me with a slight yearning for the post, but overall, more of a burdened sense resignation.
    Only music, and the musicians creating it at their heights can render a collection of songs this amazing and powerful to evoke such emotions.
    To my ears and mind, New Adventure in Hi-Fi is a masterpiece of tragic proportions.


    This is hands down my all-time favourite REM album. Of course they have a whole pile of classic albums, and too many great tracks to mention, but NAIHF is start-to-finish perfection.
    Well said!
    It's a bit odd to me that I had not played New Adventures for quite some time- probably because I had become an R.E.M. fan from the get-go and saw them in the early days at the Kabuki Club in San Francisco, and so the earlier albums always take me back to those years of discovering R.E.M. and other amazing early 80's alternative and post-punk bands.    Yet sitting down and listening to all four sides of NAIHF with full attention was like a rediscovery, and the timing couldn't have been better.  I'll be revisiting it again soon, no doubt!

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

  • DE4173
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  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,662
    Just saw this clip.  R.E.M. will almost certainly never do a reunion, but the few occasional one-offs like this recent one are cool!

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

  • JOEJOEJOE
    JOEJOEJOE Posts: 10,822
    brianlux said:
    Just saw this clip.  R.E.M. will almost certainly never do a reunion, but the few occasional one-offs like this recent one are cool!

    Imagine how much money they'd be offered to reunite in our current environment of high ticket prices!
  • CarryTheZero
    CarryTheZero Posts: 3,473
    😩 That’s awesome. Was at the 40 Watt about two weeks ago and thought, I should buy tickets to this. Then I forgot!

    Very cool. Closest I got was a performance at the Fox Theater in 2019, with 3/4 the band and Kevin Kinney on vocals (plus Mills). Fall on Me, One I Love, and Texarkana. Truly wonderful!
  • eeriepadave
    eeriepadave West Chester, PA Posts: 43,193
    pretty fucking sweet!
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  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,662
    edited May 5
    That's cool...
    OHH!
    OHHH!
    I just love this!

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

  • HughFreakingDillon
    HughFreakingDillon Winnipeg Posts: 39,473
    So the cassette tape that was a replica of their first demo-had it for years. Two months ago got it digitally transferred-those fuckers just released it to streaming for an anniversary. 😂 
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