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.
"Oh Canada...you're beautiful when you're drunk" -EV 8/14/93
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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)
"Oh Canada...you're beautiful when you're drunk" -EV 8/14/93
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It had been awhile, so last night I listed to R.E.M.'s double LP, New Adventures in Hi-Fi.
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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"Pretty cookies, heart squares all around, yeah!" -Eddie Vedder, "Smile"
It had been awhile, so last night I listed to R.E.M.'s double LP, New Adventures in Hi-Fi.
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!
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goldrush
everybody knows this is nowhere Posts: 7,579
It had been awhile, so last night I listed to R.E.M.'s double LP, New Adventures in Hi-Fi.
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)
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brianlux
Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 42,320
It had been awhile, so last night I listed to R.E.M.'s double LP, New Adventures in Hi-Fi.
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.
It had been awhile, so last night I listed to R.E.M.'s double LP, New Adventures in Hi-Fi.
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!
"Pretty cookies, heart squares all around, yeah!" -Eddie Vedder, "Smile"
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-EV 8/14/93
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.
(Jeff Tweedy, Sydney 2007)
“Put yer good money on the sunrise”
(Tim Rogers)
(Jeff Tweedy, Sydney 2007)
“Put yer good money on the sunrise”
(Tim Rogers)
-EV 8/14/93
-Eddie Vedder, "Smile"
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!
(Jeff Tweedy, Sydney 2007)
“Put yer good money on the sunrise”
(Tim Rogers)
-Eddie Vedder, "Smile"