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capybaraletcapybaralet Posts: 145
edited December 2005 in Other Music
are a good band. Ithink they may be the most well liked band around... Who actually hates R.E.M.? it's pretty damn hard.
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  • UpHereInMyTree500UpHereInMyTree500 Posts: 1,772
    Yeah I don't think anyone dislikes REM! how could you...theyve got some cool lyrics and catchy tunes.
    I like Shiny Happy People, Orange Crush and the Great Beyond
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  • EchoesEchoes Posts: 1,279
    Don't love them but they've had a few catchy tunes in their day
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  • pearl jam rulespearl jam rules Posts: 129
    i love R.E.M.
  • whatsthefreezerwhatsthefreezer Posts: 347
    I got Fables Of The Reconstruction the other day.
  • CannabisCannabis Posts: 59
    i hate em. they're sissies.
  • capybaraletcapybaralet Posts: 145
    well, why don't you go home and torture some kittens then :(
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  • sadprofessorsadprofessor Posts: 1,034
    Cannabis wrote:
    i hate em. they're sissies.

    Thats some brilliant commentary right there.
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  • MilestoneMilestone Posts: 1,140
    I'm not much into REM anymore. The only song I fucking hate is "shiny happy people"
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  • MoshMosh Posts: 10
    Not sure how relevant their new music is, but they have a wealth of excellent material in their catelouge. Very few bands have put out as much good music.
  • pipedreamspipedreams Posts: 99
    whatsthefreezer wrote:
    I got Fables Of The Reconstruction the other day.

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    I MISS "OLD" CHANGLY REM - Chronic Town - Life's Rich Pageant. Hard to believe that they now ignore these songs live. I saw the Life's Rich Pageant tour - frickin amazing!!
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  • bladworth116bladworth116 Posts: 344
    Nobody is a bigger R.E.M. fan than I am on this board. I will challenge anyone. BTW, PJ is pretty damn good too!! ;)
  • rhinomagicrhinomagic Charlottesville, VA Posts: 2,552
    bladworth116 wrote:
    Nobody is a bigger R.E.M. fan than I am on this board. I will challenge anyone. BTW, PJ is pretty damn good too!! ;)

    sadprofessor and a few others might have something to say about that.
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  • AndySlashAndySlash Posts: 3,254
    rhinomagic wrote:
    sadprofessor and a few others might have something to say about that.

    It's all relative. I may have 50 REM CDs, but that doesn't make me any more a fan than the guy with only a few of them.

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  • OmaramaOmarama Posts: 267
    yeah R.E.M is awesome.i only own Automatic for the people but i thought that was a pretty impressive album.
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  • CannabisCannabis Posts: 59
    creeds better
  • dCowboyPJdCowboyPJ Posts: 479
    R.E.M is pretty good. My favourite song by them would probably be 'The One I Love'.
  • sadprofessorsadprofessor Posts: 1,034
    Normally I would be totally up for a "Who's the biggest REM fan" pissing contest but unfortunately I still have some finals, and just don't have enough time for the message board at the moment.

    hehe.
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  • *given*to*fly**given*to*fly* Posts: 325
    Cannabis wrote:
    creeds better



    oh boooooo
    thats an aweful thing to say
    r.e.m is ok they have some realy good songs
    ...more then anyone can say for creed
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  • kizmaticakizmatica Posts: 6
    *given*to*fly* wrote:
    oh boooooo

    r.e.m is ok they have some realy good songs
    ...more then anyone can say for creed

    Nah its more than anyone can say for actually the majority of bands, and yes REM's catalogue is better than pearl jams.
  • bucket1988bucket1988 Posts: 212
    I love New Adventures in Hi-Fi. Document is good too. They used to be my favorite band, now theyre like #7. But they are still pretty sweet. And Michael Stipe is probably the only person to have banged both Natalie Merchant and River Phoenix.
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  • ||Release_Me||||Release_Me|| Posts: 1,871
    New Adventures in HI-Fi is simply breathtaking. I truly believe it's one of the greatest albums ever released by any band.
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  • JOEJOEJOEJOEJOEJOE Posts: 10,580
    ||Release_Me|| wrote:
    New Adventures in HI-Fi is simply breathtaking. I truly believe it's one of the greatest albums ever released by any band.

    I agree with ya....they played many of the songs on tour in 1995 before the album was released.....that gave a lot of meaning to me since I heard them live first!
  • sadprofessorsadprofessor Posts: 1,034
    ||Release_Me|| wrote:
    New Adventures in HI-Fi is simply breathtaking. I truly believe it's one of the greatest albums ever released by any band.

    I'll agree with that. NAIHF is easily in my top 5 albums ever. The way that album was written and recorded is just so unique, not many bands could have even attempted something like that, much less been that successful.

    REM's catalogue is really just stunning when you think about it. I can't think of too many bands in recent years with the number of absolutely classic albums that REM has. They get a lot of respect, but honestly I don't think they get as much credit as they really deserve. I think their last couple of records have kind of diminished the light in which a lot of people see them, and it really shouldn't.
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  • ||Release_Me||||Release_Me|| Posts: 1,871
    sadprofessor wrote:
    I'll agree with that. NAIHF is easily in my top 5 albums ever. The way that album was written and recorded is just so unique, not many bands could have even attempted something like that, much less been that successful.

    REM's catalogue is really just stunning when you think about it. I can't think of too many bands in recent years with the number of absolutely classic albums that REM has. They get a lot of respect, but honestly I don't think they get as much credit as they really deserve. I think their last couple of records have kind of diminished the light in which a lot of people see them, and it really shouldn't.

    Agreed. Most people ripped Around The Sun apart yet i really like it. Tracks 1-6 are as good as anything REM has done in the past. I saw them in June and i had the time of my life, there was so much energy between the band and the crowd (which was pretty huge!!)

    But yeah, i'm all about the respect for REM!!
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