REM Appreciation Thread
Rob89
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Anybody here like REM?
Huge fan here and just wandering am i alone?!
Huge fan here and just wandering am i alone?!
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Well, let me start off a different way.................
Anyone seen them live last year?
dig it.
"that's me in the corner
that's me in the spotlight,
losing my religion..."
and..
"You've got a little worry,
I know it all too well,
I've got your number,
but so does every kiss-and-tell
who dares to cross your threshold,
or happens on your way,
Stop laying blame.
You know that's not my thing."
and many, many more great tunes..
As she slams the door in his drunken face
And now he stands outside
And all the neighbours start to gossip and drool
He cries oh, girl you must be mad,
What happened to the sweet love you and me had?
Against the door he leans and starts a scene,
And his tears fall and burn the garden green
I saw them in the fall of 2004 in Nashville and Atlanta, I don't think they actually played any dates in the US last year, but damned if they didn't play everywhere else on the globe. At some point people in the US stopped giving a damn about REM and everyone in Europe did, which is amusing cause back in the day when they first started out it was the other way around.
I love REM, they are one of my 2 favorite bands along with Pearl Jam.
You saw them in 2004. Was that the 'white suit' stage?!
As she slams the door in his drunken face
And now he stands outside
And all the neighbours start to gossip and drool
He cries oh, girl you must be mad,
What happened to the sweet love you and me had?
Against the door he leans and starts a scene,
And his tears fall and burn the garden green
They were brilliant in the Greatest hits tour. Really on form. Last years tour was bril too. Loved the whole 'Zorro' mask thing Michael had going on!:)
Um I really don't remember that exactly, I know Michael had the black stripe painted across his face every night, that was interesting. Those were pretty good shows, not as good as the two I saw in 2003, but they still kicked ass. They closed the main set both nights with Life and How to Live it, which was just killer.
For some reason (other than Vote for Change) they never come to Florida. They last time they played here was the damn Monster tour. So I keep having to make road trips to see them.
I can't say I'm a huge fan, I only have 3 records, but I'll get them all eventually. My favourite song is from Automatic for the People, "Try Not to Breathe."
A friend of mine saw them on the Monster tour with Radiohead opening... goddamnit I was only like 13 at the time and had no way of getting there or getting tickets, but I am still fucking jealous of that.
" makes much more sense to live in the present tense "
r.e.m. is one of the few bands (in the here and now) that can favorably compare with our pj.. yes, OUR PJ
peace
As she slams the door in his drunken face
And now he stands outside
And all the neighbours start to gossip and drool
He cries oh, girl you must be mad,
What happened to the sweet love you and me had?
Against the door he leans and starts a scene,
And his tears fall and burn the garden green
I don't think any band in recent times has a catalog that is both as extensive and as good as R.E.M. I am glad PJ seems to be sort of looking up to them, they are definitely the kind of band to model one's career after. They have more great albums than just about any band I can think of from their era, or a lot of other eras.
Love older REM, miss the Byrds-like guitar sound and Stipe's mumbling but New Adventures in Hi-Fi kicks ass.
Life's Rich Pageant tour (Taft Theatre, Cincinnati) still is one of my favorite concerts.
New Adventures is my favorite REM record, and probably one of my favorite records ever by and band.
But the old stuff is great too, LRP and Document was a killer one-two punch. Would have loved to have seen the band back then. But sadly I was only a small child...
...it's crazy whatchya could've had...
04/13/2003 - Tampa, FL; 10/08/2004 - Kissimmee, FL; 05/16 & 17/2006 - Chicago, IL;
05/19/2006 - Grand Rapids, MI; 05/22/2006 - Auburn Hills, MI; 08/05/2007 - Chicago, IL;
05/03/2010 - Kansas City, MO; 07/19/2013 - Chicago, IL; 04/13/16 - Jacksonville, FL;
I love Up as well, I think it is probably my 3rd favorite of the their records, and I love pretty much all of their albums, all 12 of them. And I totally agree that Around the Sun was overproduced and overthought, those weren't bad songs in their own right, they sounded good live, but on the record they are sterile and boring as hell.
As far as Bill, I've been hearing A LOT of rumours lately that the band he's slowly starting to get back into the mix and starting to work with the guys more. I know the rumour has been going around since he left but this time around, it seems different. He recently played at a wedding and Peter's been talking about him coming back for their lifetime achievement award in athens this year to play with them. Playing withthem twice in such a short period! Oh, and Mike when asked, said that he's started dabbling with the drums again! Maybe just wishful thinking on my behalf, but sometime in the future I really do see him rejoining.
I'm listening to Document at the moment, such an incredible record. I've been lucky enough to see them four times live now, and they are just fantastic, certainly the most consistent live band I've seen, other than Pearl Jam.
♪ Juli ♪
1. Cut the CRAP and stopped making Radiohead inspired suck albums that border on easy listening. They used to ROCK ... now they just make me sleepy.
2. LOWERED THEIR TICKET PRICES!
REM is quite possibly THE FIRST band I ever appreciated ... I would listen to Green and Lifes Rich Pagent on tape cassette while taking family trips in my pre-teen years ... I viewed Michael Stipe as like my long lost older brother or something ...
but i've only ever seen them during their performance at the Freedom Concert in '98 ... (which, BTW, wasn't all that great) ...
... i've heard they are good live, but i've also heard the opposite ... and either way ... i'm not willing to find out for the prices they charge ...
... it just irks me ...
... besides, like Jane's Addiction, to me it feels like somethings just wouldn't be the same as they were 10 years ago ... I don't want to here Airport Man or The Boy In The Well ... i just don't.
sorry,
i guess i still appreciate REM, but never have i felt like a band left me to head in the wrong direction of everything i thought they were ...
i have so far followed pearl jam around every bend ... but Stipe lost me after UP, and even that was a bit of a stretch on the whole.
:(
If I opened it now would you not understand?
You should reconsider. At their shows they focus mainly on the older favorites as opposed to the newer material. It is damn expensive though, but it's worth it. Their energy level certainly hasn't gone down and they don't play stuff like Airportman live.