~ REM appreciation thread ~

electronblue

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audiodave

Housing Jim wrote:

Thank heavens they're getting back to proper R.E.M. style set lists.

No one needs to hear Everybody Hurts at an R.E.M. show

Why? It's an REM song...and one of their more well known ones for the casual fan.

Sian-of-the-dead

audiodave wrote:

Why? It's an REM song...and one of their more well known ones for the casual fan.

I agree. I've never seen REM before and although I can't wait to see some of the less commercial stuff, I also can't wait to see Everybody Hurts.

That setlist is amazing... distinct lack of Mr Richards and So Fast, So Numb though... Here's hoping they play them at Twickenham. I'm so excited about seeing them now it's unreal! I spent my morning watching the Perfect Square DVD over my breakfast before I went for a ride... what a way to start your morning! I was offroad biking and singing Begin the Begin for two hours!

restlesssoul

country feedback was an amazing surprise!! this was great. a great day in general, 3 superb bands. good looking setlist. was hoping ( a long shot) for electron blue, but you cant have it all right? good energy, nice stage setup.


the reason country feedback was played, they said they got inspired after the 5th song, and they wanted to try it. they hadnt played or rehearsed it in 4 years. ha! what luck. enjoy the gorge!

Eliot Rosewater

I appreciate REM

zircona1

Wow, that's a helluva setlist. Ignoreland?! Have they ever played that one live before? I always thought they should've updated the lyrics a bit (to reflect the current administration) and played it during the Vote For Change tour.

Great to see Sweetness Follows, Get Up, and Time After Time (AnnElise) in there as well.

Housing Jim

audiodave wrote:

Why? It's an REM song...and one of their more well known ones for the casual fan.

Because it suck perhaps!

Yes. it's an R.E.M. song but it's a cheese fest that sounds like it'd be more at home sung by Celine Dion.

...and i couldn't care less about casual fans. It was the casual fans who ruined their show in 2005. the fans who stay sat down until Losing My Religion or Everybody Hurts gets played and talk loudly to each other when they play something decent like Electrolite.

I'm so glad they don't seem to be playing it much anymore.

Sian-of-the-dead

Housing Jim wrote:

Because it suck perhaps!

Yes. it's an R.E.M. song but it's a cheese fest that sounds like it'd be more at home sung by Celine Dion.

...and i couldn't care less about casual fans. It was the casual fans who ruined their show in 2005. the fans who stay sat down until Losing My Religion or Everybody Hurts gets played and talk loudly to each other when they play something decent like Electrolite.

I'm so glad they don't seem to be playing it much anymore.

Woah Woah Woah Daddyo!

You seem quite bitter about 'casual fans'... you forget that they helped with REM's record sales as much as die hard fans.

I was a casual fan til I got with Audiodave and yes, I like Everybody Hurts. I also love songs like Lotus, Undertow and Diminished... songs that not everyone would know. I personally can't stand Shiny Happy People, to the point that I refuse to buy Out Of Time (I'm downloading the other tracks from it) but should they play it in Twickenham, i'll be chuffed! And why? Because there will be people all around me who may like it and I'm there to see the band and it's one of their songs!
Now, I've never seen REM, working on your attitude towards Everybody Hurts, does that mean I shouldn't see that song? A song i've liked since I was a kid? No. At the end of the day, Everybody Hurts is and REM song and as valuable to their back catalogue as songs like Electrolite.

fuck

incredible band, can't wait to see em live.

Zoso

restlesssoul wrote:

country feedback was an amazing surprise!! this was great. a great day in general, 3 superb bands. good looking setlist. was hoping ( a long shot) for electron blue, but you cant have it all right? good energy, nice stage setup.


the reason country feedback was played, they said they got inspired after the 5th song, and they wanted to try it. they hadnt played or rehearsed it in 4 years. ha! what luck. enjoy the gorge!

I need to hear country feedback in philly!!

electronblue

REM concert was supposed to be on Austin City Limits last night my room mate and i saw them for about a min. or so and she started recording it suddenly switched to sammy davis jr.
however, she laughed said maybe because it was more a political type song...~

Blind3

June 18 will be my third time appreciating R.E.M. live. Can't wait. First time was after Murmur, the second at Temple Univ. several years ago. Talk About The Passion will forever be my favorite R.E.M. song.

Housing Jim

Sian-of-the-dead wrote:

Woah Woah Woah Daddyo!

You seem quite bitter about 'casual fans'... you forget that they helped with REM's record sales as much as die hard fans.

I was a casual fan til I got with Audiodave and yes, I like Everybody Hurts. I also love songs like Lotus, Undertow and Diminished... songs that not everyone would know. I personally can't stand Shiny Happy People, to the point that I refuse to buy Out Of Time (I'm downloading the other tracks from it) but should they play it in Twickenham, i'll be chuffed! And why? Because there will be people all around me who may like it and I'm there to see the band and it's one of their songs!
Now, I've never seen REM, working on your attitude towards Everybody Hurts, does that mean I shouldn't see that song? A song i've liked since I was a kid? No. At the end of the day, Everybody Hurts is and REM song and as valuable to their back catalogue as songs like Electrolite.

Yeah, fair point.

I suppose I did come across as being bitter towards casual fans. I'm not, it was juts intensely annoying when my wife and I were trying to enjoy great songs like Electrolite and Exhuming McCarthy but could barely hear them for the shouted conversations around us of folk who clearly had never heard these songs before.

I suppose what I was meant was that there are so many R.E.M. songs that I've never seen them play, songs much better IMHO than Everybody Hurts, and I'd rather see them play those songs than play the crowd pleasers. They used to open with Leave a few years ago.....I would love to see them do that again for example.

Sian-of-the-dead

Housing Jim wrote:

Yeah, fair point.

I suppose I did come across as being bitter towards casual fans. I'm not, it was juts intensely annoying when my wife and I were trying to enjoy great songs like Electrolite and Exhuming McCarthy but could barely hear them for the shouted conversations around us of folk who clearly had never heard these songs before.

I suppose what I was meant was that there are so many R.E.M. songs that I've never seen them play, songs much better IMHO than Everybody Hurts, and I'd rather see them play those songs than play the crowd pleasers. They used to open with Leave a few years ago.....I would love to see them do that again for example.

I'm glad you see sense ;)

I can understand that you'd be annoyed at that. It's happened to me a number of times at gigs and i've had to resort to the very subtle "SHUT THE FUCK UP." approach... works for me

Don't get me wrong, i'm all up for songs like Leave, hell, I'll be the happiest person alive if they play So Fast, So Numb! A few crowd pleasers here and there are good (how else am I gonna get to see What's The Frequency, Kennth? ) and I do think seeing Everybody Hurts would be awesome but like So Fast, So Numb, if they don't play it, they don't play it! I'm just gonna be glad to see them tbh!

Are you going to any dates in the next few months? Which songs off the new album do you wanna see? I assume Supernatural Superserious would be considered the crowd pleaser of the album...

restlesssoul

can some post the setlist from the gorge? or did that happen yet?

Zoso

Sian-of-the-dead wrote:

I'm glad you see sense

I can understand that you'd be annoyed at that. It's happened to me a number of times at gigs and i've had to resort to the very subtle "SHUT THE FUCK UP." approach... works for me

Don't get me wrong, i'm all up for songs like Leave, hell, I'll be the happiest person alive if they play So Fast, So Numb! A few crowd pleasers here and there are good (how else am I gonna get to see What's The Frequency, Kennth? and I do think seeing Everybody Hurts would be awesome but like So Fast, So Numb, if they don't play it, they don't play it! I'm just gonna be glad to see them tbh!

Are you going to any dates in the next few months? Which songs off the new album do you wanna see? I assume Supernatural Superserious would be considered the crowd pleaser of the album...

I'm going to Philly with you know who cbg

They have played so fast, so numb a heap in the last 5 or so years... I heard it at my first REM show in Adelaide in 2005. I will be suprised if they don't play it this tour.

I would love to hear songs like leave, exhumng mcarthy etc... They didn't play too many non crowd pleasers the first time I saw them but they did bring out herion house and the departure but apart from that I loved drive and I took your name was kick ass live.

Zoso

Living Well's the Best Revenge
WTFK
Accelerate
Auctioneer
Drive
Life and How to Live It
Harborcoat
These Days
Ignoreland
Man-Sized Wreath
Hollow Man
Losing My Religion
The One I Love
Houston
Final Straw
Let Me In (acoustic)
Horse to Water
Walk Unafraid (or was it during the encore? Heck if I can remember)
I'm Gonna DJ

encore:
Orange Crush
Supernatural Superserious
Man on the Moon

From mumurs.com
I heard undertow, i'll take the rain and driver 8 were also played... there is no confirmed setlist as yet

||Release_Me||

Zoso wrote:

Living Well's the Best Revenge
WTFK
Accelerate
Auctioneer
Drive
Life and How to Live It
Harborcoat
These Days
Ignoreland
Man-Sized Wreath
Hollow Man
Losing My Religion
The One I Love
Houston
Final Straw
Let Me In (acoustic)
Horse to Water
Walk Unafraid (or was it during the encore? Heck if I can remember)
I'm Gonna DJ

encore:
Orange Crush
Supernatural Superserious
Man on the Moon

From mumurs.com
I heard undertow, i'll take the rain and driver 8 were also played... there is no confirmed setlist as yet

I'm pretty sure the band is trying to give me a heart attack. What in the blue hell is going on with these setlists?? They're fricki'n awesome! An acoustic version of Let Me In????!! Final Straw?? Life and How to Live it?!

Yep, August 30th is going to be EPIC.

Zoso

||Release_Me|| wrote:

I'm pretty sure the band is trying to give me a heart attack. What in the blue hell is going on with these setlists?? They're fricki'n awesome! An acoustic version of Let Me In????!! Final Straw?? Life and How to Live it?!

Yep, August 30th is going to be EPIC.

These days and life and how to live it would be great live!! I want them in philly also.

Sian-of-the-dead

Zoso wrote:

I'm going to Philly with you know who. cbg

They have played so fast, so numb a heap in the last 5 or so years... I heard it at my first REM show in Adelaide in 2005. I will be suprised if they don't play it this tour.

I would love to hear songs like leave, exhumng mcarthy etc... They didn't play too many non crowd pleasers the first time I saw them but they did bring out herion house and the departure but apart from that I loved drive and I took your name was kick ass live.

Oh wow that'll be awesome for you both

Yeah, I was watching the Perfect Square DVD, they play So Fast, So Numb on that in 2003 and i've been looking through setlists online, it was consistantly played for a while. It would be great to see it but if they don't play it i'm sure I can get my ass moving to another little ditty

I'm really chuffed they seem to be playing WTFK?, it's one I HAVE to see The setlists look awesome and everytime I see a new one it makes me realise just how (to put it Ross terms) EPIC August 30th will indeed be.

Drive? Walk Unafraid? Final Straw? Let Me In acoustic?! *crosses fingers for Twickenham*

I haven't been this excited about a gig since PJ at Wembley

Zoso

Sian-of-the-dead wrote:

Oh wow that'll be awesome for you both

Yeah, I was watching the Perfect Square DVD, they play So Fast, So Numb on that in 2003 and i've been looking through setlists online, it was consistantly played for a while. It would be great to see it but if they don't play it i'm sure I can get my ass moving to another little ditty

I'm really chuffed they seem to be playing WTFK?, it's one I HAVE to see The setlists look awesome and everytime I see a new one it makes me realise just how (to put it Ross terms) EPIC August 30th will indeed be.

Drive? Walk Unafraid? Final Straw? Let Me In acoustic?! *crosses fingers for Twickenham*

I haven't been this excited about a gig since PJ at Wembley

yeah we will have a great time

whats the frequency kenneath is a great song live and one of my favs actually. A great one, two punch with living well is the best revenge. perfect square dvd is great... I love country feedback and begin the begin as the opener.

Housing Jim

Sian-of-the-dead wrote:

I'm glad you see sense ;)

I can understand that you'd be annoyed at that. It's happened to me a number of times at gigs and i've had to resort to the very subtle "SHUT THE FUCK UP." approach... works for me

Don't get me wrong, i'm all up for songs like Leave, hell, I'll be the happiest person alive if they play So Fast, So Numb! A few crowd pleasers here and there are good (how else am I gonna get to see What's The Frequency, Kennth? ) and I do think seeing Everybody Hurts would be awesome but like So Fast, So Numb, if they don't play it, they don't play it! I'm just gonna be glad to see them tbh!

Are you going to any dates in the next few months? Which songs off the new album do you wanna see? I assume Supernatural Superserious would be considered the crowd pleaser of the album...

Yes, we're going to the Cardiff show on the August bank holiday Monday. I am really excited about it, having seen some of the recent set lists and the new album is so good. I think the new songs I'm most looking forward to hearing are Man Sized Wreath and Horse To Water.

I'm not sure any of the new stuff will be considered a crowd pleaser....not yet at least anyways. Lots of really great songs on the new record though.

They did So Fast So Numb at Cardiff in 2005.......I hope they play it for you at one of your shows, it's a really amazing song, live and on record. I'll be hoping for a smattering of New Adventures songs at Cardiff this year.....Wake Up Bomb would be incredible to hear.

Which shows are you going to?

restlesssoul

i wish that gorge setlist was vancouvers. would have been better.

whulmef

After watching Austin City Limits, I have a new found enthusiasm for Accelerate. I'll be seeing them in Raleigh, June 10.

I have been looking on ticketmaster, and it seems some of the shows are not selling that well. Springsteen didn't come close to selling out Greensboro. I guess sold-out rock concerts in the South are a thing of the past.

halv

It's been said, but the Vancouver show was amazing!!! These old guys are rejuvenated and the set list really showed it. The new songs blended perfectly with the old, Stipe's voice was excellent and the band tighter than ever. REM are back with a vengance!!

||Release_Me||

I hope they're going to start playing Sing For The Submarine soon, that's the song i want to hear the most!

Zoso

||Release_Me|| wrote:

I hope they're going to start playing Sing For The Submarine soon, that's the song i want to hear the most!

thats my favourite track of accelerate. It grabs me everytime I hear it.

Anon

Soupy wrote:

Great band *obviously*.

One think that stands me apart from most other fans is that I love 'Reveal' and like 'Around the Sun' quite abit. For me their weak period was 'New Adventures' a rather bland album with 4 outstanding tracks and 'Up' which aside from 'Walk Unafraid' was easily their worst album (for me).

reveal,up,and 'round da sun suck sooooooo bad! the new one though is pretty damn good! a sort of return to form.

Sian-of-the-dead

Housing Jim wrote:

Yes, we're going to the Cardiff show on the August bank holiday Monday. I am really excited about it, having seen some of the recent set lists and the new album is so good. I think the new songs I'm most looking forward to hearing are Man Sized Wreath and Horse To Water.

I'm not sure any of the new stuff will be considered a crowd pleaser....not yet at least anyways. Lots of really great songs on the new record though.

They did So Fast So Numb at Cardiff in 2005.......I hope they play it for you at one of your shows, it's a really amazing song, live and on record. I'll be hoping for a smattering of New Adventures songs at Cardiff this year.....Wake Up Bomb would be incredible to hear.

Which shows are you going to?

Going to Twickenham with Audiodave, || Release Me || and Chime on 30th August.

Is playing my whole top 5 too much to ask?
Crossing my fingers so they at least play WTFK? and So Fast, So Numb... surely that isn't too much... is it?!
I'd really like to see Lotus and Mr Richards from my top 5 but I don't think there's much chance of that tbh :(
Wake Up Bomb would be awesome to hear and Sing for the Submarine would be great... if only keep Ross happy
From the new album (well, the one's that are most likely) i'd love to see Man Sized Wreath and Living Well is the Best Revenge. The new album is incredible and I think it'll be well recieved by the crowds. I was only joking about SS being a crowd pleaser

Zoso

G-Man23 wrote:

reveal,up,and 'round da sun suck sooooooo bad! the new one though is pretty damn good! a sort of return to form.

they are def different from anything else they have done... accelerate is a great album though different from ATS.