~ REM appreciation thread ~

Housing Jim

There seems to be a distinct lack of love for New Adventures here.

Am I the only one who thinks it's their finest record to date?

audiodave

Housing Jim wrote:

There seems to be a distinct lack of love for New Adventures here.

Am I the only one who thinks it's their finest record to date?

You didn't have to make your point three time.

I think that New Adventures is one of their finest records to date, and gets a lot of love around these parts, and for that reason i'm trying to emphasise the other REM albums I love. I've probably listened to New Adventures as much if not more than any other REM album. It truly is a masterpiece, and I think you'll find there are a LOT of fans of that record here. It's just so good...we don't NEED to talk about it.

Zoso

New Adventures is also one of my fav REM albums actually one ofmy favs of all time... E-Bow, Leave, Wake-up bomb and you gotta enjoy new test leper.... wow what an album it's perfect R.E.M. and I think it captures them are at their best...

I love patti smith's voclas on e-bow!

||Release_Me||

Sian-of-the-dead wrote:

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

You forgot Inside|The|Well (Naomi)

pipedreams

Noisy cats are we

norm

seeing the boys this evening......anyone know what time rem comes on stage? not really interested in the openers

Pearls&Stones

Housing Jim wrote:

There seems to be a distinct lack of love for New Adventures in Hi-Fi in this thread?

Am I the only one who thinks it's the band's finest record to date?

Me too.

REM, in my opinion, has more "perfect" albums than any other band. Perfect as in, I love every song and I never want to skip even one.

The ones that I never skip any songs...

New Adventures in Hi Fi (my favorite, hands down)
Automatic for the People
Reveal
Out of Time
Reconstruction of the Fables
Document

One Song Glory

I get to see them for the first time ever next Sunday night and I'm soooo excited! I love Accelerate, much more than I have any of their past few albums, which makes the anticipation even greater. I can't wait for this!

JOEJOEJOE

cutback wrote:

seeing the boys this evening......anyone know what time rem comes on stage? not really interested in the openers

8:55

Last one in the pool is a rotten egg!

JOEJOEJOE

Housing Jim wrote:

There seems to be a distinct lack of love for New Adventures in Hi-Fi in this thread?

Am I the only one who thinks it's the band's finest record to date?

I love that album because they played a lot of it on the Monster tour before it was released, so it brings back great memories!

norm

JOEJOEJOE wrote:

8:55

Last one in the pool is a rotten egg!

ha! i just saw your post over at murmurs.com

do you know if the shuttles from the external parking lots run constantly? on the bowl website it says "The last bus departs each lot at concert time."

do you think that means the headliner or when the show starts?

norm

cutback wrote:

ha! i just saw your post over at murmurs.com

do you know if the shuttles from the external parking lots run constantly? on the bowl website it says "The last bus departs each lot at concert time."

do you think that means the headliner or when the show starts?

nevermind....i just called and the shuttles stop at 6:30 :(

Zoso

Pearls&Stones wrote:

Me too.

REM, in my opinion, has more "perfect" albums than any other band. Perfect as in, I love every song and I never want to skip even one.

The ones that I never skip any songs...

New Adventures in Hi Fi (my favorite, hands down)
Automatic for the People
Reveal
Out of Time
Reconstruction of the Fables
Document

I'd add pagent and accelerate in there also but nice list agree hands down.

AndySlash

cutback wrote:

seeing the boys this evening......anyone know what time rem comes on stage? not really interested in the openers

dude, if you haven't seen The National, seriously check them out. I didn't like them until I saw them live.

Fuck Modest Mouse, though.

Zoso

cutback wrote:

seeing the boys this evening......anyone know what time rem comes on stage? not really interested in the openers

setlist would be awesome?

norm

Zoso wrote:

setlist would be awesome?

would it now?

wow....loss for words....why haven't i seen them live before now!! :mad:

here's the setlist from murmurs.com.....:)

Pretty Persuasion
Living Well
Kenneth
Sitting still
Ignoreland - loved this
Man Sized Wreath
Circus Envy
Drive
Accelerate
Hollow Man
FALL ON ME (Peter's request)
Houston
Electrolite - dedicated to los angeles
Final Straw
I've Been High (beautiful)
Let Me in
Losing My Religion
Horse to water
Bad Day
Walk Unafraid
DJ

---

Supernatural
One I love
Until the Day
MOTM

(alternate encores listed on set list NOT played: Orange Crush, Secong Guessing and Imatation of Life)

the accelerate songs were GREAT!!! michael is one rocks best front men

Zoso

cutback wrote:

would it now?

wow....loss for words....why haven't i seen them live before now!! :mad:

here's the setlist from murmurs.com.....:)

Pretty Persuasion
Living Well
Kenneth
Sitting still
Ignoreland - loved this
Man Sized Wreath
Circus Envy
Drive
Accelerate
Hollow Man
FALL ON ME (Peter's request)
Houston
Electrolite - dedicated to los angeles
Final Straw
I've Been High (beautiful)
Let Me in
Losing My Religion
Horse to water
Bad Day
Walk Unafraid
DJ

---

Supernatural
One I love
Until the Day
MOTM

(alternate encores listed on set list NOT played: Orange Crush, Secong Guessing and Imatation of Life)

the accelerate songs were GREAT!!! michael is one rocks best front men

I like pretty persuassion as an opener and circus envy. wow. nice.. cant wait to see what they bring out in philly.

magikev

Just got back from the show. It was phenomenal, besides the sound at the beginning. You could barely hear the vocals when the band came out, and once that was adjusted, it was still the quietest show I'd ever heard. It was a good 6 or 7 songs until the levels all sounded right. Great setlist though. Just wish we could have heard Country Feedback like the other night.

Housing Jim

audiodave wrote:

You didn't have to make your point three time.

I think that New Adventures is one of their finest records to date, and gets a lot of love around these parts, and for that reason i'm trying to emphasise the other REM albums I love. I've probably listened to New Adventures as much if not more than any other REM album. It truly is a masterpiece, and I think you'll find there are a LOT of fans of that record here. It's just so good...we don't NEED to talk about it.

It's this damn board....it always crashes on me at 12.20 every single day!!

Sian-of-the-dead

Housing Jim wrote:

ooo...you know Audiodave? He's a dangerous man to know!

Only kidding, he's a good guy

He is a good guy... He's my boyfriend