I love their reissue campaign and am super stoked for Monster and New Adventures in a couple years. Should be interesting when they get to “Up”, I may be wrong but I’m thinking they had a bunch of material recorded and ending up scrapping and starting over for “Up”, would be cool to hear that material.
I love their reissue campaign and am super stoked for Monster and New Adventures in a couple years. Should be interesting when they get to “Up”, I may be wrong but I’m thinking they had a bunch of material recorded and ending up scrapping and starting over for “Up”, would be cool to hear that material.
I really wish PJ had done their reissues like this, instead of the abandoned box sets
“Do not postpone happiness”
(Jeff Tweedy, Sydney 2007)
Check out this awesome artwork by Todd Alcott. He designs vintage-style book covers based on his favourite songs. There are loads of different ones on his Etsy page, but the REM ones are my favourites
This is awesome, I love that his voice is brought out on this one although I do miss the organ part. Can’t wait to hey this thing in the mail in a few weeks!
Listened to the remixed version of Monster today and enjoyed it a lot more than I thought I would, will always prefer the original mix but it’s definitely worth checking out.
Agreed. Its really interesting. Theres probably only 3-4 songs I prefer the new mix to than the old one, but I really enjoy a different perspective on a 25 year old album. Makes it fresh again.
My dad bought me the deluxe Monster set for my birthday, and had it delivered to his house... Unfortunately that is about 10,600 miles away so I’m going have to wait a couple of weeks until we visit to get it!
“Do not postpone happiness”
(Jeff Tweedy, Sydney 2007)
I heard Stipe say in an interview that New Adventures in Hi FI was his favorite record or one of his top two. I was think that is crazy. But after listening to it for about the 30Th time the last month it is phenomenal. So many catchy hooks.
I just wish REM would have gone out on top. At the time of their demise, their newest albums were not well received, and their ticket sales ( at least in the U.S.) were way down.
I thought their latter albums were excellent, with the exception of Around The Sun. I'll always have a soft spot for "Reveal". Some lovely tunes on that one.
"...though my problems are meaningless....that don't make them go away...."
I thought their latter albums were excellent, with the exception of Around The Sun. I'll always have a soft spot for "Reveal". Some lovely tunes on that one.
I'd have to revisit Around the Sun but Leaving New York is in my top 10 REM songs for sure. Electron Blue is pretty good.
My dad bought me the deluxe Monster set for my birthday, and had it delivered to his house... Unfortunately that is about 10,600 miles away so I’m going have to wait a couple of weeks until we visit to get it!
My wife got me the Monster bundle with a hoodie, t-shirt, socks, patches & the 1995 tour program.
I still vividly remember 1995.....the Monster album came out, and the tour was interrupted a few times due to serious medical occurances.
I was studying for the CPA exam that year, and once they rerouted the tour, some of the dates conflicted with the exam. Since I had my priorities in place, I decided to only take 2 of the 4 parts of the exam so that I could see 2 shows on the tour!
Wow.. Michael is looking really healthy in these videos ..
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(Jeff Tweedy, Sydney 2007)
“Put yer good money on the sunrise”
(Tim Rogers)
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(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)
(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)
I still vividly remember 1995.....the Monster album came out, and the tour was interrupted a few times due to serious medical occurances.
I was studying for the CPA exam that year, and once they rerouted the tour, some of the dates conflicted with the exam. Since I had my priorities in place, I decided to only take 2 of the 4 parts of the exam so that I could see 2 shows on the tour!
Here's a start for you:
https://player.vimeo.com/video/335582072
(Jeff Tweedy, Sydney 2007)
“Put yer good money on the sunrise”
(Tim Rogers)
Blue, the last song on the record, includes one of my all time favourite Michael Stipe lyrics:
(Jeff Tweedy, Sydney 2007)
“Put yer good money on the sunrise”
(Tim Rogers)
The lyrics are on R.E.M’s instagram page:
(Jeff Tweedy, Sydney 2007)
“Put yer good money on the sunrise”
(Tim Rogers)