REM - Automatic For The People

Thoughts_Arrive
Thoughts_Arrive Melbourne, Australia Posts: 15,165
edited February 2013 in Other Music
Great album, just saying.
Bought it yesterday.
Adelaide 17/11/2009, Melbourne 20/11/2009, Sydney 22/11/2009, Melbourne (Big Day Out Festival) 24/01/2014
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  • peacefrompaul
    peacefrompaul Posts: 25,293
    It's my favorite overall album ever... Sounds great on vinyl
  • dcfaithful
    dcfaithful Posts: 13,076
    Superb album, I must say.

    An observation I made recently while listening: The organ in "Monty Got A Raw Deal" sounds very similar to the organ used in "Jesus Don't Want Me For A Sunbeam" from Nirvana's MTV Unplugged album. Considering Kurt was such a R.E.M. fan, kind of an interesting thing to be aware of.

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  • curlygirly9
    curlygirly9 Vancouver, WA Posts: 1,872
    Automatic is a great album, and one of my favorite songs is on it (Drive), but Monster is still my favorite REM album, hands down. It's so different and unique from anything they had ever done before or since. Thurston Moore plays on a couple songs, and I can't help but think what a shame it is Kurt Cobain never got to hear it. :(
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  • samjam
    samjam New York Posts: 9,283
    One of my favorite albums of all time....so many classics. An album I fall in love with on every single listen. It's pretty much flawless to me!
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  • goldrush
    goldrush everybody knows this is nowhere Posts: 7,934
    It's a great record and it hasn't really aged, it still sounds as good now as it did in 1992.

    The only bad thing about Automatic (and it's only a small gripe) is that it got played to death when it came out. It was everywhere! There were 6 singles released and pretty much 2 years worth of solid radio play. I had to get away from it for a while (thank god for Monster and New Adventures!) but I still love it as a record and Nightswimming is still one of my favourite R.E.M. tracks.
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  • morello
    morello Auckland, New Zealand Posts: 6,217
    Yep, one of my favs as well. Great album. :)
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  • Thoughts_Arrive
    Thoughts_Arrive Melbourne, Australia Posts: 15,165
    Kurt listened to it before he took his life which makes some of the songs haunting on the album.
    Adelaide 17/11/2009, Melbourne 20/11/2009, Sydney 22/11/2009, Melbourne (Big Day Out Festival) 24/01/2014
  • barger395
    barger395 Posts: 855
    A beautiful listen each and every time. Matter of fact, gonna start my day with it...

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  • AndySlash
    AndySlash Posts: 3,302
    aftp is a perfect record.
  • peacefrompaul
    peacefrompaul Posts: 25,293
    Aaaaand spinning
  • Thoughts_Arrive
    Thoughts_Arrive Melbourne, Australia Posts: 15,165
    Monty Got a Raw Deal and Ignoreland are the only songs I am not that into.
    Who knows, they may grow on me?
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  • pdalowsky
    pdalowsky Doncaster,UK Posts: 15,381
    one of the greatest ever.

    find the river is a delight.

    proper 5 star record
  • peacefrompaul
    peacefrompaul Posts: 25,293
    Thoughts_Arrive wrote:
    Monty Got a Raw Deal and Ignoreland are the only songs I am not that into.
    Who knows, they may grow on me?

    Oh man! Ignoreland is awesome... so much passion behind those lyrics. Monty is awesome too.
  • Thirty Bills Unpaid
    Thirty Bills Unpaid Posts: 16,881
    goldrush wrote:
    It's a great record and it hasn't really aged, it still sounds as good now as it did in 1992.

    The only bad thing about Automatic (and it's only a small gripe) is that it got played to death when it came out. It was everywhere! There were 6 singles released and pretty much 2 years worth of solid radio play. I had to get away from it for a while (thank god for Monster and New Adventures!) but I still love it as a record and Nightswimming is still one of my favourite R.E.M. tracks.

    This. You couldn't go anywhere at that time without songs being played to death.

    Ignoreland was my favourite tune off that album though- listening to it right now on youtube.
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  • titchinello
    titchinello Posts: 3,139
    pdalowsky wrote:
    one of the greatest ever.

    find the river is a delight.

    proper 5 star record
    yes, yes and YES
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  • dcfaithful
    dcfaithful Posts: 13,076
    pdalowsky wrote:
    find the river is a delight.

    Totally agree. Awesome song.

    I think "Monty" is my favorite. But again, the entire record kicks ass.
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  • MJK1889
    MJK1889 Posts: 59
    Phenomenal album. Drive and Nightswimming being particular stand-outs.

    Although I'd probably say Green is my overall favourite.
  • Thoughts_Arrive
    Thoughts_Arrive Melbourne, Australia Posts: 15,165
    I love 'Try not to breathe' so much I started learning it on acoustic guitar tonight.
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  • belinda27
    belinda27 Posts: 731
    Thoughts_Arrive wrote:
    Kurt listened to it before he took his life which makes some of the songs haunting on the album.
    happy bday today Kurt! 8-)

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