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Auotmoatic, during college one of my go to albums. Rebought Monster this year, sort of fell.of.my playlists, forgot how great it was too.
For Drive alone it is my favorite
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That's a great list brianlux!brianlux said:JH6056 said:
Brianlux you anticipated my next question already! What would be the other 4 "Most Pivotal Albums for College Rock/Indie Rock radio stations?brianlux said:A recent conversation I had with another member here got me to thinking about R.E.M. and since I had some time to listen to records today, I pulled out Murmur and gave it a listen. I first heard some of that great record on a college station when it came out and ran out and bought a copy. I've played that record more times than I can think of, but I hadn't listened to it in quite awhile. It struck me all over again what a pivotal LP that one is. There are countless records that have been recorded since that owe their very existence to R.E.M. and Murmur- it's influence is simply that huge! Virtually every indie rock band started up since 1983 has been influenced by that album. I would easily place it among the 5 most influential rock albums of all time. (Not a bad idea for a thread. Will have to think about that. Which would be the other four?!)And Michael's voice, that voice!Hmmm JH6056 , tough one. The other 4 most pivotal for rock in general is a tough choice, even more so for College Rock/ Indie, but I'll give it a go with these:The Replacements, Let it BeSonic Youth, Daydream NationDinosaur Jr, You're Living All Over MeThe Smiths, self-titledHonorable mention:The Dream Syndicate, The Days of Wine and Roses
In my days working at college radio stations, the playlists were SO broad, even the idea of "indie" was actually really broad even though in terms of popular stuff there were staples. So the question you asked I never would have thought of posing, but now that you've posed it it is so interesting to consider!
Funny thing is, I read your question and thought I'd re-asked it right, but of course I narrowed it down to college/indie (I think because you said ocllege rock). But If we go to college rock, what are those other 4 albums?
Offhand for me I guess they'd be something like:
Minutemen, Double Nickels on the Dime
Replacements, Let It Be
Sleater Kinney, Dig Me Out
X, Los Angeles
But there are so many, I don't think it's possible to narrow that list to an indisputable 5. But agreed about Murmur...0 -
JH6056 said:
That's a great list brianlux!brianlux said:JH6056 said:
Brianlux you anticipated my next question already! What would be the other 4 "Most Pivotal Albums for College Rock/Indie Rock radio stations?brianlux said:A recent conversation I had with another member here got me to thinking about R.E.M. and since I had some time to listen to records today, I pulled out Murmur and gave it a listen. I first heard some of that great record on a college station when it came out and ran out and bought a copy. I've played that record more times than I can think of, but I hadn't listened to it in quite awhile. It struck me all over again what a pivotal LP that one is. There are countless records that have been recorded since that owe their very existence to R.E.M. and Murmur- it's influence is simply that huge! Virtually every indie rock band started up since 1983 has been influenced by that album. I would easily place it among the 5 most influential rock albums of all time. (Not a bad idea for a thread. Will have to think about that. Which would be the other four?!)And Michael's voice, that voice!Hmmm JH6056 , tough one. The other 4 most pivotal for rock in general is a tough choice, even more so for College Rock/ Indie, but I'll give it a go with these:The Replacements, Let it BeSonic Youth, Daydream NationDinosaur Jr, You're Living All Over MeThe Smiths, self-titledHonorable mention:The Dream Syndicate, The Days of Wine and Roses
In my days working at college radio stations, the playlists were SO broad, even the idea of "indie" was actually really broad even though in terms of popular stuff there were staples. So the question you asked I never would have thought of posing, but now that you've posed it it is so interesting to consider!
Funny thing is, I read your question and thought I'd re-asked it right, but of course I narrowed it down to college/indie (I think because you said ocllege rock). But If we go to college rock, what are those other 4 albums?
Offhand for me I guess they'd be something like:
Minutemen, Double Nickels on the Dime
Replacements, Let It Be
Sleater Kinney, Dig Me Out
X, Los Angeles
But there are so many, I don't think it's possible to narrow that list to an indisputable 5. But agreed about Murmur...Damn good list there, JH!Very cool that you worked in a college station! I got to visit my favorite college radio station back in the early 80's- KFJC out of Foothill College in Los Altos Hills, CA. Those were some cool folks and that station is hugely responsible for leading me to move beyond the 60's music I was into in high school and college. I still like a lot of that stuff, but in the early 70's, rock began to stale and bore that crap out of me (I dug Lou Reed but, sadly, I wasn't hip to Iggy Pop, New York Dolls and a few others yet). I turned to jazz which was great (and still am a huge fan) but I really missed good, adventuresome, challenging rock music. KFJC turned me on to punk, the better new wave stuff and early indie and alternative. Minutemen and The Replacements were two of my first major big thrills in that scene and are still very much long-time favorites. Those were some great years!"It's a sad and beautiful world"-Roberto Benigni0 -
KFJC was great and so was KSJS out of San Jose State. I grew up in San Jose around the same time you are talking about. Both of those stations were big in me moving from stoner rock to Indie and "rock of the 80"s " as they were calling it back then (later called alternative). I heard R.E.M., Joy Division, the Smiths, The Replacements, Husker Du and bunch of others, and realized how tired the music on KOME and KSJO were.brianlux said:JH6056 said:
That's a great list brianlux!brianlux said:JH6056 said:
Brianlux you anticipated my next question already! What would be the other 4 "Most Pivotal Albums for College Rock/Indie Rock radio stations?brianlux said:A recent conversation I had with another member here got me to thinking about R.E.M. and since I had some time to listen to records today, I pulled out Murmur and gave it a listen. I first heard some of that great record on a college station when it came out and ran out and bought a copy. I've played that record more times than I can think of, but I hadn't listened to it in quite awhile. It struck me all over again what a pivotal LP that one is. There are countless records that have been recorded since that owe their very existence to R.E.M. and Murmur- it's influence is simply that huge! Virtually every indie rock band started up since 1983 has been influenced by that album. I would easily place it among the 5 most influential rock albums of all time. (Not a bad idea for a thread. Will have to think about that. Which would be the other four?!)And Michael's voice, that voice!Hmmm JH6056 , tough one. The other 4 most pivotal for rock in general is a tough choice, even more so for College Rock/ Indie, but I'll give it a go with these:The Replacements, Let it BeSonic Youth, Daydream NationDinosaur Jr, You're Living All Over MeThe Smiths, self-titledHonorable mention:The Dream Syndicate, The Days of Wine and Roses
In my days working at college radio stations, the playlists were SO broad, even the idea of "indie" was actually really broad even though in terms of popular stuff there were staples. So the question you asked I never would have thought of posing, but now that you've posed it it is so interesting to consider!
Funny thing is, I read your question and thought I'd re-asked it right, but of course I narrowed it down to college/indie (I think because you said ocllege rock). But If we go to college rock, what are those other 4 albums?
Offhand for me I guess they'd be something like:
Minutemen, Double Nickels on the Dime
Replacements, Let It Be
Sleater Kinney, Dig Me Out
X, Los Angeles
But there are so many, I don't think it's possible to narrow that list to an indisputable 5. But agreed about Murmur...Damn good list there, JH!Very cool that you worked in a college station! I got to visit my favorite college radio station back in the early 80's- KFJC out of Foothill College in Los Altos Hills, CA. Those were some cool folks and that station is hugely responsible for leading me to move beyond the 60's music I was into in high school and college. I still like a lot of that stuff, but in the early 70's, rock began to stale and bore that crap out of me (I dug Lou Reed but, sadly, I wasn't hip to Iggy Pop, New York Dolls and a few others yet). I turned to jazz which was great (and still am a huge fan) but I really missed good, adventuresome, challenging rock music. KFJC turned me on to punk, the better new wave stuff and early indie and alternative. Minutemen and The Replacements were two of my first major big thrills in that scene and are still very much long-time favorites. Those were some great years!0 -
JeBurkhardt said:
KFJC was great and so was KSJS out of San Jose State. I grew up in San Jose around the same time you are talking about. Both of those stations were big in me moving from stoner rock to Indie and "rock of the 80"s " as they were calling it back then (later called alternative). I heard R.E.M., Joy Division, the Smiths, The Replacements, Husker Du and bunch of others, and realized how tired the music on KOME and KSJO were.brianlux said:JH6056 said:
That's a great list brianlux!brianlux said:JH6056 said:
Brianlux you anticipated my next question already! What would be the other 4 "Most Pivotal Albums for College Rock/Indie Rock radio stations?brianlux said:A recent conversation I had with another member here got me to thinking about R.E.M. and since I had some time to listen to records today, I pulled out Murmur and gave it a listen. I first heard some of that great record on a college station when it came out and ran out and bought a copy. I've played that record more times than I can think of, but I hadn't listened to it in quite awhile. It struck me all over again what a pivotal LP that one is. There are countless records that have been recorded since that owe their very existence to R.E.M. and Murmur- it's influence is simply that huge! Virtually every indie rock band started up since 1983 has been influenced by that album. I would easily place it among the 5 most influential rock albums of all time. (Not a bad idea for a thread. Will have to think about that. Which would be the other four?!)And Michael's voice, that voice!Hmmm JH6056 , tough one. The other 4 most pivotal for rock in general is a tough choice, even more so for College Rock/ Indie, but I'll give it a go with these:The Replacements, Let it BeSonic Youth, Daydream NationDinosaur Jr, You're Living All Over MeThe Smiths, self-titledHonorable mention:The Dream Syndicate, The Days of Wine and Roses
In my days working at college radio stations, the playlists were SO broad, even the idea of "indie" was actually really broad even though in terms of popular stuff there were staples. So the question you asked I never would have thought of posing, but now that you've posed it it is so interesting to consider!
Funny thing is, I read your question and thought I'd re-asked it right, but of course I narrowed it down to college/indie (I think because you said ocllege rock). But If we go to college rock, what are those other 4 albums?
Offhand for me I guess they'd be something like:
Minutemen, Double Nickels on the Dime
Replacements, Let It Be
Sleater Kinney, Dig Me Out
X, Los Angeles
But there are so many, I don't think it's possible to narrow that list to an indisputable 5. But agreed about Murmur...Damn good list there, JH!Very cool that you worked in a college station! I got to visit my favorite college radio station back in the early 80's- KFJC out of Foothill College in Los Altos Hills, CA. Those were some cool folks and that station is hugely responsible for leading me to move beyond the 60's music I was into in high school and college. I still like a lot of that stuff, but in the early 70's, rock began to stale and bore that crap out of me (I dug Lou Reed but, sadly, I wasn't hip to Iggy Pop, New York Dolls and a few others yet). I turned to jazz which was great (and still am a huge fan) but I really missed good, adventuresome, challenging rock music. KFJC turned me on to punk, the better new wave stuff and early indie and alternative. Minutemen and The Replacements were two of my first major big thrills in that scene and are still very much long-time favorites. Those were some great years!Yes, KSJS, another good Bay Area station!KOME, lol, yep, I remember!My favorite 60's station was the now-defunct KSAN. Particularly great was the Abe "Voco" Kesh show that started at midnight and always opened with Harvey Mandel's great number, "Lights Out". Kesh played the coolest music of those days, not the usual "hits".Abe in his hey day:
"It's a sad and beautiful world"-Roberto Benigni0 -
The power of good radio is impossible to describe... but you just did a dang good job brianlux! It can really be life-changing.brianlux said:JH6056 said:
That's a great list brianlux!brianlux said:JH6056 said:
Brianlux you anticipated my next question already! What would be the other 4 "Most Pivotal Albums for College Rock/Indie Rock radio stations?brianlux said:A recent conversation I had with another member here got me to thinking about R.E.M. and since I had some time to listen to records today, I pulled out Murmur and gave it a listen. I first heard some of that great record on a college station when it came out and ran out and bought a copy. I've played that record more times than I can think of, but I hadn't listened to it in quite awhile. It struck me all over again what a pivotal LP that one is. There are countless records that have been recorded since that owe their very existence to R.E.M. and Murmur- it's influence is simply that huge! Virtually every indie rock band started up since 1983 has been influenced by that album. I would easily place it among the 5 most influential rock albums of all time. (Not a bad idea for a thread. Will have to think about that. Which would be the other four?!)And Michael's voice, that voice!Hmmm JH6056 , tough one. The other 4 most pivotal for rock in general is a tough choice, even more so for College Rock/ Indie, but I'll give it a go with these:The Replacements, Let it BeSonic Youth, Daydream NationDinosaur Jr, You're Living All Over MeThe Smiths, self-titledHonorable mention:The Dream Syndicate, The Days of Wine and Roses
In my days working at college radio stations, the playlists were SO broad, even the idea of "indie" was actually really broad even though in terms of popular stuff there were staples. So the question you asked I never would have thought of posing, but now that you've posed it it is so interesting to consider!
Funny thing is, I read your question and thought I'd re-asked it right, but of course I narrowed it down to college/indie (I think because you said ocllege rock). But If we go to college rock, what are those other 4 albums?
Offhand for me I guess they'd be something like:
Minutemen, Double Nickels on the Dime
Replacements, Let It Be
Sleater Kinney, Dig Me Out
X, Los Angeles
But there are so many, I don't think it's possible to narrow that list to an indisputable 5. But agreed about Murmur...Damn good list there, JH!Very cool that you worked in a college station! I got to visit my favorite college radio station back in the early 80's- KFJC out of Foothill College in Los Altos Hills, CA. Those were some cool folks and that station is hugely responsible for leading me to move beyond the 60's music I was into in high school and college. I still like a lot of that stuff, but in the early 70's, rock began to stale and bore that crap out of me (I dug Lou Reed but, sadly, I wasn't hip to Iggy Pop, New York Dolls and a few others yet). I turned to jazz which was great (and still am a huge fan) but I really missed good, adventuresome, challenging rock music. KFJC turned me on to punk, the better new wave stuff and early indie and alternative. Minutemen and The Replacements were two of my first major big thrills in that scene and are still very much long-time favorites. Those were some great years!0 -
JH6056 said:
The power of good radio is impossible to describe... but you just did a dang good job brianlux! It can really be life-changing.brianlux said:JH6056 said:
That's a great list brianlux!brianlux said:JH6056 said:
Brianlux you anticipated my next question already! What would be the other 4 "Most Pivotal Albums for College Rock/Indie Rock radio stations?brianlux said:A recent conversation I had with another member here got me to thinking about R.E.M. and since I had some time to listen to records today, I pulled out Murmur and gave it a listen. I first heard some of that great record on a college station when it came out and ran out and bought a copy. I've played that record more times than I can think of, but I hadn't listened to it in quite awhile. It struck me all over again what a pivotal LP that one is. There are countless records that have been recorded since that owe their very existence to R.E.M. and Murmur- it's influence is simply that huge! Virtually every indie rock band started up since 1983 has been influenced by that album. I would easily place it among the 5 most influential rock albums of all time. (Not a bad idea for a thread. Will have to think about that. Which would be the other four?!)And Michael's voice, that voice!Hmmm JH6056 , tough one. The other 4 most pivotal for rock in general is a tough choice, even more so for College Rock/ Indie, but I'll give it a go with these:The Replacements, Let it BeSonic Youth, Daydream NationDinosaur Jr, You're Living All Over MeThe Smiths, self-titledHonorable mention:The Dream Syndicate, The Days of Wine and Roses
In my days working at college radio stations, the playlists were SO broad, even the idea of "indie" was actually really broad even though in terms of popular stuff there were staples. So the question you asked I never would have thought of posing, but now that you've posed it it is so interesting to consider!
Funny thing is, I read your question and thought I'd re-asked it right, but of course I narrowed it down to college/indie (I think because you said ocllege rock). But If we go to college rock, what are those other 4 albums?
Offhand for me I guess they'd be something like:
Minutemen, Double Nickels on the Dime
Replacements, Let It Be
Sleater Kinney, Dig Me Out
X, Los Angeles
But there are so many, I don't think it's possible to narrow that list to an indisputable 5. But agreed about Murmur...Damn good list there, JH!Very cool that you worked in a college station! I got to visit my favorite college radio station back in the early 80's- KFJC out of Foothill College in Los Altos Hills, CA. Those were some cool folks and that station is hugely responsible for leading me to move beyond the 60's music I was into in high school and college. I still like a lot of that stuff, but in the early 70's, rock began to stale and bore that crap out of me (I dug Lou Reed but, sadly, I wasn't hip to Iggy Pop, New York Dolls and a few others yet). I turned to jazz which was great (and still am a huge fan) but I really missed good, adventuresome, challenging rock music. KFJC turned me on to punk, the better new wave stuff and early indie and alternative. Minutemen and The Replacements were two of my first major big thrills in that scene and are still very much long-time favorites. Those were some great years!Thanks, JH!Oh to have a good local station like that again! Yes indeed!"It's a sad and beautiful world"-Roberto Benigni0 -
Right? I do enjoy WXPN and KEXP online, but the local touch means local bands, local shows, local facts... I do miss that. I worked at a couple of college stations and being able to just do anything, where you might now know 80% of the songs played at first but if you trusted the DJ you knew you'd be on a worthwhile musical journey during their show... I do really miss those days.brianlux said:JH6056 said:
The power of good radio is impossible to describe... but you just did a dang good job brianlux! It can really be life-changing.brianlux said:JH6056 said:
That's a great list brianlux!brianlux said:JH6056 said:
Brianlux you anticipated my next question already! What would be the other 4 "Most Pivotal Albums for College Rock/Indie Rock radio stations?brianlux said:A recent conversation I had with another member here got me to thinking about R.E.M. and since I had some time to listen to records today, I pulled out Murmur and gave it a listen. I first heard some of that great record on a college station when it came out and ran out and bought a copy. I've played that record more times than I can think of, but I hadn't listened to it in quite awhile. It struck me all over again what a pivotal LP that one is. There are countless records that have been recorded since that owe their very existence to R.E.M. and Murmur- it's influence is simply that huge! Virtually every indie rock band started up since 1983 has been influenced by that album. I would easily place it among the 5 most influential rock albums of all time. (Not a bad idea for a thread. Will have to think about that. Which would be the other four?!)And Michael's voice, that voice!Hmmm JH6056 , tough one. The other 4 most pivotal for rock in general is a tough choice, even more so for College Rock/ Indie, but I'll give it a go with these:The Replacements, Let it BeSonic Youth, Daydream NationDinosaur Jr, You're Living All Over MeThe Smiths, self-titledHonorable mention:The Dream Syndicate, The Days of Wine and Roses
In my days working at college radio stations, the playlists were SO broad, even the idea of "indie" was actually really broad even though in terms of popular stuff there were staples. So the question you asked I never would have thought of posing, but now that you've posed it it is so interesting to consider!
Funny thing is, I read your question and thought I'd re-asked it right, but of course I narrowed it down to college/indie (I think because you said ocllege rock). But If we go to college rock, what are those other 4 albums?
Offhand for me I guess they'd be something like:
Minutemen, Double Nickels on the Dime
Replacements, Let It Be
Sleater Kinney, Dig Me Out
X, Los Angeles
But there are so many, I don't think it's possible to narrow that list to an indisputable 5. But agreed about Murmur...Damn good list there, JH!Very cool that you worked in a college station! I got to visit my favorite college radio station back in the early 80's- KFJC out of Foothill College in Los Altos Hills, CA. Those were some cool folks and that station is hugely responsible for leading me to move beyond the 60's music I was into in high school and college. I still like a lot of that stuff, but in the early 70's, rock began to stale and bore that crap out of me (I dug Lou Reed but, sadly, I wasn't hip to Iggy Pop, New York Dolls and a few others yet). I turned to jazz which was great (and still am a huge fan) but I really missed good, adventuresome, challenging rock music. KFJC turned me on to punk, the better new wave stuff and early indie and alternative. Minutemen and The Replacements were two of my first major big thrills in that scene and are still very much long-time favorites. Those were some great years!Thanks, JH!Oh to have a good local station like that again! Yes indeed!0 -
Thought I'd just re-up this convo given that yesterday was apparently the 10 yr anniversary of REM calling it quits for good.
As much as I'd love to hear what they'd be up to now if the original 4 got together and wrote and recorded again, I respect that they went out in a very strong position and just have stayed doing their own things since then.
But lawd do I miss them!0 -
Just got this, hope any of you who can be in the area make it to one, if not both. No REM members are listed, but the one in Athens, I mean c'mon, how can some of them NOT show up?? Also it's hosted by David Cross & it's at the 40 Watt Club! History!
Also I will go see Fred Armisen do a routine on phone books, I find him so talented & funny (he's at least at Athens show, maybe Atlanta too) & love the idea of the "Pylon Re-enactment Society" being one of the guest performers!
https://www.nme.com/news/music/benefit-concerts-marking-40th-anniversary-of-r-e-m-s-chronic-town-announced-3324158
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Thanks for sharing! You never know, maybe they show up!
I attended the Georgia theater fundraiser at the Fox right before the pandemic. 3/4 of R.E.M. reunited, playing 3 tunes and a smattering of older Athens band stuff (like Pylon). Mills sang Texarkana!0 -
Fuck. 40 years. Take me out to the pasture and shoot me. Guess its 40 years for reckoning next year. Seven Chinese Brothers.0
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How the years they do fly by!Some of you REM fans might enjoy the work Mike Mills and Peter Buck do together along with Steve Wynn, Scot McCaughey (who was an auxiliary member of REM from 1994 to 2011), and Linda Pitmon in a side project called The Baseball Project. They get together now and then to do shows and have made three LPs and put out a couple of EPs. Very cool!
"It's a sad and beautiful world"-Roberto Benigni0 -
You are so incredibly lucky to have been there for that! Love Texarcana, was just listening to that album very recently...CarryTheZero said:Thanks for sharing! You never know, maybe they show up!
I attended the Georgia theater fundraiser at the Fox right before the pandemic. 3/4 of R.E.M. reunited, playing 3 tunes and a smattering of older Athens band stuff (like Pylon). Mills sang Texarkana!
Do you remember what REM songs they played other than Texarcana?
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Thanks for the heads up Brian! I have heard of this but not checked out the music. Isn't Steve Wynn on this lineup for this 40th? Maybe there'll be some Baseball Project there, who knows!brianlux said:How the years they do fly by!Some of you REM fans might enjoy the work Mike Mills and Peter Buck do together along with Steve Wynn, Scot McCaughey (who was an auxiliary member of REM from 1994 to 2011), and Linda Pitmon in a side project called The Baseball Project. They get together now and then to do shows and have made three LPs and put out a couple of EPs. Very cool!0 -
Reckoning on IRS vinyl is my OG college radio. Fuck. Will they play that at the shuffle board court in Boca? Truthfully I dropped REM when I heard happy shiny people (you may have heard me say that before). But seeing them open for the Police X2 in 83 is a top ten experience.JH6056 said:
Isn't that impossible to believe? And now what 12 yrs since they announced the end?Get_Right said:Fuck. 40 years. Take me out to the pasture and shoot me. Guess its 40 years for reckoning next year. Seven Chinese Brothers.0 -
JH6056 said:
Thanks for the heads up Brian! I have heard of this but not checked out the music. Isn't Steve Wynn on this lineup for this 40th? Maybe there'll be some Baseball Project there, who knows!brianlux said:How the years they do fly by!Some of you REM fans might enjoy the work Mike Mills and Peter Buck do together along with Steve Wynn, Scot McCaughey (who was an auxiliary member of REM from 1994 to 2011), and Linda Pitmon in a side project called The Baseball Project. They get together now and then to do shows and have made three LPs and put out a couple of EPs. Very cool!I missed that but looking again, you're right! Fantastic! I would love to be there. Maybe they will film it?
"It's a sad and beautiful world"-Roberto Benigni0
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