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I just love REM.

Mr. Tibbs

Oct 14, 09 11:22

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I just love REM.	Can't Post

http://www.youtube.com/...from=PL&index=23

Life's Rich Pagent will allways be my favorite.

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jepvb

Oct 14, 09 11:39

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Re: I just love REM. [Mr. Tibbs] [In reply to]	Can't Post

In Reply To:

http://www.youtube.com/...from=PL&index=23

Life's Rich Pagent will allways be my favorite.

I loved REM, but can't say so in the present tense. That period from '86 to '90 when they were exploding (Life's Rich Pagent, Document, Green) was just fantastic.

Mr. Tibbs

Oct 14, 09 11:46

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I am one of those fans who dig the new stuff but in my heart the best stuff was Monster on back to Cronic Town. I will always be thier bitch.

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travisml

Oct 14, 09 14:09

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Re: I just love REM. [Mr. Tibbs] [In reply to]	Can't Post

It's great when a band can write and play something as beautiful as "Fall on Me" and then turn around and rock it with "Star 69". I have to admit I haven't heard any of their music after Monster but that and everything before it still gets played regularly in my home. I was able to see them in concert with Live opening up. Those two bands rocked.

trav
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dubyakay

Oct 15, 09 6:47

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I went to GT, but spent most of my college years skipping class and seeing bands in Athens, GA. We were at the 40 Watt Club several times when Michaels Stipe wandered on to stage. One night he sang "Telling White Lies": Jason (Jason & the Scorchers) then sang "Rockville."

We also found the windmill farm, which served as the back-drop for a lot of the early Murmer/ Chronic Town era videos/movies. We knocked on the door to see if we might wonder around a bit. The elderly woman answered the door and said, "Are you with that R.A.M. band?" We said, "No Mam, but we like them a lot." She said, "Do you know what? My husband had cardiacs and no insurance. Them R.A.M. boys said go ahead and just send us the bill. It was $25,000 and them boys paid it."

That was cool. So 25 years later, my guitar sits in the corner of our bedroom and I play Boxcars, Driver 8, Sitting Still, Life's Rich, So. Central Rain, and all the other greats from that time - still trying to copy Stipe's hypnotic voice.

In terms of the new stuff, I agree it's almost like two different bands. Like the early stuff, I found it takes a few listens to fully appreciate their various works.

PS I went to iTunes recently and bought a few singles off the "Athens Inside Out" record. I was laughing thinking that Guadalcanal Diary and Pylon just got a 35-cent royalty check bc I was the only one that month that bought one of their songs!

Brian in MA

Oct 15, 09 8:15

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I saw them on that same tour in New Haven (actually about a week after the show in that video). Life's Rich Pageant was also my favorite album of theirs, enjoyed the early albums as well but started to drift away from them after Document.

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Mr. Tibbs

Oct 17, 09 13:26

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I am an Athens junky. Steel Pole Bathtub, REM, The B-52s, FIne Fresh Fellows and all the rest.

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Ken

Oct 19, 09 8:27

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I'm not a big REM fan but this thread made me dig out my old Monster CD yesterday. Star 69 and Tongue are just great songs.

slammer

Oct 19, 09 12:39

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I have REM set as a favorite on Sirius and it amazes me how many songs they have...not uncommon for multiple times a week a song comes on by them I have never heard.

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driver8

Oct 20, 09 4:38

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Re: I just love REM. [Mr. Tibbs] [In reply to]	Can't Post

I just love them, too.

Personally, I thought they had two incredible creative streaks: Murmur through Life's Rich Pageant and Out of Time through Hi-Fi. There's hardly a skippable song on all those albums.

Favorite? I dunno. There's a song on Fables that I like a lot...

dubyakay

Oct 20, 09 5:04

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your slowtwitch handle wb a giveaway!

WitchyWoman

Oct 25, 09 17:16

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Re: I just love REM. [Mr. Tibbs] [In reply to]	Can't Post

Thank you for this thread. I freshened up the 'pod with some REM and had a most wonderful run. I just love REM too.

Mr. Tibbs

Oct 26, 09 16:04

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Don't forget to get some things from Dead Letter Office. Voice of Herald is top notch.

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