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R.E.M. Band • Page 4

Discussion in 'Music Forum' started by DaydreamNation, Mar 31, 2016.

  1. Aregala

    Blistering Guitar Lead

    Monster has been rising for me however

    I love how it's considered their "back to basics" rock LP after Automatic and Out of Time but it ends up being their approximation of a glam rock album (a style they had never done to that point)

    some of their weirdest/most beautiful songs on it too
     
  2. EmmanuelSCastle

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    yeah, there are always glimmers of really cool and brilliant moments on their most okay material. I think the whole "we're a democracy" approach is a very cool one that led to an interesting discography, sometimes to their detriment sometimes not.

    also has REM ever had a basic rock LP before Monster? cause lol that has always been weird to me since I heard that. I find that more accurate than calling it grunge tho
     
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  3. Aregala

    Blistering Guitar Lead

    definitely not lol

    it was always a weird calling card for that album

    I feel like it was a case of music critics responding to them going to guitars with distortion after two LPs of minimal guitar, mostly keyboards and mandolins
     
  4. EmmanuelSCastle

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    I just figured bc of the time period and their connection to the underground that it was major labels trying to capitalize on the trends of the time, maybe get them new fans. I never cared to go before murmur so I never knew if they had like a punk ep or something lol
     
  5. Craig Manning

    @FurtherFromSky Moderator

    I’ve been listening through their discography along with R U Talkin’ R.E.M. re: Me. Digging Monster today more than I ever have before.
     
  6. Aregala

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    "Strange Currencies" and "Tongue" are soooooooo good
     
  7. EmmanuelSCastle

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    still haven't gotten to that one beyond singles I believe. sometimes they'll have the desire to ape things that inspire them (see: Michael Stipe rapping) and it doesn't always go well
     
  8. Craig Manning

    @FurtherFromSky Moderator

    Monster is a little bit exhausting, but it has some killer tracks.
     
  9. Blaine Ryan

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    I absolutely love Monster, and I think it being an album that “apes grunge” is a very surface level observation.

    It’s very much an album about the ‘90’s and its culture. It’s parodizing/critiquing while indulging in the same trends.
     
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  10. EmmanuelSCastle

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    I wasn't criticizing monster, just to be clear, just explaining why I haven't listened to it yet. but it looks like everyone in here is into it so I'll check it out
     
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  11. Craig Manning

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    I've always thought it was supposed to be a return to/twist on the Lifes Rich Pageant sound. Which is also what they went back to for Accelerate, which was billed as a "back to basics" rock album as well.
     
  12. Craig Manning

    @FurtherFromSky Moderator

    What would people pick as their top 10 R.E.M. songs?
     
  13. Larry David

    I'll see you again in 25 years Prestigious

    Fuck that's hard

    Nightswimming
    Half A World Away
    World Leader Pretend
    Shiny Happy People
    What's The Frequency Kenneth
    Drive
    Country Feedback
    The One I Love
    Losing My Religion
    Fall On Me
     
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  14. Nightswimming
    Cuyahoga
    So. Central Rain
    The One I Love
    Fall on Me
    Drive
    Man on the Moon
    Whats the Frequency Kenneth
    Harborcoat
    Radio Free Europe

    Looks like I really like the first track on a lot of their records!
     
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  15. Aregala

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    shook by this tbh
     
  16. EmmanuelSCastle

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    interesting idea, I'll listen to it with this in mind then. I'm not sure I'd call that one a back to basics rock album either (LRP) but maybe they did
     
  17. Larry David

    I'll see you again in 25 years Prestigious

    Nostalgia based around it from my childhood
     
  18. Aregala

    Blistering Guitar Lead

    ahhhhhhh totally fair!

    tbc I don't hate the song like most, was just surprised to see it in a top 10
     
  19. iCarly Rae Jepsen

    run away with me Platinum

    So. Central Rain
    Losing My Religion
    Everybody Hurts
    The One I Love
    End Of The World As We Know It
    Driver 8
    Imitation Of Life
    What's The Frequency Kenneth
    Orange Crush
    Man On The Moon


    this was tough, tried to make it encompass their whole career, So. Central Rain being their most underrated song is the only guarantee
     
  20. Aregala

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    Nightswimming
    Harborcoat
    Sitting Still
    Losing My Religion
    Country Feedback
    Strange Currencies
    Driver 8
    Man on the Moon
    Radio Free Europe
    The Flowers of Guatemala

    I think?

    Idk this is so hard

    like @iCarly Rae Jepsen I tried to encompass as much of their career as they could with this
     
  21. Blaine Ryan

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    “Country Feedback”
    “Strange Currencies”
    “Untitled”
    “Man on the Moon”
    “Nightswimming”
    “Find the River”
    “The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite”
    “Driver 8”
    “So. Central Rain”
    “E-Bow the Letter”
     
  22. SteveLikesMusic

    approx. 3rd coolest Steve on here Supporter

    How does it feeeel to be in REM
    IT FEELS GOOD!
     
  23. SteveLikesMusic

    approx. 3rd coolest Steve on here Supporter

    Also my top 10 is Nightswimming ten times
     
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  24. Craig Manning

    @FurtherFromSky Moderator

    Mine is probably:

    Nightswimming
    Leaving New York
    Sweetness Follows
    Leave
    Harborcoat
    Radio Free Europe
    Imitation of Life
    Losing My Religion
    The One I Love
    At My Most Beautiful
     
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  25. Craig Manning

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    “E-Bow the Letter” is so good. I’m super into New Adventures right now.
     
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