How The West Was Won And Where It Got Us: An REM Thread

Chris_H_2 · Post by **Chris_H_2** » Mon February 11, 2019 2:20 am

kreng wrote:
PHATJ wrote:Low Desert is awesome too.
That’s my favorite of that record. Sometimes my favorite rem song

I remember Michael Stipe saying that that was his favorite off the album repeatedly during the Up tour (for which Wilco opened BTW).

PHATJ · Post by **PHATJ** » Mon February 11, 2019 2:43 am

Chris_H_2 wrote:
kreng wrote:
PHATJ wrote:Low Desert is awesome too.
That’s my favorite of that record. Sometimes my favorite rem song
I remember Michael Stipe saying that that was his favorite off the album repeatedly during the Up tour (for which Wilco opened BTW).

I didn’t know that about Stipe. love that song. I’m pretty sure it’s top 10 for me. So are others from HiFi. I think it’s pretty clearly their best album.

PHATJ · Post by **PHATJ** » Mon February 11, 2019 2:44 am

Rangi Guy wrote:Just had New Adventures playing this afternoon, and I've noticed two things
1) There's no real low points on this album - just parts that shoot REAL high
2) Undertow doesn't seem to get the love it deserves around these parts

Undertow is excellent.

Post by **epilogue** » Mon February 11, 2019 8:40 pm

PHATJ wrote:
Rangi Guy wrote:Just had New Adventures playing this afternoon, and I've noticed two things
1) There's no real low points on this album - just parts that shoot REAL high
2) Undertow doesn't seem to get the love it deserves around these parts
Undertow is excellent.

Yeah, my feeling is that you only feel that way, Rangi, because it's universally loved. Undertow is kind of a given. People don't talk about it as much because it speaks for itself.

Rangi Guy · Post by **Rangi Guy** » Mon February 11, 2019 8:46 pm

durdencommatyler wrote:
PHATJ wrote:
Rangi Guy wrote:Just had New Adventures playing this afternoon, and I've noticed two things
1) There's no real low points on this album - just parts that shoot REAL high
2) Undertow doesn't seem to get the love it deserves around these parts
Undertow is excellent.
Yeah, my feeling is that you only feel that way, Rangi, because it's universally loved. Undertow is kind of a given. People don't talk about it as much because it speaks for itself.

I'M DROWNING..........ME!!!!!

VinylGuy · Post by **VinylGuy** » Mon February 11, 2019 10:34 pm

Im listening to Monster right now. Its been ages since i last put it. So weird they came from the poppy side of their previous work and then bum, they have this psychedelic tour de force. The guitars are so fucking good.

Rangi Guy · Post by **Rangi Guy** » Mon February 11, 2019 10:36 pm

VinylGuy wrote:Im listening to Monster right now. Its been ages since i last put it. So weird they came from the poppy side of their previous work and then bum, they have this psychedelic tour de force. The guitars are so fucking good.

I've got Accelerate playing at the moment. First time listening in quite some time. Strangely this isn't quite a strong as I remember it being

VinylGuy · Post by **VinylGuy** » Mon February 11, 2019 10:52 pm

Rangi Guy wrote:
VinylGuy wrote:Im listening to Monster right now. Its been ages since i last put it. So weird they came from the poppy side of their previous work and then bum, they have this psychedelic tour de force. The guitars are so fucking good.
I've got Accelerate playing at the moment. First time listening in quite some time. Strangely this isn't quite a strong as I remember it being

Yeah, it happened the same to me.
I love the album, and at the time it seemed it was super good. Now, i guess the first 4 or 5 tracks are super strong and great and then it kinda drags a little. It picks up again with Horse To Water, and i love Im Gonna DJ, but the middle songs are alright.

VinylGuy · Post by **VinylGuy** » Tue February 12, 2019 12:24 am

Next in the REM revisionist marathon: Up.

Damn, Lotus is good.

VinylGuy · Post by **VinylGuy** » Tue February 12, 2019 2:41 am

I really like Up. I remember not caring much because of Berry´s departure and i felt it was lacking of up tempo songs, which is true, but the strong songs are up there with their best material. Its a pretty focused album and Stipe sounds awesome.

Both Daysleeper and Lotus are personal favorites along with Airportman and Hope right close them but the main song here is At My Most Beautiful. Thats such an amazing one...sounds like something they wrote for Automatic For The People. The string section is so fucking beautiful.

Post by **epilogue** » Tue February 12, 2019 3:09 pm

Walk Unafraid and Falls to Climb, though.

VinylGuy · Post by **VinylGuy** » Tue February 12, 2019 3:38 pm

durdencommatyler wrote:Walk Unafraid and Falls to Climb, though.

I prefer Why Not Smile to WU i think.

Norah · Post by **Norah** » Tue February 12, 2019 4:29 pm

guys Up is just full of fantastic songs

VinylGuy · Post by **VinylGuy** » Tue February 12, 2019 5:03 pm

yeah it is. Its a very good album.

Chris_H_2 · Post by **Chris_H_2** » Tue February 12, 2019 5:11 pm

i love up (and am probably one of a handful that loves airportman), but I think it's 2 songs too long. i would've cut diminished and parakeet.

VinylGuy · Post by **VinylGuy** » Tue February 12, 2019 5:28 pm

Aiportman is great.
Yeah, it might be a little long, maybe too down tempo? Im not sure.

Blaine Ryan · Post by **Blaine Ryan** » Tue February 12, 2019 5:28 pm

"Airportman" is a great opening statement, if not a great song.

Post by **epilogue** » Tue February 12, 2019 7:24 pm

Chris_H_2 wrote:i love up (and am probably one of a handful that loves airportman), but I think it's 2 songs too long. i would've cut diminished and parakeet.

DIMINISHED IS AMAZING AND I'M TIRED OF HEARING OTHERWISE

VinylGuy · Post by **VinylGuy** » Tue February 12, 2019 7:29 pm

Is there a sexier song than Lotus?

Post by **epilogue** » Tue February 12, 2019 7:41 pm

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