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

ridleybradout · Post by **ridleybradout** » Mon November 21, 2016 11:06 pm

http://www.today.com/video/r-e-m-singer ... 3262403625

Coach · Post by **Coach** » Tue November 22, 2016 4:22 pm

cutuphalfdead wrote:I'm just gonna steal it once waffles goes back up.

Is that a bit torrent site? Every time I try one of those I get a virus.

Norah · Post by **Norah** » Tue November 22, 2016 10:16 pm

Coach wrote:
cutuphalfdead wrote:I'm just gonna steal it once waffles goes back up.
Is that a bit torrent site? Every time I try one of those I get a virus.

You used the wrong sites then.

darth_vedder · Post by **darth_vedder** » Wed January 18, 2017 7:45 pm

Listened to 'Fables' today. Pretty solid album, and it's one I tend to overlook. I normally go for Reckoning, Life's Rich Pageant, and Document when I listen to their earlier stuff.

The stand out songs for me:

Driver 8
Life And How I Like To Live It
Can't Get There From Here
Green Crow The Rushes
Auctioneer (Another Engine)

chewm · Post by **chewm** » Wed January 18, 2017 7:54 pm

I think its a really solid album, every song is good.
Wendell Gee is my favorite and maybe top 10 overall for me.

darth_vedder · Post by **darth_vedder** » Wed January 18, 2017 7:58 pm

Wendell Gee is a solid one for sure. I'm not sure it it makes my top 10, but I definitely like it. "Auctioneer", "Green Grow The Rushes" and "Can't Get There From Here" were all better than I remembered; I really enjoyed those three this last round. Yeah, overall it's a really good album and I need to listen to it more.

chewm · Post by **chewm** » Wed January 18, 2017 8:58 pm

Im actually gonna listen to fables right now.

chewm · Post by **chewm** » Wed January 18, 2017 9:22 pm

Life and how to live it is so fucking great.

VinylGuy · Post by **VinylGuy** » Wed January 18, 2017 9:43 pm

chewm wrote:Life and how to live it is so fucking great.

Post by **stip** » Wed January 18, 2017 11:46 pm

i think the opening of fables (gravity and maps) might be the weakest stretch. this is an unassumingly brillant album

washing machine · Post by **washing machine** » Thu January 19, 2017 5:15 am

Coach wrote:
cutuphalfdead wrote:I'm just gonna steal it once waffles goes back up.
Is that a bit torrent site? Every time I try one of those I get a virus.

Tell me about it!

washing machine · Mon February 13, 2017 4:35 pm

I think if I were to recommend an REM release to a serious music fan who isn't familiar with their IRS-era stuff (does that person even exist?), I'd go with Chronic Town. The five songs on this are a near-perfect showcase of everything I think this band did well in the 80's, and the length of the EP is just right. My favorite front-to-back thing that REM has ever done.

joostone · Post by **joostone** » Tue February 14, 2017 12:19 pm

washing machine wrote:I think if I were to recommend an REM release to a serious music fan who isn't familiar with their IRS-era stuff (does that person even exist?), I'd go with Chronic Town. The five songs on this are a near-perfect showcase of everything I think this band did well in the 80's, and the length of the EP is just right. My favorite front-to-back thing that REM has ever done.

I think you should give him the 'eponymous' compilation. Still the best IRS-years compilation around, out of at least 5 orso

chewm · Post by **chewm** » Tue February 14, 2017 2:38 pm

Box-Cars

Kevin Davis · Post by **Kevin Davis** » Tue February 14, 2017 3:15 pm

"Fables" is my favorite IRS album and my third favorite REM album overall.

Norah · Post by **Norah** » Tue February 14, 2017 6:57 pm

Reckoning or GTFO

Kevin Davis · Post by **Kevin Davis** » Tue February 14, 2017 7:06 pm

I'll GTFO then

washing machine · Tue February 14, 2017 7:34 pm

Kevin Davis · Post by **Kevin Davis** » Tue February 14, 2017 8:07 pm

"Reckoning" is awesome though.

Norah · Post by **Norah** » Tue February 14, 2017 8:08 pm

It's the best.

Red Mosquito

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