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

[LoathedVermin72]

I’ll Take the Rain has good bones but the sonic filter of Reveal’s production blunts its impact

[lennytheweedwhacker]

not everyone can carry the weight of the world

[VinylGuy]

Tongue is the best

such a good song.

[verb_to_trust]

You excited for the reissue in the fall VG?

[VinylGuy]

You excited for the reissue in the fall VG?

Yeah, i am. These reissues has been great and i really want the vinyl.

[Chris_H_2]

I'll Take the Rain really is a phenomenal song.

i agree. but i also think that it's tad too long.

[Chris_H_2]

it seems like the band definitely had a tendency to "over-bloat" songs/albums during this weird, transitional phase. that's always been my one criticism of up. that album definitely suffered because of two or so songs that should've been cut which would've made the album more concise. that's why i love accelerate -- it gets right to the point and then isn't afraid to move on.

[washing machine]

Does Hope make everyone else kind of tear up a little? Such a powerful song. I'd love to hear everyone's interpretation of it. I thought about posting in the catharsis thread about how the chaotic outro buries the lyrics deep inside your brain for the rest of the album, but I decided to post here instead.

[epilogue]

I'll Take the Rain really is a phenomenal song.

i agree. but i also think that it's tad too long.

Really? Huh... yeah, for me, it's doesn't matter because it's the only song on the record that fucking matters.

[Chris_H_2]

I'll Take the Rain really is a phenomenal song.

i agree. but i also think that it's tad too long.

Really? Huh... yeah, for me, it's doesn't matter because it's the only song on the record that fucking matters.

you don't like i've been high? i love that song.

[epilogue]

I'll Take the Rain really is a phenomenal song.

i agree. but i also think that it's tad too long.

Really? Huh... yeah, for me, it's doesn't matter because it's the only song on the record that fucking matters.

you don't like i've been high? i love that song.

no, no

[Chris_H_2]

I'll Take the Rain really is a phenomenal song.

i agree. but i also think that it's tad too long.

Really? Huh... yeah, for me, it's doesn't matter because it's the only song on the record that fucking matters.

you don't like i've been high? i love that song.

no, no

dany’s going down

[epilogue]

I'll Take the Rain really is a phenomenal song.

i agree. but i also think that it's tad too long.

Really? Huh... yeah, for me, it's doesn't matter because it's the only song on the record that fucking matters.

you don't like i've been high? i love that song.

no, no

dany’s going down

[LoathedVermin72]

"The Ascent of Man" is so good. Another one for the playlist. Gonna throw "Leaving New York" on there too, in fact.

[Anders]

The first half of Reveal is the best of their 21st century albums.

[epilogue]

The first half of Reveal is the best of their 21st century albums.

oh heavens no

[LoathedVermin72]

The first half of Reveal is the best of their 21st century albums.

That's absurd considering Accelerate - the only R.E.M. album on which I like the majority of the songs - exists.

[Anders]

The first half of Reveal is the best of their 21st century albums.

oh heavens no

By a substantial margin.

[VinylGuy]

"The Ascent of Man" is so good. Another one for the playlist. Gonna throw "Leaving New York" on there too, in fact.

love both, but leaving new york is such a special song to me.

[epilogue]

The first half of Reveal is the best of their 21st century albums.

oh heavens no

By a substantial margin.

I can't even...