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

Chris_H_2 · Post by **Chris_H_2** » Thu November 21, 2019 4:54 pm

verb_to_trust wrote:Yeah it's funny with these guys. Ive always liked them. I actually have really personal connections to Nightswimming from my late teens. But now that I'm older I feel like it just clicks. Phenomenal group who never put out a record that sucked.

around the sun and reveal are probably the closest to teetering on sucking

verb_to_trust · Post by **verb_to_trust** » Thu November 21, 2019 5:26 pm

Chris_H_2 wrote:
verb_to_trust wrote:Yeah it's funny with these guys. Ive always liked them. I actually have really personal connections to Nightswimming from my late teens. But now that I'm older I feel like it just clicks. Phenomenal group who never put out a record that sucked.
around the sun and reveal are probably the closest to teetering on sucking

Yeah. They were right there but never fully plunged into suck like another band we all know.

Post by **epilogue** » Thu November 21, 2019 5:27 pm

Chris_H_2 wrote:
verb_to_trust wrote:Yeah it's funny with these guys. Ive always liked them. I actually have really personal connections to Nightswimming from my late teens. But now that I'm older I feel like it just clicks. Phenomenal group who never put out a record that sucked.
around the sun and reveal are probably the closest to teetering on sucking

Reveal absolutely sucks. Around the Sun though...

verb_to_trust · Post by **verb_to_trust** » Thu November 21, 2019 5:47 pm

durdencommatyler wrote:
Chris_H_2 wrote:
verb_to_trust wrote:Yeah it's funny with these guys. Ive always liked them. I actually have really personal connections to Nightswimming from my late teens. But now that I'm older I feel like it just clicks. Phenomenal group who never put out a record that sucked.
around the sun and reveal are probably the closest to teetering on sucking
Reveal absolutely sucks. Around the Sun though...

Imitation of Life alone pulls it out of suck territory.

Post by **epilogue** » Thu November 21, 2019 5:50 pm

verb_to_trust wrote:
durdencommatyler wrote:
Chris_H_2 wrote:
verb_to_trust wrote:Yeah it's funny with these guys. Ive always liked them. I actually have really personal connections to Nightswimming from my late teens. But now that I'm older I feel like it just clicks. Phenomenal group who never put out a record that sucked.
around the sun and reveal are probably the closest to teetering on sucking
Reveal absolutely sucks. Around the Sun though...
Imitation of Life alone pulls it out of suck territory.

I guess it depends on how many good songs it takes to keep an album from sucking. I like three songs on the album. I love one of those. If that's enough then I'll take back what I said. But I never want to listen to the record, only those songs I like.

Rangi Guy · Post by **Rangi Guy** » Thu November 21, 2019 5:51 pm

verb_to_trust wrote:
durdencommatyler wrote:
Chris_H_2 wrote:
verb_to_trust wrote:Yeah it's funny with these guys. Ive always liked them. I actually have really personal connections to Nightswimming from my late teens. But now that I'm older I feel like it just clicks. Phenomenal group who never put out a record that sucked.
around the sun and reveal are probably the closest to teetering on sucking
Reveal absolutely sucks. Around the Sun though...
I'll take the Rain alone pulls it out of suck territory.

Fixed it for you

Post by **epilogue** » Thu November 21, 2019 5:52 pm

Rangi Guy wrote:
verb_to_trust wrote:
durdencommatyler wrote:
Chris_H_2 wrote:
verb_to_trust wrote:Yeah it's funny with these guys. Ive always liked them. I actually have really personal connections to Nightswimming from my late teens. But now that I'm older I feel like it just clicks. Phenomenal group who never put out a record that sucked.
around the sun and reveal are probably the closest to teetering on sucking
Reveal absolutely sucks. Around the Sun though...
I'll take the Rain alone pulls it out of suck territory.
Fixed it for you

I'll Take the Rain is bliss.

verb_to_trust · Post by **verb_to_trust** » Thu November 21, 2019 5:55 pm

durdencommatyler wrote:
Rangi Guy wrote:
verb_to_trust wrote:
durdencommatyler wrote:
Chris_H_2 wrote:
verb_to_trust wrote:Yeah it's funny with these guys. Ive always liked them. I actually have really personal connections to Nightswimming from my late teens. But now that I'm older I feel like it just clicks. Phenomenal group who never put out a record that sucked.
around the sun and reveal are probably the closest to teetering on sucking
Reveal absolutely sucks. Around the Sun though...
I'll take the Rain alone pulls it out of suck territory.
Fixed it for you
I'll Take the Rain is bliss.

So that's two songs. The album doesn't suck.

BootsToAsses · Post by **BootsToAsses** » Thu November 21, 2019 6:05 pm

The Lifting
I've Been High
Imitation of Life
I'll Take the Rain

I love those 4, so I can't say the album as a whole sucks. But the rest of the songs are decidedly average by R.E.M. standards.

I know the band rag on Around The Sun quite a bit, and I agree that they probably messed with it too much...but I can't help loving it for some reason. The last few songs absolutely suck balls, but it also has:

Electron Blue
The Outsiders
Final Straw
I Wanted To Be Wrong
Boy In The Well
Aftermath

Those are top notch songs for me, so I think I rank ATS higher than Reveal.

Monster remix is pretty cool, I'm digging the extra reverb on I Took Your Name, and I love what they've done with Crush With Eyeliner.

Post by **epilogue** » Thu November 21, 2019 6:10 pm

verb_to_trust wrote:
durdencommatyler wrote:
Rangi Guy wrote:
verb_to_trust wrote:
durdencommatyler wrote:
Chris_H_2 wrote:
verb_to_trust wrote:Yeah it's funny with these guys. Ive always liked them. I actually have really personal connections to Nightswimming from my late teens. But now that I'm older I feel like it just clicks. Phenomenal group who never put out a record that sucked.
around the sun and reveal are probably the closest to teetering on sucking
Reveal absolutely sucks. Around the Sun though...
I'll take the Rain alone pulls it out of suck territory.
Fixed it for you
I'll Take the Rain is bliss.
So that's two songs. The album doesn't suck.

Again, it just depends on how you want to define it. Three songs is a quarter of the record. If 3/4 of the thing is bad to unlistenable, I'd still say the record sucks. If one or two songs is good enough for you, then there you go.

VinylGuy · Post by **VinylGuy** » Thu November 21, 2019 7:03 pm

durdencommatyler wrote:
Chris_H_2 wrote:
verb_to_trust wrote:Yeah it's funny with these guys. Ive always liked them. I actually have really personal connections to Nightswimming from my late teens. But now that I'm older I feel like it just clicks. Phenomenal group who never put out a record that sucked.
around the sun and reveal are probably the closest to teetering on sucking
Reveal absolutely sucks. Around the Sun though...

yes yes yes. I agree so much with this.

Post by **epilogue** » Thu November 21, 2019 7:17 pm

VinylGuy wrote:
durdencommatyler wrote:
Chris_H_2 wrote:
verb_to_trust wrote:Yeah it's funny with these guys. Ive always liked them. I actually have really personal connections to Nightswimming from my late teens. But now that I'm older I feel like it just clicks. Phenomenal group who never put out a record that sucked.
around the sun and reveal are probably the closest to teetering on sucking
Reveal absolutely sucks. Around the Sun though...
yes yes yes. I agree so much with this.

Norah · Post by **Norah** » Thu November 21, 2019 10:32 pm

Reveal has some great songs that suffer from overly polished production work. I would love a Reveal Naked.

Post by **epilogue** » Thu November 21, 2019 10:33 pm

cutuphalfdead wrote:Reveal has some great songs that suffer from overly polished production work. I would love a Reveal Naked.

Ok, now THAT'S interesting...

liebzz · Post by **liebzz** » Fri November 22, 2019 1:03 am

I liked both albums.

Norah · Post by **Norah** » Sat November 23, 2019 12:12 am

durdencommatyler wrote:
cutuphalfdead wrote:Reveal has some great songs that suffer from overly polished production work. I would love a Reveal Naked.
Ok, now THAT'S interesting...

Just listen to the Reveal songs from their second Unplugged appearance.

verb_to_trust · Post by **verb_to_trust** » Sat November 23, 2019 3:58 am

You know whats an awesome song? Harborcoat

PHATJ · Post by **PHATJ** » Sat November 23, 2019 4:07 am

verb_to_trust wrote:You know whats an awesome song? Harborcoat

damn right

joostone · Post by **joostone** » Sat November 23, 2019 12:19 pm

Harborcoat is a top 10 song for me...

The Live at Olympia version is really cool:

joostone · Post by **joostone** » Sat January 04, 2020 10:34 am

Stipe released his second solo single today, on his 60th birthday!

Red Mosquito

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