Two good songs that are diminished by the excellent company they keep that both capture the essence of their albums without being the definitive presentation of it.
I Took Your Name, but it's close.
Re: 1-18: Get Up vs. I Took Your Name
Posted: Tue March 22, 2016 4:11 pm
by Kaius
Get Up is great, but I Took Your Name is incredible.
Re: 1-18: Get Up vs. I Took Your Name
Posted: Tue March 22, 2016 4:11 pm
by Kalevi
This was a tough one... I took your name
Re: 1-18: Get Up vs. I Took Your Name
Posted: Tue March 22, 2016 4:22 pm
by Kevin Davis
Every time I hear "Get Up" I think of a miniature Mike Mills popping out of a cuckoo clock and chanting that refrain, sharply jolting me out of my peaceful slumber. It's maybe the only REM song I find actively irritating.
Vote for "I Took Your Name."
Re: 1-18: Get Up vs. I Took Your Name
Posted: Tue March 22, 2016 5:15 pm
by stip
Perhaps the video will change your tune, Mister Kevin Davis...
Re: 1-18: Get Up vs. I Took Your Name
Posted: Tue March 22, 2016 5:27 pm
by Kaius
Get Up is a lot of fun.
Re: 1-18: Get Up vs. I Took Your Name
Posted: Tue March 22, 2016 5:37 pm
by stip
what do you know? You like the Untitled 11th Song.
Re: 1-18: Get Up vs. I Took Your Name
Posted: Tue March 22, 2016 6:15 pm
by Chris_H_2
Aw man, I Took Your Name -- I love it so much. Next to Circus Envy, it may be my favorite on the album.
Re: 1-18: Get Up vs. I Took Your Name
Posted: Tue March 22, 2016 11:07 pm
by chewm
Get Up should be destroying this, I fucking love it.
Green has so many wonderful up tempo tracks.
Re: 1-18: Get Up vs. I Took Your Name
Posted: Wed March 23, 2016 4:43 am
by Norah
I'd change my vote on this one if I could. Originally went for Get Up.
Re: 1-18: Get Up vs. I Took Your Name
Posted: Wed March 23, 2016 11:29 am
by Mike
I don't care for "I Took Your Name" at all. It's kinda dull. What do you guys like about that one? It sounds pretty cool I guess but I don't like the song itself.
"Get Up" is fun. Pretty easy vote for "Get Up".
Re: 1-18: Get Up vs. I Took Your Name
Posted: Wed March 23, 2016 1:33 pm
by stip
cutuphalfdead wrote:I'd change my vote on this one if I could. Originally went for Get Up.
I can change my vote on this match. Are other people besides chud not able to do this, and/or is Chud fucking with me?
Re: 1-18: Get Up vs. I Took Your Name
Posted: Wed March 23, 2016 1:34 pm
by stip
Mike wrote:I don't care for "I Took Your Name" at all. It's kinda dull. What do you guys like about that one? It sounds pretty cool I guess but I don't like the song itself.
"Get Up" is fun. Pretty easy vote for "Get Up".
There's a cool glam swagger to I Took Your Name. It's not a favorite, but I see the appeal
Re: 1-18: Get Up vs. I Took Your Name
Posted: Wed March 23, 2016 1:39 pm
by Mike
I can't change my vote anywhere. Maybe only mods/poll-creators can change it?
Re: 1-18: Get Up vs. I Took Your Name
Posted: Wed March 23, 2016 1:40 pm
by EJ
stip wrote:
cutuphalfdead wrote:I'd change my vote on this one if I could. Originally went for Get Up.
I can change my vote on this match. Are other people besides chud not able to do this, and/or is Chud fucking with me?
so, you're finally going to address this, eh?
Re: 1-18: Get Up vs. I Took Your Name
Posted: Wed March 23, 2016 1:51 pm
by stip
I always assumed it was one or two threads where I forgot to check off that box. If it's systemic it means it has something to do with the forum permissions, and we need to send out the Sarge signal
Re: 1-18: Get Up vs. I Took Your Name
Posted: Wed March 23, 2016 6:14 pm
by Norah
stip wrote:I always assumed it was one or two threads where I forgot to check off that box. If it's systemic it means it has something to do with the forum permissions, and we need to send out the Sarge signal
Re: 1-18: Get Up vs. I Took Your Name
Posted: Wed March 23, 2016 9:30 pm
by UglyRedHonda
I love "Get Up", especially live (eg Tourfilm). I like how the backing vox sound on this:
When I was in my first band in high school, I convinced them to play "Get Up". (The bass player and I are still friends, and still joke about Stipe's vocal hiccup at the end - and his apparent refusal to fix it.) I was brand new on guitar, but the other guitar player stepped aside to let me play it alone. Literally the first song I ever played guitar on in front of an audience (and I recently found that a video of that performance existed).
I like "Name" enough, but I'm one of those that's always had trouble with the sonics on Monster.
