I've enjoyed the talk on this and the previous albums. I'd like to see a threadpoll for Up but I'm scared to make an album poll in case I screw up the track list. It's my favourite Rem album. I've been thinking about "Suspicion" recently and it's one of the best things they ever did.
― Robert Adam Gilmour, Monday, 27 October 2014 03:05 (nine years ago) link
I Ate The POLLtus: REM's "Up"
(I did 'em all, back in the day, as the runup to a tragically fumbled ballot poll.)
― Doctor Casino, Monday, 27 October 2014 12:53 (nine years ago) link
Cool, I'll probably be on that thread in a couple of hours.
What was fumbled about it?
― Robert Adam Gilmour, Monday, 27 October 2014 13:21 (nine years ago) link
For some reason, I thought it would be cool to use the radio button poll results to generate the nomination list, which at the time seemed like a fun new way to use radio button polls. And there hadn't been as many artist-specific ballot polls so there wasn't really a standard in place. In hindsight the flaws in this approach are really obvious and basically it made for kind of crazy results although they were certainly interesting.
― Doctor Casino, Monday, 27 October 2014 13:24 (nine years ago) link
\///\/// It's the ongoing R.E.M. SUPER SUMMER POLL of POLLS \///\///
― Doctor Casino, Monday, 27 October 2014 13:25 (nine years ago) link
god Buck's guitar tone on this album is so crucial. such a long distance from any of their previous iconic sounds and yet really great for this material, for Stipe's voice and themes. "Be Mine" is such a towering, pummeling thing but also so raw and crunchy and approachable.
― Doctor Casino, Monday, 7 December 2020 18:16 (three years ago) link
Berry killing it too, obv
― Doctor Casino, Monday, 7 December 2020 18:17 (three years ago) link
it is a bit too long, but then i dont know exactly what i'd leave off. Probably the ones at the bottom of this poll I guess
― Specific Ocean Blue (dog latin), Monday, 7 December 2020 18:32 (three years ago) link
like say the lonesome crowded west, i think the sprawl is a feature. perfect driving record
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Monday, 7 December 2020 18:41 (three years ago) link
otmalso skimming back a bit, i think i must post about "Be Mine" every other time i listen to this album.
― Doctor Casino, Monday, 7 December 2020 18:57 (three years ago) link
"Be Mine" is R.E.M. thinking, "Those dudes in Collective Soul made a lot of money with a power ballad..."
― Patriotic Goiter (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 7 December 2020 19:17 (three years ago) link
“Be Mine” maybe 1 of 5 songs I have memorized on guitar.
I never thought of this as funnyIt speaks another world to meI wanna be your Easter bunnyI wanna be your Christmas tree
Probably some of the most genuine, heartfelt lyrics Stipe penned.
― Western® with Bacon Flavor, Monday, 7 December 2020 19:33 (three years ago) link
alfred, that is COLD. collective soul (who probably really got going saying "those dudes in R.E.M. made a lot of money with "Losing My Religion") wish they could manage something as good as "Be Mine."
― Doctor Casino, Monday, 7 December 2020 19:43 (three years ago) link
I like "Shine" (Dolly Parton's cover) and love "Be Mine."
― Patriotic Goiter (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 7 December 2020 19:44 (three years ago) link
have we ever polled Collective Soul's singles? i admit i like a few enough to keep 'em in my 90s alt-rock radio playlist.
― Doctor Casino, Monday, 7 December 2020 19:51 (three years ago) link
I seem to recall reading Stipe somewhere saying that the character singing Be Mine is actually a bad, manipulative, controlling etc.
― Halfway there but for you, Monday, 7 December 2020 20:09 (three years ago) link
Some genius made a playlist of all their Xmas fan club singles. I really must go through this.
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmTbXnVonpqc3EzXCcnfLZM9N4tw_KsXv
― piscesx, Monday, 7 December 2020 20:42 (three years ago) link
Thom Yorke shows up 30 minutes into this to sing Be Mine, and Mills says "That was his choice.. an interesting choice, i like that song a lot it's kinda one of mine.."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BT1wdva2jbU
― piscesx, Monday, 7 December 2020 20:47 (three years ago) link
xp missing my fav, their goof on "Silver Bells"
― nobody like my rap (One Eye Open), Monday, 7 December 2020 20:59 (three years ago) link
when I saw R.E.M. at the Tibetan Freedom Concert, Yorke sang the "you 'n' me" bits.
― Patriotic Goiter (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 8 December 2020 00:09 (three years ago) link
what was THAT like.. seemed like such a weird gig from the random bits of footage i've seen.
crazy set..
https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/rem/1998/robert-f-kennedy-memorial-stadium-washington-dc-5bd697f4.html
― piscesx, Tuesday, 8 December 2020 00:14 (three years ago) link
Stipe shimmying to "Airportman" in a sarong!
― Patriotic Goiter (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 8 December 2020 00:23 (three years ago) link