Seem to recall that I had a cassette dub of a bootleg with this on it, but with considerably worse fidelity. Pretty amazing to hear. I think the difference in the guitar sound is as almost as significant as the presence of the dreaded synthesizer.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUv4tn3zGj0
― timellison, Wednesday, 15 April 2020 20:10 (four years ago) link
do not like
― morrisp, Wednesday, 15 April 2020 20:27 (four years ago) link
that makes me sort of queasy
imagine if every song on Murmur sounded like that
― Brad C., Wednesday, 15 April 2020 21:05 (four years ago) link
boy that's missing a lot of momentum. not sure if it's the performance or the mix or what. the rhythm section doesn't feel locked in. stipe's vocals are dangerously easy to make out. mills's have echo on them which loses the reedy, byrdsy texture that's so key to the IRS-era records.
the synth isn't horrible imo but it's hard to add an element to a super familiar song and it does make them sound less unique. like without the murk and the kudzu they sound a lot closer to their obvious post-punk peers, like early U2 or idk The Teardrop Explodes...? it's weird. i dunno this recording works better for me as it goes on, but they so obviously made the right choice with Easter that even before i looked up the full backstory on this i was like "the hell, how would you record Chronic Town and then get amped up that your next record should sound like this? well, they didn't.
― Doctor Casino, Thursday, 16 April 2020 00:43 (four years ago) link
OMG
― Three Hundred Pounds of Almond Joy (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 16 April 2020 00:52 (four years ago) link
đł
Even the arrangement of the song is worse â the omission of the initial âOooooooh....âs; the backing vocal lines coming right on top of each other in the chorus, with no breathing room...
― morrisp, Thursday, 16 April 2020 01:20 (four years ago) link
Er I like this more than the studio version. But I would, considering how much I prefer U2 and the Church and similar groups to REM. Super curious to hear any other tracks Hague did for them.
― Vinnie, Friday, 17 April 2020 00:42 (four years ago) link
I don't really mind it either. Though "less unique" is OTM.
― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Friday, 17 April 2020 01:16 (four years ago) link
Dunno if this has ever been posted on ILX but man, check this out. I had no idea there was evera recording of it made. Kind of a fabled gig in Rem history.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sq3zzeA40Q8
set 1: (Murmur) Radio Free Europe / Pilgrimage / Laughing / Talk About The Passion / Moral Kiosk / Perfect Circle / Catapult / Sitting Still / 9-9 / Shaking Through / We Walk / West Of The Fields
set 2: (Green) Pop Song 89 / Get Up 1 / You Are The Everything / Stand / We Live As We Dream, Alone - World Leader Pretend / The Wrong Child / Orange Crush / Turn You Inside-Out / Hairshirt / I Remember California / Untitled
encore 1: Get Up 2 / Wild Thing / Fall On Meencore 2: Low / Finest Worksong
― piscesx, Wednesday, 11 August 2021 22:55 (two years ago) link
yo what
― STOCK FIST-PUMPER BRAD (BradNelson), Wednesday, 11 August 2021 22:57 (two years ago) link
THANKING YOU
i am still such a murmur stan, so this is a dream setlist. i love green too (i love all of them, pretty much)
― Read between the lines Zach (Karl Malone), Wednesday, 11 August 2021 23:20 (two years ago) link
Seem to remember a thread on here somewhere about bands who peaked on the first track on their first album - Radio Free Europe is a good candidate for this
― Zelda Zonk, Wednesday, 11 August 2021 23:53 (two years ago) link
I mean, they topped it with âPilgrimageâ
― Shallot Shortage 2021 (morrisp), Thursday, 12 August 2021 00:14 (two years ago) link
it's gained momentum!
― So who you gonna call? The martini police (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 12 August 2021 00:47 (two years ago) link
My dad maintains that they peaked even earlier, on "Carnival of Sorts."
― a man often referred to in the news media as the Duke of Saxony (tipsy mothra), Thursday, 12 August 2021 04:13 (two years ago) link
yes, also Wolves Lower and especially Gardening At Night
― Dan S, Thursday, 12 August 2021 04:27 (two years ago) link
They peaked with I Canât Control Myself (Troggs Cover)
― Shallot Shortage 2021 (morrisp), Thursday, 12 August 2021 04:48 (two years ago) link
Wow
― No Particular Place to POLL (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 12 August 2021 05:19 (two years ago) link
recent interview with mitch easter about his work with r.e.m.: https://aquariumdrunkard.com/2021/08/10/mitch-easter-the-aquarium-drunkard-interview
― mookieproof, Thursday, 12 August 2021 05:28 (two years ago) link
Going back to Oct 1982 this is a great show with surprisingly ok audio and video. A mix of Chronic Town and Murmur. Stipe pretty loose, having fun.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9sBVX9kRmBE
― that's not my post, Thursday, 12 August 2021 05:51 (two years ago) link
love that video
lol at Stipe's Tri Sigma sorority shirt
― Brad C., Thursday, 12 August 2021 19:42 (two years ago) link
Watching that reminds me how spot-on Fred Armisen is, talking about Bill's drumming style (starts at 1'40")
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AoUWmZo_t1s
― Maresn3st, Thursday, 12 August 2021 20:11 (two years ago) link
That Mitch Easter interview was interesting. I didnât know Peter Holsapple originally hooked the guys up with him.
― Shallot Shortage 2021 (morrisp), Wednesday, 18 August 2021 03:54 (two years ago) link
Seems weird - https://news.yahoo.com/michael-shannon-jason-narducy-perform-163000856.html
― Bittern Storm Over My Hammy (morrisp), Tuesday, 27 June 2023 23:56 (eleven months ago) link
Michael Shannon seems to always be doing these kinds of tributes. He did one for The Blue Mask, I believe.
― Johnny Bit Rot (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 28 June 2023 00:00 (eleven months ago) link
Or at least participated in it.
They were a really fun live band up until around the time Green came out.
― immodesty blaise (jimbeaux), Wednesday, 28 June 2023 00:01 (eleven months ago) link
inside the cold dark fire twilight
― reggie (qualmsley), Saturday, 9 September 2023 21:28 (eight months ago) link