E-Bow the LetterStar Me KittenGardening at NightStrange CurrenciesKing of BirdsTongueLosing My ReligionNightswimmingStumbleDrive
― your generation apples me (Drugs A. Money), Monday, 28 March 2011 18:50 (thirteen years ago) link
...how did I forget "Driver 8"?! I suck at these!
― your generation apples me (Drugs A. Money), Monday, 28 March 2011 18:56 (thirteen years ago) link
the one i lovekahoutekgardeningharbourcoatsitting stillgood advicesget uplosing my religionit's the end of the worldfall on me
― (;,;) (rip van wanko), Monday, 28 March 2011 18:57 (thirteen years ago) link
What's that one "a hundred million birds fly away...." That would have to be in there.
― Dr X O'Skeleton, Monday, 28 March 2011 23:44 (thirteen years ago) link
that's "king of birds," the second side of 'document.' great song. my pox
"carnival of sorts""life and how to live it""nightswimming""me in honey""shaking through""camera""circus act""green grow the rushes""fall on me""belong"
― reggie (qualmsley), Monday, 28 March 2011 23:57 (thirteen years ago) link
chrono:
sitting stillpretty persuasionKOHOUTEKbegin the begincuyahogadisturbance at the heron houseorange crushbelongcountry feedbacknightswimming
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 29 March 2011 00:09 (thirteen years ago) link
radio free europepilgrimagecuyahogalife and how to live itcameraromancethese daysjust a touchyou are the everything
and, fuck it, i never would have thought this would make my top 10 but i have to admit i sing it to myself all the damn time
what's the frequency, kenneth?
sort of surprised by how much i weighted this towards the louder side of rem.
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Tuesday, 29 March 2011 01:43 (thirteen years ago) link
nightswimmingking of birdsstandswan swan h radio free europelife and how to live it the one i loveman on the mooncant get there from herenear wild heaven
― all spice girls (Lamp), Thursday, 18 August 2011 02:34 (twelve years ago) link
Talk About The PassionLittle AmericaCan't Get There From HereI BelieveIt's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)You Are The EverythingRadio SongSweetness FollowsLeaveHope
― some dude, Thursday, 18 August 2011 02:49 (twelve years ago) link
'its the end of the world' is maybe the only big r.e.m. radio hit i outright dislike. im not even sure why either other than it seems so insipid
― Duran Duran Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom (Lamp), Thursday, 18 August 2011 02:57 (twelve years ago) link
i have a pavlovian positive reaction to hearing it, every single time, imo it's their greatest single. i totally get hating it, though.
― some dude, Thursday, 18 August 2011 03:01 (twelve years ago) link
i mean i rep for radio song so obv i'm coming from kind of a wrong place with this band anyway
i love that song (and video) but i understand the hate
― Mr. Que, Thursday, 18 August 2011 03:02 (twelve years ago) link
earliest r.e.m. song i actively disliked was probably "ignoreland"
― I'll be interesting in 20 years (rip van wanko), Thursday, 18 August 2011 03:04 (twelve years ago) link
bring it que
― mookieproof, Thursday, 18 August 2011 03:05 (twelve years ago) link
The guitars in the verse of "end if the world" are so dreamy. And then mike mills going "ohhhhh ohhhhh".
― 50000000 elves (blank), Thursday, 18 August 2011 03:06 (twelve years ago) link
i dont think your take is any worse than my penchant for wistful sweetness!
like ive probably been spending 'too much time on ilx' all day today but part of the reason i mb seem sorta bemused w/ you is that you seem to come at music from a totally different place than i do but at the same time like i look @ yr list and totally get it and it makes me sorta reconsider how i see those songs yknow?
― Duran Duran Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom (Lamp), Thursday, 18 August 2011 03:08 (twelve years ago) link
Carnival of SortsGardening at Night (Acoustic)LaughingDon't Go Back to RockvilleDriver 8Oddfellows Local 151UntitledTexarkanaDriveI'm Gonna DJ
― Chuck_Tatum, Thursday, 18 August 2011 03:09 (twelve years ago) link
pilgrimageharborcoatnightswimminglife and how to live it man on the moonfall on megardening at nightwindoutlittle americawolves, lower
― Mr. Que, Thursday, 18 August 2011 03:09 (twelve years ago) link
dude KOHOUTEK
― mookieproof, Thursday, 18 August 2011 03:10 (twelve years ago) link
Oh, and the "Sing Along" part of Diminished.
― Chuck_Tatum, Thursday, 18 August 2011 03:10 (twelve years ago) link
― Duran Duran Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom (Lamp), Wednesday, August 17, 2011 11:08 PM (1 minute ago) Bookmark
word. this is a band that does wistful sweetness well, though, "nightswimming" and "king of birds" and "life and how to live it" might have been in my POX if i wasn't posting it right after yours fwiw.
― some dude, Thursday, 18 August 2011 03:12 (twelve years ago) link
1.Harborcoat2.Laughing3.Find The River4.Leave5.Losing My Religion6.So.Central Rain7.Fall On Me8.Electrolite9.West Of The Fields10.The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonight
― Kitchen Person, Thursday, 18 August 2011 03:12 (twelve years ago) link
― I'll be interesting in 20 years (rip van wanko), Wednesday, August 17, 2011 11:04 PM (7 minutes ago) Bookmark
ha i cut "ignoreland" from my list at the last second
earliest album i brought home and was like what the fuck was automatic for the people
― Mr. Que, Thursday, 18 August 2011 03:14 (twelve years ago) link
guess I never did this?
Sitting StillThe Flowers of GuatemalaLetter Never SentEndgameDisturbance at the Heron HouseGood AdvicesPop Song 89Monty Got A Raw DealLeaveCircus Envy
― Euler, Thursday, 18 August 2011 03:14 (twelve years ago) link
Feeling Gravitys PullMaps and LegendsDriver 8Life and How to Live ItOld Man KenseyGreen Grow the RushesKohoutekAuctioneer (Another Engine)Good AdvicesWendell Gee
― buzza, Thursday, 18 August 2011 03:15 (twelve years ago) link
this is otm
― mookieproof, Thursday, 18 August 2011 03:17 (twelve years ago) link
buzzaotm
― I'll be interesting in 20 years (rip van wanko), Thursday, 18 August 2011 03:20 (twelve years ago) link
mike mills playing slap bass and/or wearing a nudie suit is hilarious and makes REM 10x more awesome fuiud
― some dude, Thursday, 18 August 2011 03:22 (twelve years ago) link
HarborcoatSitting StillFall On MeNightswimmingPerfect CircleSweetness FollowsFeeling Gravity's PullCountry FeedbackCircus EnvyBeat a Drum (Dalkey demo and absolutely not the ruined album version)
― Count Palmiro Vicarion (Stew), Thursday, 18 August 2011 11:29 (twelve years ago) link
Fairly arbitrary choice, but the top 3 are untouchable.
overdue.
― Daniel, Esq., Wednesday, 21 September 2011 17:29 (twelve years ago) link
huh, weird. kind of figured they were at the point of just going on forever, like U2. when's the reunion!?
― tylerw, Wednesday, 21 September 2011 17:32 (twelve years ago) link
I share your sentiments, Tyler. But Peter Buck has been saying for the last few years that he's had more fun backing up Robyn Hitchcock than as part of REM!
I still really enjoy Michael Stipe's vocals, I think perhaps this could be a chance for him to stretch his musical horizons, let's see where else he winds up.
― Gerald McBoing-Boing, Wednesday, 21 September 2011 17:34 (twelve years ago) link
yeah true, could be interesting to see what stipe does. though it'll probably be something horrible, like an album produced by moby or something. would actually be curious to hear a mike mills solo rec. could go either way maybe. but it's probably a good idea for these guys to make music w/o the burden of being this gargantuan rock band.
― tylerw, Wednesday, 21 September 2011 17:36 (twelve years ago) link
I hope Stipe does an album with Metallica.
― thirdalternative, Wednesday, 21 September 2011 17:39 (twelve years ago) link
though it'll probably be something horrible, like an album produced by moby or somethi
lol otm
― Anakin Ska Walker (AKA Skarth Vader) (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 21 September 2011 17:53 (twelve years ago) link
Stipe replaces Mick for SuperHeavy II.
― The Man With The Flavored Toothpick (C. Grisso/McCain), Wednesday, 21 September 2011 17:59 (twelve years ago) link
Should have played their last show NYE 99 like they promised. Glad they're going out like this instead of some other unsavory way. I assume in 10 years they'll reunite to play Murmur in order.
― brotherlovesdub, Wednesday, 21 September 2011 18:00 (twelve years ago) link
Should have played their last show NYE 99 like they promised.^^^
i liked most of up, too. it really would have been a great way to go out.
― rebels against newton (Z S), Wednesday, 21 September 2011 18:15 (twelve years ago) link
should have changed their name to R.E. after berry left
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 21 September 2011 18:22 (twelve years ago) link
well then
― BIG HOOS aka the steendriver, Wednesday, 21 September 2011 18:24 (twelve years ago) link
I don't get people being all tore up about this honestly - it's not like they broke up right as they were in the middle of this amazing string of records
― pathos of the unwarranted encore (underrated aerosmith bootlegs I have owned), Wednesday, 21 September 2011 19:39 (twelve years ago) link
are people tore up about it? my wife is a huge fan, and when I told her she said: "huh."
― tylerw, Wednesday, 21 September 2011 19:40 (twelve years ago) link
Who's tore up? A couple of my most REM-obsessive friends are all "well, the time was right" and "now I feel kind of old" but they aren't crying.
― Johnny Fever, Wednesday, 21 September 2011 19:41 (twelve years ago) link
yeah, this ^^^^. it's a good time for them to break up, since they rebounded with the last disc (which was okay to pretty-good at times).
i think a lot of the torn-up feelings are about fans being reminded that their childhood/adolescence ended a long time ago. that's how i feel.
― Daniel, Esq., Wednesday, 21 September 2011 19:42 (twelve years ago) link
Lot of posts on fb calling for The Cure and U2 to follow suit. Can't disagree tbh.
― Johnny Fever, Wednesday, 21 September 2011 19:43 (twelve years ago) link
yes and for the love of god, the red-hot-chili-peppers.
― Daniel, Esq., Wednesday, 21 September 2011 19:45 (twelve years ago) link
red hots are gonna keep on rockin forever, nothing can stop them now
― tylerw, Wednesday, 21 September 2011 19:47 (twelve years ago) link