epic marketing move for Coachella 2014 (LCD Soundsystem opening)
― citation needed (Steve Shasta), Wednesday, 21 September 2011 20:01 (twelve years ago) link
http://twitter.com/#!/nprnews/status/116566425988112384
several dozens of pasty cubicle farmers mourn...
― citation needed (Steve Shasta), Wednesday, 21 September 2011 20:02 (twelve years ago) link
CRAP CRAP CRAP CRAP CRAP.
― tylerw, Wednesday, 21 September 2011 20:03 (twelve years ago) link
REM's been one of my favorite bands since adolescence but I'm happy for the band going out on their own terms. I haven't really loved an REM record since Automatic though I dug big parts of Monster & Up & haven't had much use of anything else of theirs.
but back in the day this would have spurred on more rumors of Stipey's imminent demise from AIDS so I guess we've, uh, grown or something?
― Euler, Wednesday, 21 September 2011 20:06 (twelve years ago) link
lol, how very "NPR" xp
― Johnny Fever, Wednesday, 21 September 2011 20:07 (twelve years ago) link
Carnival of SortsShaking ThroughFeeling Gravity's PullFall on MeKing of BirdsHarbourcoatSo Central RainMaps and LegendsDriver 8Cuyohuga (sp?)
― Dr X O'Skeleton, Wednesday, 21 September 2011 20:17 (twelve years ago) link
lmao @ npr
― BIG HOOS aka the steendriver, Wednesday, 21 September 2011 21:38 (twelve years ago) link
I realize my original post was a bit too "Reveal"-centric. Sure, it was much better than its reputation, but by no means their best. Missing "Try Not To Breathe" in that list in particular.
― Hongroe (Geir Hongro), Wednesday, 21 September 2011 22:35 (twelve years ago) link
Having an R.E.M. phase after playing "World Leader Pretend" by chance (It was on a CD-R in the car, on an old holiday compilation).
Bemused to discover there were at least three albums that I hadn't even noticed/that don't even seem familiar in a "I saw that but decided not to bother" sort of way and that "Up" (which I do own) is really good.
― djh, Tuesday, 3 July 2018 21:17 (five years ago) link
i've been having a 'world leader pretend' phase recently, too. i've always liked it but i didn't realize it would be in my r.e.m. POX until recently
― Karl Malone, Tuesday, 3 July 2018 22:21 (five years ago) link
Always been one of my faves.
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 3 July 2018 22:31 (five years ago) link
My absolute favourite.
― djh, Wednesday, 4 July 2018 18:51 (five years ago) link
I've never loved World Leader but someone on the Green poll thread brought up a good point that the Tourfilm version serves it really well. It looks like I posted this list above 15 years ago. I still can't really get too into the Warner Bro years, (although I really like a lot of the songs Bittersweet Me, Imitation of Life) I would have to do a separate list for that. My changes in parentheses.
Shaking ThroughRadio Free EuropePerfect Circle (delete, put in Fall on Me)Green Grow the Rushes Grow (weird. delete and put in Harborcoat)So. Central RainI BelievePop Song 89/ or Get UPDon't Go Back to Rockville (delete put in These Days)Wolves Lower...some song post Green.
― Yerac, Wednesday, 4 July 2018 19:18 (five years ago) link
Have bought the final three albums for a quid apiece (from Music Magpie).
― djh, Wednesday, 4 July 2018 21:18 (five years ago) link
Good luck trying to get through Around the Sun past the first couple of tracks (the only R.E.M. album I dislike)
― Le Baton Rose (Turrican), Thursday, 5 July 2018 06:40 (five years ago) link
life and how to live ite-bow the lettercrush with eyelinercountry feedbackget upharborcoatpilgrimagebittersweet meexhuming mccarthymonty got a raw deal
― american bradass (BradNelson), Thursday, 7 November 2019 16:04 (four years ago) link
Sitting StillLeaveLetter Never SentCircus EnvyThe Flowers of GuatemalaThis World Is BigMe In HoneyDisturbance at the Heron HouseI've Been HighLittle America
― L'assie (Euler), Thursday, 7 November 2019 16:20 (four years ago) link
Losing My ReligionFind the RiverNightswimmingMan on the MoonEverybody HurtsDriver 8 RockvilleFall On MePerfect CircleHarborcoat
― van dyke parks generator (anagram), Thursday, 7 November 2019 16:20 (four years ago) link
NightswimmingSo. Central RainHarborcoatShaking ThroughCountry FeedbackDriver 8Maps and LegendsSwan Swan HE-BowBe Mine
Fuck, I don’t know about this.
― Mule, Thursday, 7 November 2019 16:26 (four years ago) link
Fall On MeTry Not to BreatheCuyahogaNear Wild HeavenLaughingBittersweet MeDisturbance at the Heron HouseMan on the MoonCarnival of Sorts (Boxcars)You Are the Everything
― Gavin, Leeds, Thursday, 7 November 2019 16:40 (four years ago) link
KING OF BIRDSBelongSo. Central RainNightswimmingDaysleeperYou Are the EverythingThe One I LoveLosing my ReligionSwan Swan HFind the River
I guess?
― tempted by the fruit of your mother (Ye Mad Puffin), Thursday, 7 November 2019 16:49 (four years ago) link
king of birds nearly made mine
― american bradass (BradNelson), Thursday, 7 November 2019 16:52 (four years ago) link
So many great things not fitting. One tries to be reasonably broad in tone and era but... gah.
― tempted by the fruit of your mother (Ye Mad Puffin), Thursday, 7 November 2019 16:58 (four years ago) link
there should be a gen x dating app where you list your top ten rem songs to find a match.
― Yerac, Thursday, 7 November 2019 16:59 (four years ago) link
Not in order, but this is what i've decided on today (and I feel fine about it).
Driver 8CuyahogaCarnival of SortsI BelieveYou Are The EverythingCountry FeedbackHaborcoatDon't Go Back to RockvilleTexarkanaUntitled (from Green)
― brotherlovesdub, Thursday, 7 November 2019 17:06 (four years ago) link
sitting stillworld leader pretendcuyahogalife and how to live ite-bow the lettergardening at nightswan swan hme in honeyfall on medrive
― at home in the alternate future, (Karl Malone), Thursday, 7 November 2019 17:53 (four years ago) link
what's great is that i love all of the other lists...these are all good songs.
r.e.m. POXXV?
― at home in the alternate future, (Karl Malone), Thursday, 7 November 2019 17:58 (four years ago) link
i feel like an old man in a nursing home, with the game rigged in my favor by a polite staff so that whatever choice i make is correct, in some way
― at home in the alternate future, (Karl Malone), Thursday, 7 November 2019 17:59 (four years ago) link
Is "This World Is Big" what people are calling the untitled song on Green?
― nate woolls, Thursday, 7 November 2019 18:29 (four years ago) link
Yeah sorry that’s what I call it
― L'assie (Euler), Thursday, 7 November 2019 18:35 (four years ago) link
so. central rainthe one i lovegardening at nighttalk about the passionfinest work song7 chinese brothersnear wild heaventhe sidewinder sleeps tonight (feel like this is not a partic popular choice, but as a kid - i was 8 when automatic was released - this was the first REM song i remember really liking a lot)nightswimmingwhat's the frequency kenneth
― ت (jim in vancouver), Thursday, 7 November 2019 19:31 (four years ago) link
the sidewinder sleeps tonite (i hear you jim in vancouver; this song is pure joy)shaking throughcuyahogae-bow the letterbang and blamenear wild heavenwendell geeworld leader pretendtime after time (annelise)it's the end of the world as we know it (and i feel fine)
― J. Sam, Thursday, 7 November 2019 20:45 (four years ago) link
i feel like a jerk for not putting losing my religion in there. it's not honest without that. losing my religion may be the song that i still like the most that i've listened to the most times, if you know what i mean
― at home in the alternate future, (Karl Malone), Thursday, 7 November 2019 20:48 (four years ago) link
Gardening at NightSitting StillDon't Go Back to RockvilleDriver 8Fall On MeCountry FeedbackNightswimmingFind the RiverStrange CurrenciesE-Bow the Letter
Since my picks are pretty basic, here's 10 deeper cuts I also love:
9-9CatapultKohoutekSwan Swan HKing of BirdsYou Are the EverythingHairshirtBelongNew Test LeperAirportman
― Evans on Hammond (evol j), Thursday, 7 November 2019 21:01 (four years ago) link
this is pretty much the same list I would have had at age 19. sadboi REM will always be my favorite REM
― Evans on Hammond (evol j), Thursday, 7 November 2019 21:03 (four years ago) link
The Wrong ChildFireplaceI Remember CaliforniaNightswimmingNear Wild HeavenHopeGardening At NightRadio Free EuropeLeaveCrush With Eyeliner
― nate woolls, Thursday, 7 November 2019 21:28 (four years ago) link
good list
― L'assie (Euler), Thursday, 7 November 2019 22:18 (four years ago) link
Oh fiddlestix I need 7 chinese brothers on there. Gah.
― tempted by the fruit of your mother (Ye Mad Puffin), Thursday, 7 November 2019 22:37 (four years ago) link
KohoutekGardening at NightHarborcoatDriver 8World Leader PretendCountry FeedbackI BelieveLaughingFind the RiverDaysleeperLots of overlap with evol j. I too probably would have chosen very similarly perhaps, um, two-thirds of a lifetime ago.
― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Thursday, 7 November 2019 23:11 (four years ago) link
Try Not To BreatheSitting StillE Bow The LetterHarborcoatI BelieveNightswimmingFind The RiverElectroliteSweetness FollowsWolves Lower
― Poor.Old.Tired.Horse. (Stew), Friday, 8 November 2019 17:27 (four years ago) link
^^^oooooh yeah
― at home in the alternate future, (Karl Malone), Friday, 8 November 2019 17:50 (four years ago) link
Wolves, LowerGardening At NightSitting StillSo. Central RainDriver 8Fall On MeI BelieveNear Wild HeavenNightswimmingFind The River
― SA, Friday, 8 November 2019 18:32 (four years ago) link
I should have found room for Electrolite.
― Evans on Hammond (evol j), Friday, 8 November 2019 19:10 (four years ago) link
Me too but I have no idea what I would dislodge to make room for it.
― tempted by the fruit of your mother (Ye Mad Puffin), Friday, 8 November 2019 19:11 (four years ago) link
sitting stillthe wrong childbelongfall on meshaking throughkohoutekcircus envywolves, lowerwendell geelittle america
― reggie (qualmsley), Friday, 8 November 2019 19:11 (four years ago) link
there are too many positive feelings on this thread. so let me say it: i think electrolite (which i like!), is possibly the most overrated REM song.
― at home in the alternate future, (Karl Malone), Friday, 8 November 2019 19:54 (four years ago) link
damn sonto me it’s like nightswimming except it’s good
― brimstead, Friday, 8 November 2019 20:35 (four years ago) link
sorry for the ‘lops
I have a mental thing where I think up additional lyrics: I'm Steve McQueen, I'm Jimmy Dean, I'm Martin Sheen, I'm Aqua Teen, I'm Vaseline, I'm Paula Deen, I'm Mister Bean, I'm Billie Jean, I'm David Lean, I'm margarine, etc.
― tempted by the fruit of your mother (Ye Mad Puffin), Friday, 8 November 2019 21:54 (four years ago) link
Nightswimming>>>>>Electrolyte
― quinn morgendorffer stan account (morrisp), Friday, 8 November 2019 22:07 (four years ago) link