Boxcars are POLLing out of...REM's "Chronic Town"

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Wolves, Lower I guess?? Cannot overstate what this EP does to me.

Fela Cutie (wanko ergo sum), Sunday, 4 January 2009 23:29 (fifteen years ago) link

how sad it is that I've never held physical copies / CD cases of even my very favorite albums.

Wha...?

Alfred, Lord Sotosyn, Sunday, 4 January 2009 23:34 (fifteen years ago) link

Yeah, are you from the future or what?

Doctor Casino, Sunday, 4 January 2009 23:37 (fifteen years ago) link

Please to click on Kim's Video link.

ilx chilton (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 4 January 2009 23:38 (fifteen years ago) link

It's kind of not helping.

Doctor Casino, Sunday, 4 January 2009 23:39 (fifteen years ago) link

Wolves, but man, they are all so good.

Mark, Monday, 5 January 2009 00:41 (fifteen years ago) link

So is "Carnival" based on this Carnival of Souls?

ilx chilton (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 5 January 2009 01:54 (fifteen years ago) link

Until I watched that video I was never quite aware of those crucial Bill Berry backing vocals.

ilx chilton (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 5 January 2009 03:04 (fifteen years ago) link

Wild to see video shot at The Pier. Great Raleigh club from the early 80s.

that's not my post, Monday, 5 January 2009 05:22 (fifteen years ago) link

Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.

System, Monday, 12 January 2009 00:01 (fifteen years ago) link

Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.

System, Tuesday, 13 January 2009 00:01 (fifteen years ago) link

Decisive but fascinating. Thanks for playing, everyone! Next poll going up shortly...

Doctor Casino, Tuesday, 13 January 2009 00:02 (fifteen years ago) link

nine years pass...

https://www.facebook.com/chronictown/
“music venue • record store • pinball arcade • café • kava bar • vegan waffles • organic smoothies • artisan glass • stereo repair”

i’m still stanning (morrisp), Thursday, 5 July 2018 02:46 (five years ago) link

Pure gold start to finish, hard to think of any track being that much better than any other

rip van wanko, Thursday, 5 July 2018 02:55 (five years ago) link

I still have my autographed copy of this EP. The band member who shares my first name wrote "sorry about the name, pal".

the ignatius rock of ignorance (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 5 July 2018 02:56 (five years ago) link

I agree w/RVW – the idea of “ranking” these tracks is a bit of a head-scratcher: they’re a perfect set.

(Dr. M – that’s awesome; I’m guessing it was Bill...?)

i’m still stanning (morrisp), Thursday, 5 July 2018 03:00 (five years ago) link

One of my my favorite musical moments™ is when the bassine under the verse in “Stumble” shifts by one note – subtly, but with great impact – in its final iteration (after the “Don’t need that... jazz” bridge freakout section).

i’m still stanning (morrisp), Thursday, 5 July 2018 03:04 (five years ago) link

"Coffee Shop in State College, Pennsylvania"

oh HELL no, don't EVEN

Brad C., Thursday, 5 July 2018 13:22 (five years ago) link

I just went to look up who owns this because I lived in State College for two years where one of my only friends (miccio who used to post here) was also a huge REM fan. This turns out to be the only hookah bar I have ever been to in my life- used to be called Tall Shiva.

Yerac, Thursday, 5 July 2018 13:28 (five years ago) link

Watch for my vape shop themed to the first 10,000 Maniacs EP — it’s called
Secrets of the E-Cig.

i’m still stanning (morrisp), Thursday, 5 July 2018 13:48 (five years ago) link

xp not hating on PSU or State College, I enjoyed my one visit, but an establishment named Chronic Town ought to be located in Chronic Town

This EP is a better representation of what their shows sounded like 1981-83 than Murmur

Brad C., Thursday, 5 July 2018 13:55 (five years ago) link

We need to hate on it because it's a hookah bar. And State College sucks (sorry PSU'ers).

Yerac, Thursday, 5 July 2018 13:58 (five years ago) link


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