plus, they redid Everybody hurts in Strange Currencies, only better!
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― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn (Alfred Soto), Tuesday, 14 March 2006 16:07 (eighteen years ago) link
― rapid eyes, Tuesday, 14 March 2006 16:07 (eighteen years ago) link
i'll only excuse this comment under two circumstances: (1) you've never heard the song; or (2) you've never seen the movie. if neither of these apply, you're only other excuse is a complete lack of taste.
― i am a grammar boy. as such, i am fierce! (grammaboy), Tuesday, 14 March 2006 16:29 (eighteen years ago) link
― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn (Alfred Soto), Tuesday, 14 March 2006 16:32 (eighteen years ago) link
― i am a grammar boy. as such, i am fierce! (grammaboy), Tuesday, 14 March 2006 16:37 (eighteen years ago) link
I think the surprising thing is how many of the songs on Monster I love, given the "different" nature of the album.
"Kenneth" has to be a classic. It's so straight-ahead, so rock-n-roll, but it's not plain. And that groove! Mike Mills rocks the melodic bass. And it's a song where Berry's work proves that drummers can be artists.
And another thing: ever notice how every single one of R.E.M.'s albums is both widely hated and widely loved? Seriously, for every Fables lover or Up apologist or OOT devotee, there is another person saying it's crap. Same for Monster. Is it like that for other artists whom I don't follow as closely?
― Justin, Tuesday, 14 March 2006 16:55 (eighteen years ago) link
Dude, he proved that on Murmur! (and so did Ringo, in 1963)
And another thing: ever notice how every single one of R.E.M.'s albums is both widely hated and widely loved? Seriously, for every Fables lover or Up apologist or OOT devotee, there is another person saying it's crap. Same for Monster.
R.E.M. are overrated and underrated. Their last few albums would force the haters to claim the former.
― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn (Alfred Soto), Tuesday, 14 March 2006 16:59 (eighteen years ago) link
Well, I said it's *a* song. Not *the* song.
R.E.M. are overrated and underrated.
Is there another band comparable to R.E.M.'s under/overratedness?
Or is that a too-broad and dumb question? I can never tell on here.
― Justin, Tuesday, 14 March 2006 17:04 (eighteen years ago) link
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― someteenpartying (someteenpartying), Tuesday, 14 March 2006 19:49 (eighteen years ago) link
http://product.ebay.com/Monster_UPC_093624574026_W0QQfvcsZ1226QQsoprZ3162438QQssPageNameZFavMerch_SO:BACK
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― jonviachicago (jonviachicago), Thursday, 15 June 2006 21:15 (seventeen years ago) link
― Tim Ellison (Tim Ellison), Thursday, 15 June 2006 21:42 (seventeen years ago) link
Even though it's officially tied with Out of Time and Automatic for the People as R.E.M.'s best-selling U.S. title.
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― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn (Alfred Soto), Friday, 16 June 2006 00:42 (seventeen years ago) link
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― dog latin (dog latin), Friday, 16 June 2006 14:33 (seventeen years ago) link
they've gone to shit lately, tho.
― PeopleFunnyBoy (PeopleFunnyBoy), Friday, 16 June 2006 16:53 (seventeen years ago) link
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― Tim Ellison (Tim Ellison), Friday, 16 June 2006 17:18 (seventeen years ago) link
This is the part of the thread where Tim will try to convince us of the greatness of Around the Sun.
― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn (Alfred Soto), Friday, 16 June 2006 17:22 (seventeen years ago) link
― Tim Ellison (Tim Ellison), Friday, 16 June 2006 17:24 (seventeen years ago) link
From what I understand, there were just a ton of these pressed and it didn't end up selling that well.Even though it's officially tied with Out of Time and Automatic for the People as R.E.M.'s best-selling U.S. title.― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn (Alfred Soto), Thursday, June 15, 2006 10:52 PM (2 years ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban PermalinkNot to mention the fact that it's a far better album than either of those two.― Si.C@rter (SiC@rter), Thursday, June 15, 2006 11:06 PM (2 years ago) Bookmark
Not to mention the fact that it's a far better album than either of those two.― Si.C@rter (SiC@rter), Thursday, June 15, 2006 11:06 PM (2 years ago) Bookmark
It's definitely their best 90's album.. I agree that it's aged well.
I pretty sure this album did continue to sell over the course of the following year, as there were at least 6 MTV videos / radio singles pulled.. record companies don't usually do this unless there's good sales momentum to begin with. (Correct me if I'm wrong, but I'm pretty sure the order was Kenneth, Bang And Blame, Star 69, Crush With Eyeliner, Strange Currencies.. and I'm almost positive Tongue was a single, but I'm not sure when it would have been released.. Strange Currencies was promoted over summer 95 which was nearly a year after Monster's release date)
― billstevejim, Monday, 1 December 2008 15:51 (fifteen years ago) link
I think it's one of the biggest used bin fillers of all time in part because it did sell pretty well, people just didn't like it much once they bought it for the most part.
Also I'd say this is at most their 3rd or 4th best 90's album, and I don't even hate it.
― dumb pseud (some dude), Monday, 1 December 2008 15:53 (fifteen years ago) link