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Post subject: Re: How The West Was Won And Where It Got Us: An REM Thread
Posted: Tue February 08, 2022 4:18 pm
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Ive found this 'complete' set of demos, outtakes and b-sides. Some released stuff and some unreleased stuff. Highlight for me is the UP outtake 'Im in Love'..
Post subject: Re: How The West Was Won And Where It Got Us: An REM Thread
Posted: Tue February 15, 2022 4:03 am
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joostone wrote:
Ive found this 'complete' set of demos, outtakes and b-sides. Some released stuff and some unreleased stuff. Highlight for me is the UP outtake 'Im in Love'..
Post subject: Re: How The West Was Won And Where It Got Us: An REM Thread
Posted: Fri April 28, 2023 6:35 am
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i saw the amazon.co.uk listing pages, so they were definitely up, also including collapse into now. didn't realize they got taken down. up the album wasn't a part of the listings.
Post subject: Re: How The West Was Won And Where It Got Us: An REM Thread
Posted: Mon August 21, 2023 6:53 pm
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00:25 Begin the Begin 04:05 What's the Frequency, Kenneth? 08:18 Maps and Legends 11:47 Drive 16:37 Animal 20:50 Daysleeper 24:40 The Great Beyond 29:05 Bad Day 33:16 The One I Love 36:44 All the Way to Reno (You're Gonna Be a Star) 41:39 Orange Crush 45:46 Losing My Religion 50:29 At My Most Beautiful 54:24 Electrolite 58:28 She Just Wants to Be 1:04:25 Walk Unafraid 1:09:42 Man on the Moon
1:15:40 Everybody Hurts 1:22:09 So Fast, So Numb (w/ Chorus and the Ring snippet) 1:26:40 Country Feedback 1:32:58 Permanent Vacation 1:35:31 Imitation of Life 1:39:26 It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)
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Post subject: Re: How The West Was Won And Where It Got Us: An REM Thread
Posted: Mon August 21, 2023 9:19 pm
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REM is widely celebrated by white men who came of age along with their music. While they’ve generally struggled to capture a fan base outside of that demographic, they have at least a few songs that have been globally successful on a massive scale. They have yet to see the sort of post-career / next generation appreciation that’s been granted to bands like Led Zeppelin or The Police, but then their songs were rarely as immediately satisfying as those other bands’. Stripe’s lyrics have always been somewhat cryptic, and the band has largely eschewed easy hooks in favor of material that demands repeat listens to appreciate. Perfectly rated!
Post subject: Re: How The West Was Won And Where It Got Us: An REM Thread
Posted: Mon August 21, 2023 9:23 pm
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My daughter is constantly singing away to herself and messing up the lyrics to The Great Beyond, It Happened Today and Man on the Moon. It makes me happy
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Post subject: Re: How The West Was Won And Where It Got Us: An REM Thread
Posted: Mon August 21, 2023 9:27 pm
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tragabigzanda wrote:
REM is widely celebrated by white men who came of age along with their music. While they’ve generally struggled to capture a fan base outside of that demographic, they have at least a few songs that have been globally successful on a massive scale. They have yet to see the sort of post-career / next generation appreciation that’s been granted to bands like Led Zeppelin or The Police, but then their songs were rarely as immediately satisfying as those other bands’. Stripe’s lyrics have always been somewhat cryptic, and the band has largely eschewed easy hooks in favor of material that demands repeat listens to appreciate. Perfectly rated!
They remind me of Barry Sanders, kinda retiring way too early, but still good for them. Well said, Trag.
Post subject: Re: How The West Was Won And Where It Got Us: An REM Thread
Posted: Mon August 21, 2023 9:31 pm
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tragabigzanda wrote:
REM is widely celebrated by white men who came of age along with their music. While they’ve generally struggled to capture a fan base outside of that demographic, they have at least a few songs that have been globally successful on a massive scale. They have yet to see the sort of post-career / next generation appreciation that’s been granted to bands like Led Zeppelin or The Police, but then their songs were rarely as immediately satisfying as those other bands’. Stripe’s lyrics have always been somewhat cryptic, and the band has largely eschewed easy hooks in favor of material that demands repeat listens to appreciate. Perfectly rated!
this is one of the worst posts i've seen in a long time. there fan base is evenly split between sexes, and I assume Stipe coming out in the 1990s led to them having more popularity in the LGBTQ+ population. You also lumped Led Zeppelin and The Police together. Both both great bands, but Led Zeppelin is borderline mythic, while The Police were a fun band during the 1980s. I don't think The Police are nearly as good as REM, which illustrates my point. Underrated.
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