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Post subject: Re: How The West Was Won And Where It Got Us: An REM Thread
Posted: Wed January 18, 2017 7:45 pm
Misplaced My Sponge
Joined: Tue January 01, 2013 9:52 pm Posts: 6334
Listened to 'Fables' today. Pretty solid album, and it's one I tend to overlook. I normally go for Reckoning, Life's Rich Pageant, and Document when I listen to their earlier stuff.
The stand out songs for me:
Driver 8 Life And How I Like To Live It Can't Get There From Here Green Crow The Rushes Auctioneer (Another Engine)
Post subject: Re: How The West Was Won And Where It Got Us: An REM Thread
Posted: Wed January 18, 2017 7:58 pm
Misplaced My Sponge
Joined: Tue January 01, 2013 9:52 pm Posts: 6334
Wendell Gee is a solid one for sure. I'm not sure it it makes my top 10, but I definitely like it. "Auctioneer", "Green Grow The Rushes" and "Can't Get There From Here" were all better than I remembered; I really enjoyed those three this last round. Yeah, overall it's a really good album and I need to listen to it more.
Post subject: Re: How The West Was Won And Where It Got Us: An REM Thread
Posted: Mon February 13, 2017 4:35 pm
Looks Like a Cat
Joined: Tue January 01, 2013 11:28 pm Posts: 14542 Location: Space City
I think if I were to recommend an REM release to a serious music fan who isn't familiar with their IRS-era stuff (does that person even exist?), I'd go with Chronic Town. The five songs on this are a near-perfect showcase of everything I think this band did well in the 80's, and the length of the EP is just right. My favorite front-to-back thing that REM has ever done.
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Post subject: Re: How The West Was Won And Where It Got Us: An REM Thread
Posted: Tue February 14, 2017 12:19 pm
AnalLog
Joined: Wed January 02, 2013 9:02 am Posts: 1489 Location: Netherlands
washing machine wrote:
I think if I were to recommend an REM release to a serious music fan who isn't familiar with their IRS-era stuff (does that person even exist?), I'd go with Chronic Town. The five songs on this are a near-perfect showcase of everything I think this band did well in the 80's, and the length of the EP is just right. My favorite front-to-back thing that REM has ever done.
I think you should give him the 'eponymous' compilation. Still the best IRS-years compilation around, out of at least 5 orso
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