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darth_vedder · **Joined:** Tue January 01, 2013 9:52 pm **Posts:** 6334

lennytheweedwhacker wrote:

so. central rain is so good

darth_vedder · **Joined:** Tue January 01, 2013 9:52 pm **Posts:** 6334

I've been thinking about going on a later day REM revisit; Up through Collapse.

VinylGuy · **Joined:** Tue January 01, 2013 5:10 pm **Posts:** 36279

Im obsessed with Monster.

What an album, the guitars, Stipe, the production....so loose, to release an album like that in the moment they did it...its just astonishing.

LoathedVermin72 · **Posted:** Wed April 24, 2019 6:10 pm

LoathedVermin72 wrote:

I think I’d rather shoot myself than listen to Up in its entirety

God Reveal is inert dreck as well

Rangi Guy · **Posted:** Wed April 24, 2019 7:10 pm

LoathedVermin72 wrote:

I think I’d rather shoot myself than listen to Up in its entirety

God Reveal is inert dreck as well

Up is a masterpiece you fool!

darth_vedder · **Joined:** Tue January 01, 2013 9:52 pm **Posts:** 6334

Rangi Guy wrote:

LoathedVermin72 wrote:

I think I’d rather shoot myself than listen to Up in its entirety

God Reveal is inert dreck as well

Up is a masterpiece you fool!

Yeah, Up is pretty great. So many good songs, but "Why Not Smile" might be my favorite.

darth_vedder · **Joined:** Tue January 01, 2013 9:52 pm **Posts:** 6334

I have not listened to Reveal in a long time, I think I'll do that now actually.

Rangi Guy · **Posted:** Wed April 24, 2019 7:16 pm

darth_vedder wrote:

I have not listened to Reveal in a long time, I think I'll do that now actually.

I can't remember if it was Reveal or Around the Sun that was nowhere near as good as I remembered it being

darth_vedder · **Joined:** Tue January 01, 2013 9:52 pm **Posts:** 6334

Rangi Guy wrote:

darth_vedder wrote:

I have not listened to Reveal in a long time, I think I'll do that now actually.

I can't remember if it was Reveal or Around the Sun that was nowhere near as good as I remembered it being

That is part of the reason I want to give the later day albums another listen. Outside of Up, I remember not loving any of them and I get mixed on what songs are on what album. I remember liking Accelerate after Up, but I don't know if that is accurate anymore.

LoathedVermin72 · **Posted:** Wed April 24, 2019 7:23 pm

I honestly can’t fathom how anyone could possibly enjoy Up

verb_to_trust · **Posted:** Wed April 24, 2019 8:06 pm

Daysleeper is pretty

epilogue · **Posted:** Wed April 24, 2019 8:16 pm

Up is a wonderful album. Reveal is garbage.

Jorge · **Posted:** Wed April 24, 2019 8:17 pm

"The Great Beyond" should've been on Up. It's better than any other song on there.

VinylGuy · **Joined:** Tue January 01, 2013 5:10 pm **Posts:** 36279

i hate reveal....and Up is good yeah.

Anders · **Posted:** Wed April 24, 2019 10:04 pm

I love Reveal.

bodysnatcher · **Posted:** Wed April 24, 2019 10:13 pm

i'm getting so many mixed messages in this thread that it just confirms that, yep, i'm sticking with Greatest Hits.

BootsToAsses · **Joined:** Tue February 05, 2013 9:53 am **Posts:** 595

Reveal has The Lifting, I've Been High, Imitation of Life, and I'll Take The Rain.

Four very strong songs. Unfortunately, they're surrounded by utter mediocrity so the album suffers overall.

I have a love/hate with Up. I'm not massive on the overall 'sound'. I love Lotus, Hope, Sad Professor, and Why Not Smile :hooray:

epilogue · **Posted:** Thu April 25, 2019 1:03 am

I'll Take the Rain really is a phenomenal song.

VinylGuy · **Joined:** Tue January 01, 2013 5:10 pm **Posts:** 36279

I would say Reveal have two good songs.

Can we get back to Monster?? How did these guys made that album please, its such an amazing one...

verb_to_trust · **Posted:** Thu April 25, 2019 1:28 am

Tongue is the best

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