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R.E.M. announces they're breaking up

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by Steak Snabler, Sep 21, 2011.

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  1. Boom_70

    Boom_70 Well-Known Member

    What's the frequency Headbutt?
     
    Boom_70, Sep 21, 2011
    #37
  2. TigerVols

    TigerVols Well-Known Member

    I'm stunned at how few people have heard their last few albums, all of which were very strong, IMO.

    http://www.youtube.com/remsuperserious#p/a/f/0/f8TLAbvQWvI





     
    TigerVols, Sep 21, 2011
    #38
  3. Dick Whitman

    Dick Whitman Well-Known Member

    My favorite is probably "Try Not to Breathe," but I have a bunch. "Driver 8" is up there. "Maps and Legends" is definitely up there. "Finest Worksong." "Strange Currencies" and "I Took Your Name" off of "Monster." "Half a World Away." "Turn You Inside Out." Every single note played on "Life's Rich Pageant."

    So many great songs. What a legacy.
     
    Dick Whitman, Sep 21, 2011
    #39
  4. holy bull

    holy bull Active Member

    R.E.M. is now and always will be my favorite band.

    It's a sin that I've only seen them once, at Saratoga Performing Arts Center in 1999.

    The fact that Patti Smith opened did not suck.
     
    holy bull, Sep 21, 2011
    #40
  5. Dick Whitman

    Dick Whitman Well-Known Member

    I saw Radiohead open for them once. You want to talk about a hell of a bill.
     
    Dick Whitman, Sep 21, 2011
    #41
  6. bumpy mcgee

    bumpy mcgee Well-Known Member

    Leonard Bernstein!
     
    bumpy mcgee, Sep 21, 2011
    #42
  7. Piotr Rasputin

    Piotr Rasputin New Member

    Saw them in 1995, Halloween night. I was probably the only person who disliked Automatic for the People and enjoyed Monster.

    Great band, in their day. That day ended a while ago, but that doesn't diminish their great run.
     
    Piotr Rasputin, Sep 21, 2011
    #43
  8. Huggy

    Huggy Well-Known Member

    Exactly, Accelerate and Collapse Into Now are terrific. "Supernatural Superserious", "Man-Sized Wreath" and "Living Well Is The Best Revenge" from Accelerate are three of my fave REM songs.

    One of my fave things they did - well three of them, minus Stipe - was the album as the Hindu Love Gods with Warren Zevon (RIP).
     
    Huggy, Sep 21, 2011
    #44
  9. Bob Cook

    Bob Cook Active Member

    On my last day as a high schooler, I won two tickets from Bob & Tom to see R.E.M., my reward for knowing Babe Ruth finished his career as a Boston Brave. On a feeling really old note, I missed my 25th high school reunion last weekend.
     
    Bob Cook, Sep 21, 2011
    #45
  10. PCLoadLetter

    PCLoadLetter Well-Known Member

    PCLoadLetter, Sep 21, 2011
    #46
  11. Bob Cook

    Bob Cook Active Member

    That was the tour I won the tickets for! (Except I saw them in Bloomington, Ind., not Eugene, Ore.)
     
    Bob Cook, Sep 21, 2011
    #47
  12. Mizzougrad96

    Mizzougrad96 Active Member

    They toured for Automatic for the People? I must have missed that one... College girlfriend worshipped REM, but I didn't think they toured in 1993.
     
    Mizzougrad96, Sep 21, 2011
    #48
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