What kind of feelings does REM's music stir within you ? I find REM makes me very introspective and it deffinetly leads me to relfect on some more intimate things.

flatulence

Stipes' voice annoys me, and the songs don't do much for me.

Thoughts of collage, the 80's, small progressive rural towns, etc

Thoughts of Collage, The 80's, etc


Collage (From the French: coller, to stick) is regarded as a work of visual arts made from an assemblage of different forms, thus creating a new whole.


REM makes me want to kick puppies. I like puppies.

Retchingness. :spit:
Bile.:spit:
Bleh.:spit:

What kind of feelings does REM's music stir within you ? I find REM makes me very introspective and it deffinetly leads me to relfect on some more intimate things.

It depends on the album. I've always really liked R.E.M. but I haven't bought any of the albums since Bill Berry left. "Automatic For the People" is the album that puts me in the mood you described.

"Life's Rich Pageant" makes me nostalgic and "Out of Time" makes me think of past girlfriends and love lost.

"Document" makes me think of politics, both past and present.

I could go on for every album. Which album(s) do you have MM?

when I think about REM I think about "automatic for the people"
--Awesome album. They did make a few good tunes on other albums, but aftp does it for me.

It depends on the album. I've always really liked R.E.M. but I haven't bought any of the albums since Bill Berry left. "Automatic For the People" is the album that puts me in the mood you described.

"Life's Rich Pageant" makes me nostalgic and "Out of Time" makes me think of past girlfriends and love lost.

"Document" makes me think of politics, both past and present.

I could go on for every album. Which album(s) do you have MM?

REM best of 1988-2003 :bassist:

Ugh. Nothing good. I hate to sound so negative, but I really don't care for their music at all. I'd have to say "revulsion".

REM best of 1988-2003 :bassist:

If you get a chance, check out the other Greatest Hits collection, "And I Feel Fine . . .The Best Of The IRS Years". It covers their career from 1982-1987 when my favorite albums from them were released. You may feel differently, but while I like the later albums (Green-Reveal) that early stuff was their best work IMO.

Some songs:

Radio Free Europe (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KA57Pafq_NU&mode=related&search=)
So Central Rain (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rLlVWrvO-Q)
Driver 8 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FL3b0B3xqV8)
Fall On Me (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Omn0ga4fJg)
Finest Worksong (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D--jPEG6CIE)

If you get a chance, check out the other Greatest Hits collection, "And I Feel Fine . . .The Best Of The IRS Years". It covers their career from 1982-1987 when my favorite albums from them were released. You may feel differently, but while I like the later albums (Green-Reveal) that early stuff was their best work IMO.

Some songs:

Radio Free Europe (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KA57Pafq_NU&mode=related&search=)
So Central Rain (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rLlVWrvO-Q)
Driver 8 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FL3b0B3xqV8)
Fall On Me (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Omn0ga4fJg)
Finest Worksong (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D--jPEG6CIE)


I just read today they have another album on the way.

Disappointment.

Here is a band that has a few really good pop/rock songs and some good ideas, but they don't really follow through to a fulfilling finish. Songs like Orange Crush, Stand and End of the World are great kernels of ideas, but feel kind of unfinished or not completely thought out. The music is way better than the lyrics.

Thier albums suffer from to much filler, too little killer. The Police suffered from the same lack of having an albums worth of great material - only they had a killer singer and way better players.

I like Green and Epoymous

When I think of R.E.M. I think of yawning.


Getting sleepy.......


So sleepy.

I think there is hope for any musician if these guys can make it.

I think of nothing except turning the dial unless it's "Can't Get There From Here." That song is great.

Happiness :P

Around the Sun always reminds me of my ex and how I'd play wow with her with that album on in the background constantly...

"Jesus H Christ can't you write a song in a friggin MAJOR KEY??"
"Is the track on repeat? Every damn song sounds the same!"
"Who told this clown that he can sing?"

My band covers "The One I Love" and I sing it. I like that song, it's incredibly easy to cover, and it goes over great.

Confusion.

How are these guys so popular?

nausea

+1 nausea, just kidding.

"Shiny happy people" reminds of the scene in the michael moore movie F 911 where the ties between the Bush family and the Saudi royal family are outlined.

Everybody hurts - I think they've captured the sound to go with the feeling

I don't know all they're songs, but on a song by song basis they're good at capturing sublime feelings to match the mood. Although 'Losing My Religion' and 'End of the World' seem a little too happy under the surface. Maybe they're showing their underlying indifference or something.

Can't really describe it. One one hand I hear a song like e-bow the letter then I hear Radio Free Europe.
Great band, great songs. Yea I agree very introspective.

Boredom.

sheer boredom.

My band covers "The One I Love" and I sing it. I like that song, it's incredibly easy to cover, and it goes over great.

Bass isn't that easy! I keep listening to the track and it's like "gah, I missed this bit, argh, that bit too". Easier on bass than a lot of other R.E.M. songs though...

wow such hate :rolleyes:

I am a huge fan of everything up through Green... although revisiting later stuff, I enjoy it as well.

Mike Mills has a lot to offer in terms of note choice and placement... he's got a great sense of melody & harmony.

I've seen them live about a dozen times

Their music makes me feel like im stuck in slo-mo. And like JT said nauseous too. And murderous boredom.

Bass isn't that easy! I keep listening to the track and it's like "gah, I missed this bit, argh, that bit too". Easier on bass than a lot of other R.E.M. songs though...Yeah... I've been singing that song in cover bands for quite some time, and when I first learned it, it took me a LOT of practice to get the bass and vocals working together, particularly during the "Occupy my time" where the bass kind of gallops up while the vocals sing a completely different rhythm. Fun challenge. :)

I was a huge REM fan, from the "Murmur" album through the "Monster" album, and I probably saw them at least 5 times in concert. They were a fun band to follow -- I remember debating with my friends about what those obtuse lyrics actually meant, noticing the differences from one album to the next, and watching Stipe gradually change from a mumbling introvert into a new kind of rock star.

I give REM a lot of the credit for creating the cornerstone of what we now call "alternative rock". But I admit that I practically NEVER listen to them anymore. I know the old stuff too well, and the new stuff seems dull. Back then, they were pretty much the only interesting game in town. But nowadays there are so many more interesting choices, and REM's music seems pretty thin in comparison.

wow such hate :rolleyes:


Well, it is a word I refrained from using before...but yeah. I pretty much hate their music. Yep, nausea works too, but mostly yeah; hate 'em. Sorry dude. We all have opinions, and it seems like not too many musicians really like their music.

Difficult to play?? Really? Sheesh. I guess that Jeff Berlin guy's stuff must be IMPOSSIBLE to play then, if REM is "difficult".

Everybody hurts? Only when forced to listen to that tune. Really. Just may qualify as most annoying song ever.

Feeling of buying a machine gun and killing the whole damn band.

Bass isn't that easy! I keep listening to the track and it's like "gah, I missed this bit, argh, that bit too". Easier on bass than a lot of other R.E.M. songs though...

How long have you been playing bass? 2 hours? Jeez...

Well, it is a word I refrained from using before...but yeah. I pretty much hate their music. Yep, nausea works too, but mostly yeah; hate 'em. Sorry dude. We all have opinions, and it seems like not too many musicians really like their music.

Difficult to play?? Really? Sheesh. I guess that Jeff Berlin guy's stuff must be IMPOSSIBLE to play then, if REM is "difficult".

Everybody hurts? Only when forced to listen to that tune. Really. Just may qualify as most annoying song ever.:D I LOLed reading that.

No Shiny Happy People wins as the most annoying song ever.

How long have you been playing bass? 2 hours? Jeez...

Have you actually listened to the song? :/

No Shiny Happy People wins as the most annoying song ever.

And interesting to note that the band actually HATES that song and it never appears in model singles collections :P
Someone I used to work with always used to ask me to put R.E.M. on, then he'd get confused and say I put crap songs on whenever I put anything but the singles (yes, he used to listen to Shiny Happy a lot -_-;;) on... I HATE those types of R.E.M. fans..........

wow such hate :rolleyes:

I am a huge fan of everything up through Green... although revisiting later stuff, I enjoy it as well.

Mike Mills has a lot to offer in terms of note choice and placement... he's got a great sense of melody & harmony.

I've seen them live about a dozen times
+1 , love rem , mike mills is a very good bass player , not flashy and technical but good strong melodic bass lines which imo is what bass playing is all about , I think he has a really nice tone as well , full and warm

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Not really. I like some of it, don't like the other parts.

Early REM....I really dug "Murmur"

After that, it was a song here & there, but mostly I couldn't stand them. The band was pretty cool, but Stipes really got on my nerves.

"Shiny Happy People" made me wanna feed kittens to puppies......and I like kitties !!! :D

I'm glad a band like R.E.M. exists... it's fantastic chill out music... and I dunno... just really like the jangly, bass-driven-melodic aspect of it... they do it right for me...

I actually dig the latter material myself.

I'm a big fan of Automatic for the People and Monster was a pretty brave album to make in my opinion. "Automatic" makes me want to chill out and do nothing else but listen to it. I was able to stomach "New Adventures in Hi Fi" and "Up" okay but after that they lost me completely.

P.S.: Everybody Hurts is in D major, they can make songs in major keys. :p

"Shiny Happy People" actually gives me goosebumps during the transitions between the string and the "normal" parts but overall I don't like Out of Time all that much.

It makes me want to grab an acoustic guitar and write a song...but then again a lot of music does that to me...

Blandness

One of my favs. My triad of musical favorites is probably R.E.M., Radiohead, and The Smiths.

I really like the IRS stuff, some later stuff is ok, but like so many bands it seems like they changed their music to boost sales.

One of my favs. My triad of musical favorites is probably R.E.M., Radiohead, and The Smiths.

Holy ****. One long car ride with you, and I'd probably have to commit suicide.

:spit:

I'm actually glad to see REM is hated by so many. Sure that makes me a bad person, but my god... if I ever have to watch Michael Stipe dance to one of their songs again, I will take a bottle of mace and spray it in my eyes to make the pain go away.

So maybe rage would be the emotion REM's stirs within.

When did you have the said traumatic experience, Matt? I can safely say they pretty much went insane after Bill Berry left, I'd never pay to see them in concert nowadays even though I used to be a fan.

I just hate the music, and every clip I've seen of them, Michael Stipe dances like he's having a seizure, it's one of the most annoying things I've ever heard/seen at the same time.

wow such hate :rolleyes:

I am a huge fan of everything up through Green... although revisiting later stuff, I enjoy it as well.

Mike Mills has a lot to offer in terms of note choice and placement... he's got a great sense of melody & harmony.
This post is probably the closest to my feelings. Really liked'em through Lifes Rich Pageant. Murmur and Chronic Town, in particular, stir up wistful feelings about college. I saw them live on the Reckoning Tour and thought they were superb.

Then they started to lose me. However, I really enjoy Adventures in Hi-Fi, the last album with Bill Berry. I think it's an interesting departure.

Also, despite the tons of hate people direct at Stipe, I have to say this for him: Right as REM was getting huge, he produced a 5-song demo for some friends of mine from Jacksonville. They had nothing but good things to say. He invited them to the video shoot for Losing My Religion (they couldn't make it), and waived the fee he was supposed to get for producing them.

being miserable at college

wanting to shout "stop whining" at the hi fi.

that "this one goes out to the one I love" song killed any interest I had in them. was completely overplayed in the uk.

Hmmm. Whining. I think you hit the nail on the head. Yes, that is undoubtedly why I hate them the most; the whining. I hate whining. I think REM opened the door for "Whiney Bands". If you must sing, do NOT whine.