SEC=UGA Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darin3 Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 I said goodbye to sleep exactly 7 months ago. Oh, and I was a hit-or-miss REM fan. Bummer... I'm sure they'll have a reunion tour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Dick Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 It's the end of the band as we know it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rajncajn Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 (edited) I tried to be a fan, never could. Shiny Happy People was the last straw for me. Edited September 21, 2011 by rajncajn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yukon Cornelius Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 I tried to be a fan, never could. Shiny Happy People was the last straw for me. +1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azazello1313 Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 seems like a formality at this point, until they're all 65 and decide to ca$h in with a reunion tour. I haven't been a huge fan of most of what REM has done the last 20 years. but you know what, I'd have a tough time making a case for anyone else as the greatest american rock band. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonorator Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 very sad to see them call it quits so soon ... not. c'mon, it's been 30 years! so long and thanks for the popcorn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loaf Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 had a hard time getting into the stuff they did in the 2000s but loved the earlier stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Irish Doggy Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 I had no idea they were still together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big John Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 It's the end of the band as we know it... Don't Go Back to Rock n' Roll Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt770 Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 Haven't really been keeping up with them much. Automatic is one of my all-time favorite albums though, one of a few that I'll listen to from start to finish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muck Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 ...but you know what, I'd have a tough time making a case for anyone else as the greatest american rock band. Really? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azazello1313 Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 Really? absolutely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt770 Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 absolutely. You obviously haven't seen Pearl Jam live recently and aren't aware of their massive and fanatical fan base. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muck Posted September 22, 2011 Share Posted September 22, 2011 Foo Fighters Pearl Jam Van Halen R.E.M. trumps each of those bands w/o even much of a discussion? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ursa Majoris Posted September 22, 2011 Share Posted September 22, 2011 Foo FightersPearl Jam Van Halen R.E.M. trumps each of those bands w/o even much of a discussion? Or going back a little further, the Ramones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buddahj Posted September 22, 2011 Share Posted September 22, 2011 I had no idea they were still together. same here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gilthorp Posted September 22, 2011 Share Posted September 22, 2011 From the very first time I listened to Wolves, Lower and Gardening at Night, I was hooked. This was many years ago, and the harmonies between Stipe, Mills, and Berry were amazing. Peter Buck basically was a hack and learned on the fly...and he got pretty good. The moment Bill Berry had his brain aneurism and left the band, they were never really the same for me. For anyone that's not a fan, please spend some time and listen to Murmur, Reckoning, and Fables of the Reconstruction. Give those a listen and you'll know where Az is coming from. If you haven't listened to them, you should. Give those a try, and then move on to appreciate the rest. Personally, my favorites songs by them are Camera, Wendell Gee, World Leader Pretend, Flowers of Guatemala, and Find The River. You dig deeper and can really appreciate songs like Auctioneer, Lighting Hopkins.....the list for me goes on and on and I'll never tire of those songs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azazello1313 Posted September 22, 2011 Share Posted September 22, 2011 R.E.M. trumps each of those bands IMO, yes. and I woulda named at least 4 or 5 other bands before foo fighters, van halen and pearl jam. w/o even much of a discussion? those are your words, not mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clubfoothead Posted September 22, 2011 Share Posted September 22, 2011 I'd have a tough time making a case for anyone else as the greatest american rock band. This is what I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azazello1313 Posted September 22, 2011 Share Posted September 22, 2011 murmur reckoning fables life's rich pageant document that is a five album run non pareil, right out of the gates. each one of them is absolutely a 5-star gem. then green was not quite as good but still excellent, out of time was excrement, then arguably their best album, automatic for the people. monster and new adventires in hi fi were much better than some people gave them credit for, and after that I lost interest. their live bootleg corpus from the 80s is out of this world. now, what I love about them...I can't think of another band that essentially came out of nowhere with SUCH a unique, mature sound. instantly identifiable from day one. the main influence you hear is the velvet underground, and yet REM's sound is so firmly rooted in the american south. you also really hear the byrds' more country albums, and stuff like roky erikson. but all brought together in such a timely and unexpected way in the early 80s that it changed american music dramatically. it brought post-punk "alternative"/college radio music a sincerity, an authenticity and a flavor of americana that it previously lacked, and the music world is much better off for it. their rise to prominence gave a shot in the arm to american music, paving the way for "alternative" bands like the replacements, husker du, etc. getting a wider audience. before that, I think underground music was more of either a new york city or an international thing. REM made it an american thing. I don't see the whole "grunge" phenomenon depending on REM much (though others do), but there is so much music that depends on them...go ahead and try and imagine bands like wilco, cracker and guided by voices (to name just a few very different groups I personally hold in high regard) without REM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polksalet Posted September 22, 2011 Share Posted September 22, 2011 REM is good but they're worthless compared to the Eagles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darin3 Posted September 22, 2011 Share Posted September 22, 2011 For as 'meh' as I am about REM, Orange Crush and The One I Love are two of my top 50 songs of all time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt770 Posted September 22, 2011 Share Posted September 22, 2011 Pointless to try to define the "best" band, it's all personal taste. One certain band, when I go see them, the hairs on the back of my neck stand up, I involuntarily jump around and shout all the lyrics, and sometimes I'm moved to tears. For the following week I'm hoarse and the show is all I can think about. If you have a band like that, it's the best band in the world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WaterMan Posted September 22, 2011 Share Posted September 22, 2011 Van Halen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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