R.E.M!! R.E.M!!

[The_Sweetest_Thing]

Well, growing up in this tiny little sheltered suburban village, no one here ever listened to rock music (it's all ginos here, so we only have beats). It's a miracle I discovered U2.

Anyway, I've never really listend to REM before. They're sort of before my time, and like I said, no one here ever listened to them and could tell me about them.

What are their best songs? I want to download some stuff, but I don't know where to start...

 

[adamswildhoney]

Some good REM songs:


Losing my Religion
EveryBody Hurts
Happy People

I cant think of anymore off the top of my head but those are a good place to start.

 

[Sicy]

Oh jeez.. there are so many!

My personal favorites:

Orange Crush
PopSong89
Driver 8
Superman
Its the end of the world as we know it
Radio free europe
Shiny happy people
Whats the frequency kenneth?
Pretty Persuasion
Talk about the passion
Stand
Immitation of life

 

[brettig]

I'll Take The Rain - actually I could recommend most of the songs on Reveal but thats just personal taste
Finest Worksong
The One I Love
Be Mine
Electrolite
So Central Rain
Cuyahoga
Near Wild Heaven
Nightswimming
Find The River

 

[froggie]

brettig-I agree, I'd recommend anything off of Reveal, Automatic for the People is my personal favorite.

Some songs I like...Crush with Eyeliner, Find the River, You are the Everything, Electrolite, So Fast, So Numb, The Lifting, Half a World Away, Texarkana...

 

[LuvLady]

I lurve REM. Two favourite albums are Automatic for the People and Reveal but other songs i luv - *Stand
*Losing My Religion
*It's the End of the World....
*The One I Love
*What's the Frequency Kenneth
*The Great Beyond

 

[SkeeK]

Brettig! Nice choices! a lot of my favourites in there!

I recommend (keep in mind that I like the new stuff much more than most people):

I've Been High (one of the most B-U-T-ful songs ever written)
I'll Take The Rain
Beat A Drum
At My Most Beautiful
Leave
Find The River
E-Bow The Letter
Be Mine
Electrolite (it's just got this happy and at the same time wistful kinda groove that reminds me totally of love)

 

[zooshadow]

Yay REM, they are my second fav band, i love stipe he is so humble not like other lead singers.....
I will have to agree with bretting! good choices dude

my all time fav REM song is nightswimming i felt ill the fist time i heard it, like fully sick dyaknow wha i mean!

 

[bono_man]

sicy is right...there are so many!!

Perfect Circle (one of the most beautiful songs ever)
Orange Crush
Country Feedback
The Apologist
At My Most Beautiful
Daysleeper
Bittersweet Me
New Test Leper
Monty Got A Raw Deal
Drive
Losing My Religion
Half a World Away
Tongue
Bang and Blame
The Finest Worksong

wow...I could go on forever...

 

[Clark W. Griswold Jr]

I agree w/ most of the songs mentioned above. I'd also like to add:

Fall On Me (can't believe this one wasn't mentioned)
King of Birds
Circus Envy
Let Me In