R.E.M. have broken up - Page 27

CrashedCarDriver · 10-20-2011, 09:03 PM

R.E.M. - I've Been High - YouTube

FitzChivalry · 10-21-2011, 02:35 AM

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Originally Posted by LemonMelon

One of my REM favorites. The first half of Up is fucking awesome.

And the end: 'Falls To Climb' is one of my favorites by them.

hikerdeb · 10-21-2011, 09:18 AM

Just curious -- has Bono or any other member of U2 commented on R.E.M.'s breakup?

Since Stipe and Bono are good friends, I wonder if Stipe used Bono as a sounding board when he was trying to decide whether to disband or not. I imagine Bono's answer would have been something like, "Well, if it's not fun for you anymore and you feel you've gone as far as you can go creatively, there's really no point in staying together. Personally, I don't feel that way about my own band -- at least, not yet."

I also wonder when R.E.M. made the decision. When they recorded Collapse Into Now, did they already know it was going to be the final album?

AndrewCowley · 10-21-2011, 09:27 AM

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Originally Posted by FitzChivalry

And the end: 'Falls To Climb' is one of my favorites by them.

+1 to that.

corianderstem · 10-21-2011, 02:28 PM

I thought I read something one of the REM guys said about how they started talking about it while recording Collapse Into Now.

FitzChivalry · 10-21-2011, 07:11 PM

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Originally Posted by corianderstem

I thought I read something one of the REM guys said about how they started talking about it while recording Collapse Into Now.

Yes. It was discussed over a period of years. Mike Mills made it sound like it happened in stages. First, while touring "Around The Sun", just touching around the subject and joking about breaking up to gage the others' reactions, then slowly, over time, more and more seriously. But they didn't want to go out on, I guess what they eventually deemed a subpar album, "Around The Sun", so they waited until they had two more albums they could be proud of under their belt.

I think you and I read the same thing, Cori.

CrashedCarDriver · 10-21-2011, 08:09 PM

The latter part of R.E.M's tenure was an indication that there was a sense of it all "coming to an end" even though the band still had ideas and knew how to write a good catchy song, there were things that didnt necessarily click like how it did in the past

1. Not having a drummer 2. Stipe's voice sounding strained and tired due to age. You could hear on a song such as "I've Been High" he doesnt have that crisp resonance he did for Automatic For The People

lazarus · 10-21-2011, 08:35 PM

He sure as hell was singing with some power on the Accelerate tour.

He knocked Let Me In out of the fucking park.

FitzChivalry · 10-21-2011, 08:37 PM

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Originally Posted by lazarus

He knocked Let Me In out of the fucking park.

Another fanfuckingtastic song! (And it was great both times I saw them live.)

corianderstem · 10-21-2011, 08:50 PM

Let Me In is amazing. The lyrics are stellar.

Am I remembering correctly that Mills' played (I'm sorry, I mean WAILED THE FUCK AWAY on) Cobain's guitar for that song?

bono_212 · 10-22-2011, 12:08 AM

Just listened to an album for the first time since they broke up, Out of Time. I love this album. Can't decide what my favorite by them is still, but this is close. Low, Belong, Shiny Happy People, Losing My Religion, Near Wild Heaven, Me in Honey, Texarkana, Country Feedback, shit there's hardly anything on it I DON'T like, save Radio Song, which is only ruined by the shitty choice to have KRS One go UHN UHN over the whole thing.

lazarus · 10-22-2011, 12:30 AM

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Originally Posted by bono_212

Shiny Happy People

BVS · 10-22-2011, 12:38 AM

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Originally Posted by CrashedCarDriver

The latter part of R.E.M's tenure was an indication that there was a sense of it all "coming to an end" even though the band still had ideas and knew how to write a good catchy song, there were things that didnt necessarily click like how it did in the past

1. Not having a drummer 2. Stipe's voice sounding strained and tired due to age. You could hear on a song such as "I've Been High" he doesnt have that crisp resonance he did for Automatic For The People

How does Stipe's voice change(which is normal due to age) have to do with an indication that they knew it was coming to the end?

bono_212 · 10-22-2011, 12:46 AM

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Originally Posted by lazarus

Stand is another favorite of mine, so there's that.

lazarus · 10-22-2011, 12:47 AM

bono_212 · 10-22-2011, 01:26 AM

they've been loose like two times ever in their career, and I enjoy that.

GirlsAloudFan · 10-22-2011, 03:20 AM

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Originally Posted by bono_212

they've been loose like two times ever in their career

That's a joke, right? I really hope you don't actually think that.

LemonMelon · 10-22-2011, 03:24 AM

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Originally Posted by GirlsAloudFan

That's a joke, right? I really hope you don't actually think that.

I was going to say.

We Walk
Don't Go Back To Rockville
Superman
Exhuming McCarthy
Stand
Shiny Happy People
Sidewinder
Tongue
Lotus

I mean, that's just off the top of my head. There's plenty of other silly REM shit out there. Some of it is really great, some of it is mediocre.

bono_212 · 10-22-2011, 03:25 AM

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That's a joke, right? I really hope you don't actually think that.

I said "like". I'm exaggerating to "prove" a point. Them being goofy is NOT the norm.

And just ftr, I don't really feel like songs like sidewinder and rockville have that looseness to them at all. They're fun songs, but I wouldn't say they're goofy.

corianderstem · 10-22-2011, 11:20 AM

Underneath the Bunker FTW.

And if you mean "loose" as in "drunk off their ever-loving asses," there's always King of the Road off Dead Letter Office.

"Easy with the key! Eeeeeeaaaaaaasy with the key!"

Or the entire Hindu Love Gods record, for some Stipe-less drunkenness. Didn't they say they pretty much recorded that while drunk and then Warren Zevon's label decided to release it, to their horror?

10-22-2011, 12:08 AM	#531
bono_212 Blue Crack Distributor Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 83,865 Local Time: 11:06 PM	Just listened to an album for the first time since they broke up, Out of Time. I love this album. Can't decide what my favorite by them is still, but this is close. Low, Belong, Shiny Happy People, Losing My Religion, Near Wild Heaven, Me in Honey, Texarkana, Country Feedback, shit there's hardly anything on it I DON'T like, save Radio Song, which is only ruined by the shitty choice to have KRS One go UHN UHN over the whole thing. __________________

10-22-2011, 01:26 AM	#536
bono_212 Blue Crack Distributor Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 83,865 Local Time: 11:06 PM	they've been loose like two times ever in their career, and I enjoy that. __________________

10-22-2011, 11:20 AM	#540
corianderstem Blue Crack Distributor Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Seattle Posts: 64,498 Local Time: 11:06 PM	Underneath the Bunker FTW. And if you mean "loose" as in "drunk off their ever-loving asses," there's always King of the Road off Dead Letter Office. "Easy with the key! Eeeeeeaaaaaaasy with the key!" Or the entire Hindu Love Gods record, for some Stipe-less drunkenness. Didn't they say they pretty much recorded that while drunk and then Warren Zevon's label decided to release it, to their horror? __________________

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10-21-2011, 09:18 AM	#523
hikerdeb The Fly Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 80 Local Time: 01:06 AM	Just curious -- has Bono or any other member of U2 commented on R.E.M.'s breakup? Since Stipe and Bono are good friends, I wonder if Stipe used Bono as a sounding board when he was trying to decide whether to disband or not. I imagine Bono's answer would have been something like, "Well, if it's not fun for you anymore and you feel you've gone as far as you can go creatively, there's really no point in staying together. Personally, I don't feel that way about my own band -- at least, not yet." I also wonder when R.E.M. made the decision. When they recorded Collapse Into Now, did they already know it was going to be the final album?

10-21-2011, 02:28 PM	#525
corianderstem Blue Crack Distributor Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Seattle Posts: 64,498 Local Time: 11:06 PM	I thought I read something one of the REM guys said about how they started talking about it while recording Collapse Into Now.

10-21-2011, 08:09 PM	#527
CrashedCarDriver Refugee Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Turkmenbashin' Posts: 1,609 Local Time: 05:06 PM	The latter part of R.E.M's tenure was an indication that there was a sense of it all "coming to an end" even though the band still had ideas and knew how to write a good catchy song, there were things that didnt necessarily click like how it did in the past 1. Not having a drummer 2. Stipe's voice sounding strained and tired due to age. You could hear on a song such as "I've Been High" he doesnt have that crisp resonance he did for Automatic For The People

10-21-2011, 08:35 PM	#528
lazarus Blue Crack Supplier Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Los Angeles, California Posts: 41,669 Local Time: 11:06 PM	He sure as hell was singing with some power on the Accelerate tour. He knocked Let Me In out of the fucking park.

10-21-2011, 08:50 PM	#530
corianderstem Blue Crack Distributor Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Seattle Posts: 64,498 Local Time: 11:06 PM	Let Me In is amazing. The lyrics are stellar. Am I remembering correctly that Mills' played (I'm sorry, I mean WAILED THE FUCK AWAY on) Cobain's guitar for that song?

10-22-2011, 12:47 AM	#535
lazarus Blue Crack Supplier Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Los Angeles, California Posts: 41,669 Local Time: 11:06 PM