REM to release greatest hits album....

Elvis Presley · 12-06-2002, 12:08 PM

this from NME.com

NME article

U2SavesTheWorld · 12-06-2002, 12:10 PM

REM are set to release a Greatest Hits album in 2003, NME.COM has learned.
NME.COM understands that the record will be a compilation of their biggest hits to date, and be backed by a selection of new songs, one of which will be a new single.

A release date is currently unconfirmed, although insiders have said the record could coincide with a tour next year. REM are strongly rumoured to be headlining the 2003 Glastonbury Festival.

The group are also in the studio working on songs for a new album. It is possible that both records could be released next year.

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EXCELLENT!

Hallelujah Here She Comes · 12-06-2002, 03:01 PM

Wow!! Great news! I can't wait.

typhoon · 12-06-2002, 06:07 PM

I hate it when bands release greatest hits albums while they're still making music. Doesn't REM already have one with Eponymous? Now that will be superfluous, because "Radio Free Europe," "Fall On Me," "It's the End of the World...", and so forth will probably also be on this new set.

The new album and tour are good news, though.

PopFly · 12-07-2002, 10:22 PM

I'm sure the fans on their message boards are having hundreds of arguments about what songs should make the greatest hits. Sound familiar?

daisybean · 12-08-2002, 04:22 AM

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Originally posted by PopFly
I'm sure the fans on their message boards are having hundreds of arguments about what songs should make the greatest hits. Sound familiar?

Yes, and some will be upset when thier favorite song doesn't make it on

Anyway that is awesome!!!!! I can't wait.

LarryMullen's POPAngel · 12-08-2002, 08:33 PM

Cool, can't wait!

MissVelvetDress_75 · 12-08-2002, 10:28 PM

awesome!

they need to get there butts back here to Georgia and play damnnit!

david · 12-09-2002, 05:35 PM

They actually have a couple, Epynonymous was put out on IRS after they signed to Warner Bros, IRS just wanted to make money off them while they could. They also had another was released in 1991, I believe it was called "The Best Of REM." All I know is that the band didn't want to release those early Best Of's at all.

Hallelujah Here She Comes · 12-11-2002, 08:32 AM

This was in the daily Rolling Stone update that I get:

R.E.M. GET ROAD READY

R.E.M. have begun to set dates for a 2003 world tour, their first in four years. The tour -- in support of the band's thirteenth album, due next year - begins with a June 27th stop at the Glastonbury Festival in the U.K. and will visit North America in the fall. "My kids have been asking me for the past couple of years, 'When do we get to go back on the tour bus?'" guitarist PETER BUCK said.
"So I am really excited about next summer and fall."
******

Well, that seems pretty official. Man, I can't wait to see these guys live.

browneyedgirl · 12-11-2002, 09:08 AM

That's great news...can't wait !!!

PopFly · 12-11-2002, 03:39 PM

So here's my ideal 18-track R.E.M. greatest hits album, and keep in mind that I'm ONLY a casual fan, and have only listened to a couple of their full albums.

Radio Free Europe
Superman
Fall on Me
It's the End of the World...
The One I Love
Orange Crush
Stand
Losing my Religion
Shiny Happy People
Drive
Man on the Moon
Everybody Hurts
Nightswimming (personal favourite)
What's the Frequency Kenneth?
Strange Currencies
Bittersweet Me
Electrolyte
Imitation of Life

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Elvis Presley Rock n' Roll Doggie VIP PASS Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: eachnotesecure.com Posts: 5,058 Local Time: 05:43 PM	REM to release greatest hits album.... this from NME.com NME article __________________

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U2SavesTheWorld Rock n' Roll Doggie ALL ACCESS Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: sundries and such Posts: 7,406 Local Time: 04:43 PM	0iougt087 REM are set to release a Greatest Hits album in 2003, NME.COM has learned. NME.COM understands that the record will be a compilation of their biggest hits to date, and be backed by a selection of new songs, one of which will be a new single. A release date is currently unconfirmed, although insiders have said the record could coincide with a tour next year. REM are strongly rumoured to be headlining the 2003 Glastonbury Festival. The group are also in the studio working on songs for a new album. It is possible that both records could be released next year. _____ EXCELLENT! __________________

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PopFly War Child Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 958 Local Time: 04:43 PM	So here's my ideal 18-track R.E.M. greatest hits album, and keep in mind that I'm ONLY a casual fan, and have only listened to a couple of their full albums. Radio Free Europe Superman Fall on Me It's the End of the World... The One I Love Orange Crush Stand Losing my Religion Shiny Happy People Drive Man on the Moon Everybody Hurts Nightswimming (personal favourite) What's the Frequency Kenneth? Strange Currencies Bittersweet Me Electrolyte Imitation of Life __________________

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12-06-2002, 03:01 PM	#3
Hallelujah Here She Comes Rock n' Roll Doggie Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Minneapolis Posts: 3,528 Local Time: 04:43 PM	Wow!! Great news! I can't wait.

12-06-2002, 06:07 PM	#4
typhoon New Yorker Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 3,021 Local Time: 02:43 PM	I hate it when bands release greatest hits albums while they're still making music. Doesn't REM already have one with Eponymous? Now that will be superfluous, because "Radio Free Europe," "Fall On Me," "It's the End of the World...", and so forth will probably also be on this new set. The new album and tour are good news, though.

12-07-2002, 10:22 PM	#5
PopFly War Child Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 958 Local Time: 04:43 PM	I'm sure the fans on their message boards are having hundreds of arguments about what songs should make the greatest hits. Sound familiar?

12-08-2002, 08:33 PM	#7
LarryMullen's POPAngel Blue Crack Distributor Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: I'll be up with the sun, I'm not coming down... Posts: 53,698 Local Time: 04:43 PM	Cool, can't wait!

12-08-2002, 10:28 PM	#8
MissVelvetDress_75 Blue Crack Addict Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: basking in my post-concert glow still mesmerized by the orbit of his hips..Also Holding Bono Close as he requested. Posts: 25,776 Local Time: 05:43 PM	awesome! they need to get there butts back here to Georgia and play damnnit!

12-09-2002, 05:35 PM	#9
david ONE love, blood, life Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: southern california Posts: 11,015 Local Time: 01:43 PM	They actually have a couple, Epynonymous was put out on IRS after they signed to Warner Bros, IRS just wanted to make money off them while they could. They also had another was released in 1991, I believe it was called "The Best Of REM." All I know is that the band didn't want to release those early Best Of's at all.

12-11-2002, 08:32 AM	#10
Hallelujah Here She Comes Rock n' Roll Doggie Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Minneapolis Posts: 3,528 Local Time: 04:43 PM	This was in the daily Rolling Stone update that I get: R.E.M. GET ROAD READY R.E.M. have begun to set dates for a 2003 world tour, their first in four years. The tour -- in support of the band's thirteenth album, due next year - begins with a June 27th stop at the Glastonbury Festival in the U.K. and will visit North America in the fall. "My kids have been asking me for the past couple of years, 'When do we get to go back on the tour bus?'" guitarist PETER BUCK said. "So I am really excited about next summer and fall." ****** Well, that seems pretty official. Man, I can't wait to see these guys live.

12-11-2002, 09:08 AM	#11
browneyedgirl War Child Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Ohio Posts: 747 Local Time: 04:43 PM	That's great news...can't wait !!!