The R.E.M. Thread (For the People)

Now that R.E.M. have announced the title of their upcoming album, the time has come to start an official R.E.M. thread on the boards for all discussion about Athens' finest.

http://remhq.com/news_story.php?id=1225

The album is called Collapse Into Now, which is a name I like but don't love. It's sufficiently R.E.M. sounding though, and I'm sure it will grow on me.

PS: Paul, if you're reading this, book them for Coachella!

Also, this:

Srsly. Very overdue. They would be perfect for Friday night.

New info on the new R.E.M. album:

http://www.spin.com/articles/rem-tap...ith-next-album

Pretty exciting to see that Patti Smith's involved, E-Bow the Letter is one of the best tunes of the Warner Brothers years. Not too mention Eddie Vedder and Peaches (WTF?).

I haven't been excited about an R.E.M. album in a very long time but seeing them in 2008 was pretty much an awesome event at Sasquatch. They had so much energy and played so many hits. I was actually quite shocked. I saw them on the Monster tour and though it was great, this Sasquatch performance was even better.

REM's Setlist

1.Living Well is the Best Revenge
2.What's the Frequency, Kenneth?

3.These Days
4.Drive
5.Accelerate
6.Auctioneer (Another Engine)
7.Man-sized Wreath

8.Ignoreland
9.Hollow Man
10.Life and How to Live It
11.Houston
12.Losing My Religion
13.Harborcoat
14.The One I Love
15.The Final Straw
16.Let Me In
17.Horse to Water
18.Bad Day
19.Walk Unafraid

20.I'm Gonna DJ
21.Supernatural Superserious
22.Orange Crush
23.Man on the Moon

This would be very, very good.

I was there too, and it was definitely a great show. Losing My Religion into Harborcoat into The One I Love was just about the most awesome thing ever. They do a great job of covering all the bases at their concerts, especially on this latest tour.

I think those videos were taken by a boardie as well. magmazing?

Here are some "motion picture"s I shot during their 08 Greek shows.
They sounded terrific and put on a great show...

Saw them at the Hollywood Bowl in 2003 and loved it. Great setlist.

And this needs to happen somewhere next year:

Mike talks about the new album to Rolling Stone:

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/51942/231022

I love the song title "Everyday is Yours to Win", I never get tired of Michael's pep talk songs.

Tracklisting for the new album:

01. Discoverer
02. All The Best
03. Uberlin
04. Oh My Heart
05. It Happened Today
06. Every Day Is Yours To Win
07. Alligator Aviator Autopilot Antimatter
08. Walk It Back
09. Mine Smell Like Honey
10. That Someone Is You
11. Me, Marlon Brando, Marlon Brando and I
12. Blue

Im really looking forward to this! Been in an REM mood lately

Bump....anyone download the free track Discoverer? I dig it. I'm listening to Automatic for the People at the moment. I'm really hoping they appear on that poster in a month.

I said it before and here it is again. Automatic ....... is one of the greatest albums of our time. REM for 2011 :thu:

With all the rumors of other big headliners, REM hasn't been mentioned lately. I hope they end up there, if they're releasing an album next year, it would make sense.

REM 2011!!!

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Originally Posted by faxman75

Bump....anyone download the free track Discoverer? I dig it. I'm listening to Automatic for the People at the moment. I'm really hoping they appear on that poster in a month.

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Discoverer is just ok to me. Although even the most uninteresting REM song has that one hook somewhere in it where you go 'fuck yeah.'

I agree with that. Accelerate was the first album I liked from them since the Automatic and Monster days.

Speaking of, Monster has to be the most unfairly hated on album by a major label band ever. I fucking love that album. Crush with Eyeliner ftw.

I agree. That album cursed them for years and for many it marked their demise. Star 69, What's the Frequency kenneth, strange currencies and bang and blame. I like it all.

Monster is great. But it was so everywhere that its easy to just think of the couple of lame tracks that were huge singles ("Star 69" and "Strange Currencies")

It's their big, buzzy, Banana Splits bubbleglam record and its one of my favorites of theirs.

That's funny, I remember the unavoidable big singles being What's the Frequency, Kenneth and Bang and Blame, and to a lesser extent Strange Currencies.

Edit: Thinking about it, no way was Star 69 a big single. I think you're thinking of Kenneth.

Star 69 was a single but nowhere as near the hit Kennth was and Kenneth still stands as a great rock song.

Also, for as much glam that was on that album they really let loose with the distortion.

"Star 69" was a single tho a minor one with a low key video.
And it and "Strange Currencies" (bad Righteous Brothers soundalike) were inescapable on MTV and altradio in spring 1995.

Strange Currencies is a very touching and awesome song. Although I've only heard it on the radio a handful of times, so the overkill factor isn't there for me with that song.

http://cubemedia.ign.com/cube/image/...7094634215.jpg

This thread needs to be updated, because it is starting to look like this new one will be the best R.E.M. album in 13-15 years (hey, I love Up). Check out the five songs that have been released below:









http://ozonlaag.tumblr.com/post/2878...o-now-2011-hey

Some of these songs are better than a handful of IRS era tracks (though not many), which is something I haven't been able to say about a new R.E.M. song in a long time.

Some might say it's too soon but their return to Sasquatch would be most welcome. (they headlined '08)

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Originally Posted by MarkO

Some might say it's too soon but their return to Sasquatch would be most welcome. (they headlined '08)

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Damnit.

http://pitchfork.com/news/41334-rem-...ind-new-album/

Listen to the new album now!

http://link.brightcove.com/services/...d=803579449001

I'm on It Happened Today right now, and so far this thing is damn good. It's shaping up to be something really special.