The R.E.M. Thread

[::Hayley::]

I remember this band from when I was younger, but i didnt really take alot of notice..

altho now ive started downloading some of their songs...Losing My Religion is such an amazing song...

"oh no..ive said too much, i havent said enough"..true :roll:

Anyone else?!

[Kettercat]

*lol* REM are still pretty popular, aren't they? :P I absolutely LOVE REM, they're fantastic. I especially love:

- Losing My Religion
- Fretless
- Drive
- Everybody Hurts
- Daysleeper
- The Lifting
- Man on the Moon
- Strange Currencies
- Radio Song

So, yeah, I'm an REM fan :D

[SuchARush]

I never really took much of REM 'cept for thinking Everybody Hurts is a beautiful song but thats kind of predictable. But recently I've just been listening to Automatic For the People and Monster and can't get enough of them.
Plus, might be seeing them at T in the Park so am so excited about REM at the minute :-D :D

[mburn]

yer rem are a classic although i only have one of their album they are a living legend

[::Hayley::]

*lol* REM are still pretty popular, aren't they? :P I absolutely LOVE REM, they're fantastic. I especially love:

- Losing My Religion
- Fretless
- Drive
- Everybody Hurts
- Daysleeper
- The Lifting
- Man on the Moon
- Strange Currencies
- Radio Song

So, yeah, I'm an REM fan :D

class 8) they're all my faves too

losing my religion...WHAT a choooooooon :D
legends. these guys will always be in my cd collection :)

[Kettercat]

legends. these guys will always be in my cd collection :)

Same here :D

[Majson]

they are great

Also Nightswimming is very good,
Shiny happy people

some very nice songs :)

Automatic for the people is one of the best albums i think that's been released. There's never many albums that i can lsiten to all the way through and like every song...This is one of those few :) so to me = special and good

[Sweet One]

Nightswimming is one of my fave songs from them!! Everybody Hurts just makes me so sad, i actually teared up while listening to it a while back.

[Hicksy]

top top band :)

[jay88]

personally i think they are cool but i only have three of there albumns!!!

[bart]

I like every body hurts, and they sound OK live

[jay88]

what bout losing my religion and swimming?

[badlydrawngirl]

REM are a fecking brill band. Losing My Religion is damn classic :smug: Me likes Daysleeper :D

[CityandColour]

Losing My Religion, Everybody Hurts, and The One I Love are awesome songs. And Michael Stipe has an awesome voice.

[athy]

i like them..

[PaRaDoCX]

I heart REM! :)

[badlydrawngirl]

:cool:

[Sammie]

Yeh, I love REM, and yeh I agree with Charlie about daysleeper

[FEAR]

automatic for the people is the best album, reveal was great as well and out of time

[Kettercat]

One of my personal favourite bands of all times. I could go on and on and on and count songs I love... especially 'Fretless'.
They're brilliant :D

[radi0ed]

Rapid - Eye - Movement :o



httt :sneaky:

[busybeeburns]

lets play twister lets play risk yeah yeah yeah

see you in heaven if you make the list yeah yeah yeah

got most REMs stuff and it stands proudly :D

[radi0ed]

This one goe's to the one i love :sneaky:

[radi0ed]

This One goes out to the one i - left behind :sneaky:

[Rain]

I like em a lot :nice:

Stand in the place where you live now face north ;)

[Knight Of Cydonia]

lol! this is funny . for a sec i thought the thread was " what do you think bout REN" :lol: :lol: :lol: .anyway.. they're great! classic band :P

[noni]

^^ :lol: :lol: :lol:

[Knight Of Cydonia]

:P :P

[noni]

I thought you were the new Bono singing The sweetest thing... not REN (M) :P

[Knight Of Cydonia]

:cool: <--- m trying to look like bono*hails noni and plays the sweetest thing on bagpipes* :P

[noni]

Mental note to Ren: we are taking over also this thread and it's not good... :P

[Danilo]

I Know few songs of the REM, but I like attitude's politic band.

[Knight Of Cydonia]

Mental note to noni: you're right :P

[gvargas]

REM is great...I still have to get their last album. It's great. Their old stuff is good too. Shinny Happy People!

[noni]

Shiny happy people is a classic! And I don't know why is not included in their greatest hits, 'In Time'. :confused:

[busybeeburns]

thats what I've been wondering

maybe MS likes it as much as chris likes green eyes

[badlydrawngirl]

Yeh, I love REM, and yeh I agree with Charlie about daysleeper


woohoo! :D

Shiny Happy People SHOULD have been on their greatest hits, everyone I know loves it. Damn Micheal Stipe :P

[Lil'eskimo]

I still love REM. They were the first band I truely loved in school, a long, long, long :rolleyes: time ago

Favourite songs are

Drive, Everybody hurts, Stand, Shiny Happy People, Daysleeper, At My most Beautiful, Find the River, Nightswimming, What's the freq, Kenneth?, Superman, .................................................. ...............yada, yada, yada. ;) :D

[The Noteburg]

Oh yes... REM are one of the best rock bands in the world... My dad got all albums since "Out of Time"... I personally love the "Reveal" Album... it's a great summer record... Yeah :)
I saw the band last year live in Berlin and I must say... yes... they are a fantastic live band :)

My favourites are "Daysleeper", "At my most beautiful", "Electrolite", "E-bow the letter", "Man on the moon", "I'll take the rain", "Drive", "One I love", "It's the end of the world"... lots of good songs :)

[noni]

Yeah, they're a classic band, talented!!
'Man on the moon' is one of my fave songs ever.

[badlydrawngirl]

yay its like a big REM appreciation society :D

[Rain]

Do you know what the lead singer is saying in the background of Orange Crush?
It starts like "We would circle and we would..." it sounds kinds creepy, but its really cool, it sounds like an army rally.

[jay88]

try finding it on the net!

[::Hayley::]

i've always really liked REM but only got listening to them seriously when i bought their Greatest Hits...........they're excellent! and they look pretty good live too :D
Nightswimming is one of my favourites :smug:

[badlydrawngirl]

*must see them live* :cool:

[Marie]

I also like REM
One of the greatest bands of all time.
The Greatest hits is brilliant. :D

[::Hayley::]

^ it's one of those albums that, when i put it in my cd player, i have it on repeat for days!!

so many memories.... so little time :rolleyes: :smug:

[wimmulder]

I like REM's early work. But the songs they bring out these days are sooo boring, i think Bad day for example is just total crap. Though I think Losing My Religion is a classic.... lovely song!!

[benni]

saw them live in germany last year :smug:
document and monster are 2 of my all time favourite albums...

[::Hayley::]

I like REM's early work. But the songs they bring out these days are sooo boring, i think Bad day for example is just total crap. Though I think Losing My Religion is a classic.... lovely song!!

don't get me wrong i still love REM ... but... is it just me or is Bad Day a total remake of "It's The End Of The World As We Know it"? :o :rolleyes:

[wimmulder]

I like REM's early work. But the songs they bring out these days are sooo boring, i think Bad day for example is just total crap. Though I think Losing My Religion is a classic.... lovely song!!

don't get me wrong i still love REM ... but... is it just me or is Bad Day a total remake of "It's The End Of The World As We Know it"? :o :rolleyes:

Yeah and a very bad one :D

[::Hayley::]

ahahhahhaahaa i knew it :dozey:

[mycdplayerisbroke]

haha
good thing i didnt pay $15 for it like i was about to
anyone else have this album?

[noni]

I have it. Downloaded too, of course... :P

And it's very good. I like it a lot. But I miss 'Shiny happy people'. Damn it, that song is so cool, why they didn't add it?

[Leaver]

pirates!!!! :stunned:

[noni]

No, poor people...

[mycdplayerisbroke]

haha seriously
ive gotten alot of albums of the net
sweet

ive never heard of that song noni is it good?

[mycdplayerisbroke]

do you know if its 2 cds or just 1?

[noni]

Maybe I'm wrong but I think there's 2 editions: one with just 1 cd with the greatest hits and another one with 2 cd's with different versions and b-sides.

But maybe I'm wrong... :/

[noni]

I was right. There are a limited edition:

CD-1
1.- Man on the Moon
2.- The Great Beyond
3.- Bad Day
4.- What's the Frequency' Kenneth¿
5.- All the Way to Reno
6.- Losing My Religion
7.- E Bow the Letter
8.- Orange Crush
9.- Imitation of Life
10.- Daysleeper
11.- Animal
12.- The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite
13.- Stand
14.- Electrolite
15.- All the Right Friends
16.- Everybody Hurts
17.- At My Most Beautiful
18.- Nightswimming


CD-2
1.- Pop Song '89 acoustic
2.- Turn You Inside Out live
3.- Fretless
4.- Chance dub
5.- It's a Free World Baby
6.- Drive live
7.- Star Me Kitten feat W S Burroughs
8.- Revolution
9.- Leave alt version
10.- Why Not Smile alt version
11.- The Lifting demo
12.- Beat a Drum demo
13.- 2JN
14.- The One I Love live
15.- Country Feedback live


And 'Shiny happy people' is a great song, Eric. It's very old, from late 80's or early 90's and it's very happy and poppy. I like it a lot!!

[busybeeburns]

haha
good thing i didnt pay $15 for it like i was about to
anyone else have this album?

sounds like you didn't like it?

[mycdplayerisbroke]

how can "its the end of the world as we know it
not be on there?!

[noni]

There are more songs that they didn't put in it... :/

[mycdplayerisbroke]

haha
good thing i didnt pay $15 for it like i was about to
anyone else have this album?

sounds like you didn't like it?
it has a few good songs i guess
ill just end up making a mix of REM i suppose

[busybeeburns]

a band bigger than their 'best of' CD methinks

[busybeeburns]

all the way to reno is a track I didnt remember before this CD was released, such a good song

[Valleyboy]

And 'Shiny happy people' is a great song, Eric. It's very old, from late 80's or early 90's and it's very happy and poppy. I like it a lot!!


Ah, awesome noni! i luv this song too. It's one of the first REM songs that i heard.
Other personal favourites: Losing my religion, everybody hurts, E Bow the Letter and Imitation of life. And oh, their new song bad day is really good too. i like it.

[rf_ucsd]

Ah ... REM ... very underappreciate as time has gone on. Automatic for the People is all I've listened to lately, but I liked Reveal and all of their pre-Out of Time stuff has real value.

[Trouble87]

Any REM Fans here? If so, what is your favorite REM song?
Oh if you are an REM fan feel free to sign up for my REM message boards at: http://rem.hyperboards.com

[Alessa]

I am!!!!
one of my favourites is Drive....
i'll sign. ;)

[badlydrawngirl]

i love them can't stop listening to them in fact! :D
daysleeper and losing my religion are personal faves :)

[Alessa]

losing my religion is one of those old songs that still sounds actual and great!

[Skinned Alive]

Not really a fan, but I quite like them.

Everybody Hurts and Drive are my favourite songs.

Automatic For The People is one of the finest LPs ever made.

[scissorhands]

i like rem a lot daysleeper is probably my favorite

[Angel at his table]

Everybody Hurts, Shiny Happy People and Losing My Religion :D

[THW]

Everybody Hurts is my fav song of all time.

Also Like: Losing My Religion, Nightswimming, Drive and Walk Unafraid


Got their live DVD perfect Square and its great, Def recommend it :)

Seeing them and Coldplay at TITP last yr was great :D

[Trouble87]

You went to see them last year THW? I did too! It was sooo awesome!

[THW]

You went to see them last year THW? I did too! It was sooo awesome!

Yeah, couldn't have asked for better headliners for the two days, REM and Coldplay! :D Enjoyed coldplay slightly more tho, Mainly caus chris's humour and presence on stage

[badlydrawngirl]

Shiny Happy People


YES! I can't believe this wasnt on their Best Of: :confused:

[°°°Morning°Glory°°°]

I didn't like them....till my Godmother's husband convinced me.
I like Man on the moon & Everybody Hurts.

[THW]

Shiny Happy People


YES! I can't believe this wasnt on their Best Of: :confused:

THey never play it at their concerts either..

Got something to do with the fact that its got the Female gutarist from the B52's in it..

[badlydrawngirl]

yeah i heard they don't really like it that much!

[Reilly]

Oh and by the way sign up to my board!

Good boy.

[Trouble87]

who's board are you talking about Reilly?

[Reilly]

YIPE I didnt realise he'd come back!

*Scurries off into cowardom...*

[Trouble87]

:lol: Hehe, you're a funny guy, :lol:

[Juliana]

Any REM Fans here? If so, what is your favorite REM song?
Oh if you are an REM fan feel free to sign up for my REM message boards at: http://rem.hyperboards.com


Cool!! R.E.M. is so good! I love them, my favourites songs are Everybody Hurts, Bad Day, Imitation of Life, Losing my Religion...wow, I think I love all... :D

[mycdplayerisbroke]

my favorite REM song is probably "Night Swimming" :cool:

[Juliana]

Yeah, I love this one too! :blush:

[gvargas]

I think they are really good too! I haven't ever been to a concert of theirs though.

[badlydrawngirl]

ooh i'd love to though!

[Reilly]

I used to think REM was one of the bands I LOVED until I got UP. Christ...

And Reveal then didnt turn out to be any better.

But I eventually forgot about that and thought I loved them again, until I got their Greatest Hits and realised I cant listen to even their best songs more than a couple times before they annoy me.

[THW]

I am Watching their Live DVD just now :) gr8 :D

[badlydrawngirl]

i'd fookin LOVE to see them live :cool:

[Juliana]

I think they are really good too! I haven't ever been to a concert of theirs though.


Me neither... :( It would be a dream...

[*Justine*]

Rem were good 10 years ago.

[gvargas]

Check out my michael stipe tracing...

http://www.pbase.com/image/30307070

[*Justine*]

nice

[Trouble87]

That's awesome!

[gvargas]

You are from Chicago? Cool! Welcome!

[Trouble87]

Yeah I am. I went to go see R.E.M. last fall as a matter of fact at the United Center :D.

Anyways, I got a few members at my board... then they have kind of dissapeared, any REM fans here fell free to sign up! - http://rem.hyperboards.com -

[jb]

country feedback is one of my favourites!
i saw the boys live at the brixton acad last year.....they were fab and the stage setting was amazing!

[gvargas]

Cool how were the concerts? I wanted to go to the one at the United center but I thought of it too late and the tickets were expensive for crappy seats.

[badlydrawngirl]

*bumpity bump*

[Trouble87]

The concerts were simply amazing! The moment they played the first song it was like.. 'WHOA' Simply amazing!

[badlydrawngirl]

:D yay!
I've been listening to a lot of REM recently :cool:

[Juliana]

Me too. Have you seen the new DVD?

[Sarah here]

i'm not much of a fan of REM
I liked Velvet Goldmine though

Is it true that Michael Stipe is bi?

[Hicksy]

the dvd is superb!! well worth a purchase

and yes michael likes to swing :D

[badlydrawngirl]

i love micheal stipe. he has a good stage presence :)

[Alessa]

i

[Alessa]

i :heart: REM!!!

[badlydrawngirl]

moi aussi :cool:
but i cant believe shiny happy people isnt on their Best Of: In Time album :confused:

[Alessa]

i dont understand as well... :(

[badlydrawngirl]

damn Stipe and company *shakes fist* :P

[Alessa]

:lol: :lol:

[badlydrawngirl]

:wink3: :smug: :P

[badlydrawngirl]

they have a new song, so i am bumping this thread :P

[°°°Morning°Glory°°°]

U2, too! :stunned:

[Juliana]

I love REM!

I can´t wait for their new album, which will be released next month I think.

[Alessa]

have you seen martin sing with them?

[badlydrawngirl]

nooo i havent :embarrased:

they're playing Hyde Park and Hammersmith Apollo next year people! :D

[Evori]

i will go to their gig in barcelona next year! :D

[badlydrawngirl]

:cool:

[Juliana]

Oh, I´ve just seen about a concert! And Chris was there!! So nice!

[badlydrawngirl]

^your sig is from Electioneering isnt it?
good tune :cool:

[Jacob]

Nightswimming is one of my favorite songs ever. REM are awesome. "Automatic For The People" is the cd.

[Juliana]

^your sig is from Electioneering isnt it?
good tune


Yeah!
Thanks! I love this song! :D

[badlydrawngirl]

Nightswimming is one of my favorite songs ever. REM are awesome


yes :blush:


Yeah!
Thanks! I love this song!


no probs i love it too :cool: :P

[Juliana]

no probs i love it too


:D

[badlydrawngirl]

:wink3: love the new single as well :D

[Juliana]

Oh...I´ve just seen it on their web site! I so want to hear it!!
:cool:

[*Justine*]

:wink3: love the new single as well :D

Do you have it d/led?

[badlydrawngirl]

no, they play it quite a lot on Virgin radio. the bestest radio station ever :cool:

[Trouble87]

Wow, I leave for a bit, and my post has five pages! Hehehehehe, anyways, I thought I'd let you know, I got a domain, finally, and installed some PHP forums for my R.E.M. fans, so, if you feel like it, please sign up, no pop ups, it has a chat room, and I'm working on getting a picture gallery implanted in there. Thanks!

http://www.walkmanlight.com/rem/

[badlydrawngirl]

ah dedicated fans :) :cool:

[Evori]

weeeeeeee in 1 month :D

[badlydrawngirl]

:D

[Lil'eskimo]

Seeing them Feb 26th :D

[badlydrawngirl]

:cool: nice one. damn me for not getting my ticket :rolleyes:

[Evori]

woohooo their gig in barcelona is near!! :D i've never seen them in live, but it's going to be a great show, sure! :P hehe
well, i'm sure my mom will have a great time hehe she loves R.E.M. :cool:

[badlydrawngirl]

:cool:

[Evori]

wooow great show! nice stage! hehe :D
the best ---> losing my religion, man on the moon, everybody hurts! :cool:

i'll try to post some pics... but i was faaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaar awaay :lol: :P

[badlydrawngirl]

:cool: glad you had fun

[Stipe]

Every band seems to have their own thread in this section, so I thought I'd be the first to start one up for one of the biggest bands of all time;
R.E.M. (Big surprise I know since my name is Stipe!)

Chris Martin talks about their influence on him and how he thinks that X&Y in parts sounds like early R.E.M. And then of course he bought Michael Stipes lunchbox for 20,000.

So, here's the R.E.M. thread where any admirers can talk about them ;)

[Lamposts]

REM FOOKING UNREAL BUD! D4? roysh! ardgillan castle unreal gig!

[Stipe]

Ye man, Ardgillan was amazing!! Did you go specially to see them or just just for a day out?

[Lamposts]

I went just for REM! did you see them too? Unreal! Me in honey was played! I saw all the support acts was like 5ft away from REM!!!! best gig/day ever!

[Stipe]

Ah cool that you got so close! I only got there at bout 7 cause i thought there'd be a pit for fanclub members, but of course, typical irish, they didn't have one!!! Still got up fairly close though.

Ye, I know, Me In Honey was Amazing! And the whole crowd went wild for Orange Crush and Man On The Moon! It was a great day for it aswell, sun shining all day! Were u at the gigs earlier in the year at the Point?

[Lamposts]

Nope you? the whole crowd were mental anyway! I GOT A RECORDING OF THAT GIG! FOOOOOOOOKING CLASS

[Stipe]

Ye i got up the front at the Point, Best night of my life!

Ye they had it on 2fm live, Ardgillan. Brought back all the memories. Stipe was fucking class!, Loved the rendition of Moon River!

[flor*]

i loooove losing my religion!!! their best song!but it also makes me sad.. it brings me some good memories...

[RICK8]

I too love R.E.M :) :) :)

[winnie]

Oh yeah, R.E.M. - one of my all-time favourites!
Their album 'Green' is so damn great!

[Stipe]

Ye Green is amazing! Anyone else ever see them live?

[Pookie]

i have !
it's my fav. band, i'm on a french REM forum.
(4pilgrimage.com --> communauté --> forum)

[winnie]

Anyone else ever see them live?
unfortunately not... I hope, they'll be here in Germany next year... they did just 2 or 3 gigs here this year, kinda disappointing.
But I saw their performance at "Rock Am Ring" on TV and it was absolutely amazing - Micheal Stipe singing in rain, very cool :-)

[brandnew_boy]

hi guys, i was at a R.E.M. concert this summer in dresden. it was so great. i have some photos, i stand in the 2 row. i hope you like the pics.


http://famthiele.com/hennofotos/rem/

[Stipe]

Wow those pics are great, thanks a mil for posting them :D

Ye, there brilliant live! That's were they're at their best! I saw Rock AM on tv, it looked class!!! Brilliant dancing as ever from Stipe!! :D

[brandnew_boy]

that was the setlist in dresden:

1. bad day
2. What's the frequency Kenneth
3. the one I love
4. the outsiders
5. wake up bomb
6. animal
7. LNY
8. drive
9. Rockville
10.wanderlust
11.everybody hurts
12.electron blue
13.electrolite
14.these days
15.final straw
16.orange crush
17.walk unafraid
18.Losing my religion
=============
19.Imitation of life
20.great beyond
21.country feedback
22.nightswimming
23.DJ
24.MOTM

[Stipe]

Wow you got the Wake Up Bomb and These Days! Must have been a great night!
What did you think of the newest album, Around the Sun?

[brandnew_boy]

i like it. it sounds really cool. my favs are electron blue and aftermath. and yours? :lol:

[burningmonk]

I love R.E.M!!

I had Imatation Of Life on my head for about a fortnight...

[brandnew_boy]

here are my videos from dresden. the first one is kenneth (-17) and the second one is a part of bad day. i have some more on my computer. i will it upload later. i hope you like it:

http://rapidshare.de/files/9287843/R.E.M._Konzert_017.mpg.html

http://rapidshare.de/files/9283390/R.E.M._Konzert_016.mpg.html

[Stipe]

My favs are The Outsiders and Final Straw. Thanks for the vids, I'll take a look at them when i get the chance.
ARe you a member of the fanclub 'Brandnew_Boy' by any chance, or a member of the Murmurs site?

[brandnew_boy]

no i´m not a member in any R.E.M. forum. but i think the murmur forum is really cool. because you can look at all setlists or donwload some torrents. very cool site.

[brandnew_boy]

leaving ny

http://rapidshare.de/files/9325786/R.E.M._Konzert_018.mpg.html

you can feel the power of michael stipe. live this one was one of the best.

[Stipe]

Yea, i love the bit were he sings.....'I Told You Forever, I Love You........'.
Ye i'm in that forum anyway, I'm Final Straw! Ya should join it!
The fanclub members got a dvd of the Dresden gig with two songs, very cool. The Great Beyond and Turn You Inside Out! I love the way at the end of The Great Beyond he went bazurk spinning around!

[Majson]

Saw them live in ipswich this year, the day after the london bombings...they opened with everybody hurts. So moving.

Also got so central rain :)

A very very good band live, really puts on a great show and gives you value for your money, got over 2 hours of REM, and two opening acts. One of my fave cocnerts i've ever been too, certainly my fave stadium gig

[ebow]

REM is the best band in the world, by far! I don't think they've ever released anything I don't like.

Does anyone here have their album "New Adventures In Hi-Fi"? That's the best album ever made, no doubt. ;)

[Stipe]

REM is the best band in the world, by far! I don't think they've ever released anything I don't like.

Does anyone here have their album "New Adventures In Hi-Fi"? That's the best album ever made, no doubt. ;)

Now there's someone talking my language!!!!! Ye i have all their albums and NAIHF is my favourite! I'm guessing E-Bow the Letter is your fav song by the looks of it too!!!!!

[ebow]

Yeah, it's absolutely one of my favourites on NAIHF, but my all time REM favourite is "It's The End Of The World..." I don't think I'll ever get tired of that song!

I wonder if REM is going to release a album this year, I really hope so. And this time I'm sure they will make a ROCK album again! :) It's been a while since they did that.

[Stipe]

Ye i still love that too. Are you a member of murmurs?

[ebow]

No, I'm not. I have an account on myrem.com, but I'm not really posting there anymore.

[not_swallowed_in_the_sea]

REM is really great !!!!
I saw them this summer at Rock Werchter

setlist:

1 Bad Day
2 What's The Frequency Kenneth?
3 The One I Love
4 The Outsiders
5 Drive
6 Turn You Inside Out
7 Animal
8 Leaving New York
9 Everybody Hurts
10 Electron Blue
11 Electrolite
12 Orange Crush
13 Walk Unafraid
14 Losing My Religion

15 Imitation Of Life
16 The Great Beyond
17 I'm Gonna DJ
18 Man On The Moon

they played Leaving New York as a tribute to The Ramones, the best band from their generation said Michael

The concert was great but i missed nightswimming, i hope they will play it the next time i see them

[winnie]

Great setlist! I'd love to see them playing World Leader Pretend if I had the chance to see them in future!

[Stipe]

Ye, i saw them play World Leader Pretend this year too, as a dedication to Aung Sun Su Chi, and it was brilliant. Sent such a shiver down my spine, i couldn't believe they played it!

[not_swallowed_in_the_sea]

I've just watched "Perfect Square", it's awesome

[Plug_in_coldplaying]

i dont like them,they play very bad

[ebow]

I've just watched "Perfect Square", it's awesome

Yeah, it's great! I have heard rumours about a live-DVD from the Around The Sun-tour, does anyone know if something like that has been released? Or at least are going to be?

[winnie]

Oh, that'd be awesom! I enjoyed the tour-movie very much, but I guess I'd enjoy a DVD of the last tour even more :D

[ebow]

Oh, that'd be awesom! I enjoyed the tour-movie very much, but I guess I'd enjoy a DVD of the last tour even more :D

I know, would be great if they included something from their 2 shows in Norway where I was!

[Stipe]

The main rumour is that the dvd is gonna be of the two Irish gigs in February. I kinda don't know if i'm glad at that cause i'd prob be on it(being near the front) and i don't want to be!!!

Perfect Square was brilliant! Country Feedback and So Fast So Numb sounded brilliant!

[Riversc]

do they still play "radio free europe"?

[not_swallowed_in_the_sea]

Yeah, a new DVD would be great, all those memories.
Now watching Road Movie, also brilliant!!!

[Stipe]

do they still play "radio free europe"?

Na not really, you could get lucky though.

Anyway one see them live last year?

[J.Shivers]

I don't really like them but the put on an amazing show at Ardgillan Castle. Mike lost me during the whole "create awareness" portion of the show though.

Moby ruled at that show too!

[Anam]

We saw them at Loch Lomond in the summer and they were great, I'd seen them at Slane and Lansdowne Road previously. The Ardgillan Castle gig sounded cool on the webcast- was it on the radio in Ireland?

[Stipe]

Ye it was on the radio. I was at it, great gig. A lot of people mightn't really like them but once they go to a gig they're like, i didn't realise i knew so many songs! And usually come out loving them. Great live band!

[REManic]

As you can see by me name, I'm an REM fan, a really great fan, actually it's me favorite band...And I want to ask you lot, do you like them or not??Answer the poll please.:)

[Ondes Martenot]

i like them, i'm not a big fan but 'Automatic for the people' was a great album in my opinion. 'Man on the moon' is my fave :smiley:
and
there's already an REM thread
http://www.coldplaying.com/forum/showthread.php?t=23846

keep posting there :wink:

[Briggins]

i like em

[music_fr33k]

rem are good

[_frenchkriss]

i like the song losing my religion....:):):) grrrrr-eat song!

[square_1]

Man on the moon fucking rules!!!!

[Anita_sp]

yes! I really like REM..

Its benn a bah dayyy please dont take a picturee......

[Knight Of Cydonia]

I swear that for a sec i read this thread and poll like " do you like Ren?" :o

[Anita_sp]

hahaha!:P

[Briggins]

I like when Chris Martin and Michael Stipe sing together too.

[Ondes Martenot]

*R.E.M. love*

Automatic For The People <3

[burningmonk]

I didn't know there was an R.E.M thread, I absolutely adore them :heart:

[vertigo caz]

R.E.M are awesome!!!!! Great band, never been able to see them live though :(

[indanomati]

i brought this from "other bands MP3 links" .........coz every R.E.M. fan should have them..........both r just AWESOME..........:)



R.E.M. - The Best of The I.R.S. Years (1991)

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1. "Carnival of Sorts (Box Cars)" (3:51)
2. "Radio Free Europe" (4:03)
3. "Perfect Circle" (3:23)
4. "Talk About the Passion" (3:22)
5. "So. Central Rain (I'm Sorry)" (3:11)
6. "(Don't Go Back To) Rockville" (4:34)
7. "Pretty Persuasion" (3:53)
8. "Green Grow The Rushes" (3:42)
9. "Cant Get There From Here" (4:10)
10. "Driver 8" (3:18)
11. "Fall on Me" (2:49)
12. "I Believe" (3:32)
13. "Cuyahoga" (4:17)
14. "The One I Love" (3:17)
15. "Finest Worksong" (3:48)
16. "It's The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)" (4:07)

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R.E.M. Out Of Time - The IRS Years

Disc 1/2

1. Begin The Begin 3:29
2. Radio Free Europe 4:06
3. Pretty Persuasion 3:51
4. Talk About The Passion 3:22
5. (Don't Go Back To) Rockville 4:33
6. Sitting Still 3:18
7. Gardening At Night 3:29
8. 7 Chinese Bros. 4:15
9. So. Central Rain (I'm Sorry) 3:15
10. Driver 8 3:23
11. Can't Get There From Here 3:39
12. Finest Worksong 3:48
13. Feeling Gravity's Pull 4:51
14. I Believe 3:49
15. Life And How To Live It 4:08
16. Cuyahoga 4:21
17. The One I Love 3:17
18. Welcome To The Occupation 2:47
19. Fall On Me 2:51
20. Perfect Circle 3:29
21. It's The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine) 4:05
78:06
Disc 2/2

1. Pilgrimage 4:30
2. These Days 3:25
3. Gardening At Night (Demo) 4:44
4. Radio Free Europe (Hib-Tone) 3:48
5. Sitting Still (Hib-Tone) 3:16
6. Life And How To Live It (Live) 6:36
7. Ages Of You (Live) 3:48
8. We Walk (Live) 3:17
9. 1,000,000 (Live) 3:25
10. Finest Worksong (Other Mix) 3:47
11. Hyena (Demo) 2:50
12. Theme From Two Steps Onward (Demo) 4:37
13. Superman 2:54
14. All The Right Friends (Outtake) 3:53
15. Mystery To Me (Demo) 2:01
16. Just A Touch (Live In-Studio) 2:38
17. Bad Day (Outtake) 3:03
18. King Of Birds 4:09
19. Swan Swan H (Acoustic) 2:43
20. Disturbance At The Heron House 3:32
21. Time After Time (Annelise) 3:31


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[indanomati]

And I Feel Fine...
The Best of the I.R.S. Years 1982-1987

Released: 12 September 2006
Recorded: April 15, 1981-September 14, 1987
Genre: College rock
Label: EMI/I.R.S. Records
Producer(s): Mitch Easter, Don Dixon, Joe Boyd, Don Gehman, Scott Litt & R.E.M.

Info: And I Feel Fine... The Best of the I.R.S. Years 1982-1987 is a compilation album by R.E.M. that features songs from the band's years at I.R.S. Records. It was released 12 September 2006. A companion DVD, called When the Light Is Mine, was released the same day.
And I Feel Fine is available in two versions: a regular one-CD version with 21 fan-favorite tracks spanning the Chronic Town EP from 1982 to 1987's Document, and a second edition that contains the regular CD plus a bonus CD that includes rarities including unreleased songs, alternate mixes, and others. The album tracks are all re-mastered.
Two songs — "Bad Day" and "All the Right Friends" — appear in demo or outtake version here and in final versions on the 2003 Warner Bros. R.E.M. compilation In Time: The Best of R.E.M. 1988-2003.

[vertigo caz]

Bump:P

Random R.E.M. moment: Just watched the video clip for Man on the Moon, I absolutely love that clip, how cute does Michael look in it with the hat

[vertigo caz]

bump!:D

19667

Michael Stipe and Bono.....2 people who I love a lot!

[indanomati]

OMG! :wacko:.....:sweatdrop:......wat a pic....:heart:....
thanks a lot for it, carole! :nice:

[vertigo caz]

no worries lana....dont you just love michaels dress sense!! he looks so cute lol

[indanomati]

i simply LOVE his clothes.. its actualy my fav things about him.....:nice:
ok heres some of my fav pics of him: :heart:

http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n63/indanomati/gwyneth_paltrow2.jpg
^^ awww :wacky:

http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n63/indanomati/viewphoto3.jpg
http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n63/indanomati/ch7-22LG-1.jpg
^^ :drunk:

& heres smth for u carole...:wink:
http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n63/indanomati/photo17.jpg

[vertigo caz]

hahaha thanks lana!!! I love the pic of him and gwyneth

[indanomati]

yup me too :nice:
....... & gwyneth is soo lucky just to be friends with him & not to forget that she's married to Chris.....:wacky:...:rolleyes: ..

[galatia]

So,i have to admit that i personally find R.E.M. far greater than Coldplay.R.E.M. is my first choice and then comes Coldplay.I don't know if any similar thread has been posted before,but you can display all your love and appreciatioin for R.E.M. here as well!Let the party begin!

[indanomati]

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!.. :dance:
i'm a big, huge, gigantic R.E.M. fan.. my 1st love was & still.. Man On The Moon .. i think you figured from which movie.. :rolleyes:
oh btw welcome.. to the site.. its awesome.. that your 1st contribution is an REM thread.. hehe..
btw great.. pics.. :D

[galatia]

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!.. :dance:
i'm a big, huge, gigantic R.E.M. fan.. my 1st love was & still.. Man On The Moon .. i think you figured from which movie.. :rolleyes:
oh btw welcome.. to the site.. its awesome.. that your 1st contribution is an REM thread.. hehe..
btw great.. pics.. :D
Sure i did!Thank you very much!I am a huge R.E.M. fan from the very first day they started and i will always be!

[freckles]

i like them very much, but i must confess i don't know all of their songs.. i have the last album, i think - where the song "leaving new york" is.. and i love "electron blue" :nice: and i know those world-wide known songs as well..

[indanomati]

i like them very much, but i must confess i don't know all of their songs.. i have the last album, i think - where the song "leaving new york" is.. and i love "electron blue" :nice: and i know those world-wide known songs as well..
ho ho.. well we need to change that!. :D .. magda.. you should be listening to their album: Automatic For The People. this was my 1st .. :heart:
btw leaving New York & electron blue (the album - Around The Sun).. are really amazing! :cool:

[TracieMorgan]

Perfect Circle and Talk About The Passion from Murmer, their first album are two of the best songs ever, IMO.

I lived in Athens, GA in 1990-91 and I got to see them play a surprise gig at a club called the 40 Watt Club...It was the best concert of my life until I saw Coldplay in Toronto!!

[indanomati]

Perfect Circle and Talk About The Passion from Murmer, their first album are two of the best songs ever, IMO.

I lived in Athens, GA in 1990-91 and I got to see them play a surprise gig at a club called the 40 Watt Club...It was the best concert of my life until I saw Coldplay in Toronto!!
indeed.. Murmur.. is a great album. :D

& wow! you are soo lucky that you got to see them live! it's one of my biggest wishes to be able to see them live.. :nice:

[coldplayer71]

Imitation of life and daysleeper are their best songs.:)
I have a website about them www.remrock.tk www.coldplayxy.tk www.radioheadmusic.tk

[Plug_in_coldplaying]

i am the next fan

[burningmonk]

R.E.M are great. I've always found Stipe's voice very comforting, somehow.

I think there's another thread for them though :thinking:

[galatia]

indeed.. Murmur.. is a great album. :D

& wow! you are soo lucky that you got to see them live! it's one of my biggest wishes to be able to see them live.. :nice:
This is my wildest dream too!I really hope i'll get to see them live!They are amazing!They've composed songs that noone else has before and (i am pretty convinced) will never compose!E.g. "Country Feedback","Everybody Hurts","Drive","Leave","At my most beautiful","Try not to breathe","Losing my religion","It's the end of the world","Find the river",and so on!Trust me,i can keep going forever!

[indanomati]

This is my wildest dream too!I really hope i'll get to see them live!They are amazing!They've composed songs that noone else has before and (i am pretty convinced) will never compose!E.g. "Country Feedback","Everybody Hurts","Drive","Leave","At my most beautiful","Try not to breathe","Losing my religion","It's the end of the world","Find the river",and so on!Trust me,i can keep going forever!
oh i know that feeling.. :smug2:, naming my fav is always very tough. & also each song has its own style, so they have a song for every mood im in.. or feeling. :nice:

[galatia]

oh i know that feeling.. :smug2:, naming my fav is always very tough. & also each song has its own style, so they have a song for every mood im in.. or feeling. :nice:
That's spot on!That's what i like the most about them!Whereas the same doesn't for Coldplay!99% of their songs suit only miserable and melacholic moods.I mean if you're really happy you won't go on to listen to Coldplay,you know...Whereas you can listen to R.E.M. when you are happy,sad,confused,angry,overwhelmed and so on.There's certainly a great variety of songs suiting a great variety of moods!

[vertigo caz]

Anyone heard any rumours about the new R.E.M. album...I really hope it comes out next year!

[galatia]

I am a huge R.E.M. fan (that's also why i've already posted an R.E.M. thread which noone seems to have noticed...) and believe they are one of the greatest,biggest,lovliest and most influential,amazing and indifferent bands in the world.I read about so many people having seen them live and even more than once in a year and i feel so bad....I mean i haven't seen them live and they've been here only once when i was 8 years old....They have visited some countries so many times and during the same yaer and have been here once.Doesn't this sound a bit unfair???I really hope they'll make it this year with the release of their new album in the beginning of 2007.That's my last hope...Anyway here are some pics you might like:

[Redundancy]

just got a txt from the company saying that R.E.M are going back to the studio in the spring to record their 14th album. cant 100% confirm that but usualy company is right ;)

[Plug_in_coldplaying]

wow,super pics and esp with Thom

[indanomati]

just got a txt from the company saying that R.E.M are going back to the studio in the spring to record their 14th album. cant 100% confirm that but usualy company is right ;)
ohhh great news. thanks so much Will, i really appreciate it :nice:
one question though, lol, what exactly do you mean by "the company"?

[Kite]

Okay, for a newish fan who has Automatic for the people, monster, around the sun, out of time & Up. What should my next R.E.M. album purchase be?

[tjames921]

I would recommend Document or Green

[Kite]

I would recommend Document or Green

I shall look for those :)

[Plug_in_coldplaying]

definitely document or the best of from the year 2003

[Kite]

Anybody heard any of the new songs then?

[RadioMad]

Anybody heard any of the new songs then?

Dude, new songs are all over Youtube for over a month or so

[Kite]

But what do you think of them?

[RadioMad]

But what do you think of them?

Some good tunes, though the quality is a bit dodgy. I've only listened to them once, by the way.
I'm trying to wait until I get to hear the 'real deal'.

[Kite]

Has there been any date set for the new album?

[RadioMad]

Has there been any date set for the new album?

Some time next year.
Probably around the same time Coldplay will release their new effort.

... or Guns 'N Roses :P

[Plug_in_coldplaying]

Could you post links Radiomad?

[RadioMad]

Could you post links Radiomad?

http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=r.e.m.+dublin

[Plug_in_coldplaying]

:wacky:

[Kite]

REM album update
Band are 'two thirds to three quarters' through LP

REM are close to finishing their new album.

The band plan to release the follow-up to 2004's 'Around The Sun' in the spring of 2008.

The band, who are working with Bloc Party and Snow Patrol producer Jacknife Lee, played five shows in Dublin in late June and early July as a "working rehearsal" to test out several of the new songs.

Speaking about the record bassist Mike Mills told Billboard: "We've got another three weeks of recording and singing and what little overdubbing we're gonna do.

"Michael (Stipe)'s got a bunch of singing and I've got some background to do, and we've got a couple of songs we hope Michael will finish. And then after the next three weeks or so it's the mixing phase."

Mills said that there wasn't "a whole lot over overdubbing on this record". However, he added that himself and the rest of the band "made an agreement we weren't going to say what it is or not because we don't want to have expecatations out there in any direction.

"But of course you can go on YouTube and listen to some of the Dublin shows and get a pretty good idea of where we're going."

Speaking about working with Jacknife Lee, Mills said he was "fantastic. He's just what we needed at this stage of our career. He's very willing to experiment. He keeps things loose. It's a fun process; he just realises this is something we're all lucky to be able to do, and we're all enjoying it as much as possible".

The band are set to release a live CD/DVD package called 'REM Live' on October 15.

[Kite]

REM name new album

The record will be out in April (Or March if you believe Uncut)

REM have named their new album 'Accelerate'.

The band's 14th studio LP, the follow-up to 2004's 'Around The Sun', will be released in April.

The band worked on the album in Vancouver and Dublin with Bloc Party and Snow Patrol producer Jacknife Lee.

During their stay in Dublin last summer, the band played five sold-out ‘working rehearsal’ dates at the Olympia Theatre, previewing tracks from the record.

Confirmed tracks for the album include 'Until The Day Is Done', 'Living Well Is The Best Revenge', 'Mr Richards', 'Staring Down The Barrel Of Middle Distance', and 'I'm Gonna DJ', a regular in the band's set on their 2004/2005 world tour.

Frontman Michael Stipe said the guitar-driven LP is "the fastest we've made in 20 years".

He told Q: "I think the songs on 'Around The Sun' are great, but in the process of recording we lost our focus as a band. Now, that focus is back. And it's razor sharp."

[Plug_in_coldplaying]

this is great,finally some new stuff

[Briggins]

Woo new album!

[RadioMad]

I'm really looking forward to this album.

It's rumoured to be more like the 80s-R.E.M. again, which is awesome! Cannot wait.

[Kite]

"R.E.M have announced that their latest album is ready and will be called 'Accelerate.' The Atlanta band's 14th studio album is to be released on March 31, with a American release following on April 1.

Several tracks from 'Accelerate' were unveiled during a five night residency at Dublin's Olympia Theatre last Summer, and they include 'Until The Day Is Done', 'Mr Richards', 'I'm Gonna DJ', 'Living Well Is The Best Revenge' and 'Staring Down The Barrel Of Middle Distance'.

The new album, R.E.M's first since 2004's 'Around The Sun' has been recorded in Vancouver with Jacknife Lee whose previous producing credits include Snow Patrol and Bloc Party."

http://www.uncut.co.uk/news/rem/news/10855

[busybeeburns]

http://static.nme.com/images/05825_153128_367256.JPG

The band also film their new video in a lingerie shop


REM have unveiled the tracklisting for their eagerly awaited new album 'Accelerate' .

The 11-track follow-up to 2004’s 'Around The Sun' is out on March 31, and was produced by Jacknife Lee.

One of the songs, 'I'm Gonna DJ', was recorded during the 'Around The Sun' sessions, but was not included on that record. However, it was a regular in the band’s set on their 2004/2005 world tour.

The other ten songs, including first single 'Supernatural Superserious', were previewed at the band’s five-night 'working rehearsal' at Dublin’s Olympia Theatre in June last year.

The band filmed a video for 'Supernatural Superserious' in a New York lingerie shop on Monday (January 21).

According to the band’s official website, the tracklisting for 'Accelerate' is:

'Living Well's The Best Revenge'
'Man Sized Wreath'
'Supernatural Superserious'
'Hollow Man'
'Houston'
'Accelerate'
'Until The Day Is Done'
'Mr Richards'
'Sing For The Submarine'
'Horse To Water'
'I'm Gonna DJ'

UK tour dates are to be announced very shortly.

http://www.nme.com/news/rem/33864

[winigwl]

i only get albums i really want, so i'm debating if this one will be worth getting:thinking: