September 21, 201114 yr http://remhq.com/new...ory.php?id=1446 Bummer, but it was an awesome ride for those guys. I'm going to play Chronic Town/Murmer and Collapse Into Now to mark their passing.
September 21, 201114 yr Wow,.. 31 years? I'll be spinning "Life's Rich Pageant" today. That one really hits home for me.
September 21, 201114 yr Author Wow,.. 31 years? I'll be spinning "Life's Rich Pageant" today. That one really hits home for me. I might have to add that one into the mix because it is a truly wonderful album.
September 21, 201114 yr Wow,.. 31 years? I'll be spinning "Life's Rich Pageant" today. That one really hits home for me. This.
September 21, 201114 yr Haven't listened to them in years, but was my first real concert and first band to see twice. Will be curious what Peter Buck does next.
September 21, 201114 yr it was my Dad who got me into REM. I remember listening to "Reckoning" esp. "Pretty Persuasion" and thinking, no one else sounds like this.
September 21, 201114 yr I was just looking up song lyrics by them not a day ago. Glad that I was able to see them in concert when I got the chance.
September 21, 201114 yr I'm actually happy to see a great band call it quits before they become stale. IMO the Stones should have done so a few decades back. I'd hate to think of R.E.M. as anything but great.
September 21, 201114 yr Author I agree with you, Steve, but it is still a bit sad to see a band that was key to your youth call it quits. As a buddy of mine said when I emailed him, getting old sucks.
September 22, 201114 yr Everyone but me probably knew this years ago, but only found out a week back Cobain listened to Automatic for the People before pulling the trigger.
September 22, 201114 yr They pretty much lost me with "Reveal" and I haven't bought any of their newer albums, though I always went to their concerts when they came by my area. R.E.M. was the first band I really got into, I still have a couple of their albums in the original LP release, "Reckoning" on vinyl absolutely kills the CD version. It's been a long trip with a ton of amazing & influencial music along the way, I think they made the right choice. It was time.
September 22, 201114 yr R.E.M. In the Real World - Rolling Stone's 1987 Cover Story. Reprinted on day of their breakup: http://t.co/5yTLH0k6
September 22, 201114 yr I agree with you, Steve, but it is still a bit sad to see a band that was key to your youth call it quits. As a buddy of mine said when I emailed him, getting old sucks. It's always sad to lose a piece of your youth. But IMO they went out in style. And as a buddy of mine said, "it's better than the alternative". R.E.M. was one of the top bands of the 80's for me, and possibly one of the top 100 bands of all time. Have fun in your next endeavors guys!
September 22, 201114 yr Have to say, I wasn't the biggest fan of their last several albums. I respected the hell out of them, but the first two will always be my faves. Maybe because of the time they were done, and my age and place in life..... Still, an great indelible mark on music history!
September 24, 201114 yr Damn. One of my favourite bands in the past too. A relative of mine knows the band (from when she was living in Athens), so I might have to see if she has heard the news.
November 14, 201114 yr So were they friends? Still can't tell. REM interview: 'There's a good chance we'll never play together again' | http://ow.ly/1AlQN0
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