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R.E.M. released their debut single Radio Free Europe 42 years ago today
Posted on 7/7/23 at 3:33 pm
Posted on 7/7/23 at 3:33 pm
This song is how I discovered R.E.M.
R.E.M.- Radio Free Europe
“Calling out in Transit”
Sitting Still B-side
R.E.M.- Radio Free Europe
“Calling out in Transit”
Sitting Still B-side
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Posted on 7/7/23 at 7:04 pm to DeltaTigerDelta
Great sounding band
Posted on 7/7/23 at 7:43 pm to STigers
I bought Murmur in 1983, well before it was popular (thanks to KLSU which was a great radio station at the time). My friends and I wore that album out. And the same for the next several REM albums.
When I go back and listen to REM what stands out is how much I like the bass, weirdly enough.
Radio Free Europe on Letterman, 1983
When I go back and listen to REM what stands out is how much I like the bass, weirdly enough.
Radio Free Europe on Letterman, 1983
Posted on 7/7/23 at 8:47 pm to STigers
Not to change the topic, but I've been listening to Fables of the Reconstruction a good bit lately.
Posted on 7/7/23 at 8:49 pm to STigers
It sounded a lot Like Tom Petty to me.
Posted on 7/7/23 at 9:05 pm to STigers
Great tune, great letterman performance too
Posted on 7/8/23 at 8:43 am to JumpingTheShark
When I listen to those early records, they always still sound as fresh and new to me as when they were released... and everything seems alright!
IMO, the greatest American rock band!
IMO, the greatest American rock band!
This post was edited on 7/8/23 at 2:59 pm
Posted on 7/8/23 at 2:54 pm to STigers
I like the way REM’s sound evolved over the years. From Driver 8 to What’s the Frequency Kenneth. Doesn’t even sound like the same band.
Posted on 7/8/23 at 3:17 pm to STigers
I bought Murmur in 1983, saw them live in New Orleans the next year, and thus began my adoration of the best American band of the last 50 yrs.
Posted on 7/8/23 at 6:33 pm to Tigris
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what stands out is how much I like the bass, weirdly enough.
You have a good ear. A lot of alternative bands in the 80s had great bass players and so they mixed those guys out front. The other thing Mike Mills did was provide these fuzzy background vocals that really gave REMs sound a mysterious, southern piney woods at midnight feel
Posted on 7/8/23 at 7:21 pm to Zappas Stache
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The other thing Mike Mills did was provide these fuzzy background vocals that really gave REMs sound a mysterious, southern piney woods at midnight feel
Yup. Harborcoat is Mike Mills at his finest.
Harborcoat - REM live 1985
Posted on 7/9/23 at 5:39 pm to Zappas Stache
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You have a good ear.
It took me around 3 decades to realize how good John Entwistle was and how his absence would have diminished The Who. That seems to have changed my ear for bass forever, and for the better.
Posted on 7/9/23 at 8:33 pm to Tigris
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When I go back and listen to REM what stands out is how much I like the bass, weirdly enough.
Well the bass drove a lot of the songs.
Mike Mills is a McCartney-esque beast...
Posted on 7/9/23 at 11:21 pm to STigers
I love their early albums. Such a cool sound. They evolved pretty well but their early sound is just so good.
Posted on 7/10/23 at 3:08 am to Vandyrone
Michael Stipes dancing during that song 
I'm a pretty big REM fan and don't think I've seen him do anything close to that anywhere else. Maybe a little in the Losing my Religion video
I'm a pretty big REM fan and don't think I've seen him do anything close to that anywhere else. Maybe a little in the Losing my Religion video
This post was edited on 7/10/23 at 3:10 am
Posted on 7/10/23 at 7:09 am to Vandyrone
I love REM, own their entire catalog. But I always thought Mills was their weakest link. Never cared for his playing and he's a real dousch nozzle of a person.
I always thought Peter Buck was one of the most underrated guitarists out there.
I always thought Peter Buck was one of the most underrated guitarists out there.
Posted on 7/10/23 at 9:51 am to Zappas Stache
mike mills’ harmony and counter harmony vocals are what made REM different and why they are so influential
Posted on 7/10/23 at 3:34 pm to hogcard1964
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But I always thought Mills was their weakest link. Never cared for his playing and he's a real dousch nozzle of a person.
sharing the spotlight with Stipe and you think Mills was the douche nozzle?
The thing I like about Murmur is they're all equally great REM songs. I'm not sure if which one jumps out as much as the other if that makes sense.
Posted on 7/10/23 at 4:23 pm to hogcard1964
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But I always thought Mills was their weakest link. Never cared for his playing and he's a real dousch nozzle of a person.
Holy shite.
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It sounded a lot Like Tom Petty to me.
Holy double shite.
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