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R.E.M. Is No More...

varigb707 From United States of America, joined May 2006, 1220 posts, RR: 1
Posted (1 year 8 months 5 days ago) and read 1344 times:

After 30 years on the road, band members decided to go their separate ways...
http://music.msn.com/music/article.aspx?news=670895&GT1=28102

"Hey Now!"

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STT757 From United States of America, joined Mar 2000, 16261 posts, RR: 52
Reply 1, posted (1 year 8 months 5 days ago) and read 1327 times:

Their music was part of the soundtrack of my life growing up.

Eastern Air lines flt # 701, EWR-MCO Boeing 757

Revelation From United States of America, joined Feb 2005, 10470 posts, RR: 20
Reply 2, posted (1 year 8 months 5 days ago) and read 1320 times:

Weird, I just heard a riff of theirs being used on a segue on TV and thought to myself that I hadn't heard any of their music in a while... I don't think I have any on my iPod, but I probably have the CDs some where in the attic. I guess that says it all, no?

Inspiration, move me brightly!

Dreadnought From United States of America, joined Feb 2008, 7782 posts, RR: 22
Reply 3, posted (1 year 8 months 5 days ago) and read 1307 times:

I've been a fan since Lifes Rich Pageant came out in the mid-80s. I think Automatic for the People was a great album, but they kinda lost me after that. Not that they went stale or anything, it's just their and my musical tastes took different paths.

Veni Vidi Castratavi Illegitimos

desertjets From United States of America, joined Feb 2000, 7673 posts, RR: 18
Reply 4, posted (1 year 8 months 5 days ago) and read 1275 times:

R.E.M. is the band I think of when I think of late 80s, early 90s indie/alternative/college rock. TBH I didn't even know that they were still touring or making albums.

Stop drop and roll will not save you in hell. --- seen on a church marque in rural Virginia

ER757 From Cayman Islands, joined May 2005, 2227 posts, RR: 8
Reply 5, posted (1 year 8 months 4 days 23 hours ago) and read 1222 times:

They had a good run. Nothing wrong with calling it quits when you've pretty much said all you have to say musically. There's a lot of bands that just keep on plugging along well past the time they should have retired the brand. Like old athletes that don't know when to call it a career.

KiwiRob From New Zealand, joined Jun 2005, 5300 posts, RR: 3
Reply 6, posted (1 year 8 months 4 days 21 hours ago) and read 1151 times:

For me they pretty much ended when Berry left.

Superfly From Thailand, joined May 2000, 38508 posts, RR: 80
Reply 7, posted (1 year 8 months 4 days 15 hours ago) and read 1066 times:

Christmas came early this year. Good riddance!
Never liked Michael Stipes whinny voice.

Bring back the Concorde

Autothrust From Switzerland, joined Jun 2006, 1480 posts, RR: 8
Reply 8, posted (1 year 8 months 3 days 7 hours ago) and read 929 times:

Quoting Superfly (Reply 7):
Christmas came early this year. Good riddance!
Never liked Michael Stipes whinny voice.

Couldn't agree more, horrible music, horrible "voice" great its over.

Though i can understand the fan' s "sadness"

O tempora o mores

gkirk From UK - Scotland, joined Jun 2000, 24621 posts, RR: 58
Reply 9, posted (1 year 8 months 3 days 6 hours ago) and read 920 times:

I was in a curry house and fainted when I heard the news.

That's me in the Korma....

When you hear the noise of the Tartan Army Boys, we'll be coming down the road!

trav110 From Canada, joined Jun 2005, 480 posts, RR: 3
Reply 10, posted (1 year 8 months 2 days 12 hours ago) and read 851 times:

Ran into Michael Stipes in Athens a couple times, the guy's an ass. Never really was a big fan of theirs.

BOStonsox From United States of America, joined Dec 2007, 1887 posts, RR: 0
Reply 11, posted (1 year 8 months 1 day 21 hours ago) and read 766 times:

I'm not a huge fan of them, though I do like a few of their songs. I was wondering if there was a thread about this and I'm glad there is. Like them or not, they were a very influental band even though they haven't done much in recent years.

Superfly From Thailand, joined May 2000, 38508 posts, RR: 80
Reply 12, posted (1 year 8 months 1 day 13 hours ago) and read 717 times:

Quoting trav110 (Reply 10):
Ran into Michael Stipes in Athens a couple times, the guy's an ass.

Is his talking voice as whiney as his singing voice?

Quoting BOStonsox (Reply 11):
Like them or not, they were a very influental band

...and that has not been a good thing. They have influenced a whole generation of crappy, whiney, wimpy male rock vocalist.

Bring back the Concorde

CairnterriAIR From United States of America, joined Jun 2008, 337 posts, RR: 0
Reply 13, posted (1 year 8 months 15 hours ago) and read 666 times:

Saw them in concert back in '89 on their "Green" tour. They had alot of energy and the music was enjoyable. Following that I just lost interest as their following albums were rather morose and quite boring. I too honestly thought they packed it in years ago.

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