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"To our Fans and Friends: As R.E.M., and as lifelong friends and co-conspirators, we have decided to call it a day as a band. We walk away with a great sense of gratitude, of finality, and of astonishment at all we have accomplished. To anyone who ever felt touched by our music, our deepest thanks for listening." R.E.M.

Didn't bother with their last album and too much of the post-Monster stuff was very average but good innings overall.

They had at least few choons. No farewell tour, no big interviews in press. Just split.

good. can't stand that whiney voice.

I hope this will not be a start to hear again and again "Losing my Religion" over Radio/Tv/Fb/youtube/taxi/elevators etc

They had some other great tunes, goodbye and thank you

Is "finality" a real word?

I don´t like this new, I always liked them....

so good luck and thanks for this years

I bet a solo album by Stipe will turn up soon.....

emilystrange wrote:good. can't stand that whiney voice.

Haha, I'm with you!

Salome wrote:

emilystrange wrote:good. can't stand that whiney voice.

Haha, I'm with you!

Apparently Kurt Cobain got fed up with it too.

http://www.feelnumb.com/?p=8664

Orange Crush is one of my favouritist ever records





And NOT because of the first word

Throwing in the towel after 30 years? Lightweights.

Ah nobody calls it a day anymore. They'll be back.

they only ever had one ellpee in them but that didn't stop them from making it over and over again, shoulda packed it in years ago

James Blast wrote:they only ever had one ellpee in them but that didn't stop them from making it over and over again, shoulda packed it in years ago

I've been trying to formulate that thought in my head ever since I heard, nail/head there.

I might steal that for my twatter (with due credit of course)

It's the end of the world as we know it I feel fine

Too harsh, a superb band who even in later years had at least 3 total pearlers per album. Saw them at both Huddersfield gigs in 95, Glastonbury 99 and 3 times at Old Trafford, each and every one a top nite out.

Favourite song? What, out of their vast back catalogue? Today, Circus Envy because it rocks, usually Nightswimming.

Thanks R.E.M. for 25 years of top tunes

A friend of mine heard about it in the Indian restaurant. Passed out in his curry. Woke up and said, "well, that's me in the korma"...













...coat?

Another whining guy retired

I think REM played an interesting hand in how a band can do whatever they like and still be in the mainstream. Their arrangements were often quirky, their sense of image quite off-centre (including sleeve artwork etc) and did well despite being in bed with a major league record co.

Job done good, in my book.

Was never a fan but I've nonetheless got some respect for what they achieved in their time. Just not to my taste.

Out of Time is in my all time top 10 albums, it really is outstanding. That said, I lost interest after Monster but still listen to their 85-95 output on regular basis.

doesn't it all snoud the same?

James Blast wrote:doesn't it all snoud the same?

Does Everybody Hurts sound like Shiny Happy People? Does Fall on Me sound like Star 69? IMO, their songs don't all sound like each other anymore than all the Sisters (or most other bands) entire collection of songs do.

That said, as big as Automatic For the People made them, that album (again IMO) was a bit too much REM by numbers for my liking.

So put that in your 'snoud' and smoke it.

Spiggy's hat wrote:

James Blast wrote:doesn't it all snoud the same?

Does Everybody Hurts sound like Shiny Happy People? Does Fall on Me sound like Star 69?

yes

I'm gonna be on the side of Murmur, Document and Green. Stunning albums.

I'll leave you with the chance to see a young R.E.M. making their debut on national TV, aka the Letterman Show.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KA57Pafq_NU

Zzzzzzz