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#1
homicidal_squirrel
Sep 21, 2011 14:32:11 music.msn.com/music/article.aspx?news=67...

I thought this happened years ago.
#2
zombie_babies
Sep 21, 2011 14:35:58 REM? Who cares. Not ... not terribly entertaining, IMO.
#3
KillerGM
Sep 22, 2011 19:10:06 They were OK musically, but they were very influential in the 80s/90s. Lots of bands owe their attention/style/fame/etc to REM. I liked a few of their songs, but (like a lot of bands from that era), I thought they took themselves too seriously and came off as pretentious more often than not.

It's cool that they're all amicable, though. Better than a bunch of not-quite-as-famous guys fighting it out when nobody but hardcore fans really cares.

Here's an interesting article on REM, and their influence.
#4
Cpt_Micha
Sep 22, 2011 19:33:49 I like some of REM's stuff.

I didn't realize they were still a band till recently. It's cool that they decided to hang it up as friends and not well implode.
#5
Crimson_Concerto
Sep 22, 2011 20:27:56
Who's REM?

+1
#6
LFK
Sep 22, 2011 23:26:58 I'm not going to say that I'm sad to hear it, because frankly I wasn't aware that they were still active figuring that they'd quietly drifted into permanent hiatus. Still, massively influential band. I've met Michael Stipe once at a press event, really chill guy. I have trouble calling them pretentious because Stipe really just is that ernest.
#7
pluisjen
Sep 23, 2011 6:22:59 This seems to fit the topic quite well, in a way They did have a bunch of songs I liked, but I also under the impression they haven't been around for years.

#8
KillerGM
Sep 23, 2011 10:12:53
I'm not going to say that I'm sad to hear it, because frankly I wasn't aware that they were still active figuring that they'd quietly drifted into permanent hiatus. Still, massively influential band. I've met Michael Stipe once at a press event, really chill guy. I have trouble calling them pretentious because Stipe really just is that ernest.

Oh, I wasn't calling them pretentious, just that their music came off that way, at times (especially as they got older).

But having been reminded of their songs over the years, they had some good songs: The One I Love, Orange Crush, It's The End of The World As We Know It, Man On the Moon, Losing My Religion ...

Just a lot of good songs, IMO.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
#1 homicidal_squirrel Sep 21, 2011 14:32:11	music.msn.com/music/article.aspx?news=67... I thought this happened years ago.
#2 zombie_babies Sep 21, 2011 14:35:58	REM? Who cares. Not ... not terribly entertaining, IMO.
#3 KillerGM Sep 22, 2011 19:10:06	They were OK musically, but they were very influential in the 80s/90s. Lots of bands owe their attention/style/fame/etc to REM. I liked a few of their songs, but (like a lot of bands from that era), I thought they took themselves too seriously and came off as pretentious more often than not. It's cool that they're all amicable, though. Better than a bunch of not-quite-as-famous guys fighting it out when nobody but hardcore fans really cares. Here's an interesting article on REM, and their influence.
#4 Cpt_Micha Sep 22, 2011 19:33:49	I like some of REM's stuff. I didn't realize they were still a band till recently. It's cool that they decided to hang it up as friends and not well implode.
#5 Crimson_Concerto Sep 22, 2011 20:27:56	Who's REM? +1
#6 LFK Sep 22, 2011 23:26:58	I'm not going to say that I'm sad to hear it, because frankly I wasn't aware that they were still active figuring that they'd quietly drifted into permanent hiatus. Still, massively influential band. I've met Michael Stipe once at a press event, really chill guy. I have trouble calling them pretentious because Stipe really just is that ernest.
#7 pluisjen Sep 23, 2011 6:22:59	This seems to fit the topic quite well, in a way They did have a bunch of songs I liked, but I also under the impression they haven't been around for years.
#8 KillerGM Sep 23, 2011 10:12:53	I'm not going to say that I'm sad to hear it, because frankly I wasn't aware that they were still active figuring that they'd quietly drifted into permanent hiatus. Still, massively influential band. I've met Michael Stipe once at a press event, really chill guy. I have trouble calling them pretentious because Stipe really just is that ernest. Oh, I wasn't calling them pretentious, just that their music came off that way, at times (especially as they got older). But having been reminded of their songs over the years, they had some good songs: The One I Love, Orange Crush, It's The End of The World As We Know It, Man On the Moon, Losing My Religion ... Just a lot of good songs, IMO.