Why R.E.M. Don't Get The Credit They Deserve
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- Опубликовано: 17 янв 2021
- R.E.M. feel somewhat overlooked these days. Michael Stipe, Peter Buck, Mike Mills and Bill Berry once had the world at their feet. From Murmur through to the mega success of Losing My Religion and beyond, the band were at one time arguably both the most critically acclaimed AND the biggest band in the world (famously resigning to Warner Bros for a record $80million in 1996). But looking back today, the true value of the band's legacy appears to be in question. There is a schism between those who only ever dipped their toes into the shallow end of the band's discography - the radio hits - and those who've taken a deep dive through the IRS albums and the rest of their three-decades long body of work. In this video, we argue the case for R.E.M.'s place in the rock n roll canon and look at the reasons why some may doubt their ranking in the pantheon of the greats.
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Call me biased but I think Monster is a masterpiece.
Such and underrated band. Rem wrote some of the greatest albums ever.
R.E.M. should've done what Joy Division/New Order did - if R.E.M. broke up when Bill Berry left and the three remaining members re-grouped under a different name to release those last 5 lesser albums, their 10 album run would be unparalleled
Reckoning is one of the most underrated albums of all time.
RADIOHEAD always talks about R.E.M. as being their biggest influence.
My love of REM started at the age of 14 when i bought a copy of Out of Time on cassette after hearing Losing My Religion on the radio. However, it was a copy of the IRS years Greatest "Hits", borrowed from a friend's mum that really pulled me in. I was utterly spell bound by what i heard on that compilation and proceeded to buy all the albums one by one (I was earning £8 a week for delivering newspapers, so it took me a few months). REM have left us with one of the greatest back catalogues in rock music history and are the best live act I've ever been to see by some distance.
im 51. r.e.m. were one of the best live bands ever.
Thank you for doing justice to this band. They mean a lot to me, especially when I was a teenager in the 90's. R.E.M is still, in my opinion, one of the most exemplary bands in the world. They broke up when they thought It was time to, not so many bands are this smart.
Thanks for this. Couldn't agree more. R.E.M. were for decades the perfect group: elusive, punchy, cutting edge, yet with something traditional. Simply a marvel. That they could do all this for so long at such an incredible level is up there with Rush, the Stones, Pink Floyd and the rest of them. For me they were a strange mix of CCR and The Cure, as strange as that sounds. Wholly unforseeable. That they are all but forgotten today speaks far more of our present cultural empoverishment that of their greatness.
R.E.M. are one of my favorite bands of all time and I've also been feeling that they don't get the credit they deserve. Thank you so much for this great video.
Absolutely agree. They are one of the greatest, if not THE greatest, bands of all time and my personal favorite. Plus, no scandals, they weren’t assholes, they cared about social issues, and remain close friends to this day- all of that is reflected in their music.
My favorite REM Album is probably which ever one I am listening to at the time. Each one has its own vibe, a different color on their palette, a different brush stroke on their canvas. Murmur is different, raw, energetic, ambiguous. Where automatic for the people is lush, mature, poetic and harmonically beautiful., a very focused effort. Fables is dark, mysterious and haunting. Throughout their career they always amazed me. Even their last Album accelerate contained some of their best music such as mr richards, hollow man, and supernatural superserious. Even the outakes album had the gem of gems in Voice of Harold. I Wish almost every day I could talk to people who love REM as much as me.
I love R.E.M. seen them twice and still listen to them today . Fantastic band ❤️
R.E.M. is one of my favorite bands. They were always true to their vision and put out consistently great music right up until the end.
You hit every nail on the head here, i’ve always felt this way as a younger R.E.M. fan. I dismissed them early on because i had only known them from Everybody Hurts and Shiny Happy People (which i grew to love) but my mind was blown when i heard Harborcoat for the first time because i had no idea they even made music like that. I think the way they carried out their career definitely explains why they haven’t been “retrofied” yet, but maybe they will be made cool again like The Smiths were when music communities re-acclaimed some early alternative greats
I saw REM in a small club in LA in 83. They were beyond electrifying. Changed my life.
I think most people are unaware of how great their first (IRS albums) were .. their songs / hooks are so catchy & can't get them out of my head ! They were tight in the beginning years :Starting with Chronic Town right thru Life's Rich Pageant - immaculate ,jangly guitar parts , harmonies , good lyrics / singing .. a good example of this is the concert from Capitol Theatre NJ 1984
REM is in my Top 5 bands of all time. The 1st song/video i heard was "Can't Get There From Here" in 85. The following year in 1986 i saw them live in Vancouver during the Life's Rich Pageant tour playing an "all ages" gig in a Gymnasium at the University of British Columbia with Guadalcanal Diary opening. Tickets were only $12.75.
Almost no one mentions how great the double album new Adventures In Hi Fi is: so many great songs and E-Bow The Letter is among their most original and spine-tingling creations
When I was 16 years old, i was driving my car, with friends, when driver 8 came on the radio. It connected with us so deeply, as American kids, that REM became the soundtrack of our youth. Nice to see them get the recognition they deserve. Great job. Thanks.