R.E.M.
Out of Time
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AMG Review of Out of Time
Stephen Thomas Erlewine
All Music GuideIn contrast to the directness of Green and Document, this may seem like a return to the abstractness of the early years, but that isn't the case. Out of Time is among R.E.M.'s best work -- a mature, balanced, graceful collection of pop songs quite different from Murmur and Reckoning. Buck, Berry, and Mills switch instruments frequently, keeping the music fresh and exciting.
My idols are aging...finally
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So, Michael Stipe turned 47 yesterday. Wow! For so long my heroes always seemed forever stuck in whatever wonderful way I wanted to remember them...not so true anymore.Here is my favorite 'under the radar' REM song...beautiful video for a wonderful song...
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Goat Rock! Beyond Michael Stipe and Stevie Nicks?
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So besides Michael Stipe and Stevie Nicks, who can we add to our proposal for a K-TEL "Goat Rock!" collection?
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Music, Maturity, and Evolution
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DuskIs dawnIs day...I was inspired by Annnna's "post":http://mog.com/annnna/blog_post/14215 talking about going to back to songs you loved and "re-discovering" them. But she covered that, so I'm going for a different angle.What songs have you gone back to years later and enjoyed? Not ones your forgot about, but rather ones that you didn't like at all. Low is one of those songs for me. Radio...
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Shitty Format Radio. Or. F*ck Clear Channel
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In my downloads lately, I found a copy of "Losing My Religion" originally by R.E.M (a song, and band that, I figure, Everyone is at least marginally familiar with) covered by Scary Kids Scaring Kids (yeah, another cookie cutter screamo band, but apparently they dig Cap'n Jazz, so they're cool with me). Adding it to my list of songs for a 90's covers mix, I played it for my lady figuring she'd d...
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