R.E.M....it's been real

Tupelo Son · Post by **Tupelo Son** » Thu Sep 22, 2011 6:30 am

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-QDmnIkw_c

mcarlton · Post by **mcarlton** » Wed Sep 21, 2011 11:01 pm

For those who havent kept up, REM release redo's of the first 4 cd's which are remastered and have another whole cd of live or demos. Amazon has all that stuff. And of course these were my favorite cd;s of theirs. I caught on to these guys just before Fables came out.

First CD i ever bought was Fable of the Reconstruction.

beatenbynonfiction · Post by **beatenbynonfiction** » Wed Sep 21, 2011 8:23 pm

Peter Buck stood in the back of the 40 watt club and was blown away by a bunch of young guys trying to change the world by singing folk songs in a grunge world. March 16-20 holds up as one of the best albums I have ever owned. I believe Peter Buck had a lot to do with that excellence.

REM is one of the all time greats. They were the soundtrack of my high school days. Without REM, I may have never found Uncle Tupelo. In my opinion - by playing to the masses, REM opened the window to the world of Americana/Alt Country. For those of us who were mesmerized enough to follow that road, some ended up here.

I haven't played a REM album in several months. Yet I feel a bit numb and like I've lost one of my best friends. Also proud that a bunch of misfit southern boys changed my world

countryfeedback · Post by **countryfeedback** » Wed Sep 21, 2011 6:40 pm

My first love...So long boys!

Btw, great cover Tom...I just listened to it three times in a row.

danmen · Post by **danmen** » Wed Sep 21, 2011 4:49 pm

Green got me through college. Still have my room mate's CD which I never gave back... serves him right for running up $90 worth of 900# calls on my bill.

All you hear is time stand still in travel
And feel such peace and absolute
The stillness still that doesn't end
But slowly drifts into sleep

sturgeongeneral · Post by **sturgeongeneral** » Wed Sep 21, 2011 4:35 pm

.........or standing at the back of the club: watching a group of 19 year olds trying to change the world."

thanks mr. buck

Trellis · Post by **Trellis** » Wed Sep 21, 2011 3:24 pm

Glad I bought some scotch yesterday to toast the boys. Love em. Looking forward to the most gigantic box set of all time.

dcarter · Post by **dcarter** » Wed Sep 21, 2011 2:45 pm

Count me as another for-a-time-in-my-life-R.E.M.-were-it person. Shaking Through is perfection.

mcarlton · Post by **mcarlton** » Wed Sep 21, 2011 2:28 pm

At one time.. i counted REM as my favorite band.

Tupelo Son · Post by **Tupelo Son** » Wed Sep 21, 2011 1:03 pm

http://remhq.com/index.php

Kinda big news....

in their honor: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDG7cDn2f3w

they were huge in my life, at one time.