Red Mosquito :: View topic - REM is AWESOME!

i own every album (i think

) but i'm having a hard time to listen to any of their full albums up to Green, this compilation is perfect.

I`ve bought this, but haven`t listened to it yet (can`t stop listening to Avocado right now).

That`s definately their best era, for me anyway, and I bought it mostly for the rarities and the booklet, since I have all their records.

And I can`t wait for the DVD, finally some of that old material that was previously only available on VHS is out on DVD. I`m hoping to get that today.

REM rareties usually aren't that good

stip wrote:

REM rareties usually aren't that good

I love the rarities on Dead Letter Office. But then again I am a die hard fan, so I`m biased.

Daily Minefield wrote:

stip wrote:

REM rareties usually aren't that good

I love the rarities on Dead Letter Office. But then again I am a die hard fan, so I`m biased.

I am too, but compare dead letter office to lost dogs. PJ b-sides could be on records. By and large REMs couldn't (especially the early years).

I do like some of the stuff on DLO but there is some garbage there too

conoalias wrote:

i own every album (i think

) but i'm having a hard time to listen to any of their full albums up to Green, this compilation is perfect.

Oh wow, i love the IRS years albums.... Murmur especially.

Meh.

Back in, like, junior high I signed up for with Columbia House to purchase a bunch of CD's. That REM album with the "What's the Frequency Kenneth" song was on the list of CD's I bought. Oops.

Didn't take me long to trade it in to a used CD store.

Bammer wrote:

Coming from someone who worships Even Flow, this does not surprise me.

i'm listening to new adventures in hi-fi for the first time right now and it's solid so far.

Strange Currencies is great.

i'm listening to new adventures in hi-fi for the first time right now and it's solid so far.

Author:	Mojopin [ Thu Sep 28, 2006 4:34 am ]
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This album, and the 16 or so rarities it has on it, RULES! discuss.... Mojo

Author:	vacatetheword [ Thu Sep 28, 2006 5:38 am ]
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i looked into buying that, because i think it'd be just what i need regarding that era of rem, but then i realised i already have two rem best of compilations, and i absolutely refuse to shell out for a third.

Author:	conoalias [ Thu Sep 28, 2006 5:48 am ]
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i own every album (i think ) but i'm having a hard time to listen to any of their full albums up to Green, this compilation is perfect.

Author:	dirtyfrank0705 [ Thu Sep 28, 2006 5:54 am ]
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Tracklisting?

Author:	conoalias [ Thu Sep 28, 2006 5:59 am ]
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Disc: 1 1. Begin The Begin Listen Listen 2. Radio Free Europe Listen Listen 3. Pretty Persuasion Listen Listen 4. Talk About The Passion Listen Listen 5. (Don't Go Back To) Rockville Listen Listen 6. Sitting Still Listen Listen 7. Gardening At Night Listen Listen 8. 7 Chinese Bros. Listen Listen 9. So. Central Rain (I'm Sorry) Listen Listen 10. Driver 8 Listen Listen 11. Can't Get There From Here Listen Listen 12. Finest Worksong Listen Listen 13. Feeling Gravity's Pull Listen Listen 14. I Believe Listen Listen 15. Life And How To Live It Listen Listen 16. Cuyahoga 17. The One I Love Listen Listen 18. Welcome To The Occupation Listen Listen 19. Fall On Me Listen Listen 20. Perfect Circle Listen Listen 21. It's The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine) Disc: 2 1. Pilgrimage (Mike's pick) Listen Listen 2. These Days (Bill's pick) Listen Listen 3. Gardening at Night(slower electric demo; previously unreleased) Listen Listen 4. Radio Free Europe (Hib-tone version) Listen Listen 5. Sitting Still (Hib-tone version) Listen Listen 6. Life and How to Live It (Live at the Muzik Centrum, Utrecht, Holland 9/14/87; previously unreleased) Listen Listen 7. Ages of You (Live at the Paradise, Boston 7/13/83; previously unreleased) Listen Listen 8. We Walk (Live at the Paradise, Boston 7/13/83; previously unreleased) Listen Listen 9. 1,000,000 (Live at the Paradise, Boston 7/13/83; previously unreleased) Listen Listen 10. Finest Worksong (other mix) Listen Listen 11. Hyena (demo) (previously unreleased) Listen Listen 12. Theme from Two Steps Onward (previously unreleased) Listen Listen 13. Superman Listen Listen 14. All the Right Friends (previously unreleased; later version released on Vanilla Sky soundtrack) Listen Listen 15. Mystery to Me (demo; previously unreleased) Listen Listen 16. Just A Touch (live in-studio version; previously unreleased) Listen Listen 17. Bad Day (session outtake; previously unreleased) Listen Listen 18. King of Birds (last song cut from the best ofâ€¦) Listen Listen 19. Swan Swan H (live, acoustic from â€œAthens, GA-Inside Outâ€) Listen Listen 20. Disturbance At The Heron House (Peter's pick) Listen Listen 21. Time After Time (annElise)(Michael's pick)

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Author:	Daily Minefield [ Thu Sep 28, 2006 7:26 am ]
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I`ve bought this, but haven`t listened to it yet (can`t stop listening to Avocado right now). That`s definately their best era, for me anyway, and I bought it mostly for the rarities and the booklet, since I have all their records. And I can`t wait for the DVD, finally some of that old material that was previously only available on VHS is out on DVD. I`m hoping to get that today.

Author:	stompbox [ Thu Sep 28, 2006 11:11 am ]
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conoalias wrote: i own every album (i think ) but i'm having a hard time to listen to any of their full albums up to Green, this compilation is perfect. Oh wow, i love the IRS years albums.... Murmur especially.

Author:	stip [ Thu Sep 28, 2006 12:18 pm ]
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Daily Minefield wrote: I`ve bought this, but haven`t listened to it yet (can`t stop listening to Avocado right now). That`s definately their best era, for me anyway, and I bought it mostly for the rarities and the booklet, since I have all their records. And I can`t wait for the DVD, finally some of that old material that was previously only available on VHS is out on DVD. I`m hoping to get that today. It's a better set of songs than eponymous and the rarities on Disc II are fun. It's a first rate introduction and the b-sides make it worth it for die hards. If you have the albums and aren't interested in tracking down the rareities (and REM rareties usually aren't that good) it is not that necessary

Author:	Daily Minefield [ Thu Sep 28, 2006 12:27 pm ]
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stip wrote: REM rareties usually aren't that good I love the rarities on Dead Letter Office. But then again I am a die hard fan, so I`m biased.

Author:	stip [ Thu Sep 28, 2006 12:31 pm ]
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Daily Minefield wrote: stip wrote: REM rareties usually aren't that good I love the rarities on Dead Letter Office. But then again I am a die hard fan, so I`m biased. I am too, but compare dead letter office to lost dogs. PJ b-sides could be on records. By and large REMs couldn't (especially the early years). I do like some of the stuff on DLO but there is some garbage there too

Author:	conoalias [ Thu Sep 28, 2006 1:37 pm ]
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stompbox wrote: conoalias wrote: i own every album (i think ) but i'm having a hard time to listen to any of their full albums up to Green, this compilation is perfect. Oh wow, i love the IRS years albums.... Murmur especially. me too, that's the weird thing, i love the albums, but can't really listen to the whole thing. it's a weird conoalias thing

Author:	Bammer [ Thu Sep 28, 2006 4:06 pm ]
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Meh. Back in, like, junior high I signed up for with Columbia House to purchase a bunch of CD's. That REM album with the "What's the Frequency Kenneth" song was on the list of CD's I bought. Oops. Didn't take me long to trade it in to a used CD store.

Author:	dirtyfrank0705 [ Thu Sep 28, 2006 4:55 pm ]
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Bammer wrote: Meh. Back in, like, junior high I signed up for with Columbia House to purchase a bunch of CD's. That REM album with the "What's the Frequency Kenneth" song was on the list of CD's I bought. Oops. Didn't take me long to trade it in to a used CD store. Coming from someone who worships Even Flow, this does not surprise me.

Author:	mowbs [ Thu Sep 28, 2006 6:32 pm ]
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dirtyfrank0705 wrote: Bammer wrote: Meh. Back in, like, junior high I signed up for with Columbia House to purchase a bunch of CD's. That REM album with the "What's the Frequency Kenneth" song was on the list of CD's I bought. Oops. Didn't take me long to trade it in to a used CD store. Coming from someone who worships Even Flow, this does not surprise me. Monster isn't one of their best, but it's still a pretty cool album. Strange Currencies is great. This compilation seems like a pretty good breakdown of their first 5 albums. If you pair this with the "In Time" collection, I think that makes for a nice little collection for beginners. I own all of the IRS albums and I'm not particularly interested in the b-sides, so there is no need for me to pick this one up.

Author:	PJ addict [ Thu Sep 28, 2006 8:37 pm ]
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I had it in my hands today at Best Buy but I was pissed that they didn't have a copy of Okonokos from MMJ so I left the store in a foul mood. I think I will grab this one though. Really soon.

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Author:	bknollenberg [ Thu Sep 28, 2006 6:40 pm ]
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i'm listening to new adventures in hi-fi for the first time right now and it's solid so far.

Author:	stip [ Thu Sep 28, 2006 8:00 pm ]
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bknollenberg wrote: i'm listening to new adventures in hi-fi for the first time right now and it's solid so far. my second favorite REM album of all time.

Author:	Stelly [ Thu Sep 28, 2006 8:13 pm ]
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bknollenberg wrote: i'm listening to new adventures in hi-fi for the first time right now and it's solid so far. I LOVE this album!

Author:	TwoAlarmFire [ Thu Sep 28, 2006 8:24 pm ]
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mowbs wrote: Strange Currencies is great. bknollenberg wrote: i'm listening to new adventures in hi-fi for the first time right now and it's solid so far. Great freaking album, I just adore Electrolite. It's been so long since I've played it, I think that I'm going to give it a spin. I've thought about getting this compilation and I think that I will one of these days.