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Ever since the band called it quits, I've been listening to some old albums and thinking about things...
One item keeps coming to mind:
I was in high school and I was a well-known R.E.M. fan. I remember some stupid kid saying..."Hey, you know, Michael Stipe is gay." He said it in a manner that was not very nice.
This had to be my first encounter with a blatant homophobic. I was a kid, so my first thought was to be like, 'oh yeah I know, whatever.'
Instead, I stood against this stupid kid and said that I didn't care what Michael Stipe was - he's an awesome singer in a great band.
I'm still proud of that moment. It would be easy to do that now, but back then, as teenager, it was tough.
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Coach wrote:
Ever since the band called it quits, I've been listening to some old albums and thinking about things...
One item keeps coming to mind:
I was in high school and I was a well-known R.E.M. fan. I remember some stupid kid saying..."Hey, you know, Michael Stipe is gay." He said it in a manner that was not very nice.
This had to be my first encounter with a blatant homophobic. I was a kid, so my first thought was to be like, 'oh yeah I know, whatever.'
Instead, I stood against this stupid kid and said that I didn't care what Michael Stipe was - he's an awesome singer in a great band.
I'm still proud of that moment. It would be easy to do that now, but back then, as teenager, it was tough.
Yeah, in high school I would have just gone with your initial reaction.
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Joined: Tue Nov 30, 2004 4:02 am Posts: 44183 Location: New York Gender: Male
how old are you coach?
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Joined: Sun Oct 17, 2004 4:34 am Posts: 12700 Location: ...a town in north Ontario...
digster wrote:
cutuphalfdead wrote:
digster wrote:
I might piss off chud with this one, but I think Reckoning stumbles a bit after a KILLER opening 5. Granted it's R.E.M., so stumbling is relative. It's good songs as opposed to "this is God as a four-piece rock band" awesome, but still.
I am full of rage!
Reckoning'll do that to people.
I've given it a couple listens now, and I'm hooked on Rockville.
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PhilPritchard wrote:
digster wrote:
cutuphalfdead wrote:
digster wrote:
I might piss off chud with this one, but I think Reckoning stumbles a bit after a KILLER opening 5. Granted it's R.E.M., so stumbling is relative. It's good songs as opposed to "this is God as a four-piece rock band" awesome, but still.
I am full of rage!
Reckoning'll do that to people.
I've given it a couple listens now, and I'm hooked on Rockville.
It's a great song.
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Joined: Sun Oct 17, 2004 4:34 am Posts: 12700 Location: ...a town in north Ontario...
cutuphalfdead wrote:
PhilPritchard wrote:
digster wrote:
cutuphalfdead wrote:
digster wrote:
I might piss off chud with this one, but I think Reckoning stumbles a bit after a KILLER opening 5. Granted it's R.E.M., so stumbling is relative. It's good songs as opposed to "this is God as a four-piece rock band" awesome, but still.
I am full of rage!
Reckoning'll do that to people.
I've given it a couple listens now, and I'm hooked on Rockville.
It's a great song.
I had heard a lot of positive opinions about it, but it's nothing like I could have expected. Pretty sure I actually laughed the first time I heard the first line and the way he pronounces "bus"... he nails the country feeling in the verses.
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Joined: Sun Oct 17, 2004 10:19 am Posts: 746 Location: the Netherlands
For teh last couple of days Ive listened to all the albums in order (without listening to other music) which is somethiing Ive never done before, gives you a real nice and fresh perspective on things. It's been said many times before but this band never made a really bad record which makes it possibly the most consistent band ever.
I also came to a new ranking, or better grouping (good, better, best). Surprisingly, since I found out that I enjoy Up & Accelerate more than Fables or Document..
Best: -Murmur -Reckoning -Life's Rich Pageant -Automatic for the People -New adventures in Hi-Fi
Better: -Green -Out of Time -Monster -Up -Accelerate
Good: -Fables.... -Document -Reveal -Around the Sun -Collapse into now
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The 80s records are always so hard for me to rank...not because of a lack of quality, but just that they feel like chapters in a longer story rather than taking each record as a piece. That being said, each album from that time does have a unique feel to it so you'd think they'd be easier for me to rank.
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digster wrote:
The 80s records are always so hard for me to rank...not because of a lack of quality, but just that they feel like chapters in a longer story rather than taking each record as a piece. That being said, each album from that time does have a unique feel to it so you'd think they'd be easier for me to rank.
It's easy: Reckoning is the best!
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i appreciate your honesty
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cutuphalfdead wrote:
I thought you were going back to work.
I need to take a lot of breaks when I start crashing. This is going to be a long week
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