July 3, 20233 yr 29 minutes ago, green genie said: Going to see them 26th August. Mate who loves REM done enough research to justify a tribute act. Good stuff. Playing in Warrington next Friday. May give them a spin.
July 4, 20233 yr A few times. At the old Railway in BX and the Lions Den in Manc. They are excellent.
July 4, 20233 yr About 20 years ago had tickets for Move urban festival at LCCC REM headlined the last day I don't mind them, like some of their hits but they were never for me in terms of listening to albums and never made any attempt to go watching them After getting on it the previous two days there (manics and Charlatans were the other headliners) I nearly didn't bother with the Sunday Was one of the best gigs I've ever been to, Stipe was a great front man
July 4, 20233 yr 2 hours ago, Zico said: About 20 years ago had tickets for Move urban festival at LCCC REM headlined the last day I don't mind them, like some of their hits but they were never for me in terms of listening to albums and never made any attempt to go watching them After getting on it the previous two days there (manics and Charlatans were the other headliners) I nearly didn't bother with the Sunday Was one of the best gigs I've ever been to, Stipe was a great front man Not a massive fan of REM, they were good songs to start learning guitar. Might not be a popular choice but my favourite album is New Adventures in HiFi - still listen to it, its by far their best album.
July 4, 20233 yr 7 hours ago, Not in Crawley said: Not a massive fan of REM, they were good songs to start learning guitar. Might not be a popular choice but my favourite album is New Adventures in HiFi - still listen to it, its by far their best album. I don't even have a favourite album I like the songs Sidewinder sleeps tonight Imitation of life Leave End of the world as we know it I can't stand losing my religion But they have enough decent hits to put on a good show
July 4, 20233 yr 6 minutes ago, Zico said: I don't even have a favourite album I like the songs Sidewinder sleeps tonight Imitation of life Leave End of the world as we know it I can't stand losing my religion But they have enough decent hits to put on a good show Get New Adventures stuck on Electrolite is a belter
July 4, 20233 yr New Adventures is very very good. Though suffered from being thought of as recorded on tour in soundchecks throwaway kind of thing. E-bow is stunning as is Electrolite, Leave, etc. I’d recommend Lifes Rich Pageant and and Murmur as the best of the 80s stuff. Automatic is of course their well known classic and chock full of songs you’ll know.
July 4, 20233 yr Monster was always my favourite REM album. Bought it 'for my dad' for Father's Day one year one if many in what was supposed to be his collection that came with me when I moved out.
July 5, 20233 yr what the fucking hell is this monstrosity billy joel would be turning in his grave if he was dead
July 5, 20233 yr 1 hour ago, Zico said: what the fucking hell is this monstrosity billy joel would be turning in his grave if he was dead It's only marginally shitter than the original
July 5, 20233 yr 1 hour ago, Zico said: what the fucking hell is this monstrosity billy joel would be turning in his grave if he was dead The kind of thing you expect from a youtube musician not one of the biggest bands on the planet.
July 15, 20233 yr The Mrs is at Sunday Brunch tomorrow and I believe the Lottery Winners are performing if you're into them.
July 15, 20233 yr 22 minutes ago, Not in Crawley said: The Mrs is at Sunday Brunch tomorrow and I believe the Lottery Winners are performing if you're into them. What is she cooking? Is that the one with that cunt Lovejoy on?
July 15, 20233 yr Author 1 minute ago, Traf said: What is she cooking? Is that the one with that cunt Lovejoy on? Aye Terence and Philip Youri was a big fan
July 15, 20233 yr Also if your unto Northern Soul, the Proms has a fantastic Northern Soul night tonight live from the Albert Hall live on radio 3 at the moment. It's curated by Stuart McConie and its utterly brilliant.
July 15, 20233 yr 1 hour ago, Traf said: What is she cooking? Is that the one with that cunt Lovejoy on? Nowt - I'm doing Sunday lunch now as she's working.
July 20, 20233 yr In a bit of Mastodon love-in at the moment. The lastest album isn't that great but Gigantium is a belter Also, I've got Blurs The Narcissit on a loop, such a great song.
July 23, 20233 yr Just started listening to this BBC podcast series about R1 in Ibiza. Dunno if it's any good yet, hopefully won't just be a present day EDM fest but might interest a few. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m001nlr1
July 26, 20233 yr On 04/07/2023 at 10:36, Not in Crawley said: Not a massive fan of REM, they were good songs to start learning guitar. Might not be a popular choice but my favourite album is New Adventures in HiFi - still listen to it, its by far their best album. I’d probably say Life’s Rich Pageant, Green or Document are the best albums. All depends at which point they came into your life. As for set lists, they have such a rich abundance of songs - it’s almost impossible to call. Sadly, when I saw Stipe the other week, they’d agreed to allow some female singer on stage for the encore - at which point they performed Sidewinder and Shiny Happy People - two of my least favourite songs… the latter killed the band for a while IMO. Though, I’ve no doubt its a pisstake.
July 26, 20233 yr 3 hours ago, Smiley said: I’d probably say Life’s Rich Pageant, Green or Document are the best albums. All depends at which point they came into your life. As for set lists, they have such a rich abundance of songs - it’s almost impossible to call. Sadly, when I saw Stipe the other week, they’d agreed to allow some female singer on stage for the encore - at which point they performed Sidewinder and Shiny Happy People - two of my least favourite songs… the latter killed the band for a while IMO. Though, I’ve no doubt it’s a pisstake. Shiny Happy People was a slogan used by the Chinese government at the time of Tainamen Square. The arrangement with Katie Pearson should have enhanced rather killed the irony
July 28, 20233 yr On 26/07/2023 at 18:30, green genie said: Shiny Happy People was a slogan used by the Chinese government at the time of Tainamen Square. The arrangement with Katie Pearson should have enhanced rather killed the irony I probably knew that once upon a time and then forgot. Some great facts on this thread. It was actually used for the opening credits to Friends before The Rembrandts song. MS says he loves the song but wouldn’t want to sing it! https://www.songfacts.com/facts/rem/shiny-happy-people#:~:text=The title and chorus are,killing hundreds of them. >>
July 31, 20233 yr The new Dexys album is awful, the Guardian review has it as "at turns discomfiting, brave, baffling and hugely impressive" so maybe it's just me.
July 31, 20233 yr Author 1 minute ago, ErnestTurnip said: The new Dexys album is awful, the Guardian review has it as "at turns discomfiting, brave, baffling and hugely impressive" so maybe it's just me. I had a listen to a few of the songs yesterday Will not be making that mistake again. It sounded like background music from CBeebies
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