R.E.M. Breaks Up After Three Decades

moxham123 · Post by **moxham123** » Wed Sep 21, 2011 6:33 pm

R.E.M. Breaks Up After Three Decades

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/ ... s-20110921

bassist_25 · Post by **bassist_25** » Wed Sep 21, 2011 7:02 pm

Farewell to a great band. Monster was one of my favorite albums when I was around 14 years old. It's also great to hear that they disbanded on their own terms and still have a great relationship with each other.

grimmbass · Post by **grimmbass** » Wed Sep 21, 2011 8:09 pm

If this keeps up, Rolling Stone will run out of bands to write about.....

ToonaRockGuy · Post by **ToonaRockGuy** » Wed Sep 21, 2011 9:41 pm

Thank God. Hated that band with a passion.

shredder138 · Post by **shredder138** » Thu Sep 22, 2011 2:12 am

ToonaRockGuy wrote:Thank God. Hated that band with a passion.

Hey now, spanky, sum of us liked em. Be nice.

Killjingle · Post by **Killjingle** » Thu Sep 22, 2011 3:25 am

I thought they were done 15 yrs ago. Tells u how much I know about REM.

RobTheDrummer · Post by **RobTheDrummer** » Thu Sep 22, 2011 4:26 pm

Never much cared for the group, the last thing I remember them doing was the end of the world song that was on Independence Day....

VENTGtr · Post by **VENTGtr** » Thu Sep 22, 2011 5:03 pm

Love R.E.M. Up there as a favourite. BUT, was looking forward to seeing how many "Good"s and "FINALLY"s were posted.

ToonaRockGuy · Post by **ToonaRockGuy** » Thu Sep 22, 2011 5:21 pm

shredder138 wrote:
ToonaRockGuy wrote:Thank God. Hated that band with a passion.
Hey now, spanky, sum of us liked em. Be nice.

Hey, now, Slappy, it's my opinion. If you don't like it, well...I'll be nice, it's okay if you don't like it.

Drum-Wolf · Post by **Drum-Wolf** » Thu Sep 22, 2011 6:00 pm

What's the frequency, Kenneth...Is it the end of the world as we know it

MistValkyrie · Post by **MistValkyrie** » Thu Sep 22, 2011 6:50 pm

eh...honestly I had no idea they were still together. Its always nice to see a band breaking up amicably and trying to stay friendly though after so long. I can't say I'm really a fan but I appreciate their body of work.

songsmith · Post by **songsmith** » Thu Sep 22, 2011 7:39 pm

MistValkyrie wrote:eh...honestly I had no idea they were still together. Its always nice to see a band breaking up amicably and trying to stay friendly though after so long. I can't say I'm really a fan but I appreciate their body of work.

+1. I thought they were together in name only. They had some really good songs, if a bit whiney, and I always relate them to "the college kids who didn't listen to metal." The ones who suddenly had to wear corduroy and Hush Puppies, because that what the professor wore. You can't deny their influence and catalog, but it was mostly lost on me.

Naga · Post by **Naga** » Fri Sep 23, 2011 8:59 pm

Same here, same here. I haven't heard much from them in years, and they were just lost to society and their own ways to me. Always good to see that people can remain good friends after so long

tornandfrayed · Post by **tornandfrayed** » Sat Sep 24, 2011 12:06 am

Gonna show my age a bit but...

Radio Free Europe was very cool at the time and Murmer was like nothing before or after it.

We were doing some stuff for AIDS project LA once and were at a video shoot for the video "Drive". It was in the Sepulveda flood basin in Burbank. Micheal Stipe came out and sat down kind of by himself, we walked over and started to talk and he was very nerdy and kind of quiet but nice. He also signed my REM mix tape that I happened to have in my 72 mustang..

I liked the first 10 albums or so but the last several have not done much for me. Last one I really liked was "New Adventures in HiFi"..

I never wonder anymore at peoples taste in music so...

They did what they did...

Post by **Jim Price** » Sat Sep 24, 2011 1:02 pm

Likewise, I can't say I ever was a big R.E.M. fan, but liked some of their songs and catalog. They were influential and helped shape alternative rock and its definition.

I respected that they largely did their own thing, and didn't pander to what the music industry or the masses wanted to hear. They had a few hits along the way, but mostly they stuck to their guns and did the music they wanted to do, when they wanted to do it. And they exited amicably and on their own terms.

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