Automatic for the people

tech77

OK not the latest, hippest band- just REM (ask your granddad, kids. )

Almost forgot how good this album is until i listened to it again there.
Classic- is there a duff track on it?- Drive, Man on the moon, Nightswimming, Sweetness follows, Try not to breathe, Find the River...

Do you have a favourite REM album?
And what are they doing now- haven't heard much from them in a while.

delbertgrady

Murmur or New Adventures in Hi-Fi get my vote, the latter probably not being an obvious choice for most.

Placid_Casual

Fables of The Reconstruction would probably be my favourite, though I pretty much love all of their albums with the exception of Around The Sun.

loyatemu

delbertgrady wrote: »

Murmur or New Adventures in Hi-Fi get my vote, the latter probably not being an obvious choice for most.

not for me - I've never cared much for NAIHF. Murmur is immense though.

Dudess

Weird - I was just discussing this album with someone last night. I only really liked REM briefly back in 1991 when they released Out of Time - some good songs on that. I find most of their stuff mediocre, bar the occasional great track. And I adore Michael Stipe's collaboration with Kristin Hersh (Your Ghost). Better American bands IMO with the country rock thing though - e.g. Throwing Muses and Mazzy Star.

delbertgrady

Dudess wrote: »

Weird - I was just discussing this album with someone last night. I only really liked REM briefly back in 1991 when they released Out of Time - some good songs on that.

I think Out of Time has dated badly, though the closing trio of Texarkana, Country Feedback and Me In Honey is great. The album would be improved immensely if they'd only ditched one or two tracks and kept on It's A Free World, Baby. I think Peter Buck is still sore about that.

tech77

Dudess wrote: »

Weird - I was just discussing this album with someone last night. I only really liked REM briefly back in 1991 when they released Out of Time - some good songs on that. I find most of their stuff mediocre, bar the occasional great track. And I adore Michael Stipe's collaboration with Kristin Hersh (Your Ghost). Better American bands IMO with the country rock thing though - e.g. Throwing Muses and Mazzy Star.

That Kirstin Hersh reference is weird
I was just listening to "Your ghost" a couple of nights ago (after comparing Lisa Germano/Kirstin Hersh similarity on Last FM) having not heard the song in years- (it's as good as ever).

Sorry for going OT.

jazoo

Green is the best ........It was the "HERE WE ARE ALBUM AND WERE HERE TO STAY" some of the best songs are on this and it looks as if they are still trying to get back to that sound.....

Dan Dare

For me its Out Of Time and Automatic For The People. Though I would happily not listen to Losing My Religion ever again.

Kold

lordgoat

Monster for me. By a country mile.

Taz86

I don’t have a favourite album by them because I haven’t sufficiently explored them yet. I do love the song Tongue, from the album Monster very much. It reminds me of summer 1995 though I think it may have been released later in 1995. I remember seeing the video on TOTP. I finally purchased the album Monster in October 2008. It’s a good album. What’s the Frequency, Kenneth? Is a cracker for me to play on the bass. Tongue is one of my fave songs. I love the lyrics (“Anybody can get laid”. True. True. True. But who can find *love*?), the music and the vocals.

Nightswimming is another beautiful song. I have a feeling I’d like Automatic for the People.

Spiritoftheseventies

jazoo wrote: »

Green is the best ........It was the "HERE WE ARE ALBUM AND WERE HERE TO STAY" some of the best songs are on this and it looks as if they are still trying to get back to that sound.....

yes would have to go with Fables of Reconstruction as it was the first album i heard of theirs. IMO Automatic for the people is their best while Green I think is a very solid effort.

Placid_Casual

The number of different albums people are naming as their favourite on this thread goes to show what an incredibly strong and consistent career R.E.M. have had.

Monksie

tech77 wrote: »

OK not the latest, hippest band- just REM (ask your granddad, kids. )

Almost forgot how good this album is until i listened to it again there.
Classic- is there a duff track on it?- Drive, Man on the moon, Nightswimming, Sweetness follows, Try not to breathe, Find the River...

Do you have a favourite REM album?
And what are they doing now- haven't heard much from them in a while.

like that album too...also bought their album from live at the olympia twas good too! life's rich pageant and monster are pretty great. even tho they aint the hippest they sure are amazing in concert! i dont understand why more people dont listen to them!:P:P:P