zoony Posted April 21, 2011 Share Posted April 21, 2011 I know they have one or two such albums out there, but R.E.M. to me was a band that needed a Greatest Hits badly. Eponymous Probably one of my favorite cassettes circa 1990 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lombardi's_kid_brother Posted April 21, 2011 Author Share Posted April 21, 2011 I know they have one or two such albums out there, but R.E.M. to me was a band that needed a Greatest Hits badly. I always felt like every one of their CD's had about 2-3 three good songs and then a ton of crap. Now admittedly, I only personally own three of their albums (Document, Green, Monster) but I've heard the rest via friends and I know my personal favorite song by them (Welcome to the Occupation) will never sniff any future compilation, so maybe my taste is off. I think they have enough songs to make a great "hits" album, as has been done, but to me, many of their individual offerings were weak. You have Eponymous for the early indie stuff and "Greatest Hits" for the 90s "Biggest Band in the World" stuff. There is a two-CD greatest hits that has a really neat bonus disc. I think "Murmur" is pretty amazing from top to bottom as is "Automatic For the People." I'm also one of the biggest apologists in the world for "Monster." The one problem with the Greatest Hits approach is that you lose the odd Mike Mills led song, which I nearly always love. ---------- Post added April-21st-2011 at 09:45 AM ---------- EponymousProbably one of my favorite cassettes circa 1990 Finding out that "Fall On Me" was Michael Stipe's favorite song made me feel weird inside because it's my favorite REM song and I don't like the idea of lining up with Michael Stipe's opinions on pretty much anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lombardi's_kid_brother Posted April 21, 2011 Author Share Posted April 21, 2011 EponymousProbably one of my favorite cassettes circa 1990 Finding out that "Fall On Me" was Michael Stipe's favorite song made me feel weird inside because it's my favorite REM song and I don't like the idea of lining up with Michael Stipe's opinions on pretty much anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Botched Posted April 21, 2011 Share Posted April 21, 2011 R.E.M was great until their drummer left to be a farmer or something. Just about everything they did after New Adventures in Hi Fi is really bad. Accelerate is the single worst rock album I've ever heard. And my nomination for this thread is "Loving You" by Minne Riperton. ---------- Post added April-21st-2011 at 09:50 AM ---------- Finding out that "Fall On Me" was Michael Stipe's favorite song made me feel weird inside because it's my favorite REM song and I don't like the idea of lining up with Michael Stipe's opinions on pretty much anything. That's a great song that not alot of people seem to know. And I agree with what you said about Mike Mills. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chump Bailey Posted April 21, 2011 Share Posted April 21, 2011 R.E.M was great until their drummer left to be a farmer or something. Just about everything they did after New Adventures in Hi Fi is really bad. Accelerate is the single worst rock album I've ever heard.And my nomination for this thread is "Loving You" by Minne Riperton. I did not know that. I did not really care for the new album Monster and Automatic for the People were my favorite albums Unrelated note: Social Distortion's Hard Times and Nursey Rhymes is fantastic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lombardi's_kid_brother Posted April 21, 2011 Author Share Posted April 21, 2011 Unrelated note: Social Distortion's Hard Times and Nursey Rhymes is fantastic I'm such a Mike Ness apologist that I can't even discuss Social Distortion rationally. There are just certain artists that hit my sweet spot so completely on one or two albums that I will forgive them of anything after that. Mike Ness could kill a pony on national tv to a soundtrack of "Bad Luck" remixed by Dr. Luke and I would be like, "I'm sure he has a good reason for all of this." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan T. Posted April 21, 2011 Share Posted April 21, 2011 I am Johnny Irony. That song went so far beyond Ironic that it circled the Earth and came back to Sincere. I see a young Michael Stipe nursing a beer at the 40 Watt Club in his dark clothes brooding as the Athens debs and pretty frat boys play, blind to him and his type. So he writes a song that mocks them, and the best part is he knows they'll play it loud and oblivously sing it at the frat parties - his best revenge. ...Though that illusion gets damaged for me any time I see that insipid video they made for the song. God knows what they were thinking when they made that. BTW, spot on about Kate Pierson. That explains the whole success of the B-52s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chump Bailey Posted April 21, 2011 Share Posted April 21, 2011 I'm such a Mike Ness apologist that I can't even discuss Social Distortion rationally. There are just certain artists that hit my sweet spot so completely on one or two albums that I will forgive them of anything after that. Mike Ness could kill a pony on national tv to a soundtrack of "Bad Luck" remixed by Dr. Luke and I would be like' date=' "I'm sure he has a good reason for all of this."[/quote'] I'm a big fan of his too. I can't stop listening to their new album. IMO, it blows away all of their previous stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forehead Posted April 21, 2011 Share Posted April 21, 2011 You have Eponymous for the early indie stuff and "Greatest Hits" for the 90s "Biggest Band in the World" stuff. There is a two-CD greatest hits that has a really neat bonus disc. I did say in my post (this is directed to you and Zoony) that I was aware they had two such albums. The point I made was that you could pretty much burn all their other albums, just keep those two hits albums, and you would be missing out on very little. I personally might keep Document, I thought that one was pretty well done, but I could leave the rest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
royallypwned Posted April 21, 2011 Share Posted April 21, 2011 Hail to the Redskins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcsluggo Posted April 21, 2011 Share Posted April 21, 2011 I've never fully understood music enthusiasts who behave as if it were still the year the music was popular. PJ O'Rourke once wrote about going to a college reunion in the early 90s and finding a lot of students dressed the way he was dressed in 1968. He wondered how alums from the 40s would feel if they showed up on campus in 1968 to find students dressed in zoot suits. THAT would be really weird... because he would've had to go to the college campuses in 1998 to find the zoot suits. It ALL gets recycled, eventually.... in both good and bad ways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan T. Posted April 21, 2011 Share Posted April 21, 2011 Hail to the Redskins Well played you Dallas scoundrel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lombardi's_kid_brother Posted April 21, 2011 Author Share Posted April 21, 2011 THAT would be really weird... because he would've had to go to the college campuses in 1998 to find the zoot suits. It ALL gets recycled, eventually.... in both good and bad ways. Was that swing revival the shortest fad in American history? Every ska band in America turned into a swing band at one point in the summer of '97 and by February, they were all trying to get into business school. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky21 Posted April 21, 2011 Share Posted April 21, 2011 People have already named him a few times, but Jimmy Buffet is pretty terrible. If I never heard Cheeseburger In Paradise again, I'd be pretty happy.He makes corny "island" themed songs that middle aged soccer moms play in their SUVs while sitting in traffic, day dreaming about having a "strong" margarita and touring around the Florida Keys. I understand some people like Buffet as a guilty pleasure of sorts. That's fine. But you should still be aware that he sucks as a musician. He's awesome at marketing his brand though. (and spare me the usual Buffet defense of "But his concerts are so fun! All the Parrotheads come together and get drunk and sing along!") YES! I'm not trying to put other people down but this dude's music pretty much sucks ass across the board. I was at a party where they were playing some record of his called Son Of A sailor or something like that. I've heard peppier songs at funerals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcsluggo Posted April 21, 2011 Share Posted April 21, 2011 I liked the swing revival bands, though.... but yeah it sure did flare up big and fast, and then get mocked into a hasty retreat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoony Posted April 21, 2011 Share Posted April 21, 2011 Finding out that "Fall On Me" was Michael Stipe's favorite song made me feel weird inside because it's my favorite REM song and I don't like the idea of lining up with Michael Stipe's opinions on pretty much anything. wrong. Their best song is in fact Radio Free Europe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busch1724 Posted April 21, 2011 Share Posted April 21, 2011 I liked the swing revival bands, though.... but yeah it sure did flare up big and fast, and then get mocked into a hasty retreat. Regardless of how quickly that time rose and faded...Brian Setzer is one hell of a musician. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcsluggo Posted April 21, 2011 Share Posted April 21, 2011 Regardless of how quickly that time rose and faded...Brian Setzer is one hell of a musician. he sorta both preceded and lasted out the huge fad, I think. there were always FEW swing/rocker types out there, like that Joe Johnson "jumpin jive" album Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
royallypwned Posted April 21, 2011 Share Posted April 21, 2011 Well played you Dallas scoundrel. :pfft: But to answer the question seriously, the first things that come to mind are anything by both Katy Perry and Kesha. Just go away, the both of you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky21 Posted April 21, 2011 Share Posted April 21, 2011 R.E.M was great until their drummer left to be a farmer or something. Just about everything they did after New Adventures in Hi Fi is really bad. Accelerate is the single worst rock album I've ever heard.And my nomination for this thread is "Loving You" by Minne Riperton. Bill Berry had a brain anuerysm on stage in a foreign country. If you were wealthy at that point that might make you want to retire. Accelerate is the worst rock album you've ever heard? Really? I liked a couple of tracks on it but far from the worst thing I ever heard. And where are you hearing Minnie Riperton so much to the point that you never want to hear that song again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lombardi's_kid_brother Posted April 21, 2011 Author Share Posted April 21, 2011 wrong. Their best song is in fact Radio Free Europe Well, in that case, I am humbled. ---------- Post added April-21st-2011 at 11:59 AM ---------- Regardless of how quickly that time rose and faded...Brian Setzer is one hell of a musician. Brian Setzer seems content to play in weird genres and then just wait 20 years for the three months that those genres become a fad to cash in. He's done it twice now. My guess is that in 2017, Brian Setzer will be in a jug band and have a top ten hit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sticksboi05 Posted April 21, 2011 Share Posted April 21, 2011 wrong. Their best song is in fact Radio Free Europe 100% agree. Murmur is a fantastic album period. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjfootballer Posted April 21, 2011 Share Posted April 21, 2011 :pfft:But to answer the question seriously, the first things that come to mind are anything by both Katy Perry and Kesha. Just go away, the both of you. I don't want Katy Perry's boobs to go away though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sticksboi05 Posted April 21, 2011 Share Posted April 21, 2011 I don't want Katy Perry's boobs to go away though. You can find millions of superior pairs using that World Wide Web thingymabobber. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
royallypwned Posted April 21, 2011 Share Posted April 21, 2011 I don't want Katy Perry's boobs to go away though. I don't find her hot at all. But I won't get started on that topic again because we already have big debates in the babe threads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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