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[HorseCalledMaybe]

Hi there, I've been following this topic and others for a while without really saying anything and I thought I would put in my two pence worth...

I think the title's great, and I'm glad to finally here some concrete info about the album. At the end of the day though, it's only a title, I don't think anyone's going to decide whether the album is great or terrible purely on the back of a name. I do think however that from what Ethan has said (I think he confirmed Bertis' sentiments that it is a great REM album) and from his blog, maybe we can hope for something special. I also wonder if the quiet from the REM camp (wouldn't we normally have a few song titles from studio sessions by now?) on the matter is merely a reaction to the excess of knowledge on accelerate before it came out or if also they are feeling rather pleased with themselves but don't want to let the cat out of the bag.

Also, I haven't read the Q interview with Peter but personally I don't think the 3 take thing is bad news. It sounded like he loved the way they worked on the Tired Pony album and he brought that experience to REM. Don't forget REM is a democracy, they would have agreed to do it that way together. As for the 18 minutes a side comment, I think it has to be remembered that Peter has a fairly dry sense of humour and a tendency to exagerate things greatly. Isn't that just his way of saying he doesn't want the album to be too long?

One more thing: I also hope that its not named after a song on the album, I really think it shows a lack of imagination and takes away from the intrigue. I also dislike their habit of printing the lyrics, which they've done since Bill left, I used to spend hours poring over the artwork and photos whereas nowadays I just take a quick look at the booklet and I'm done, am I the only one?

Glad to have got that off my chest, sorry it was a bit long (it turned out to be about a pound's worth), I need to write here more often!

[madloop]

With all due respect, R.E.M. has never released an album that Bertis Downs didn't immediately say was their best album yet, and the same basically applies to our webmaster, who once criticized R.E.M. but immediately woke up in a cold sweat and realized -- thank God -- it was all a dream. So none of these quotes or blog posts mean anything (although I enjoyed reading Ethan's take on being a fan and making it a pat of his life's work -- good stuff dude), so just sit back, relax and listen to the dozens and dozens of awesome new albums out this year from other bands.

Collapse Into Now is neither the worst title in the history of recorded sound nor the best -- it falls somewhere in the middle. Exactly where depends on the music. Until we hear that, it's just spin.

[MurmursAdministrator]

madloop, on 17 October 2010 - 08:32 AM, said:

With all due respect, R.E.M. has never released an album that Bertis Downs didn't immediately say was their best album yet, and the same basically applies to our webmaster, who once criticized R.E.M. but immediately woke up in a cold sweat and realized -- thank God -- it was all a dream. So none of these quotes or blog posts mean anything (although I enjoyed reading Ethan's take on being a fan and making it a pat of his life's work -- good stuff dude), so just sit back, relax and listen to the dozens and dozens of awesome new albums out this year from other bands. Collapse Into Now is neither the worst title in the history of recorded sound nor the best -- it falls somewhere in the middle. Exactly where depends on the music.

It goes without saying that I am far from objective. And I can't really do a track by track or say a word about the record until it is appropriate.

So what I say is what it is

Read what you want into it.

[madloop]

MurmursAdministrator, on 17 October 2010 - 08:38 AM, said:

It goes without saying that I am far from objective. And I can't really do a track by track or say a word about the record until it is appropriate.

So what I say is what it is

Read what you want into it.

My point was we shouldn't read anything into it at all. It's just pregame chatter from inside the home team's clubhouse. Although if you didn't like it, I'd be pretty intrigued -- sort of like Andy Pettitte saying he had no shot against Cliff Lee on Monday night. Now that would be a story.  

[Remixomatosys]

MurmursAdministrator, on 17 October 2010 - 08:38 AM, said:

I can't really do a track by track or say a word about the record until it is appropriate.

Ethan, can you at least tell us if we're gonna get some kind of "surprise" (a la ninetynights,
which I really enjoyed) from now on, up to the release date ?

[Eddy]

I´m not sure if I like this title or if I don´t. Well it´s better than Around the Sun or Accelerate. Not as good as Fables of the Reconstruction or Automatic for the People.

Funny how the two weakest albums (in my view) also have the least interesting names (ATS and Accelerate)

[robertandrews]

xumiking, on 16 October 2010 - 12:29 AM, said:

Not sure why, but the first thing the new title made me think of is the story of the Chilean miners

Oh, the boys in the well?

[mandolinbryn]

Remixomatosys, on 17 October 2010 - 08:55 AM, said:

Ethan, can you at least tell us if we're gonna get some kind of "surprise" (a la ninetynights,
which I really enjoyed) from now on, up to the release date ?

But then it wouldn't be a surprise, you turkey!

[Remixomatosys]

mandolinbryn, on 17 October 2010 - 09:56 PM, said:

But then it wouldn't be a surprise

Hence the quotation marks

[Remixomatosys]

I'm wondering if the new song played on 18 july 2008 at the soundcheck for the Locarno show will be on the album.
I like the tune a lot

[rivers of suggestion]

i don'tlike so much the album's title..but a title is just a title..for me around the sun is a beatiful title and a bad album..so we can only wait...new song on the locarno soundcheck????i don't know nothing about that???was only music or also words???was it rock??

[Remixomatosys]

rivers of suggestion, on 18 October 2010 - 08:42 AM, said:

new song on the locarno soundcheck????i don't know nothing about that???was only music or also words???was it rock??

Instrumental. And it does feel old school, to my ears. In a good way.
Is there someone who was at the show ?

[rivers of suggestion]

interesting!any videos about that???

[Remixomatosys]

rivers of suggestion, on 18 October 2010 - 09:16 AM, said:

interesting!any videos about that???

There's only an audio recording. More than one, in fact (they played the song a few times during soundchecks).
During the Prague 2008 show soundcheck, they played 2 new instrumental tracks (one of them being the Locarno one).

[MurmursAdministrator]

Remixomatosys, on 18 October 2010 - 09:44 AM, said:

There's only an audio recording. More than one, in fact (they played the song a few times during soundchecks).
During the Prague 2008 show soundcheck, they played 2 new instrumental tracks (one of them being the Locarno one).

SoundCloud it!

[lotus eater]

I love the title and it really peaks my interest to hear the songs. I am a little surprised that the title is unveiled so early... the power of the internet and leaking... can anything be kept a secret anymore? Anyway, I am really happy with the title, it's a good one.  

[Remixomatosys]

I try:

Unknown instrumental n.1
http://soundcloud.co...ague-soundcheck

[MurmursAdministrator]

Remixomatosys, on 18 October 2010 - 10:55 AM, said:

I try:

Unknown instrumental n.1
http://soundcloud.co...ague-soundcheck

I think you marked it private.

[Remixomatosys]

fixed