Feel free to post any and all articles on the demise of R.E.M. here. These are just a few that I've run across in the past couple of days. Most are just a rehash of the original statements issued by the band at HQ but some aren't.
R.E.M. Call It A Day (R.E.M. HQ)
The End of R.E.M., And They Feel Fine (New York Times)
Feeling Gravity's Pull: A Personal Tribute To R.E.M. (Paste)
Spin's 10 All Time Favorite R.E.M. Moments
R.E.M. Says Goodbye (WBUR)
Video: Remembering R.E.M. (Red and Black)
R.E.M. The Band That Taught Alternative Rock How To Grow Old With Dignity (The Guardian)
R.E.M. R.I.P. Thanks For Running It Into the Ground (Rolling Stone)
R.E.M. Through the Years Photo Gallery (Rolling Stone)
The End of the World: R.E.M. Calling It Quits (News & Observer)
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Started by Driver Nate, Sep 22 2011 12:31 PM
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Posted 22 September 2011 - 12:31 PM
"We were listening to the UNC radio (station) there and they were playing an R.E.M. song. I like R.E.M. fine, but at the end of it, the DJ says, 'Ya that was R.E.M., the sound of the new South'. I looked at my roommate and we said, Gawd, if that's the sound of the new South, I preferred it when it was on the skids. That's how we got the name."
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Posted 22 September 2011 - 06:47 PM
Good post with interesting reads, although my eyes got wet through the third one so I stopped for now...
Here's the one from the website of Germany's biggest TV newscaster "Tagesschau" where I first learned the sad tale of their breakup:
http://www.tagesscha...rennung100.html
http://www.tagesscha...audio75432.html (German audio - good recap of their career)
after that I rushed to REMHq...
It might be silly but now I feel empty and deeply sad and letdown inside
Here's the one from the website of Germany's biggest TV newscaster "Tagesschau" where I first learned the sad tale of their breakup:
http://www.tagesscha...rennung100.html
http://www.tagesscha...audio75432.html (German audio - good recap of their career)
after that I rushed to REMHq...
It might be silly but now I feel empty and deeply sad and letdown inside
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Posted 23 September 2011 - 01:22 AM
what a wonderful piece in paste...i'm choked, really.
thanks, jonathan.
thanks, jonathan.
'don't you just want to jump into the sky? it looks so welcoming'
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Posted 23 September 2011 - 04:33 AM
CNN inteview with Colin Meloy
http://newsroom.blogs.cnn.com/2011/09/22/decemberists-frontman-discusses-r-e-m-s-legacy/
http://newsroom.blogs.cnn.com/2011/09/22/decemberists-frontman-discusses-r-e-m-s-legacy/
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Posted 23 September 2011 - 09:10 AM
rosie, on 23 September 2011 - 01:22 AM, said:
what a wonderful piece in paste...i'm choked, really.
thanks, jonathan.
thanks, jonathan.
I think I've gotten more choked up reading some of the articles and reminisces (I refuse to call them "obituaries") here than I have by the press release at HQ (with the very notable exception of Peter Buck's entry). The first day was the toughest and even though I've accepted the news, I still haven't been able to put my own thoughts into words.
"We were listening to the UNC radio (station) there and they were playing an R.E.M. song. I like R.E.M. fine, but at the end of it, the DJ says, 'Ya that was R.E.M., the sound of the new South'. I looked at my roommate and we said, Gawd, if that's the sound of the new South, I preferred it when it was on the skids. That's how we got the name."
- Rick Miller of Southern Culture on the Skids
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Posted 23 September 2011 - 09:20 AM
"We were listening to the UNC radio (station) there and they were playing an R.E.M. song. I like R.E.M. fine, but at the end of it, the DJ says, 'Ya that was R.E.M., the sound of the new South'. I looked at my roommate and we said, Gawd, if that's the sound of the new South, I preferred it when it was on the skids. That's how we got the name."
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Posted 23 September 2011 - 10:37 AM
"We were listening to the UNC radio (station) there and they were playing an R.E.M. song. I like R.E.M. fine, but at the end of it, the DJ says, 'Ya that was R.E.M., the sound of the new South'. I looked at my roommate and we said, Gawd, if that's the sound of the new South, I preferred it when it was on the skids. That's how we got the name."
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Posted 23 September 2011 - 11:45 AM
"We were listening to the UNC radio (station) there and they were playing an R.E.M. song. I like R.E.M. fine, but at the end of it, the DJ says, 'Ya that was R.E.M., the sound of the new South'. I looked at my roommate and we said, Gawd, if that's the sound of the new South, I preferred it when it was on the skids. That's how we got the name."
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Posted 23 September 2011 - 11:50 AM
"We were listening to the UNC radio (station) there and they were playing an R.E.M. song. I like R.E.M. fine, but at the end of it, the DJ says, 'Ya that was R.E.M., the sound of the new South'. I looked at my roommate and we said, Gawd, if that's the sound of the new South, I preferred it when it was on the skids. That's how we got the name."
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Posted 23 September 2011 - 12:59 PM
http://6thfloor.blog...e-m-remembered/ - This note on the NY Times Magazine blog has a long comment thread with lots of nice tributes.
The Times's story from Wednesday afternoon: http://www.nytimes.c....html?ref=music
Paste, on the Greatest Hits release: http://www.pastemaga...hits-album.html
The Times's story from Wednesday afternoon: http://www.nytimes.c....html?ref=music
Paste, on the Greatest Hits release: http://www.pastemaga...hits-album.html
I looked for it,
And I found it,
Miles Standish proud,
Congratulate me. ...
Answer me a question,
I can't itemize, I can't think clearly,
To me for reason it's not there,
I can't even rhyme ...
-The song which welcomed me to the world of REM, 23 years ago, September 1988
And I found it,
Miles Standish proud,
Congratulate me. ...
Answer me a question,
I can't itemize, I can't think clearly,
To me for reason it's not there,
I can't even rhyme ...
-The song which welcomed me to the world of REM, 23 years ago, September 1988
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Posted 23 September 2011 - 01:08 PM
Producers reflect http://www.billboard...005368352.story
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Posted 23 September 2011 - 01:34 PM
American Songwriter, "If You Believe: An R.E.M. Appreciation: http://www.americans...m-appreciation/
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Posted 23 September 2011 - 01:42 PM
Driver Nate, on 23 September 2011 - 09:10 AM, said:
The first day was the toughest and even though I've accepted the news, I still haven't been able to put my own thoughts into words.
and i agree, peter's piece on hq was typical of him, and all the more moving for that.
'don't you just want to jump into the sky? it looks so welcoming'
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Posted 23 September 2011 - 02:04 PM
rosie, on 23 September 2011 - 01:42 PM, said:
i'm attempting to do that right now, and i'm finding it really difficult.
and i agree, peter's piece on hq was typical of him, and all the more moving for that.
and i agree, peter's piece on hq was typical of him, and all the more moving for that.
It was his "...watching a group of 19 year olds trying to change the world" quote that was the first thing to put a lump in my throat. It sent me right back to when I was a very young man of 20 years of age and hearing "Laughing" for the first time on the local radio station. It also reminded me that R.E.M. had a much larger effect on me than just the music, they opened my eyes to social and political activism through their support of various causes. I may not have always agreed with them on everything but their own personal activism helped me to think for myself.
"We were listening to the UNC radio (station) there and they were playing an R.E.M. song. I like R.E.M. fine, but at the end of it, the DJ says, 'Ya that was R.E.M., the sound of the new South'. I looked at my roommate and we said, Gawd, if that's the sound of the new South, I preferred it when it was on the skids. That's how we got the name."
- Rick Miller of Southern Culture on the Skids
- Rick Miller of Southern Culture on the Skids
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Posted 23 September 2011 - 02:31 PM
"We were listening to the UNC radio (station) there and they were playing an R.E.M. song. I like R.E.M. fine, but at the end of it, the DJ says, 'Ya that was R.E.M., the sound of the new South'. I looked at my roommate and we said, Gawd, if that's the sound of the new South, I preferred it when it was on the skids. That's how we got the name."
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Posted 23 September 2011 - 04:13 PM
Driver Nate, on 23 September 2011 - 02:04 PM, said:
It was his "...watching a group of 19 year olds trying to change the world" quote that was the first thing to put a lump in my throat.
I was expecting Mike's words to make me cry, but unexpectedly it was Peter's quote instead.
I had to just close my eyes and let the tears drip for a few moments.
"I wound up figuring out something that I had never been able to figure out before, which was: who am I after R.E.M.? I now know, and I’m OK with it. I’m just not a whole lot without them. I’ve got a nice voice and good cheekbones, but without those guys writing songs with me, I don’t know that anyone would ever hear what I have to say.” . . ---Michael Stipe
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Posted 23 September 2011 - 08:49 PM
slinky1, on 23 September 2011 - 05:54 AM, said:
I thought that was pretty good.
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Posted 23 September 2011 - 09:57 PM
Kelly A, on 23 September 2011 - 08:49 PM, said:
I thought that was pretty good.
Agreed - nice little love letter to the band, cheekily done.
I looked for it,
And I found it,
Miles Standish proud,
Congratulate me. ...
Answer me a question,
I can't itemize, I can't think clearly,
To me for reason it's not there,
I can't even rhyme ...
-The song which welcomed me to the world of REM, 23 years ago, September 1988
And I found it,
Miles Standish proud,
Congratulate me. ...
Answer me a question,
I can't itemize, I can't think clearly,
To me for reason it's not there,
I can't even rhyme ...
-The song which welcomed me to the world of REM, 23 years ago, September 1988
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