I´ll start with this graphic that circulated on twitter and various media, a while ago.
It was originally published by onlinecomputersciencedegree.com
The above graphic from: http://www.visualnew...-as-we-know-it/
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Various mentions of R.E.M., from around the Web
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Posted 03 January 2012 - 03:24 PM
As the title suggests, this is about various mentions of the band, in one context or another, which do not deserve a dedicated thread.
I´ll start with this graphic that circulated on twitter and various media, a while ago.
It was originally published by onlinecomputersciencedegree.com
The above graphic from: http://www.visualnew...-as-we-know-it/
I´ll start with this graphic that circulated on twitter and various media, a while ago.
It was originally published by onlinecomputersciencedegree.com
The above graphic from: http://www.visualnew...-as-we-know-it/
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Posted 04 January 2012 - 08:46 PM
Slicingupeyeballs.com has published what´s believed to be the earliest professionally filmed R.E.M. performance.
watch stream here: http://www.slicingup...ert-1982-video/
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...a 30-year-old R.E.M. concert, filmed Oct. 10, 1982, at The Pier in Raleigh, N.C., for broadcast on local television — less than two months after the release of the band’s debut EP, Chronic Town.
The video above, via uploader kenjames64, is believed to be the earliest professionally filmed R.E.M. performance, and features the portion of the show that was shown on TV — including much of the first encore, which ended with an unreleased jam called “Skank.”
The video above, via uploader kenjames64, is believed to be the earliest professionally filmed R.E.M. performance, and features the portion of the show that was shown on TV — including much of the first encore, which ended with an unreleased jam called “Skank.”
watch stream here: http://www.slicingup...ert-1982-video/
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Posted 05 January 2012 - 01:05 AM
High_Speed_Train, on 04 January 2012 - 08:46 PM, said:
Slicingupeyeballs.com has published what´s believed to be the earliest professionally filmed R.E.M. performance.
watch stream here: http://www.slicingup...ert-1982-video/
watch stream here: http://www.slicingup...ert-1982-video/
Nice to see. This has been traded for years and years though, and has been on youtube for quite some time too... I wouldn't say slicingupeyeballs are really publishing anything, to be honest.
It should be noted there are a few earlier filmed performances, none of which have been widely traded though.
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"Conventional wisdom would dictate that when the singer is trying to hit the high note and not quite getting there, the last thing you should do is tickle him! No tickling the lead singer when he is reaching for a note that he can no longer hit, OK?" JMS, post-audience visit during The One I Love in Bergen, 2008
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Posted 05 January 2012 - 08:11 AM
I'd still love to see that Wuxtry performance that was shown in Athens a few years ago. If it isn't released by the Athens Historical Society as promised, hopefully it'll find it's way onto the box set.
"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 06 January 2012 - 08:13 AM
Shortly after the breakup of R.E.M., Billy Corgan gave an interview to redeye.com where he discussed the band. The testimony is probably his first documented reaction to the events of September 21st.
Obviously you’ve heard about R.E.M. breaking up. I’m guessing you’re someone who can appreciate the difficulty of keeping a band together over the long haul.
I also know all those guys personally. Not, like, BFFs, but Mike Mills played on “Siamese Dream,” I’ve known Michael (Stipe) since 1991 and I’ve been to Peter Buck’s house and hung out. I know them as people, and I’m really surprised because if you said, “Name a band you don’t think will ever break up,” I would think of them.
Interview here: http://www.redeyechi...0,4842760.story
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Obviously you’ve heard about R.E.M. breaking up. I’m guessing you’re someone who can appreciate the difficulty of keeping a band together over the long haul.
I also know all those guys personally. Not, like, BFFs, but Mike Mills played on “Siamese Dream,” I’ve known Michael (Stipe) since 1991 and I’ve been to Peter Buck’s house and hung out. I know them as people, and I’m really surprised because if you said, “Name a band you don’t think will ever break up,” I would think of them.
Interview here: http://www.redeyechi...0,4842760.story
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Posted 06 January 2012 - 08:18 PM
This journalist has written a review of Part Lies, Part Heart, Part Truth, Part Garbage, however, he has mispelled the name Michael Stipe and twice has spoken of a certain "Michael Stripe". (Really, how hard is it to spell his name? I mean, it´s not like they´re spelling George Stephanopoulos).
Despite the group’s shifting soundscape over the decades, Michael Stripe sounds like he emerged with voice intact in the beginning. Radio Free Europe sounds like the same singer, with the same passion and direction as Bad Day recorded 20 years later.
Guitarist Peter Buck, always an acoustic stalwart, is a king of jingle jangle ring on early tracks like So. Central Rain (I’m Sorry). Along the way he also cranked out power rock on What’s The Frequency Kenneth and The One I Love.
The music world needs real bands, and along with Stripe and Buck there were the secret weapons of Mike Mills and Bill Berry: bass and drums respectively. To imagine It’s the End of the World (As We Know It) and Shiny Happy People without Mill’s defining harmony and rolling bass isn’t worth it. Likewise, Berry’s backbeat thump on Finest Worksong, which shifts that track into a refined overdrive.
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Despite the group’s shifting soundscape over the decades, Michael Stripe sounds like he emerged with voice intact in the beginning. Radio Free Europe sounds like the same singer, with the same passion and direction as Bad Day recorded 20 years later.
Guitarist Peter Buck, always an acoustic stalwart, is a king of jingle jangle ring on early tracks like So. Central Rain (I’m Sorry). Along the way he also cranked out power rock on What’s The Frequency Kenneth and The One I Love.
The music world needs real bands, and along with Stripe and Buck there were the secret weapons of Mike Mills and Bill Berry: bass and drums respectively. To imagine It’s the End of the World (As We Know It) and Shiny Happy People without Mill’s defining harmony and rolling bass isn’t worth it. Likewise, Berry’s backbeat thump on Finest Worksong, which shifts that track into a refined overdrive.
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http://www.vernonmor.../136771758.html
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Posted 06 January 2012 - 08:27 PM
Probably has more than a little to do with this:
"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 06 January 2012 - 08:30 PM
Driver Nate, on 06 January 2012 - 08:27 PM, said:
Probably has more than a little to do with this:
Uh, I see...
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Posted 08 January 2012 - 12:25 PM
Ethan Kaplan submitted on his blog a post titled: "R.E.M. - R.I.P.- some final thoughts". It´s dated January 7th, 2012, and he mentions that the text was also reprinted in the very last R.E.M. Fanclub Newsletter. This is available to read on blackrimglasses.com:
http://www.blackrimg...final-thoughts/
http://www.blackrimg...final-thoughts/
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Posted 09 January 2012 - 01:01 PM
From Spinner.com
"U2 Reveal Work on Three New Albums, Doubt R.E.M. Break-Up Permanent"
The duo also commented on the fact R.E.M. decided to disband in 2011, with the Edge having his doubts they are done for good.
"That really came out of the blue," the Edge said regarding R.E.M.'s announcements, but adding "I'm still thinking to myself that maybe in a few years time they'll do some stuff together "What's the point in breaking up except to be back together again! I'm being selfish, I suppose, I would love to see them doing some more work together."
http://www.spinner.c...ree-new-albums/
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The duo also commented on the fact R.E.M. decided to disband in 2011, with the Edge having his doubts they are done for good.
"That really came out of the blue," the Edge said regarding R.E.M.'s announcements, but adding "I'm still thinking to myself that maybe in a few years time they'll do some stuff together "What's the point in breaking up except to be back together again! I'm being selfish, I suppose, I would love to see them doing some more work together."
http://www.spinner.c...ree-new-albums/
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Posted 09 January 2012 - 10:08 PM
London´s Barbican Centre, 2012 season.
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28 May, Big Star Third, Barbican Hall. A concert performance of Big Star's Sister Lovers album with the original orchestrations for strings, winds, and percussion. Featuring Jody Stephens, Chris Stamey, Mitch Easter, Ken Stringfellow and Mike Mills and more to be announced. (own emphasis).
http://www.theartsde...tre-2012-season
http://www.theartsde...tre-2012-season
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Posted 10 January 2012 - 08:24 AM
Radiohead interview in The Guardian. Excerpt contains a Peter Buck anecdote.
Interview by Clare Kleinedler in The Guardian, http://www.guardian....rocks-backpages
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Thom: Peter Buck [from REM], he said … we were at this bar, and these two girls came up and tried to pick a fight with us. They started on me by saying something like … Oh, there was a Vancouver show where I walked onstage and said: "We've been all over the world and you're the rudest fucking audience we've ever met" [laughs] and a fight ensued [laughs harder] and she sort of tried to pick a fight with me about that, and that didn't work. Then she turns to Peter Buck and says "REM guy" and started pushing him and stuff. It was really fucking weird! We both just stood there, and he said, "Well, you gotta sort of cultivate a healthy sense of the absurd," which I thought was pretty cool. Then I said: "Yeah, it's all gonna mean shit diddly when you're dead." And he said, "No, no, it will mean nothing well before that." So, that resounded in my head.
Interview by Clare Kleinedler in The Guardian, http://www.guardian....rocks-backpages
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Posted 10 January 2012 - 02:26 PM
This is an article in the January / February 2012 issue of The Atlantic magazine.
America’s Rock Band
How R.E.M.’s almost-utterances allowed listeners to find their own meaning
By JAMES PARKER
http://www.theatlant...ingle_page=true
America’s Rock Band
How R.E.M.’s almost-utterances allowed listeners to find their own meaning
By JAMES PARKER
http://www.theatlant...ingle_page=true
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Posted 11 January 2012 - 08:11 PM
Mymodernmet.com reports that an artist who specializes in Skype portraits has drawn a picture of Michael Stipe.
To see the Skype portrait of Michael Stipe: http://www.mymodernm...aits-over-skype
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Lehmann Maupin Gallery, in partnership with Istanbul’74, is presenting an exhibition by Kopp in New York at Lehmann Maupin’s Lower East Side gallery from now till February 4. Titled Being With You, it features Skype-sitting portraits with famous subjects such as singer Michael Stipe, actress Frances McDormand, and photographer Ryan McGinley, among others.
To see the Skype portrait of Michael Stipe: http://www.mymodernm...aits-over-skype
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Posted 13 January 2012 - 10:22 AM
The facebook page of Farmer Jason: http://www.facebook....k=wall&filter=2
It mentions an upcoming album with special guest Mike Mills of R.E.M.
It mentions an upcoming album with special guest Mike Mills of R.E.M.
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I was completely surprised at the breakup of REM. As most of y'all know, we shared a lot of stages, after show parties, tortured sleeps on each other's floors, and stream of consciousness early 80s moments with those folks. They were and are my favorite American rock band. More importantly, I never knew more generous people. Yes they did play the music business game to win, but they did it with humanity and a sense of team. They were never about beating anyone, it was all about shared successes and glories.
In a strange full circle, the day before they announced the breakup I recorded a duet with Mike Mills for the new Farmer Jason record. He was totally cool, as always. I will always love that band. God bless them.
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I was completely surprised at the breakup of REM. As most of y'all know, we shared a lot of stages, after show parties, tortured sleeps on each other's floors, and stream of consciousness early 80s moments with those folks. They were and are my favorite American rock band. More importantly, I never knew more generous people. Yes they did play the music business game to win, but they did it with humanity and a sense of team. They were never about beating anyone, it was all about shared successes and glories.
In a strange full circle, the day before they announced the breakup I recorded a duet with Mike Mills for the new Farmer Jason record. He was totally cool, as always. I will always love that band. God bless them.
Jason
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The one and only time I've ever seen Jason Ringenberg was during AthFest a few years ago. I loved his entire set but I particularly enjoyed his cover of Guadalcanal Diary's "Trail of Tears". He was just through here last weekend on his 30th Anniversary Tour with the Scorchers but I had to miss out. Stipe guesting on one of their records many moons ago was definitely one of the things that originally brought Jason and the Scorchers to my attention. They also shared a friend in former Scorchers bassist Jack Emerson who Mills gave a huge shout out to when R.E.M. played the Ryman in Nashville during the tour for Around the Sun in '04. This was about a year after Emerson had passed away from a heart attack.
"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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Driver Nate, thank you.
I found a press release, apparently it was issued today, it contains a bunch of information on this release, it´s appearing February 7th, it´s called "Nature Jams" and appears under the label MyKaZoo Music. This could be the very first project where Mike Mills gets involved after the disbandment.
Here´s an excerpt of the press release:
Farmer Jason raked in an all-star list of guest artists to sing and perform with him on Nature Jams, including Steve Gorman of The Black Crowes, Mike Mills from R.E.M., Tom Petersson of Cheap Trick, Iris DeMent, indie folk darling Brandi Carlile, Grammy®-award winning bassist Vic Wooten, Americana hipster Todd Snider, banjo virtuoso Alison Brown, zydeco star Terrance Simien, platinum-selling vocalist Suzy Bogguss, Celtic rockers The Sawdoctors, humorist-musician Webb Wilder, Hank Williams III and the legendary Tommy Ramone of The Ramones. Other guest artists are Jo Nesbø, the internationally best selling mystery novelist; Kristi Rose, a Nashville chanteuse; and Ruthie Foster, the Blues Music Awards’ Traditional Blues Female Artist of the Year . Even Farmer Jason’s grown-up band Jason and the Scorchers lend energetic, rocking riffs to the song “The Glacier.” With these engaging songs and videos, Farmer Jason and friends hope to motivate children to get outside and experience nature firsthand.
The album cover is this:
This is the link to the press release: http://farmerjason.c...ressRelease.pdf
Driver Nate, thank you.
I found a press release, apparently it was issued today, it contains a bunch of information on this release, it´s appearing February 7th, it´s called "Nature Jams" and appears under the label MyKaZoo Music. This could be the very first project where Mike Mills gets involved after the disbandment.
Here´s an excerpt of the press release:
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Farmer Jason raked in an all-star list of guest artists to sing and perform with him on Nature Jams, including Steve Gorman of The Black Crowes, Mike Mills from R.E.M., Tom Petersson of Cheap Trick, Iris DeMent, indie folk darling Brandi Carlile, Grammy®-award winning bassist Vic Wooten, Americana hipster Todd Snider, banjo virtuoso Alison Brown, zydeco star Terrance Simien, platinum-selling vocalist Suzy Bogguss, Celtic rockers The Sawdoctors, humorist-musician Webb Wilder, Hank Williams III and the legendary Tommy Ramone of The Ramones. Other guest artists are Jo Nesbø, the internationally best selling mystery novelist; Kristi Rose, a Nashville chanteuse; and Ruthie Foster, the Blues Music Awards’ Traditional Blues Female Artist of the Year . Even Farmer Jason’s grown-up band Jason and the Scorchers lend energetic, rocking riffs to the song “The Glacier.” With these engaging songs and videos, Farmer Jason and friends hope to motivate children to get outside and experience nature firsthand.
The album cover is this:
This is the link to the press release: http://farmerjason.c...ressRelease.pdf
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Posted 13 January 2012 - 10:09 PM
While searching murmurs.com I found a previous reference to this project in an interview which Scott McCaughey gave to member bluemookie, a couple of months ago. McCaughey said: "I know Mike has just done some singing on a Farmer Jason album (Jason of Jason & The Scorchers fame), and will be dragged into more Baseball Project appearances no doubt." (The bluemookie interview is here: http://www.murmurs.c...__fromsearch__1).
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Finally, I wanted to post here a couple of Peter Buck photos from Baja California Sur. These photos appeared today on the website of the local, government-run tourism bureau.
There was some sort of press conference where Peter Buck and other musicians sat together with government officials. (See: http://descubrebajasur.com/?p=1248).
Since the main objective of the Baja California Sur Tourism Bureau is to draw foreign visitors to their beaches and historic towns, a noble goal by the way, I suppose they don´t mind me reproducing these two photos here:
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Finally, I wanted to post here a couple of Peter Buck photos from Baja California Sur. These photos appeared today on the website of the local, government-run tourism bureau.
There was some sort of press conference where Peter Buck and other musicians sat together with government officials. (See: http://descubrebajasur.com/?p=1248).
Since the main objective of the Baja California Sur Tourism Bureau is to draw foreign visitors to their beaches and historic towns, a noble goal by the way, I suppose they don´t mind me reproducing these two photos here:
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Posted 15 January 2012 - 12:31 AM
Ken Stringfellow in far away Bangladesh.
This weekend was a treat for music lovers of Dhaka!
International Music Star ‘Ken Stringfellow’ who is renowned for his work with R.E.M, The posies and Big Star, appeared in 2 shows consecutively on Friday and Saturday at Platinum Suits, Banani 11. Live Square Concerts, one of the most popular and unique concert organizers, arranged the shows.
On Friday Ken Stringfellow judged a competition of new bands. The winning band will be chosen and will perform a show with ARBOVIRUS, CRYPTIC FATE and NEMESIS. Ranjan and Sufi from ARBOVIRUS were there to assist Ken to judge the competition. After the competition Ken Stringfellow mesmerized the crowd with his heartfelt performance. With jokes, soulful vocal and true warmth he made a memorable day for the audience. The show ended with a powerful performance by the local act ‘ARBOVIRUS’.
http://showbizbd.com...h-tour-650.html
He most be on some sort of Far Eastern tour, since he's scheduled to appear, January 18th, in Mumbai, India´s most populous city: and on the 21st in Bangalore: http://www.mybangalo...ellow-live.html
His shows are legendary, pushing minimalism to its core definition, often performing without using the house PA, Ken's voice soars, cries, leaps from barely audible to room-filling anguish, joy, sorrow and humor. Ken's live show has been raved about in packed audiences from Lithuania to Lima, from Taipei to Tasmania, from Johannesburg to Trinidad.
http://timescity.com...ellow-usa/21664
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This weekend was a treat for music lovers of Dhaka!
International Music Star ‘Ken Stringfellow’ who is renowned for his work with R.E.M, The posies and Big Star, appeared in 2 shows consecutively on Friday and Saturday at Platinum Suits, Banani 11. Live Square Concerts, one of the most popular and unique concert organizers, arranged the shows.
On Friday Ken Stringfellow judged a competition of new bands. The winning band will be chosen and will perform a show with ARBOVIRUS, CRYPTIC FATE and NEMESIS. Ranjan and Sufi from ARBOVIRUS were there to assist Ken to judge the competition. After the competition Ken Stringfellow mesmerized the crowd with his heartfelt performance. With jokes, soulful vocal and true warmth he made a memorable day for the audience. The show ended with a powerful performance by the local act ‘ARBOVIRUS’.
http://showbizbd.com...h-tour-650.html
He most be on some sort of Far Eastern tour, since he's scheduled to appear, January 18th, in Mumbai, India´s most populous city: and on the 21st in Bangalore: http://www.mybangalo...ellow-live.html
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His shows are legendary, pushing minimalism to its core definition, often performing without using the house PA, Ken's voice soars, cries, leaps from barely audible to room-filling anguish, joy, sorrow and humor. Ken's live show has been raved about in packed audiences from Lithuania to Lima, from Taipei to Tasmania, from Johannesburg to Trinidad.
http://timescity.com...ellow-usa/21664
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Posted 15 January 2012 - 04:56 PM
Shorty after the band's breakup, manager Bertis Downs granted an interview to Newstalk, an Irish radio station.
The interview took place in late September 2011, and was conducted by Orla Barry. Downs discussed R.E.M.'s work with two Irish producers: Pat McCarthy and Jacknife Lee, but he also cited the influence that The Waterboys had on the subsequent development of R.E.M.
He was asked if the band was bothered by the poor reception of the album Up, which Pat McCarthy produced.
Downs also talked about his future activities.
Finally, he was asked to pick an R.E.M. song that the station could play that day.
This page contains a link to an audio feed of the interview: http://www.newstalk....#8217;s-career/
The interview took place in late September 2011, and was conducted by Orla Barry. Downs discussed R.E.M.'s work with two Irish producers: Pat McCarthy and Jacknife Lee, but he also cited the influence that The Waterboys had on the subsequent development of R.E.M.
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We saw The Waterboys three nights in a row at the Olympia Theatre, which ended on planting a seed and an idea that materialized close to twenty years later.
He was asked if the band was bothered by the poor reception of the album Up, which Pat McCarthy produced.
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Just about all albums have their defenders, I know other albums have some good songs in it, they have different tempos, they have different moods, some that connect with people and some that have not connected as much. But I've heard people just this week talk about how Up is one of the great underrated albums. At the time there was all this made over the fact that Bill wasn't there and there was sort of drum machines sounding, actually wasn't, but did it bother them? I don't know, we never really dwelled on that.
Downs also talked about his future activities.
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Our stuff gets used in movies, we do compilations, there's all kinds of ongoing business with the R.E.M. legacy, so I'll have something to do with that. Each of the guys will probably continue to do things and be active and I also do some teaching at the Law School, I imagine I'll get to do a little more of that now because I won't be travelling as much (…) Again, it's a little hard to predict the future but we're going to transition into whatever comes next and feel pretty good about it.
Finally, he was asked to pick an R.E.M. song that the station could play that day.
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"There's always been something about the song "Gardening at Night" that's been very special to me. But at this point I really think they did a very underrated song on the last record which was called "Walk it Back". It's quite a beautiful, sort of sentimental, slow-ballady kind of song. It didn't get much of attention off Collapse into Now, it wasn't a single, but it's a beautiful song".
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"But now you're here and it's different, how the light shines in your eyes, and every second a century, it's then that I realized, the world as we know it, a high speed train, we'll pick it up and start again"
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