The inevitable conclusion

R.E.M. (1980-2011)
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I have a REM cover band. Here’s our latest.

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Wow, you’re really good!
And if I didn’t already know you’re one of their biggest fans, your intensity would give it away… :purple_heart::purple_heart:

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For a brief moment every six months I get to pretend to be Michael. Although we’ve also done other bands (most notable a six song Talking Heads, Stop Making Sense, with like 8 people on stage)

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Love it! thanks for not trying to impersonate JMS. Encore!!!

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is that room all stone walls and concrete floor? you guys must have had quite a headache with all the echo and reverb.

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I drank a lot, that helped.

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Beautiful. You sound a lot like Michael, but maybe what I’m picking up on is his accent in your vocal. His accent so southern back then. Brilliant Ethan, brilliant.

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Nicely done!

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Tight covers. Like Iggy said in an interview once,“the proof’s in the pudding.”

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On our first ones (I Believe) he gave me some good critique. I sent him vocal takes and he let me know where to breath, which is surprisingly very specific.

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In a way, that song might actually be harder than ITEOTWAWKIT(AIFF) because of the flow. Make sense?

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Thats awesome. If you were trying to picture his reaction, maybe it was like this? :joy:

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Here are all the others we did during the whole pandemic. We are going back to in person band jam’s this May.

Losing My Religion: https://vimeo.com/657566256

Man on the Moon: https://vimeo.com/657566724

These Days: Earnest Indie Covers - These Days - YouTube

End of the World (with special guest): Earnest Indie Covers - End of the World (UNLISTED) - YouTube

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wow this is really good.

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That’s so wonderful. Well done Ethan!
:musical_score::notes::two_hearts:

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Wow, joyous - I’d pay good money to see this. Fender’s gonna Fender.

BTW, Stipe are good night out, too. Last saw them looking for a new Mike.

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Very kind :slight_smile: Our next band jam will be Talking Heads.

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These were fun to watch. I would say you did a much better job using your COVID isolation time making music videos than I did making bread. :upside_down_face:

Special guest in ITEOTWAWKI is an especially nice touch!

Thanks for sharing.

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