Message from R.E.M.

[Cattledog]

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[Sky Jewels]

1. Love them so much.

Their stuff in the 80s was some of the greatest music ever made.

I heard this in the grocery store yesterday and I was singing along under my mask:

[underpants]

2. The little band that could

My favorites.

[Sky Jewels]

3. Yep, they're my favorite American band of all time, hands down.

It's hard to pick favorite songs, but Driver 8, Fall on Me, and Pretty Persuasion are right up there for me.

[TheBeam19]

4. Huge fan. Check this out.

Perhaps you’ve seen it, but even so it never gets old (for me). Mike Mills…

[TheBeam19]

6. Also loved when Stipe and Merchant teamed up.

Some of the best ones, in my opinion…

And here they are with Billy Bragg…

[chowder66]

10. Merchant left me with less than good feelings about her at a concert where she kept

stopping and yelling at the crowd. My friend and I walked out.

[Sky Jewels]

7. That's wonderful! Thank you! Mike M. has such an amazing voice.

Some of my favorite vocal work he did is in the "response" part of Fall on Me.

I always loved that song, too. I have it on my Driving Songs playlist.

[TheBeam19]

8. Agreed! The Unplugged version of

Fall On Me is amazing.

[Celerity]

5. R.E.M. - Radio Free Europe 10-06-83 (1st TV performance)

[Sky Jewels]

9. I love it. This is the song that got me into REM.

I remember the first time I caught it (on the radio) -- my jaw dropped. I'd never heard a sound like this one.

And look at Michael's gorgeous locks. So young.

[Celerity]

12. Bad Brains are probably my favourite American band ever

The world is fast. Bad Brains are faster.

The legendary D.C. hardcore band raced ahead of its time, and we’re still catching up

https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2021/04/08/bad-brains-dc-hardcore-fast/

[IronLionZion]

11. Plenty doubted Georgia could go blue a few years ago