Lazarus
(Bethany) | | Posted: Apr 12, 2013 - 10:14 | |
Everybody in my church loves this song...
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ziakut
(Slightly North of Obvlivion) | | Posted: Jan 08, 2013 - 06:33 | |
Rebis wrote:The songs on Automatic for the People are largely about processing grief. "Try Not to Breathe." "Sweetness Follows." "Everybody Hurts." "Find the River." It's a really profound album ... For several years I couldn't listen to it without crying sooner or later, because it came out right when my uncle was dying from lung and brain cancer. But it was great that I had it to listen to, because all that crying was important. Aw. Thanks for sharing that. A true, sympathetic human you are. Nice to have music help guide you through tough times in life. |
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ziakut
(Slightly North of Obvlivion) | | Posted: Jan 08, 2013 - 06:32 | |
All the elements that make REM good are present in this song. Quite simply my favorite REM song ever!
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impediguy
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supram
| | Posted: Nov 13, 2012 - 20:09 | |
Beautiful merges, coming from Zoe Keating's "Escape Artist" to Flaming Lips' "Do You Realize??", that's why listening to RP still rules!
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coloradojohn
(A Mile High and then some, Cherry Creek, Denver) | | Posted: Nov 13, 2012 - 20:09 | |
oh, my...is this another one of those stretches where I am in orbit around the RP constellation and sound system around my desk here, can't get anything else done but ... lost in our little vibes? Fantastic song, evocative of a fantastic era...
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impediguy
| | Posted: Nov 13, 2012 - 20:07 | |
I would like to hear more REM
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bseib
(40 21' N 86 53' 40" W) | | Posted: Nov 06, 2012 - 12:11 | |
sajitjacob wrote:Cellotastic! +1 |
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olivertwist
(Atlanta GA) | | Posted: Oct 13, 2012 - 11:34 | |
rockpommel16 wrote:...r.e.m. AFTER zoe keating?????..........."look,..there´s a PleaseStopDis-button!"-"fine,thanks for that......" Well, can't please everyone. I like this tune, and the segue. I also like your new term for the PSD button. |
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rockpommel16
(rockpommel´s land...near the netherlands) | | Posted: Oct 13, 2012 - 11:31 | |
...r.e.m. AFTER zoe keating?????..........."look,..there´s a PleaseStopDis-button!"-"fine,thanks for that......"
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oldsaxon
(Wales via Vancouver, BC.) | | Posted: Oct 13, 2012 - 11:31 | |
Just wow on that segue...
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aspicer
(Chicago, IL) | | Posted: Oct 13, 2012 - 11:30 | |
VERY Nice transition Bill from Zoe Keating!!!
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sajitjacob
(Christchurch NZ) | | Posted: Sep 11, 2012 - 22:03 | |
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lunatic
| | Posted: Sep 04, 2012 - 13:57 | |
RKeaton wrote:
I've been saying it for years - so many traits are in the eye of the beholder. You see sadness and depression in Michael Stipe - but that's you. You're choosing to see it. This band and this album have plenty of upbeat songs, yet you opt to dwell on the sad ones. Why? I don't know why people do it, but they do. Just ask Leonard Cohen. He writes beautiful songs, but to listen to some people you'd think he was the grim reaper.
I gotta agree. I met Stipe several times. He was always fun and talkative. He loves word games and has a true interest in making the world a better place. |
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lunatic
| | Posted: Sep 04, 2012 - 13:53 | |
I attended the release party at 40 watt. It was a mix of locals, fans, big shots and the band. The music was magical and the food from Weaver D's was yummy.
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bluecshells
| | Posted: Sep 04, 2012 - 13:46 | |
romeotuma wrote:
marvelous... from a great album...
Yes I agree! |
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(former member)
(hotel in Las Vegas) | | Posted: Jun 01, 2012 - 19:40 | |
marvelous... from a great album...
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DD rabbi_phil
(beach) | | Posted: Apr 17, 2012 - 18:29 | |
RKeaton wrote:
I've been saying it for years - so many traits are in the eye of the beholder. You see sadness and depression in Michael Stipe - but that's you. You're choosing to see it. This band and this album have plenty of upbeat songs, yet you opt to dwell on the sad ones. Why? I don't know why people do it, but they do. Just ask Leonard Cohen. He writes beautiful songs, but to listen to some people you'd think he was the grim reaper.
LEONARD COHEN??!!........aaarrrrrgggggghhhhhhhhh!!!!........be what you wanna be..see what you came to see..been what i wanna be... i dont like what i see.....do what you wanna do...go out and seek your truth..when i'm down and blue...rather be me than you.....i'm not blind...just see through, faded.. super jaded... |
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RKeaton
(South of Paradise) | | Posted: Apr 06, 2012 - 20:24 | |
rabbi_phil wrote:jeepers...could this guy be more tortured!?...there"s absolutely no way we're inviting him over to fish, shoot ducks and grill out....what a killjoy.....does everything have to be a cathartic confessional...quit it! I've been saying it for years - so many traits are in the eye of the beholder. You see sadness and depression in Michael Stipe - but that's you. You're choosing to see it. This band and this album have plenty of upbeat songs, yet you opt to dwell on the sad ones. Why? I don't know why people do it, but they do. Just ask Leonard Cohen. He writes beautiful songs, but to listen to some people you'd think he was the grim reaper. |
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Rebis
(Chicago) | | Posted: Apr 06, 2012 - 19:12 | |
The songs on Automatic for the People are largely about processing grief. "Try Not to Breathe." "Sweetness Follows." "Everybody Hurts." "Find the River." It's a really profound album ... For several years I couldn't listen to it without crying sooner or later, because it came out right when my uncle was dying from lung and brain cancer. But it was great that I had it to listen to, because all that crying was important.
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DD rabbi_phil
(beach) | | Posted: Mar 30, 2012 - 08:59 | |
jeepers...could this guy be more tortured!?...there"s absolutely no way we're inviting him over to fish, shoot ducks and grill out....what a killjoy.....does everything have to be a cathartic confessional...quit it!
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mrtuba9
(most likely near Normal) | | Posted: Mar 30, 2012 - 08:50 | |
"It's these little things that can pull you under..."
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(former member)
(hotel in Las Vegas) | | Posted: Feb 03, 2012 - 10:26 | |
Everybody in my hotel room loves this song...
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Jeff09
(Gainesville, Florida) | | Posted: Feb 03, 2012 - 10:23 | |
"Live your life full of joy and wonder..."
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bluecshells
(EARTH) | | Posted: Nov 24, 2011 - 12:44 | |
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ick
(...out of the primordial ooze) | | Posted: Sep 22, 2011 - 06:31 | |
Thanks for the music guys! Big part of my life in the college years. An important American band I think many would agree.
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Olaf_Cummings
(Indianapolis) | | Posted: Sep 22, 2011 - 06:30 | |
REM breaking up is kind of like Ken Griffey Jr. retiring. It's been over for years. The later product is not nearly as electrifying as the early and middle stuff. Still deserves a standing O upon the exit.
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Byronape
(Snorkeling in the River Styx) | | Posted: Aug 21, 2011 - 21:39 | |
With a few exceptions, every song on this album is fantastic to most REM fans.
I'm also one of those people that have teenage memories that are so closely tied to this album as to be almost inseparable. The years have passed, my grandparents no longer have their riverside cabin, and I'm not the borderline lost kid I used to be... but any song from this album instantly transports me back to those days and for a few minutes I can put aside the burdens and worries of adulthood.
While I have not really enjoyed a lot of the newer REM stuff over the years, nothing can take away from how much I loved this cd.
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(former member)
(hotel in Las Vegas) | | Posted: Aug 21, 2011 - 21:38 | |
lathyris wrote:
Bliss.
Yes... |
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lathyris
(Houston, TX) | | Posted: Jul 21, 2011 - 12:54 | |
Bosami wrote:Simply awesome. Bliss. |
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