REM at the BBC

Steve1956 · Post by **Steve1956** » Sat Mar 12, 2022 10:07 pm

On 2 now...absolutely magnificent.

expoultryboy · Post by **expoultryboy** » Sat Mar 12, 2022 10:43 pm

I was losing my claret religion today with those day dreamers !

JohnDearyMe · Post by **JohnDearyMe** » Sat Mar 12, 2022 10:47 pm

Not many, if any, bands have so many quality songs over such a long period of time.

Bin Ont Turf · Post by **Bin Ont Turf** » Sat Mar 12, 2022 10:51 pm

Not watched it but they had it absolutely boxed off as Yanks in music in the early 90's.

Automatic for the People is one of the all time classic albums.

But let's not go with any of that.......

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4cdZQ41 ... IM&index=8

Steve1956 · Post by **Steve1956** » Sat Mar 12, 2022 11:03 pm

Pushing an Elephant up a tree is one of my favourite REM lyrics of many..simply one of the greatest bands to walk this planet

Stevie2112 · Post by **Stevie2112** » Sun Mar 13, 2022 3:33 pm

Pushing an elephant up the stairs,isn't it?
Lyric to The Great Beyond.

Steve1956 · Post by **Steve1956** » Sun Mar 13, 2022 3:38 pm

Stevie2112 wrote: ↑
Sun Mar 13, 2022 3:33 pm
Pushing an elephant up the stairs,isn't it?
Lyric to The Great Beyond.

I really shouldn't post after a skinfull..your right...stairs it is "

Stalbansclaret · Post by **Stalbansclaret** » Sun Mar 13, 2022 4:33 pm

Fantastic band. Automatic for the People is, indeed, an all time classic and I would say completed their particularly brilliant run of half dozen albums albums from 1986 onwards starting with Life's Rich Pageant.
Could pick any one of loads of songs but Nightswimming...off Automatic...is a thing of rare beauty so have gone with that (love the video too)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahJ6Kh8klM4

Stevie2112 · Post by **Stevie2112** » Sun Mar 13, 2022 5:35 pm

Agree with most of that Stalbans,but prefer this to Nightswimming.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hfyng5OHEOE
As you say,great album.

Stalbansclaret · Post by **Stalbansclaret** » Sun Mar 13, 2022 8:52 pm

Not going to argue with that Stevie2112 as both superb songs. I just find Nightswimming really haunting and strangely nostalgic....though not sure why as Ive never swam anywhere at night !

Juan Tanamera · Post by **Juan Tanamera** » Sun Mar 13, 2022 8:58 pm

Find The River is a beautifully crafted song.

RingoMcCartney · Post by **RingoMcCartney** » Sun Mar 13, 2022 11:32 pm

Remember watching an interview with Michael Stipe.

The REM front man was sounding disgruntled by his belief that whenever he'd been in a karaoke bar he'd never seen anyone do an REM song.

The sympathetic answer to his bewilderment was, "nobody sings or sounds like you do,"........

bfcjg · Post by **bfcjg** » Mon Mar 14, 2022 7:59 am

Recorded it and finished watching this morning, such a brilliant band,original nothing go compare to them. Broke up at right time as well. Stipe's favourite song Country feedback is something else.

Devils_Advocate · Post by **Devils_Advocate** » Mon Mar 14, 2022 10:28 am

Always liked REM and thought they were a very good singles band

Stayingup · Post by **Stayingup** » Mon Mar 14, 2022 11:19 am

From Athens. Been to both. When I was down there and just prior to REM - a good band - Sweet Home Alabama was THE number. Lynyrd Skynyrd. Many of them perished in a plane crash out of Greenevill SC. The plane ran out of fuel and one who escaped the crash was shot by a farmer. Poor bugger.

Steve1956 · Post by **Steve1956** » Mon Mar 14, 2022 11:36 am

Stalbansclaret wrote: ↑
Sun Mar 13, 2022 8:52 pm
Not going to argue with that Stevie2112 as both superb songs. I just find Nightswimming really haunting and strangely nostalgic....though not sure why as Ive never swam anywhere at night !

Don't know if you watched the programme on Saturday mate,but "nightswimming" was played and Michael Stipe explained what it was about...beautifully haunting song which only Stipe could sing.

TheOriginalLongsider · Post by **TheOriginalLongsider** » Tue Mar 15, 2022 5:58 pm

I remember REM just becoming known. They were really being hyped. I saw them in 1985 at Milton Keynes supporting U2. They were really bad. Bono had to come on and plead for the crowd to stop chucking bottles at them. They didn’t so they departed the stage early. Obviously they got better in later years !

PhiladelphiaChris · Post by **PhiladelphiaChris** » Tue Mar 15, 2022 6:11 pm

TheOriginalLongsider wrote: ↑
Tue Mar 15, 2022 5:58 pm
I remember REM just becoming known. They were really being hyped. I saw them in 1985 at Milton Keynes supporting U2. They were really bad. Bono had to come on and plead for the crowd to stop chucking bottles at them. They didn’t so they departed the stage early. Obviously they got better in later years !

I was there as well. The Ramones also played. A great day out.

RingoMcCartney · Post by **RingoMcCartney** » Wed Mar 16, 2022 12:41 am

PhiladelphiaChris wrote: ↑
Tue Mar 15, 2022 6:11 pm
I was there as well. The Ramones also played. A great day out.

Me too. Milton Keynes was wasn't as glamorous as it sounded . It was just a sloped field (muddy) on the day.

Watched the Ramones and Spear of Destiny (did Billy Bragg play or am I imaging it?) then thumbed it back home. Regret not sticking around for REM and U2.

Steve1956 · Post by **Steve1956** » Wed Mar 16, 2022 8:32 am

Been trawling through REM's back catalogue all week since seeing them on the BBC on Saturday,everyone will have a favourite track this is mine ...absolutely beautiful song.
https://youtu.be/RokyGRQP0no

TheOriginalLongsider · Post by **TheOriginalLongsider** » Wed Mar 16, 2022 5:33 pm

RingoMcCartney wrote: ↑
Wed Mar 16, 2022 12:41 am
Me too. Milton Keynes was wasn't as glamorous as it sounded . It was just a sloped field (muddy) on the day.

Watched the Ramones and Spear of Destiny (did Billy Bragg play or am I imaging it?) then thumbed it back home. Regret not sticking around for REM and U2.

The milkman of human kindness definitely played although his mic wasn’t plugged in for the first few songs

HahaYeah · Post by **HahaYeah** » Wed Mar 16, 2022 6:48 pm

Fables of the Reconstruction came out in 1985 the time of that Milton Keynes concert, my favourite period of REM.

RingoMcCartney · Post by **RingoMcCartney** » Wed Mar 16, 2022 8:20 pm

TheOriginalLongsider wrote: ↑
Wed Mar 16, 2022 5:33 pm
The milkman of human kindness definitely played although his mic wasn’t plugged in for the first few songs

I'm not imaging things then , he did indeed play !

Thanks for the confirmation

TheOriginalLongsider · Post by **TheOriginalLongsider** » Thu Mar 17, 2022 5:43 pm

Apparently Faith Brothers also played but I can’t remember them. I remember NME announced Squeeze and the Alarm as late additions but they didn’t actually play

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