What Will You Miss About R.E.M.?

Yesterday I was bummed to learn that R.E.M. broke up. I liked the band in high school and came to love them in college. Sure, a lot of people felt that they went too mainstream with “Shiny Happy People” (and especially that silly “Furry Happy Monsters” version from Sesame Street), but they went on to record some great songs after that. Plus, their older stuff was just fantastic.

One of my favorite R.E.M. memories was playing “Driver 8” with my friends Dominic and Roland in college. We performed a three-song set at a student show called Asian Occasion. Partially because of this “performance” and partially because it’s just a frickin’ awesome song, “Driver 8” is my favorite R.E.M. tune and will always have a special place in my heart.

Any other R.E.M. fans out there? What songs and albums of theirs did you like? What will you miss about the band?

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11 thoughts on “What Will You Miss About R.E.M.?”

    2. Yeah, same goes for me. You usually type what I am thinking, but unlike Big Blak, I have absolutely no compunction to pay you for it.

      I will, however, compliment and praise you with nice, cheap words.

      -M

      2. I'm not going to but I feel like he does the work for two people and should be compensated. I think I am going to follow your model and pay him with kind words.

        @SG

        Your a swell fellow ;)

  3. I'll miss the fact that I'd forgotten how old I am until I read this. Played lots of R.E.M. covers in my high school band. Lifes Rich Pageant is my favorite album. I could listen to it forever and never get tired of it. I'm not so goddamned young.

  4. I had a guitar player who would bust out End Of The World on his acoustic. It was impressive since he was 16 at the time and Michael Stipe didn't even know all the words to that song (every live performance I've seen, he read along with it).

    And to be frank, the bassist is the unsung hero of that band.

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