| Author | Message | ||
     Union_man |
Thanks for the tunes! All good things must come to an end. | ||
| Danger_dave |
It's not the end of the world. I feel fine. | ||
| 86129squids |
Andy?! | ||
| Danger_dave |
That's me in the corner. | ||
| Whatever |
Losing my religion... | ||
| Danger_dave |
Not everyone can carry the weight of the world. | ||
| Hybridmomentspass |
I am shocked by this news, truly.......I figured they'd have broken up years ago. | ||
| Trojan |
Oh well.....everybody hurts | ||
| Geforce |
I guess they finally depressed themselves to the point of break up... Like Hybrd, I thought this had happened a long time ago. | ||
| Ft_bstrd |
They stopped being relevant about 10 years ago. Bands are delivery systems for products created by songwriters. Go to a songwriter night and you have met the product manufacturers. Product manufacturers generally have a long life span in the business. They produce products for multiple style delivery systems (Country, Rock, R&B, etc.) Delivery systems have life spans of 1-5 years (see Hootie and the Blowfish and Counting Crows). Some delivery systems can extend their life span a few years longer. A very few delivery systems are able to extend their life span a lot longer. Most do it by vertically integrating the product manufacturing with the delivery system. | ||
| Reepicheep |
Same here. Even when they were emerging, and though I was "supposed" to like them, I could never actually bring myself to really enjoy them. Even saw them in concert, and was just generally annoyed for most of the show. I hope they are rich and have a nice retirement though. Gotta be hard to live on the road. | ||
| Ft_bstrd |
and though I was "supposed" to like them, I could never actually bring myself to really enjoy them Felt the same way about Dave Matthews Band. | ||
| Fast1075 |
ARRRGHHHH!!!!! EARWORM!!!  | ||
| Ulyranger |
Didn't realize they were still a band at this point...........who knew? | ||
| Kenm123t |
WHO? | ||
| Slaughter |
Not the WHO, we're talking REM. You're off topic, Ken. | ||
| Fast1075 |
Who's on first, What's on second. | ||
| Kenm123t |
Like Ft said they are not relavant. Nothing new from them I can remember figured they did the Hendrix Cobain Whinehouse OD trip Molly Hatchet is appearing at the Seminole Casino lol | ||
| Mr_grumpy |
If this means I no longer have to hear Mr Stipe's whingy whiney voice coming out of my radio, I'm a happy bunny! btw I'm not a fan, does it show? Now if only the Chili Peppers........... | ||
| Mtjm2 |
A good band gone wrong by the industry . Grumpy ! The Chili Peppers ? Like FRANK said , you sign on the dotted line for a real good time . But you never know when the good time will be happening . | ||
| Mr_grumpy |
The "Red Hot Chili Peppers" who to my ears have been making & remaking the same crap for far too long, could fall off the planet tomorrow & I wouldn't be fussed. I've probably committed heresy & social suicide at the same time by saying this but , like REM, I just can't stand them. I think they're vastly overrated & entirely unoriginal. But that's just my opinion, & as we all know opinions are like arseholes, everybody's got one.  | ||
| Mtjm2 |
You GUMPY old man ! Thats what my kids call me !  I listen to all types of music. I can listen to System of a down and than turn on Alison Crouse . If you listened to older REM you may like them . But thats just me talkin out my arrrss | ||
| Rick_a |
I've enjoyed some of what they've done from Chronic Town to Monster. Harborcoat, Wolves Lower, and Stumble are some of my favorite songs. | ||
| Blake |
Too much social commentary in music puts me off it. I just want to hear uplifting words or fun or interesting lyrics and good tunes. I have one of the REM "best of" albums on the phone. Good tunes. | ||
| Blake |
Not the end of the world as we know it. | ||
| Aesquire |
I enjoyed the middle stuff. The Early stuff just annoyed me, ( perhaps I wasn't socially aware enough ) and I didn't even know there WAS later stuff. ( I blame radio, that quit having DJ's to tell me what was being played. Hey! record companies! Why & how are we going to buy your new stuff if no one tells us that's what's on? Morons. ) I think a buddy is going to the next Rolling Stones "we're cyborgs now" tour. | ||
| Milt |
+1 Blake. |
