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Reason: it could polish up the gray
Put that, put that, put that up your wall
That this isn't Country at all
Radio station: decide yourself
Keep me out of Country and the word
Wheel of fortune's leading us: absurd
Push that, push that, push that to the floor
That this isn't nothing at all
Straight off the boat, where to go
Calling out in transit
Calling out in transit
Radio Free Europe (radio)
Decide: defy the media too fast
Instead of pushing palaces to fall
Put that, put that, put that up your wall
That this isn't fortunate at all
Radio station: decide yourself
We're calling out in transit
Calling out in transit
Radio Free Europe (radio)
Decide yourself: come in on a boat
Media's too fast
Keep me out of Country and the word
Disappointment into us: absurd
Straight off the boat, where to go?
Calling out in transit
Calling out in transit
Radio Free Europe
Radio Free Europe
Calling out in transit
Calling out in transit
Radio Free Europe
Radio Free Europe
I'm not sure Stipe ever knew them either.
Likely not far off the mark. Legends of early REM performances had Stipe singing with his back to the audience due to early stage fright as well as very mumbled lyrics. As a band they didn't put lyrics on record sleeves or inserts either so the listener had to use their imagination in regard to what the lyrics actually were.
the original alt-rock band before it was a thing.. 😎
The Replacements
Dar's the one I love the most, but Stipe's not far behind
I'm bored by this right now but I will leave it at 7 #rock
Aud wrote:
I care about what people feel about a song but I couldn't care less what you feel about people.
I'm bored by this right now but I will leave it at 7 #rock
like I couldn't care less that you're boring
We explode into that chaotic dance of freedom that you feel when you're in your twenties, life is f-in fantastic, and everything's ahead of you.
I was so lucky to have that experience, and the image of Bob M flailing about in wild abandon as we sing CALLING ALL IN TRANSIT...it's one of the great moments in my timeline.
I caught them in San Francisco in a small club around this period. I'd heard that they might be good.
I think Buck's amp caught on fire or something when he was playing with the opening act.
I don't remember much about the night except that REM were as good as expected.
And I learned that if you sit at a table, you have to buy a beer, which I couldn't afford at that point...
Wanted to be up front for JB Hutto in 1977, so showed up early and bought three beers so I wouldn't have to give up my table to get more. Wound up desperately holding on to the very tippy table while the 70-year-old bluesman danced and played on top of it. By the end of the evening, my bladder was very unhappy with me, but I'd seen a legend.
a band the world could do without.
and Stipe is a cunt
And I thought it was calling all those in the trenches, which sure made sense to me.
And I thought it was "Calling all men who transmit...."
Mike Mills would defiantly be my favorite Bass player, he is just, gettin' it, in there.
And of course one of the greatest moments in Rock with that drum break in there. In my world
quiet in the room is required for that part. There is nothing better.
And I thought it was calling all those in the trenches, which sure made sense to me.
I'm not sure Stipe ever knew them either.
Nice pick, young DJ.
In the 70's we referred to it as Alt rock. Now it's Prog rock.
This came out in the 80's. It was then referred to as College Rock. Prog rock is a whole different thing. Procul Harum, Emerson, Lake and Palmer, Yes and later Peter Gabriel's version of Genesis and eventually Rush. Artsier, more musically technical rock made by music geeks (I say that as a compliment). Bill plays Porcupine Tree which feels to me like a continuation of prog rock.
Prog rock, surely?
In the 70's we referred to it as Alt rock. Now it's Prog rock.
And I thought it was calling all those in the trenches, which sure made sense to me.
LOL, I've had many lyrics wrong over time. it's always funny when you find out what they really are.
I think Buck's amp caught on fire or something when he was playing with the opening act.
I don't remember much about the night except that REM were as good as expected.
And I learned that if you sit at a table, you have to buy a beer, which I couldn't afford at that point...
Found it -
14 June 1983 - Old Waldorf, San Francisco, CA
support: Renegades, Let's Active
soundcheck: I Walk The Line (snippet) / West Of The Fields / 7 Chinese Bros.
Let's Active set included: Every Word Means No
R.E.M.: Sitting Still / Moral Kiosk / Catapult / Laughing / Pilgrimage / 7 Chinese Bros. / Talk About The Passion / Romance / Wolves, Lower / Harborcoat / Pretty Persuasion / Gardening At Night / 9-9 / Just A Touch / West Of The Fields / Radio Free Europe
encore 1: White Tornado / Riders In The Sky / Ages Of You / We Walk / 1,000,000
encore 2: There She Goes Again / Carnival Of Sorts (Box Cars)
notes: Peter Buck joins on guitar on Let's Active's opening set on 'Every Word Means No'.
Volume up for this one!!!
Prog rock, surely?
Agreed, that one is my preferred version.
And I thought it was calling all those in the trenches, which sure made sense to me.
I remember it vividly. REM, and Radio Free Europe especially since it was their intro to the mainstream, was a breath of fresh air after the disco-new wave-synth rock phase that seemed interminably long.
that'd be good to see - got a link?
I think Buck's amp caught on fire or something when he was playing with the opening act.
I don't remember much about the night except that REM were as good as expected.
And I learned that if you sit at a table, you have to buy a beer, which I couldn't afford at that point...
Found it -
14 June 1983 - Old Waldorf, San Francisco, CA
support: Renegades, Let's Active
soundcheck: I Walk The Line (snippet) / West Of The Fields / 7 Chinese Bros.
Let's Active set included: Every Word Means No
R.E.M.: Sitting Still / Moral Kiosk / Catapult / Laughing / Pilgrimage / 7 Chinese Bros. / Talk About The Passion / Romance / Wolves, Lower / Harborcoat / Pretty Persuasion / Gardening At Night / 9-9 / Just A Touch / West Of The Fields / Radio Free Europe
encore 1: White Tornado / Riders In The Sky / Ages Of You / We Walk / 1,000,000
encore 2: There She Goes Again / Carnival Of Sorts (Box Cars)
notes: Peter Buck joins on guitar on Let's Active's opening set on 'Every Word Means No'.
Oh no. Bon Jovi was/is a joke band. Longevity is there key to success. REM was a pretty good band. Michael is probably alot more fun to talk with than the bubble head seated next to him.
misterbearbaby wrote:
R.E.M. are the Eagles of alt-rock
Ouch! I honestly can't think of a meaner thing to say about any band.
R.E.M. are the Eagles of alt-rock
So true...but we have Social Media!!!
I'm having some kinda hormonal upwelling right now...
Ray—dee—yo ...FREEEE ...YUUURP!!! Sing it boys...!!!
I'm there, in spirit... Vegas loves its R.E.M......
romeotuma wrote:
Miss you so much, Ann...
rest in peace...
mrtuba9 wrote:
Ann Lucas passed away February 6, 2012, at University of Utah Medical Center, at age 55 due to a subdural hematoma, which required surgery. She was put on life support, but after three days without signs of improvement, her family made the difficult decision to discontinue life support and donate her organs on the 6th.
Ann was born on Oct. 12, 1956, in Twin Falls, Idaho, to Buss and Dorothy Stepp, who encouraged her to follow her dreams. One dream was to become a published author, which she achieved in 2010 with her novel "Life-Dance". She also wrote fan fiction for the television show "La Femme Nikita".
Ann was also a freelance correspondent for the "Elko Independent" newspaper and had a recurring column called "Shaking the Tree", as well as writing articles for "Elko Daily Free Press".
Praise the child, knowing where to spent all that money.
Here's another case where it couldn't just stop at "I don't like it." The addition of "...because I have musical taste and erudition" or other things like "because I'm so smart" just kind of baffles me. Why is "I don't like it" not sufficient? Is it because the non-fan thinks that otherwise they're somehow lacking, due to the (in this case) 7.8 rating?
"Do you think he's compensating for something?"
Some people would say a song like, oh, "Everything is Broken" by Dylan is doo-doo (Even old-school Dylan fans) while some give it a 10. Maybe you could say "to me its doo-doo", or just, "I really hate that song"... It's all a matter of opinion...
Pompous
No kidding.
Pompous
There's just no accounting for musical appreciation. For instance, I'm amazed that someone with your self-proclaimed "musical taste and erudition" would give "Turning Japanese" a 10 (Godlike). Another "hormonal upwelling"?
Of course REM is pop music. Aside from the classical and jazz pieces nearly everything played on RP is pop music. I attribute my enjoyment of REM to having grown up in the 60s, when pop music was heard on AM radio over crappy speakers and had to evoke a visceral reaction or never stay on the charts. Words? Who could make them out? In that respect REM is no different than the Strawberry Alarm Clock. It either hits you in the animal pleasure center of your brain or it doesn't..
We explode into that chaotic dance of freedom that you feel when you're in your twenties, life is f-in fantastic, and everything's ahead of you.
I was so lucky to have that experience, and the image of Bob M flailing about in wild abandon as we sing CALLING ALL IN TRANSIT...it's one of the great moments in my timeline.
I've heard this hundreds of times since college, and it just sailed by my memory until now...I think I just had a flashback- thanks!
You know, I really do appreciate that. That's how you feel. I think you need to keep in mind that many, maybe most, music listeners don't rate the level of musicianship as a major factor. I know I don't. I do not know if Peter Buck is a great guitarist...maybe his is, maybe he isn't. I just do not care one tiny bit. I love listening to this song.
Ditto!
You know, I really do appreciate that. That's how you feel. I think you need to keep in mind that many, maybe most, music listeners don't rate the level of musicianship as a major factor. I know I don't. I do not know if Peter Buck is a great guitarist...maybe his is, maybe he isn't. I just do not care one tiny bit. I love listening to this song.
misterbearbaby:
R.E.M.'s music was refreshing back at the beginning, and it WASN'T playing on any car or home or portable radios until several years after their debut EP, "Chronic Town", came out in '82.
We liked 'em, and we had 'em all to ourselves.
Thank you for sharing that (rather self righteous) bit of wank. We all feel properly demeaned by your obvious excellence and superiority.
Ignore the crap from the WB years. This fresh explosion of something different... Man. You don't get that often in a lifetime: things change. And this was a harbinger of that.
I don't have a need to defend REM or their music even though geographically, one would think I have a strong propensity to do so. What I thought was a nice anecdotal tale on your behalf turned into a self-righteous diatribe. The sands of time haven't completely washed away the doo-doo.
As I was clicking on Radio Paradise in iTunes, Radio Free Europe was going through my head. And here it is.
I don't know how you did it, Bill, but that was really cool.
here is a case in which there is a good reason my post makes no sense...the cover art has been changed from the Eponymous CD...a lot of times things change on the board, esp when others delete the post I was responding to...
Great tune, IMO!
First appeared on Murmur in 1983. Quite frankly, the entire album is awesome. Produced by the legendary Mitch Easter and Don Dixon at Reflection Studios in Charlotte, NC.
Miss you so much, Cynaera... love this song...
marvelous song... love it...
-also getting up to dance...
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Shazam! Love it! Everybody in my church be dancing...
I am new to RP, but have missed your hotel room posts
We be dancing... love this song... hope you are having a lovely day...
Everybody in my church loves this song...
I am new to RP, but have missed your hotel room posts
Everybody in my church loves this song...
445 AM and I am chair dancing!!
I'm there, in spirit... Vegas loves its R.E.M......
romeotuma wrote:
I have to say romeo, your tributes are touching...
Hmm... never thought of that but now that you mention it they are fairly similar. R.E.M. wrote this in '81, Tojo came along I think in '83 but a cool beat is a cool beat.
Whenever I first hear this start I always think of Tojo by Hoodoo Gurus. Very similar drum/ bass beat.
This coming from someone who only has three or four "9" or "10" ratings for anything recorded after the 1975?
Scott:
Heard a story about this song on the CBC the other day. The announcer said that Stipe's lyrics are intentionally incomprehensible. When he recorded the song he just strung together a bunch of stuff that he made up on the spot. When he sang live, he often changed the lyrics, but nobody knew because nobody knew what the actual lyrics were! The CBC announcer also that this was the song that changed the musical landscape, ushering in the era of "indie" rock. (That's debatable, I'm sure.)
Best wishes.
Nope.
-words scrolled on the big screen during R.E.M.'s Green tour.