Comments on: Nothing Ever Lasts Forever – Bands you used to like but just don’t any more

By: extremelisteningmode

extremelisteningmode — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:22:38 +0000

There’s a good line and it’s all yours now Dusty!

By: The Real Slim Dusty

The Real Slim Dusty — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 15:03:48 +0000

“Ignoreland ” , I quite liked that then I started to hear the first line as ” bastards stole the powercard “…

after that it no longer worked so well for me.

By: bertrand d'oyle carte

bertrand d'oyle carte — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:06:41 +0000

I would actually buy that!! I’ll have a look…..

By: extremelisteningmode

extremelisteningmode — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:09:42 +0000

Lyrically I was never all that enamoured with Stipey when he was in your face. Much more preferred him strange and beautiful.

Again though, some cracking singles from each albums, you could do a very decent compilation of REM since 1995. I’m sure WB already have, right enough

By: bertrand d'oyle carte

bertrand d'oyle carte — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:04:00 +0000

Yes but it was up there with the IRS years for the most part……still a great, great album in places. I guess REM logically and quite rightly decided to ditch opaque in favour of bold, political and upfront…..they have that right but it lost something for me.

By: extremelisteningmode

extremelisteningmode — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:50:22 +0000

Though when you listen back to Automatic…there is some rubbish stuff on there too. ‘Ignoreland’, ‘Star Me Kitten’, ‘Everybody Hurts’, ‘Sweetness Follows’….though every other track is a doozy, admittedly.

By: bertrand d'oyle carte

bertrand d'oyle carte — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:47:38 +0000

I suppose REM for me…..loved them with a passion. Spent as fortune on them, bought bootlegs etc. They were the everything. Of late I have no idea what records they’ve had out or when they’re toured.

Not sure why they slipped my mind…..but I suppose something as perfect as the five IRS albums could not be topped by any band really. Not their fault….more mine I suppose. ‘AFTP’ was a swansong and truly glorious, but……

By: extremelisteningmode

extremelisteningmode — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:00:43 +0000

No, it’s 13 years since Pinkerton and it really has been downhill all the way. When I saw they had a new album out I realised – I’ve actually passed into not caring any more.

By: Bobby

Bobby — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:46:29 +0000

Got to agree 100%
Blue and Pinkerton are among my favourite albums. Unfortunetly though I doubt we will ever see the likes again