― Matt DC (Matt DC), Monday, 10 November 2003 23:20 (twenty years ago) link
― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Monday, 10 November 2003 23:22 (twenty years ago) link
Yeah, that's putting it well.
They should have just released "Kenneth"/"Eyeliner" as a single and been done with it!
― Sam J. (samjeff), Monday, 10 November 2003 23:23 (twenty years ago) link
― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Monday, 10 November 2003 23:25 (twenty years ago) link
― Johnny Badlees (crispssssss), Monday, 10 November 2003 23:50 (twenty years ago) link
That is one of the most powerful songs REM have done.
― dog latin, Tuesday, 11 November 2003 02:14 (twenty years ago) link
― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Tuesday, 11 November 2003 02:23 (twenty years ago) link
Songs = lyrics? Gier continutes to make claims that are just plain inscrutable.
― Kenan Hebert (kenan), Tuesday, 11 November 2003 02:25 (twenty years ago) link
― RS_LaRue (RSLaRue), Monday, 16 May 2005 12:58 (nineteen years ago) link
This is still one of my favorite REM albums, and has aged better than "Up" or "Reveal."
― Alfred Soto (Alfred Soto), Monday, 16 May 2005 13:04 (nineteen years ago) link
― A Viking of Some Note (Andrew Thames), Monday, 16 May 2005 13:09 (nineteen years ago) link
plus, they redid Everybody hurts in Strange Currencies, only better!
― AaronK (AaronK), Monday, 16 May 2005 13:17 (nineteen years ago) link
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Monday, 16 May 2005 13:45 (nineteen years ago) link
― Forksclovetofu (Forksclovetofu), Monday, 16 May 2005 13:47 (nineteen years ago) link
― ZionTrain (ZionTrain), Monday, 16 May 2005 14:08 (nineteen years ago) link
― A Viking of Some Note (Andrew Thames), Monday, 16 May 2005 14:23 (nineteen years ago) link
― A Viking of Some Note (Andrew Thames), Monday, 16 May 2005 14:30 (nineteen years ago) link
― A Viking of Some Note (Andrew Thames), Monday, 16 May 2005 14:43 (nineteen years ago) link
― A Viking of Some Note (Andrew Thames), Monday, 16 May 2005 14:53 (nineteen years ago) link
― kenneth jnr, Monday, 16 May 2005 15:00 (nineteen years ago) link
― stew!, Tuesday, 14 March 2006 15:14 (eighteen years ago) link
― James, Tuesday, 14 March 2006 15:51 (eighteen years ago) link
― James, Tuesday, 14 March 2006 16:00 (eighteen years ago) link
― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn (Alfred Soto), Tuesday, 14 March 2006 16:07 (eighteen years ago) link
― rapid eyes, Tuesday, 14 March 2006 16:07 (eighteen years ago) link
i'll only excuse this comment under two circumstances: (1) you've never heard the song; or (2) you've never seen the movie. if neither of these apply, you're only other excuse is a complete lack of taste.
― i am a grammar boy. as such, i am fierce! (grammaboy), Tuesday, 14 March 2006 16:29 (eighteen years ago) link
― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn (Alfred Soto), Tuesday, 14 March 2006 16:32 (eighteen years ago) link
― i am a grammar boy. as such, i am fierce! (grammaboy), Tuesday, 14 March 2006 16:37 (eighteen years ago) link
I think the surprising thing is how many of the songs on Monster I love, given the "different" nature of the album.
"Kenneth" has to be a classic. It's so straight-ahead, so rock-n-roll, but it's not plain. And that groove! Mike Mills rocks the melodic bass. And it's a song where Berry's work proves that drummers can be artists.
And another thing: ever notice how every single one of R.E.M.'s albums is both widely hated and widely loved? Seriously, for every Fables lover or Up apologist or OOT devotee, there is another person saying it's crap. Same for Monster. Is it like that for other artists whom I don't follow as closely?
― Justin, Tuesday, 14 March 2006 16:55 (eighteen years ago) link
Dude, he proved that on Murmur! (and so did Ringo, in 1963)
And another thing: ever notice how every single one of R.E.M.'s albums is both widely hated and widely loved? Seriously, for every Fables lover or Up apologist or OOT devotee, there is another person saying it's crap. Same for Monster.
R.E.M. are overrated and underrated. Their last few albums would force the haters to claim the former.
― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn (Alfred Soto), Tuesday, 14 March 2006 16:59 (eighteen years ago) link
Well, I said it's *a* song. Not *the* song.
R.E.M. are overrated and underrated.
Is there another band comparable to R.E.M.'s under/overratedness?
Or is that a too-broad and dumb question? I can never tell on here.
― Justin, Tuesday, 14 March 2006 17:04 (eighteen years ago) link
― PeopleFunnyBoy (PeopleFunnyBoy), Tuesday, 14 March 2006 17:12 (eighteen years ago) link
― GW, Tuesday, 14 March 2006 18:02 (eighteen years ago) link
― someteenpartying (someteenpartying), Tuesday, 14 March 2006 19:49 (eighteen years ago) link
http://product.ebay.com/Monster_UPC_093624574026_W0QQfvcsZ1226QQsoprZ3162438QQssPageNameZFavMerch_SO:BACK
― Amateur(ist) (Amateur(ist)), Thursday, 15 June 2006 20:37 (seventeen years ago) link
― jonviachicago (jonviachicago), Thursday, 15 June 2006 21:15 (seventeen years ago) link
― Tim Ellison (Tim Ellison), Thursday, 15 June 2006 21:42 (seventeen years ago) link
Even though it's officially tied with Out of Time and Automatic for the People as R.E.M.'s best-selling U.S. title.
― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn (Alfred Soto), Thursday, 15 June 2006 22:52 (seventeen years ago) link
― Si.C@rter (SiC@rter), Thursday, 15 June 2006 23:06 (seventeen years ago) link
― Jesus Dan (Dan Perry), Thursday, 15 June 2006 23:54 (seventeen years ago) link
― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn (Alfred Soto), Friday, 16 June 2006 00:03 (seventeen years ago) link
― Tim Ellison (Tim Ellison), Friday, 16 June 2006 00:07 (seventeen years ago) link
― gear (gear), Friday, 16 June 2006 00:17 (seventeen years ago) link
― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn (Alfred Soto), Friday, 16 June 2006 00:42 (seventeen years ago) link
― Tim Ellison (Tim Ellison), Friday, 16 June 2006 01:18 (seventeen years ago) link
― Tim Ellison (Tim Ellison), Friday, 16 June 2006 02:32 (seventeen years ago) link
― Tim Ellison (Tim Ellison), Friday, 16 June 2006 02:40 (seventeen years ago) link
― Harthill Services (Neil Willett), Friday, 16 June 2006 05:42 (seventeen years ago) link
― marbles (marbles), Friday, 16 June 2006 14:27 (seventeen years ago) link