REM had a lead guitarist named Lincoln and he was killed by Blue Oyster Cult's original drummer who was named Kennedy.
― Neanderthal, Wednesday, 16 September 2020 05:37 (three years ago) link
J0hn and I did a brief goofy Agents vs Document thing here in 02: Taking Sides: Smiths vs. REM
I love REM, despite what it seems like there. I knew them before the Byrds so I heard "Reaper" as proto-REM as a kid. Idk that the connection really goes further than a vibe in the end, though.
― The nexus of the crisis and the origin of storms (Sund4r), Wednesday, 16 September 2020 13:38 (three years ago) link
Thought about that tenuous minutemen connection last night and read a few Mike Watt interviews to reconfirm. Didn't really get much to bolster the, um, case of this thread. Did learn that apparently D. Boon styled his name after E(ric) Bloom.
― ABBA O RLY? (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 16 September 2020 14:29 (three years ago) link
Blue Oyster Cult's live album "Some Enchanted Evening" is partially recorded at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta, GA 1978.
I'd say there is a pretty decent chance that one or more members of REM 'might' have gone to that show.
― earlnash, Thursday, 17 September 2020 03:25 (three years ago) link
Interesting.
― ABBA O RLY? (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 18 September 2020 14:56 (three years ago) link
Another connection: neither band is Boards of Canada
― Brad C., Friday, 18 September 2020 15:25 (three years ago) link
I was waiting for that one, couldn't figure out how to phrase it myself.
― ABBA O RLY? (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 18 September 2020 16:16 (three years ago) link