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After 31 years, alt-rock pioneers R.E.M. calls it a day

Entertainment Sep. 22, 2011 - 11:30AM JST ( 28 )

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serendipitousSep. 22, 2011 - 11:51AM JST

'Strange Currencies' is an especially great song. Thanks REM.
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MariaSep. 22, 2011 - 12:28PM JST

Fond memories of REM music, a lot of which accompanied events in my life!
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papasmurfinjapanSep. 22, 2011 - 12:32PM JST

Great band. Thanks for the memories.
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smithinjapanSep. 22, 2011 - 12:50PM JST

Ah, REM... takes me back. I didn't know they were still that active.
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southsakaiSep. 22, 2011 - 01:01PM JST

R.E.M.are true legends! They made some fantastic music during their era. Pretty awesome guys who do lot's of fund raising events for a bunch of causes.
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BurakuminDesSep. 22, 2011 - 01:28PM JST

REM had some great songs in the 80s and early 90s. How they stayed together 31 years and survived the amount of substances they did beggars belief!
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Chinchan ZuSep. 22, 2011 - 02:12PM JST

not my genre of music but all i can say is otsukaresama deshita. you deserve a loooooooong vacation in the looooooong beach california
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TorafusuTorasanSep. 22, 2011 - 02:27PM JST

They were generous not just to fans (averaging one LP every other year for 30 years is amazing) but also with fellow musicians, like the time Peter Buck produced my favorite Uncle Tupelo album, March 16-20 1992, for free.
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GWSep. 22, 2011 - 02:35PM JST

Great band, I just wish I cud also call it a day so to speak, feel like kicking back for a long time, but still have to keep on truckin!
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RossBardJapanSep. 22, 2011 - 03:34PM JST

Had Murmur,Reckoning and Fables of the Reconstruction within weeks of each release.Didn't get to see them live until 1986.It is hard to describe to the MTV and Napster generations the following they had back then,most of it generated by word of mouth and college radio.
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afterthequakeSep. 22, 2011 - 04:37PM JST

Night Swimming is a tune that often comes to mind. Great band!!
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NessieSep. 22, 2011 - 05:28PM JST

Saw them in a college auditorium in 1986. None of them are virtuoso musicians, but they had a certain something.
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tmarieSep. 22, 2011 - 07:39PM JST

Night swimming for me too!! Will miss them!!
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pamelotSep. 22, 2011 - 08:21PM JST

It's the end of the world as we know it!
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Elbuda MexicanoSep. 22, 2011 - 08:42PM JST

I am devastated! They were my favorite band up there with Wham UK and all those great bands from the 80s and 90s that they still play night and day on AFN radio.
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CrazyJoeSep. 22, 2011 - 09:28PM JST

Does R.E.M. stand for rapid eye movement?
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budzieSep. 22, 2011 - 10:03PM JST

I went to UGa in the 80's..great memories..thanks guys.
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hachikoreloadedSep. 22, 2011 - 11:35PM JST

1 down ; U2 to go. I guess some of the songs were ok...glad everyone found something to enjoy in their music.
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sourpussSep. 22, 2011 - 11:41PM JST

Old people who know when to fade out. It's an endearing quality.
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AylerSep. 23, 2011 - 04:04AM JST

I hope U2 are listening.
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lostrune2Sep. 23, 2011 - 11:54AM JST

I think I just lost my religion.
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zurcroniumSep. 23, 2011 - 10:46PM JST

five years out, reunion tour. Also IMHO, U2 is the most overrated band ever.
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BurakuminDesSep. 23, 2011 - 11:10PM JST

Also IMHO, U2 is the most overrated band ever.

Harsh words there, Zurconium! u2s early stuff was great - admittedly their recent stuff isnt so good. But look at other bands like the Rolling Stones who basically have been garbage for the past 30 years, yet still make money somehow!
- ModeratorSep. 24, 2011 - 06:29AM JST
  
  Back on topic please.
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John BeckerSep. 24, 2011 - 01:30AM JST

R.E.M. were one of the first bands that could be described as "Indie" in the modern sense. And they were among the few bands of their era that went from being college radio darlings to mainstream success. And they always had a good song or two on the radio. Better than most bands can say.
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yabitsSep. 24, 2011 - 01:49AM JST

The missus and I listed to Murmur today on the way back from the Georgia mountains where we went to buy apples. One of the great debut albums of all time.

Their music matches the feel of the southern scenery almost as much as another great group from these parts: The Connells.

They had a great career and we wish them well.
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SerranoSep. 24, 2011 - 11:49PM JST

"The skill in attending a party is knowing when it's time to leave"

I've seen quite a few people without that knowledge over the years.

yabits: "the Georgia mountains where we went to buy apples"

Better return them, you're breaking the boycott, heh heh.
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gogogoSep. 26, 2011 - 10:15PM JST

no money in music anymore unless you're lady gaga