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I Wanted To Be Wrong
I looked over the entries for all of the Around The Sun songs, and I was a bit sad to realize just how much I’ve slammed that album over the course of doing this project. My opinions haven… more →
Pop Songs 07-08
R.E.M
Ashkan wrote 2 months ago: R.E.M. is an American rock band formed in Athens, Georgia, in 1980 by Michael Stipe (lead vocals), P … more →
Back to Basic-ally Rubbish
flashtopp wrote 6 months ago: The Cannes film festival is taking place at the moment. And one of the most anticipated of the films … more →
How To Buy #2 - R.E.M. (Part Two - 90's to Present)
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extremelisteningmode wrote 10 months ago: Here is part two of our R.E.M. retrospective; Out of Time – The big breakthrough and, at the t … more →
On the web!
rice1077 wrote 1 year ago: I’ve come across some fun sites lately that have added entertainment or knowledge to my every … more →
I Wanted To Be Wrong
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Matthew Perpetua wrote 1 year ago: I looked over the entries for all of the Around The Sun songs, and I was a bit sad to realize just h … more →
#45: The world is preparing for GTA IV, R.E.M. are back from the dead, and in the week that Facebook Chat launches, how well do you know the people you're chatting to?
Andrew wrote 1 year ago: This Week in Lumps #45 [01/04 - 07/04] · Far be it for me to repeat myself on topics I may have alre … more →
Around The Sun
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Matthew Perpetua wrote 1 year ago: “Around The Sun” is the first title track of R.E.M.’s career, but ironically, it … more →
Rainbow Around the Sun
bryanclark wrote 1 year ago: Here’s a poster that I had the privilege to design for an independent film that will be screen … more →
Wanderlust
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Matthew Perpetua wrote 1 year ago: In the context of Around The Sun, an album overflowing with somewhat plodding mid-tempo numbers, the … more →
Final Straw
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Matthew Perpetua wrote 1 year ago: Although the song is full of textures and flourishes designed to keep it from feeling too static, … more →
Boy In The Well
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Matthew Perpetua wrote 2 years ago: “Boy In The Well” doesn’t seem entirely out of place on Around The Sun, but it … more →
Leaving New York
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Matthew Perpetua wrote 2 years ago: “Leaving New York” is unquestionably the worst opening track in R.E.M.’s discograp … more →
The Worst Joke Ever
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Matthew Perpetua wrote 2 years ago: When I started this project, I figured this one would be easy — “The Worst Joke Ever? M … more →
Make It All OK
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Matthew Perpetua wrote 2 years ago: Oh dear…it’s R.E.M. Speedwagon. Chuck Klosterman wrote an essay about how musicians like … more →
High Speed Train
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Matthew Perpetua wrote 2 years ago: I only seem to enjoy “High Speed Train” under certain conditions: The weather must be ov … more →
The Ascent Of Man
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Matthew Perpetua wrote 2 years ago: It’s a bit counter-intuitive to think of R.E.M.’s recent flirtation with AAA and Adult C … more →
Aftermath
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Matthew Perpetua wrote 2 years ago: It’s hard for me to hear “Aftermath” without getting the sense that the band eithe … more →
The Outsiders
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Matthew Perpetua wrote 2 years ago: The weirdest thing to consider about Around The Sun is that it’s actually one of R.E.M.’ … more →
Electron Blue
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Matthew Perpetua wrote 2 years ago: Whenever I try to give a simple answer to skeptical people who can’t understand why I enjoy so … more →
