33 years ago, REM warned us...

[Dennis Donovan]

[dewsgirl]

1. I thought for sure this would be "It's the end of the world". I have

loved REM since I was like 12.

[Dennis Donovan]

2. I became an REM fan in 1983 after seeing them on Letterman.

They also warned us about "the end of the world" but Leonard Bernstein hasn't come back as a zombie, so I think we're OK for now.

[Docreed2003]

4. Lol..me too!

[Blue Owl]

3. Great tune...

Great band!

[underpants]

5. Exhuming McCarthy too

You're beautiful more beautiful than me
You're honorable more honorable than me
Loyal to the Bank of America
It's a sign of the times
It's a sign of the times
You're sharpening stones walking on coals
To improve your business acumen
Sharpening stones walking on coals
To improve your business acumen
Vested interest united ties landed gentry rationalize
Look who bought the myth by jingo buy America
It's a sign of the times
It's a sign of the times
You're sharpening stones, walking on coals
To improve your business acumen
Sharpening stones, walking on coals
To improve your business acumen
Enemy sighted, enemy met, I'm addressing the realpolitik
Look who bought the myth, by jingo, buy America
"Let us not assassinate this man further, Senator
You've done enough
Have you no sense of decency, sir?
At long last, have you left no sense of decency?"
We're sharpening stones, walking on coals
To improve your business acumen
Sharpening stones, walking on coals
To improve your business acumen
Enemy sighted, enemy met, I'm addressing the realpolitik
You've seen start and you've seen quit
(I'm addressing the table of content)
I always thought of you as quick
Exhuming McCarthy
(Meet me at the book burning)
Exhuming McCarthy
(Meet me at the book burning)
Songwriters: Bill Berry / Peter Buck / Michael Mills / Michael Stipe


This isn't really political but it's a great song title and a good groove (Buck on bass)

How the West was won and where it got us

[Dennis Donovan]

6. Document is still my fav of all their albums...

...with Fables a close second. I saw them in Buffalo, 1995 and it was like I wrote the playlist! They played everything I loved!

[underpants]

7. Saw them three times

William and Mary Hall* (basketball arena) in the 80's.
10,000 Maniacs opened one show and Let's Active another - GREAT show - not sure about the third one.

Apparently there's a book about them called "It Crawled from the South"


*NOTE - I did NOT wear any blackface nor did I know anyone who did. I just wanted to make that clear.

[Dennis Donovan]

8. .

Dude, thanks for the laugh - sure did need one today!

...forgot to add Radiohead opened for them at the Buffalo show. Their opening bands are well-chosen!