Heston and Marky's Friday Top 5

[Marky Dread]

In Dub was a heck of an album, if you’re trying to get back into them, Kory.

That is a title designed to appeal to me.

Brilliant stuff (pun intended, Marky).

"In Dub" is great stuff...

[Marky Dread]

Top 5 tracks from "Automatic For the People" - R.E.M.

1. Drive
2. Man on the Moon
3. The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite
4. Everybody Hurts
5. Nightswimming

[Dr. Medulla]

AKA The Last Good REM Album™.

1. Nightswimming
2. Find the River
3. Fuck Me Kitten
4. Man on the Moon
5. Ignoreland

(Huh, those are the last five songs on the album. Really, the only one I don't care for is "Everybody Hurts"—I appreciate the point, but it feels icky maudlin to my cold heart.)

[Heston]

AKA The Last Good REM Album™.

1. Nightswimming
2. Find the River
3. Fuck Me Kitten
4. Man on the Moon
5. Ignoreland

(Huh, those are the last five songs on the album. Really, the only one I don't care for is "Everybody Hurts"—I appreciate the point, but it feels icky maudlin to my cold heart.)

This Is where I jumped off with REM. Loved Out of Time but not keen on this one.

[Dr. Medulla]

AKA The Last Good REM Album™.

1. Nightswimming
2. Find the River
3. Fuck Me Kitten
4. Man on the Moon
5. Ignoreland

(Huh, those are the last five songs on the album. Really, the only one I don't care for is "Everybody Hurts"—I appreciate the point, but it feels icky maudlin to my cold heart.)

This Is where I jumped off with REM. Loved Out of Time but not keen on this one.

Mostly hated Out of Time, and while AFtP was much different than what they had done before—I'm solidly in the "their IRS stuff was better" camp—it was a dark and deeply affecting record. Beautifully melancholic overall.

[Marky Dread]

AKA The Last Good REM Album™.

1. Nightswimming
2. Find the River
3. Fuck Me Kitten
4. Man on the Moon
5. Ignoreland

(Huh, those are the last five songs on the album. Really, the only one I don't care for is "Everybody Hurts"—I appreciate the point, but it feels icky maudlin to my cold heart.)

This Is where I jumped off with REM. Loved Out of Time but not keen on this one.

Mostly hated Out of Time, and while AFtP was much different than what they had done before—I'm solidly in the "their IRS stuff was better" camp—it was a dark and deeply affecting record. Beautifully melancholic overall.

I'm with Doc here. AFtP was a small return to form after OoT. After this there are a couple of tracks scattered here and there but a small return.

From OoT I'll take Near Wild Heaven / Low / Texakarna.

[revbob]

AKA The Last Good REM Album™.

1. Nightswimming
2. Find the River
3. Fuck Me Kitten
4. Man on the Moon
5. Ignoreland

(Huh, those are the last five songs on the album. Really, the only one I don't care for is "Everybody Hurts"—I appreciate the point, but it feels icky maudlin to my cold heart.)

This Is where I jumped off with REM. Loved Out of Time but not keen on this one.

Mostly hated Out of Time, and while AFtP was much different than what they had done before—I'm solidly in the "their IRS stuff was better" camp—it was a dark and deeply affecting record. Beautifully melancholic overall.

I'm with Doc here. AFtP was a small return to form after OoT. After this there are a couple of tracks scattered here and there but a small return.

That's my feeling towards REM as a whole.

[Marky Dread]

AKA The Last Good REM Album™.

1. Nightswimming
2. Find the River
3. Fuck Me Kitten
4. Man on the Moon
5. Ignoreland

(Huh, those are the last five songs on the album. Really, the only one I don't care for is "Everybody Hurts"—I appreciate the point, but it feels icky maudlin to my cold heart.)

This Is where I jumped off with REM. Loved Out of Time but not keen on this one.

Mostly hated Out of Time, and while AFtP was much different than what they had done before—I'm solidly in the "their IRS stuff was better" camp—it was a dark and deeply affecting record. Beautifully melancholic overall.

I'm with Doc here. AFtP was a small return to form after OoT. After this there are a couple of tracks scattered here and there but a small return.

That's my feeling towards REM as a whole.

No that's your feeling towards the whole of music history.

[revbob]

This Is where I jumped off with REM. Loved Out of Time but not keen on this one.

Mostly hated Out of Time, and while AFtP was much different than what they had done before—I'm solidly in the "their IRS stuff was better" camp—it was a dark and deeply affecting record. Beautifully melancholic overall.

I'm with Doc here. AFtP was a small return to form after OoT. After this there are a couple of tracks scattered here and there but a small return.

That's my feeling towards REM as a whole.

No that's your feeling towards the whole of music history.

As a whole yes.

[Marky Dread]

Mostly hated Out of Time, and while AFtP was much different than what they had done before—I'm solidly in the "their IRS stuff was better" camp—it was a dark and deeply affecting record. Beautifully melancholic overall.

I'm with Doc here. AFtP was a small return to form after OoT. After this there are a couple of tracks scattered here and there but a small return.

That's my feeling towards REM as a whole.

No that's your feeling towards the whole of music history.

As a whole yes.

[JoseUnidos]

Sweetness Follows
Nightswimming
Sidewinder
Star Me Kitten
Ignoreland

Maybe not the last great REM album for me (New Adventures in Hi-Fi is equally great, to my ears). Everybody Hurts is for sure in my top 5 worst REM songs. I remember being kinda bummed & worried when the album came out that Stipe was gonna die soon.

[Marky Dread]

Sweetness Follows
Nightswimming
Sidewinder
Star Me Kitten
Ignoreland

Maybe not the last great REM album for me (New Adventures in Hi-Fi is equally great, to my ears). Everybody Hurts is for sure in my top 5 worst REM songs. I remember being kinda bummed & worried when the album came out that Stipe was gonna die soon.

From memory and it's probably a poor one but didn't The Manics Nicky Wire say something appalling about Micheal having Aids?

[Heston]

Sweetness Follows
Nightswimming
Sidewinder
Star Me Kitten
Ignoreland

Maybe not the last great REM album for me (New Adventures in Hi-Fi is equally great, to my ears). Everybody Hurts is for sure in my top 5 worst REM songs. I remember being kinda bummed & worried when the album came out that Stipe was gonna die soon.

From memory and it's probably a poor one but didn't The Manics Nicky Wire say something appalling about Micheal having Aids?

I thought it was Noel Gallagher but I could be wrong.

[Marky Dread]

Sweetness Follows
Nightswimming
Sidewinder
Star Me Kitten
Ignoreland

Maybe not the last great REM album for me (New Adventures in Hi-Fi is equally great, to my ears). Everybody Hurts is for sure in my top 5 worst REM songs. I remember being kinda bummed & worried when the album came out that Stipe was gonna die soon.

From memory and it's probably a poor one but didn't The Manics Nicky Wire say something appalling about Micheal having Aids?

I thought it was Noel Gallagher but I could be wrong.

Yeah you could be correct mate.

Here's what I was referring to.

The row began at the Manics’ Kilburn National show on December 11 when bassist Nicky Wire told the audience: “I hope Michael Stipe goes the same way as Freddie Mercury.”

There have been persistent rumours that the R.E.M. singer is suffering from AIDS, although Peter Buck has insisted to The Maker that all four members of the band have tested negative for HIV.

After the show, Wire was surrounded by angry protesters, some of whom were ejected after scuffles broke out. It has transpired this week that those thrown out included members of Trafalgar and Disco Assassins – who were the Manics’ support band that night.

The first group to respond to Wire’s deathwish were Huggy Bear, at Brixton Academy last Tuesday (December 15) where they were supporting Sonic Youth and also distributing a pro-gay fanzine, Queercore. Their singer, Chris, announced onstage “F*** Manic Street Preachers. I hope they get cancer.”

[Marky Dread]

Top 5 tracks from "Replicas" - Tubeway Army

1. Are 'Friends' Electric?
2. Down in the Park
3. Me! I Disconnect from You
4. Praying to the Aliens
5. You Are in My Vision