Comments on: Classic Album: R.E.M. - Automatic For The People http://www.banalleakage.com/2008/07/04/classic-album-rem-automatic-for-the-people/ Random Bits of Whatever Sat, 22 Nov 2008 05:32:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: martymankins http://www.banalleakage.com/2008/07/04/classic-album-rem-automatic-for-the-people/#comment-682 martymankins Mon, 14 Jul 2008 02:51:15 +0000 http://www.banalleakage.com/?p=40#comment-682 <b>bec</b> - I agree that each and every track on this album does grab your heart. Nightswimming is such a rich and full song. Star Me Kitten's deep tone and mellow approach is great. I can see why the end of the video would grab you. It's a well done build up of a story and the final statement is so strong. bec - I agree that each and every track on this album does grab your heart.

Nightswimming is such a rich and full song. Star Me Kitten’s deep tone and mellow approach is great.

I can see why the end of the video would grab you. It’s a well done build up of a story and the final statement is so strong.

]]> By: Bec http://www.banalleakage.com/2008/07/04/classic-album-rem-automatic-for-the-people/#comment-681 Bec Mon, 14 Jul 2008 02:31:54 +0000 http://www.banalleakage.com/?p=40#comment-681 Just had to stop and say that this was recently one of the 'cheap' albums on iTunes and even though I own it on CD I purchasd it again (mostly because my CDs are unaccessible in the back on the garage). I had forgotten how much I loved this album. My favourites? Star Me Kitten and, or course, Nightswimming, but, for me, there isn't a track in there that doesn't grab your heart in some way. The song Everybody Hurts doesn't make me cry (I think it's quite a positive song), but the video - every single time. It's the bit right at the end when the newscopter girl says, "They just got out and walked" - that's the point when I start blubbing - no idea why. Just had to stop and say that this was recently one of the ‘cheap’ albums on iTunes and even though I own it on CD I purchasd it again (mostly because my CDs are unaccessible in the back on the garage).

I had forgotten how much I loved this album. My favourites? Star Me Kitten and, or course, Nightswimming, but, for me, there isn’t a track in there that doesn’t grab your heart in some way.

The song Everybody Hurts doesn’t make me cry (I think it’s quite a positive song), but the video - every single time. It’s the bit right at the end when the newscopter girl says, “They just got out and walked” - that’s the point when I start blubbing - no idea why.

]]> By: martymankins http://www.banalleakage.com/2008/07/04/classic-album-rem-automatic-for-the-people/#comment-665 martymankins Tue, 08 Jul 2008 13:57:16 +0000 http://www.banalleakage.com/?p=40#comment-665 <b>kapgar</b> - "Green" was their first album on Warner Bros. I remember they came to Utah on tour that year, and the local radio station had a contest called "The Greening of the Wasatch Front" and they gave away backstage passes for planting trees and other green projects. I didn't win and ended up missing the concert for some reason. But the music on the album always was great. "Orange Crush" was a great single. kapgar - “Green” was their first album on Warner Bros. I remember they came to Utah on tour that year, and the local radio station had a contest called “The Greening of the Wasatch Front” and they gave away backstage passes for planting trees and other green projects. I didn’t win and ended up missing the concert for some reason. But the music on the album always was great. “Orange Crush” was a great single.

]]> By: kapgar http://www.banalleakage.com/2008/07/04/classic-album-rem-automatic-for-the-people/#comment-664 kapgar Tue, 08 Jul 2008 10:58:05 +0000 http://www.banalleakage.com/?p=40#comment-664 While I love Automatic, there will always be a special place in my heart for Green. Dunno why, just do. While I love Automatic, there will always be a special place in my heart for Green. Dunno why, just do.

]]> By: martymankins http://www.banalleakage.com/2008/07/04/classic-album-rem-automatic-for-the-people/#comment-652 martymankins Sun, 06 Jul 2008 13:11:32 +0000 http://www.banalleakage.com/?p=40#comment-652 <b>dmarks</b> - Oh yes, that's true about the song making a popular come back when the movie was released. <b>kevin</b> - I think I remember the video. Wasn't the video flashing back and forth, with mostly black and white production? As for other R.E.M. albums, I have most of them since AFTP was released. <i>"Monster"</i> was good. <i>"New Adventures in Hi-Fi"</i> wasn't too bad. Then Bill Berry left the band and they continued as a trio. Of all of their albums since then, only <i>"Around The Sun"</i> and their latest <i>"Accelerate"</i> are pretty decent. Both <i>"Up"</i> and <i>"Reveal"</i> seemed to be missing something, and it wasn't just Bill Berry's drumming. It was almost as if they had to find themselves again as a band. dmarks - Oh yes, that’s true about the song making a popular come back when the movie was released.

kevin - I think I remember the video. Wasn’t the video flashing back and forth, with mostly black and white production? As for other R.E.M. albums, I have most of them since AFTP was released. “Monster” was good. “New Adventures in Hi-Fi” wasn’t too bad. Then Bill Berry left the band and they continued as a trio. Of all of their albums since then, only “Around The Sun” and their latest “Accelerate” are pretty decent. Both “Up” and “Reveal” seemed to be missing something, and it wasn’t just Bill Berry’s drumming. It was almost as if they had to find themselves again as a band.

]]> By: Kevin Spencer http://www.banalleakage.com/2008/07/04/classic-album-rem-automatic-for-the-people/#comment-651 Kevin Spencer Sun, 06 Jul 2008 05:15:51 +0000 http://www.banalleakage.com/?p=40#comment-651 Drive had *such* a cool video, did you see it? Michael Stipe crowd-surfing was a classic touch. I loved this album to death when it came out. It was my fave album of theirs until they came out with Monster. I kind of lost touch with them after that. I know they've done quite a few albums since then. Do you have them? Any good? Drive had *such* a cool video, did you see it? Michael Stipe crowd-surfing was a classic touch. I loved this album to death when it came out. It was my fave album of theirs until they came out with Monster. I kind of lost touch with them after that. I know they’ve done quite a few albums since then. Do you have them? Any good?

]]> By: dmarks http://www.banalleakage.com/2008/07/04/classic-album-rem-automatic-for-the-people/#comment-650 dmarks Sat, 05 Jul 2008 19:47:25 +0000 http://www.banalleakage.com/?p=40#comment-650 "Man in the Moon" was also played to death around the time of the turn of the millenium, when that Jim Carrey movie was out. “Man in the Moon” was also played to death around the time of the turn of the millenium, when that Jim Carrey movie was out.

]]> By: martymankins http://www.banalleakage.com/2008/07/04/classic-album-rem-automatic-for-the-people/#comment-649 martymankins Fri, 04 Jul 2008 15:40:57 +0000 http://www.banalleakage.com/?p=40#comment-649 <b>winter</b> - my wife's favorite is "Everybody Hurts", too. It brings out the emotional side. Being the visual guy I am, I really liked the video they did for it, where everyone is getting out of their cars on the freeway. winter - my wife’s favorite is “Everybody Hurts”, too. It brings out the emotional side. Being the visual guy I am, I really liked the video they did for it, where everyone is getting out of their cars on the freeway.

]]> By: Winter http://www.banalleakage.com/2008/07/04/classic-album-rem-automatic-for-the-people/#comment-648 Winter Fri, 04 Jul 2008 15:28:13 +0000 http://www.banalleakage.com/?p=40#comment-648 I love Drive, yet I'm showing my fluffy girlie side by saying that Everybody Hurts is my favorite. That song can totally make me cry. I love Drive, yet I’m showing my fluffy girlie side by saying that Everybody Hurts is my favorite. That song can totally make me cry.

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