1,000,000: R.E.M.

R.E.M. ~ Berry, Buck, Mills, Stipe

Updated: 7-29-98

Welcome to 1,000,000 R.E.M. This site contains: 146 full RealAudio songs: the largest collection on the 'Net. Well, for R.E.M. The Automatic Box in MP3 format *new* A crapload of R.E.M. links (mirror of link archive) *new* A full lyric archive Member biographies A chat room Today I updated the link archive. Yep, it's even bigger now. Also, 3 new RealAudio files. Orange Crush, live, Perfect Circle, live, and You, live. Big news! R.E.M. to tour

R.E.M. It came from Athens.  It started out one night in an abandoned church in Athens. It was a birthday party for Kathleen O'brien.  She asked Michael to bring the rest of the band to the party.  He wasn't too sure about it. He didn't feel the band had all of the songs down yet. But, eventually she persuaded him to do so.  They went under the name "Twisted Kites"  It was a huge party. It was estimated by a highly trained statistician that, the drunk guy that passed out in the corner, that over 500 people attended.  The crowd loved the band.  They were going to be a huge local band it looked like.  Well, it became more than that.  They became a huge band known around the world.

My story on R.E.M. ~ The first time I heard R.E.M. and realized who it was they were playing Losing My Religion on the radio.  I really liked the song but had a love/hate thing going for it. I wasn't too fond of it because everybody else liked it.  I can't stand being like everyone else so I acted like I didn't like it.  Well, a few years passed and then the band came out with Monster. I was captivated by tounge, so I bought the album.  I listened to it over and over and over and found it was an album in which I never got sick of.  Few bands are like that.  So I bought another and another.  Then I was addicted.  But the song that has always held my attention was Man On The Moon.  I've really never put much thought into what the lyrics mean, but, I seldomly care what lyrics mean.  Stipe's voice in that song is at it's melodically rich peak there but I don't think it will ever come down from that peak either.  I've yet to go to one of there concerts.  But, I'm impatiently waiting for the next tour.

Thoughts on Bill moving on ~  Bill quitting shocked me quite a bit.  I am a wee bit depressed by it, but not overwhelmed.  Bill meant something to me being a drummer myself.  I always practiced pilgrimage.  That's my favorite of his drumming.  But, no member of a band is essential to a band.  I like the three legged dog theory that's been floating around the world.  I'll miss Bill, and I'll miss the old sound of R.E.M.  But, I'm looking forward to what they have in the future.

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