What albums are you listening to? R.E.M. definitely has 2 different eras, if not more. Green and prior albums are the era I enjoy.
Oh, I forgot to show proper anger: HOW DARE YOU ONLY NOW LISTEN TO A BAND THAT HAS BEEN MEDIOCRE AT BEST FOR THE LAST 10 YEARS!!!! WHERE ARE MY PITCHFORKS!!?!?!?!?
Shiny Happy People has got to be the worst song they ever wrote. And it ruins that whole album for me. And Automatic for the People just bored the heck out of me. But I used to effing LOVE that early REM stuff.
So I worked in retail for a year and like half of these songs were always on rotation. I winced when I recognized the song. lol