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Geese’s 4D Country—the companion EP to their acclaimed sophomore album—will be available on 10” vinyl online exclusively in the Partisan Record Club, along with a new Geese sticker. We've opened up an additional 50 spots for this very special release. Sign up before September 30th to be added to this next shipment.

 
R.E.M. should have to pay The Beach Boys royalties for “At My Most Beautiful” it’s the most Pet Sounds-y track ever produced by someone not named Brian Wilson and I mean that as a gigantic compliment.


I enjoy that track as well.
When I hear this song, of course I hear the BB, but my brain also thinks that somehow the folks in the Jellyfish FB group would attribute the band as an influence on this song…lol. I need to leave that group.
 
I think Up is the last “essential” R.E.M. album I need.
I followed them from the start up until Monster. REM peaked for me at Life's Rich Pageant. I liked their albums less between Document and Monster, liking a song or two on the LPs in between. I could not get into anything past Monster however for some reason, although I tried, except possibly Accelerate.
 
I followed them from the start up until Monster. REM peaked for me at Life's Rich Pageant. I liked their albums less between Document and Monster, liking a song or two on the LPs in between. I could not get into anything past Monster however for some reason, although I tried, except possibly Accelerate.
Even New Adventures? For me that's a top tier REM album.
 
I followed them from the start up until Monster. REM peaked for me at Life's Rich Pageant. I liked their albums less between Document and Monster, liking a song or two on the LPs in between. I could not get into anything past Monster however for some reason, although I tried, except possibly Accelerate.
I was in that same groove for a long time. I owned everything, but they rarely got touched. Until the “This is not a show” live album, which fired me back up about a lot of the later albums and the whole catalog wound up back in rotation.
 
I should probably pick up that latter day greatest hits collection, In Time at some point as well since it includes “Bad Day” which is a phenomenal non-album single. Plus it was compiled exceptionally well and would be a nice album to spin for a quick retrospective.

I actually loved the whole career 2CD one they did when they split up. I had never been a huge R.E.M. fan outside some singles and them being great live at Glastonbury and that first CD of early stuff really made them click.
 
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I followed them from the start up until Monster. REM peaked for me at Life's Rich Pageant. I liked their albums less between Document and Monster, liking a song or two on the LPs in between. I could not get into anything past Monster however for some reason, although I tried, except possibly Accelerate.
I love (and honestly prefer) their early IRS era stuff now but I didn’t get to fully exploring that stuff until college and it’s such a different vibe from their major label output. Almost like two different bands.

I can certainly understand early fans not vibing as much with their later era stuff. I can think of a few bands that I loved from the beginning (Wilco, My Morning Jacket, The National, etc…) who have, for a few decades now; been making wonderful albums but I have a much tougher time connecting with their most recent work since I am always comparing it with their brilliant early albums and how those albums illuminated my life. I could see someone just discovering The National now through the Taylor Swift connection absolutely loving their most recent albums but I doubt they will ever release anything that hits the same way that Alligator did for me in the early 2000s. In a lot of ways it’s probably preferable to discovering a band with a hefty back catalog all at once since your ability to enjoy their discography isn’t hindered by familiar glow of nostalgia.
 
I love (and honestly prefer) their early IRS era stuff now but I didn’t get to fully exploring that stuff until college and it’s such a different vibe from their major label output. Almost like two different bands.

I can certainly understand early fans not vibing as much with their later era stuff. I can think of a few bands that I loved from the beginning (Wilco, My Morning Jacket, The National, etc…) who have, for a few decades now; been making wonderful albums but I have a much tougher time connecting with their most recent work since I am always comparing it with their brilliant early albums and how those albums illuminated my life. I could see someone just discovering The National now through the Taylor Swift connection absolutely loving their most recent albums but I doubt they will ever release anything that hits the same way that Alligator did for me in the early 2000s. In a lot of ways it’s probably preferable to discovering a band with a hefty back catalog all at once since your ability to enjoy their discography isn’t hindered by familiar glow of nostalgia.

It’s pros and cons. There is something special about going on that journey that is lost too by turning up late to the party and let’s be honest there are very few artists that don’t either gradually get less interesting or that don’t just start releasing increasingly dull facsimiles of their best work.
 
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