Top 5: Songs By R.E.M. You Probably Forgot About

And then I go five days without posting...oops. Believe me when I say the last couple days have been a little surreal. That's all I can say about it for now. To my deified Nepali reader, I haven't heard the "Hitchhiker's Guide" radio shows but you've given me an idea for my next road trip! And to whoever's cheerios I've been pissing in by not posting...my deepest apologies. Now, let's to business. These "Top 5"'s are in no particular order whatsoever. R.E.M.'s done so much great work over the years that sometimes the little songs get lost in the shuffle. Go get these off iTunes because stealing is bad!

5. "Monty Got A Raw Deal" - Automatic For The People - To those of you that don't think Peter Buck is an amazing guitarist...blow me. I might have broken a finger trying to play this. One of my favorites.

4. "Leave" - New Adventures In Hi-Fi - Probably the most disturbing, raw track they've ever done. Forget the low-rent, stripped down version from "A Life Less Ordinary" and get it straight from the source. It's incredible.

3. "I Took Your Name" - Monster - They opened with this when I saw them in Lexington a few millenia ago. A great lyric and hook to match.

2. "Camera" - Reckoning - Everybody remembers "Pretty Persuasion" from this record but this one's heartbreaking.

1. "Exhuming McCarthy" - Document - A fun little "f#%k you" to Reagan era politics. It was right about here that Stipe stopped mumbling and everybody realized just how pissed he was.


Links:


R.E.M.'s official

Maybe this will pull the bug out of his ass...

Here's an interesting article about the guy who directed the brilliant American History X. You know you're crazy when Brando tries to help.


That's it for today. Ta.