REM - Monster 25th anniversary

TuralyonW3 · 11-14-2019, 08:09 PM

This is the only REM album I really like, and one of the formative albums of my youth. The new vinyl remaster sounds excellent. The remix is stupid though, it pumps up all the vocals and softens the guitars.

So get this version, which is just the remaster:

House of Bread · 11-14-2019, 08:42 PM

the ONLY one?!

I fucking do love Monster though, and yeah, the remixes are awful.

redbreegull · 11-14-2019, 09:33 PM

sad to say this is one of my least favorite REM albums. not sure why I could never get into it

soniclovenoize · 11-14-2019, 11:14 PM

The remixes are a mix bag of really good and really bad. I love this album. I wish most REM albums sounded like it.

Mals Marola · 11-15-2019, 10:42 AM

Love this album but it makes sense they only really did one like this

Mals Marola · 11-15-2019, 10:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by redbreegull

sad to say this is one of my least favorite REM albums. not sure why I could never get into it

i was under the impression it was largely unpopular with fans, tbh

Candy Cane · 11-15-2019, 02:54 PM

My REM faves:

1. Monster
2. Automatic For The People

3. Others.

redbreegull · 11-15-2019, 10:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mals Marola

i was under the impression it was largely unpopular with fans, tbh

I don't really know cause it seems no one likes REM anymore

Skradgee · 11-15-2019, 11:18 PM

Star 69...Circus Envy...

It’s not amazing or anything but this album never leaves my phone.

Mals Marola · 11-16-2019, 12:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Candy Cane

My REM faves:

1. Monster
2. Automatic For The People

[...]

3. Others.

Have you even heard the others tho cos there are some damn good ones

Mals Marola · 11-16-2019, 12:30 PM

Document, Life's Rich Pageant, Murmur "obv"

COME on

redbreegull · 11-16-2019, 12:49 PM

Top Tier IMHO

1. Murmur
2. Automatic
3. Pageant
4. Reckoning

Mals Marola · 11-16-2019, 01:15 PM

Pageant might actually be my number 1

Fuckin’ CHUNES on that record!

Candy Cane · 11-16-2019, 01:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mals Marola

Have you even heard the others tho cos there are some damn good ones

I've heard Up and New Adventures In Hi-Fi. I didn't like them much.

Mals Marola · 11-16-2019, 02:09 PM

While I do love those albums, you're missing a pretty important chunk of their career only listening to the 90s albums there, champ

Mals Marola · 11-16-2019, 02:09 PM

peep Document or Life's Rich Pageant, at least

House of Bread · 11-16-2019, 10:13 PM

Document is definitely my favorite.

Elphenor · 11-17-2019, 07:08 PM

Crush with Eyeliner is a jam for sure

run2pee · 11-17-2019, 09:57 PM

Need help getting into rem

Been meaning to do so for decades

The jangly guitars is kinda like polaris from Pete n Pete n the singer sold sludge sickles on the beach that time, to older Pete, when they were lookin for mr tastee, n everything

TuralyonW3 · 11-18-2019, 12:32 PM

“I took your name” is the best queens of the Stone Age style stoner rock they did

Mals Marola · 11-18-2019, 12:39 PM

That's a cool one, I think they opened a few concerts with it in the mid-00s or something

That's another thing I always loved about them, when they played live pretty much any track in their discography was fair game - definitely not just a "play the hits" band

Mals Marola · 11-18-2019, 12:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Run To Me

Need help getting into rem

Been meaning to do so for decades

The jangly guitars is kinda like polaris from Pete n Pete n the singer sold sludge sickles on the beach that time, to older Pete, when they were lookin for mr tastee, n everything

If you want jangly guitar R.E.M. I'd say just start with one of the first 2 records

Mals Marola · 11-18-2019, 12:42 PM

early career BEAST

Elphenor · 11-19-2019, 04:01 AM

she's a sad tomato
she's 3 miles of bad road

Elphenor · 11-19-2019, 04:03 AM

I love me some jangle angle angle

but Murmur is a murmur on my radar, can't rate it very high personally

Shadaloo · 11-22-2019, 10:37 AM

I never unnerstood
the frequency
uh

uh

(djj-djj-djj-djj-djj-djj-djj-djj)

mpp · 11-22-2019, 11:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Skradgee

Star 69...Circus Envy...

It’s not amazing or anything but this album never leaves my phone.

the circus envy from chicago show rocks on the remaster -- good tune

mpp · 11-22-2019, 11:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Elphenor

I love me some jangle angle angle

but Murmur is a murmur on my radar, can't rate it very high personally

so many strong tracks buried on that one

moral kiosk comes immediately to mind

Mals Marola · 11-22-2019, 12:39 PM

comes to your immediate mind, you mean

TuralyonW3 · 11-22-2019, 04:00 PM

This is the album where they let their nutsacks hang out basically

11-14-2019, 08:09 PM	#1
TuralyonW3 Immortal Posts: 25,754	REM - Monster 25th anniversary This is the only REM album I really like, and one of the formative albums of my youth. The new vinyl remaster sounds excellent. The remix is stupid though, it pumps up all the vocals and softens the guitars. So get this version, which is just the remaster:

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11-14-2019, 08:42 PM	#2
House of Bread FKA Siamese33 Location: Brooklyn Posts: 5,357	the ONLY one?! I fucking do love Monster though, and yeah, the remixes are awful.

11-14-2019, 09:33 PM	#3
redbreegull Just Hook it to My Veins! Location: N3t4Euh Haus Posts: 33,210	sad to say this is one of my least favorite REM albums. not sure why I could never get into it

11-14-2019, 11:14 PM	#4
soniclovenoize Minion of Satan Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 5,596	The remixes are a mix bag of really good and really bad. I love this album. I wish most REM albums sounded like it.

11-15-2019, 10:42 AM	#5
Mals Marola Socialphobic Location: Your god damn living room Posts: 10,000	Love this album but it makes sense they only really did one like this

11-15-2019, 02:54 PM	#7
Candy Cane Demi-God Location: Where the willows weep and the whirpools sleep you'll find me. Posts: 341	My REM faves: 1. Monster 2. Automatic For The People 3. Others.

11-15-2019, 11:18 PM	#9
Skradgee Boardcaster Location: reporting live Posts: 3,870	Star 69...Circus Envy... It’s not amazing or anything but this album never leaves my phone.

11-16-2019, 12:30 PM	#11
Mals Marola Socialphobic Location: Your god damn living room Posts: 10,000	Document, Life's Rich Pageant, Murmur "obv" COME on

11-16-2019, 12:49 PM	#12
redbreegull Just Hook it to My Veins! Location: N3t4Euh Haus Posts: 33,210	Top Tier IMHO 1. Murmur 2. Automatic 3. Pageant 4. Reckoning

11-16-2019, 01:15 PM	#13
Mals Marola Socialphobic Location: Your god damn living room Posts: 10,000	Pageant might actually be my number 1 Fuckin’ CHUNES on that record!

11-16-2019, 02:09 PM	#15
Mals Marola Socialphobic Location: Your god damn living room Posts: 10,000	While I do love those albums, you're missing a pretty important chunk of their career only listening to the 90s albums there, champ

11-16-2019, 10:13 PM	#17
House of Bread FKA Siamese33 Location: Brooklyn Posts: 5,357	Document is definitely my favorite.

11-17-2019, 07:08 PM	#18
Elphenor Braindead Location: TX Posts: 16,428	Crush with Eyeliner is a jam for sure

11-17-2019, 09:57 PM	#19
run2pee Minion of Satan Location: An oasis of horror in a desert of boredom Posts: 8,164	Need help getting into rem Been meaning to do so for decades The jangly guitars is kinda like polaris from Pete n Pete n the singer sold sludge sickles on the beach that time, to older Pete, when they were lookin for mr tastee, n everything

11-18-2019, 12:32 PM	#20
TuralyonW3 Immortal Posts: 25,754	“I took your name” is the best queens of the Stone Age style stoner rock they did

11-18-2019, 12:39 PM	#21
Mals Marola Socialphobic Location: Your god damn living room Posts: 10,000	That's a cool one, I think they opened a few concerts with it in the mid-00s or something That's another thing I always loved about them, when they played live pretty much any track in their discography was fair game - definitely not just a "play the hits" band

11-18-2019, 12:42 PM	#23
Mals Marola Socialphobic Location: Your god damn living room Posts: 10,000	early career BEAST

11-19-2019, 04:01 AM	#24
Elphenor Braindead Location: TX Posts: 16,428	she's a sad tomato she's 3 miles of bad road

11-19-2019, 04:03 AM	#25
Elphenor Braindead Location: TX Posts: 16,428	I love me some jangle angle angle but Murmur is a murmur on my radar, can't rate it very high personally

11-22-2019, 10:37 AM	#26
Shadaloo Apocalyptic Poster Location: up on the cross you go little fella Posts: 2,722	I never unnerstood the frequency uh uh (djj-djj-djj-djj-djj-djj-djj-djj)

11-22-2019, 12:39 PM	#29
Mals Marola Socialphobic Location: Your god damn living room Posts: 10,000	comes to your immediate mind, you mean

11-22-2019, 04:00 PM	#30
TuralyonW3 Immortal Posts: 25,754	This is the album where they let their nutsacks hang out basically