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R.E.M. — Try Not To Breathe
Album: Automatic for the People
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Released: 1992
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I will try not to breathe
I can hold my head still with my hands at my knees
These eyes are the eyes of the old
Shiver in the cold

I will try not to breathe
This decision is mine
I have lived a full life
And these are the eyes that I want you to remember

Oh, I need something to fly over my grave again
I need something to breathe

I will try not to burden you
I can hold these inside
I will hold my breath until all these shivers subside
Just look in my eyes

I will try not to worry you
I have seen things that you will never see
Leave it to memory me
I shudder to breathe

I want you to remember, oh ''(You will never see)''
I need something to fly ''(Something to fly)''
Over my grave again ''(You will never see)''
I need something to breathe ''(Something to breathe)''

Baby don't shiver now
Why do you shiver now? ''(I will see things you will never see)''
I need something to fly ''(Something to fly)''
Over my grave again ''(I will see things you will never see)''
I need something to breathe

Oh, I will try not to worry you
I have seen things you will never see
Leave it to memory me
Don't dare me to breathe

I want you to remember, oh ''(You will never see)''
I need something to fly ''(Something to fly)''
Over my grave again ''(You will never see)''
I need something to breathe ''(Something to breathe)''

Baby don't shiver now
Why do you shiver now? ''(I will see things you will never see)
I need something to breathe ''(Something to breathe)''
''(I have seen things you will never see)'' I want you to remember
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This whole album was so good, it feels as if all the right things had came together at the right moment, lightning caught in a bottle.
Posted 1 year ago by DrLex    [ Reply ]
 joko63808 wrote:
Aaaaaargh. I hate REM and I don't know why.
 
What soured me was when they went fully commercial around the time of this album.  I started hearing "Everyone Hurts" on hospital commercials several times a day, and that was it, I was done with them except for their mid-1980s albums.
Posted 1 year ago by timmus    [ Reply ]
 joko63808 wrote:

Aaaaaargh. I hate REM and I don't know why. Perhaps because they are not innovative and always play the same stuff.




Granted, this territory was explored by the Byrds in the sixties. Still R.E.M. was a product of its time, and represents an important period as the 20th century came to a close.
Posted 1 year ago by itsme_bygolly    [ Reply ]
Aaaaaargh. I hate REM and I don't know why. Perhaps because they are not innovative and always play the same stuff.
Posted 2 years ago by joko63808    [ Reply ]
Beautiful
Posted 3 years ago by HonduranRed    [ Reply ]
Love this album so much, so much so that I'm expecting Sidewinder Sleeps Tonight to come on next now
Posted 3 years ago by BoFiS    [ Reply ]
 chinaski wrote:
Borrowing from Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald? Anyway it's my favorite REM album.
 
With a hint of Jethro Tull...
Posted 4 years ago by pinto    [ Reply ]
omg, that song is so good
Posted 4 years ago by crishtiane    [ Reply ]
 placilla wrote:
Morbidly appropriate today
 
Heya. Speaking to you from two months in the future here. I wish I had better news, but it's still morbidly appropriate. The theme briefly became "I Can't Breathe!", then went back to "Try Not to Breathe" when the tear gas and pepper balls and rubber bullets and bicycles(!) started flying. I don't want to spoil the surprise, but it manages to get worse.
Posted 4 years ago by Zarking_Fardwark    [ Reply ]
Not really the best REM IMHO.

But, also a great example. Maybe has more of what I don't like about them, the over dramatic REM.
Posted 4 years ago by Blasserman    [ Reply ]
Morbidly appropriate today
Posted 4 years ago by placilla    [ Reply ]
Per hap(s).
Posted 4 years ago by jahgirl8    [ Reply ]
Young idiot that I was, I always just passed over this song as a kind of okay song by a great band.  Now, a lot older and a tad wiser, I can hear the beauty of the music and lyrics.  That was one of my favorite REM records.  Maybe it should have been the top.
Posted 4 years ago by cely    [ Reply ]
Bill-You must be clairvoyant. Talking Heads a couple back got me thinking about college days in the early 80s in Atlanta, and regretting I didn't head to Athens for music like The Swimming Pool Qs and R.E.M. and, voila, you play an R.E.M.

Thanks for the memories.
Posted 4 years ago by paulfhplaptop896    [ Reply ]
The opening hook in this song sounds majestic to me in the literal sense.  It would be the right song for someone walking down the aisle toward the queen to be dubbed sir or lady.  That, although it still sounds like Spanish moss covered oaks in the deep south. 
Posted 4 years ago by cely    [ Reply ]
Best album of their career.
 
Back in 1982 the original 9:30 Club on F street used to have soundcheck happy hours.
At that time there was controversy in the local music scene as "our" local band Rapid Eye Movement was being challenged about their band name by the legal hawks representing the upstarts R.E.M. from Athens.
I took my then girlfriend to one of these soundcheck happy hours to see what this newcomer band from Georgia was about as it was their first ever gig in D.C.
Very impressive. Left 9:30 with one of their free promotional cassettes they gave out.
"Our" Rapid Eye Movement had to change their name and became Egoslavia.
The rest is history.
Posted 5 years ago by chinaski    [ Reply ]
I really miss this band.
Posted 5 years ago by Laptopdog    [ Reply ]
Greatest album of the 90s.
Posted 5 years ago by ekuscu    [ Reply ]
i like it better when Gordon Lightfoot did this
Posted 5 years ago by Wonderloaf    [ Reply ]
Breathing + R.E.M. I get it. 
Posted 5 years ago by Grayson    [ Reply ]
There's an excellent episode of the SONG EXPLODER podcast about the making of this song. If you're a fan (of the song and/or the band), it's definitely worth a listen. 
Posted 6 years ago by jkamm14    [ Reply ]
 chinaski wrote:
Borrowing from Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald? Anyway it's my favorite REM album.
 
It's got a completely different chord progression to that of Gordon's classic ballad, but it does have a similar "sea shanty" rhythm to it. 
Posted 6 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
Still a good album.
Posted 6 years ago by khardog145    [ Reply ]
Borrowing from Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald? Anyway it's my favorite REM album.
Posted 6 years ago by chinaski    [ Reply ]
 kcar wrote:
Reminds me of a sea chantey. Begar. 

 

Right?!  Another reason I love it.
Posted 6 years ago by Hannio    [ Reply ]
In the one second silence after ELP's Still You Turn Me On and before this started I knew that this song would be next. Something like an old cassette you have played over and over. Strange things happening here. Should I consult a psychiatrist?
Posted 6 years ago by justin4kick    [ Reply ]
 kcar wrote:
Reminds me of a sea chantey. Begar. 

 
That may be because it's in 3/4 (waltz) time and played at that "sea shanty" tempo.  Michael Stipe may also have been wearing an eyepatch when they recorded this.
Posted 7 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
Reminds me of a sea chantey. Begar. 
Posted 7 years ago by kcar    [ Reply ]
 user4176 wrote:
REM is not bad music, but I just can't get used to this voice. Sounds like a wailing baby to me, but not in a good way :-)

 
Please describe a situation in which a wailing baby IS "in a good way".
Posted 7 years ago by CDextrous    [ Reply ]
Just pulled this CD off the rack for this week's commuting entertainment. Still great.
Posted 7 years ago by sunybuny    [ Reply ]
Ode to Weaver D's.
Posted 7 years ago by NickDanger    [ Reply ]
REM is not bad music, but I just can't get used to this voice. Sounds like a wailing baby to me, but not in a good way :-)
Posted 7 years ago by user4176    [ Reply ]
I've been listening to more REM lately. The BBC had a great 2-hour special on Out of Time. 
Posted 7 years ago by dbheckman    [ Reply ]
Glad to hear that Bill seems to have "kicked up" REM on the playlists recently - thumbs up!
Posted 7 years ago by aspicer    [ Reply ]

They're wonderful.

Clearly I am objective about this.


Posted 8 years ago by jmkate    [ Reply ]
Mike MIlls is the secret weapon of REM.
Posted 8 years ago by SchoepTone    [ Reply ]
They were never the same without Bill Berry....all (most) iconic bands have great drummers. 
Posted 8 years ago by aspicer    [ Reply ]
My favorite song from this album. 
Posted 8 years ago by IndyDoug    [ Reply ]
 bb_matt wrote:
REM when they were great. Success ruined the band.

 
What about Monster, New adventures, Up, Accelerate and Collapse into now? Hm? Very very fine pieces if you ask me.
Posted 8 years ago by maboleth    [ Reply ]
I could never really gt into REM, they are just too winey too me. Now I guess I am wining!
Posted 8 years ago by Oxen1morale    [ Reply ]
Incredible album of work, wonderful lyric on this.
Posted 8 years ago by SECA_Alan    [ Reply ]
Happy birthday Michael Stipe! And thank you for this great song and marvelous album!
Posted 8 years ago by justin4kick    [ Reply ]
 bb_matt wrote:
REM when they were great. Success ruined the band.

 
Or maybe they just got tired or the creative juices ran out?  It happens.
Posted 9 years ago by BKardon    [ Reply ]
REM when they were great. Success ruined the band.
Posted 9 years ago by bb_matt    [ Reply ]
A tutor who tooted the flute
Tried to teach two young tooters to toot.
   Said the two to the tutor,
   "Is it harder to toot, or
To tutor two tooters to toot?"

   The Kid     : The Tutor is high on information on vestiges&claws.
   The Tutor  :  Kid is just trying to walk yet doesn't know it from flying.
Posted 9 years ago by twoplain2sea    [ Reply ]
 dejapete wrote:
Old age sucks...assuming that's what this song is about.

Haven't heard this song in a while...thanks.

 
But it is a very moving song about aging and dying.
Posted 9 years ago by kaybee    [ Reply ]
 gandalfbmg wrote:


so say we all

 
So say we all!!
Posted 10 years ago by Ahnyer_Keester    [ Reply ]
 matude wrote:
B E S T    A L B U M    E V E R

 

so say we all
Posted 10 years ago by gandalfbmg    [ Reply ]
simply beautiful...
Posted 10 years ago by gandalfbmg    [ Reply ]
A classic. I need to pop this album in my car again. 
Posted 11 years ago by rmsilva    [ Reply ]

Everybody in my church loves this song...  and this whole album...
 
Posted 11 years ago by Lazarus    [ Reply ]
Old age sucks...assuming that's what this song is about.

Haven't heard this song in a while...thanks.
Posted 12 years ago by dejapete    [ Reply ]
 terrapin52 wrote:
Document and previous to Document is all I will listen to.
 
Is it true what they say - that ignorance is bliss?

Posted 12 years ago by RKeaton    [ Reply ]
 paulmack wrote:
Something seemed to change for me regarding REM as they moved from the period Document/Green (and maybe even Out of Time) that I thought was so incredibly good - a mixture of great Southern stories where I could feel the humidity and sometimes the kudzu ("Oddfellows 151" and "Disturbance at the Heron House") and more current stuff (like "Orange Crush", "The One I Love", and "World Leader Pretend") and just straight ahead pithy rock - to Automatic for the People and on. For me, Automatic was half good and half too much like what was to follow with "New Adventures in Hi-fi" and onward. The half I loved included this song, "Monty Got A Raw Deal" and "Ignoreland" but the half I didn't seemed like a signpost for the future with "Everybody Hurts", "The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonight", etc. Before you write back to yell at me, I realize this is just my opinion and I don't think anybody who doesn't see it my way should feel bad or change their own opinions. I don't think you're idiots or fools or anything close to it. At least, not for THAT reason.
 

Dude you and I are right there when it comes to REM.{#Cheers}
Posted 12 years ago by sirdroseph    [ Reply ]
Document and previous to Document is all I will listen to.
Posted 12 years ago by terrapin52    [ Reply ]
B E S T    A L B U M    E V E R
Posted 12 years ago by matude    [ Reply ]
Tried to listen to this in the car the other day. Got about 3 songs in and had to stop. Not that I don't like it, it's just that after my son was born premature (and we didn't think he'd make it through the night), I went home alone, listened to this album and did a lot of soul searching, crying, weeping, and general grief.

My son is now 17, he's a growing boy turning into a man. Can't get past the emotions this album unleashes on me. One song at a time, maybe, the whole album? nada.
Posted 12 years ago by horstman    [ Reply ]
 treehugger wrote:

I don't think there is going to be a next album, or at least not one with new material. 
 
R.E.M. announced in late September that they were disbanding.

Posted 13 years ago by raulman1    [ Reply ]
 romeotuma wrote:

Yeah, I wish their new album held a candle to this one...  maybe their next album will be good... 
 
I don't think there is going to be a next album, or at least not one with new material. 
Posted 13 years ago by treehugger    [ Reply ]
Great Album Start to Finish!
Posted 13 years ago by Baketown    [ Reply ]
This is a great disk!
Posted 13 years ago by More_Cowbell    [ Reply ]
 paulmack wrote:
*snip*

Before you write back to yell at me, I realize this is just my opinion and I don't think anybody who doesn't see it my way should feel bad or change their own opinions. I don't think you're idiots or fools or anything close to it. At least, not for THAT reason.
 
and


Posted 14 years ago by Antigone    [ Reply ]
Such a great tune.
Posted 14 years ago by tprimeau    [ Reply ]
leave it to memory
Posted 14 years ago by peacockangel    [ Reply ]
 {#Yes} romeotuma wrote:


awesome song...
 

Posted 14 years ago by 1wolfy    [ Reply ]
Great song and even better album................
Posted 14 years ago by Asmith    [ Reply ]
Great album!
Posted 14 years ago by pauleywalnuts    [ Reply ]
 TJS wrote:
Is there a bad song on this CD?
 

No, there isn't.

Perhaps "Sidewinder..." is below the (high) average of AFTP. And "Ignoreland" seems out of place but then again....

No, there isn't.


Posted 14 years ago by Fables85    [ Reply ]
 californiatwin wrote:
This Stipe whining really really sucks!
 
Yeah, and it's sooooo sappy.
Posted 14 years ago by Papernapkin    [ Reply ]
 j7 wrote:
A remarkable song.
Does Bill play from "Life's Rich Pageant" or am I simply missing the days it's played?
THAT is REM's best work.
 
He plays a few songs from that album. But I agree with you, any song off that recording would be cool to hear on the RP play list.

Posted 15 years ago by peter_james_bond    [ Reply ]
 californiatwin wrote:
This Stipe whining really really sucks!
 
Yes, I tried REM on for a while, but I seem to have grown out of them. Stipe's whining is annoying at this point. {#Headache}
Posted 15 years ago by crockydile    [ Reply ]
Makes everything stop this is so good.
Posted 15 years ago by scraig    [ Reply ]
I like this song a lot but it sounds like it was adapted from some ol' sea shanty...
Posted 15 years ago by DaveInSaoMiguel    [ Reply ]
A remarkable song.
Does Bill play from "Life's Rich Pageant" or am I simply missing the days it's played?
THAT is REM's best work.

Posted 15 years ago by j7    [ Reply ]
Something seemed to change for me regarding REM as they moved from the period Document/Green (and maybe even Out of Time) that I thought was so incredibly good - a mixture of great Southern stories where I could feel the humidity and sometimes the kudzu ("Oddfellows 151" and "Disturbance at the Heron House") and more current stuff (like "Orange Crush", "The One I Love", and "World Leader Pretend") and just straight ahead pithy rock - to Automatic for the People and on. For me, Automatic was half good and half too much like what was to follow with "New Adventures in Hi-fi" and onward. The half I loved included this song, "Monty Got A Raw Deal" and "Ignoreland" but the half I didn't seemed like a signpost for the future with "Everybody Hurts", "The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonight", etc. Before you write back to yell at me, I realize this is just my opinion and I don't think anybody who doesn't see it my way should feel bad or change their own opinions. I don't think you're idiots or fools or anything close to it. At least, not for THAT reason.
Posted 15 years ago by paulmack    [ Reply ]
The weather's turned grey and chilly today and this song fits it perfectly!
Posted 15 years ago by WayUpNorth    [ Reply ]
nice little ethereal yet earthy run...Emerson Lake & Palmer "Still...You Turn Me On" (never heard before but it was better than their other hyperactive Pink Floyd jams;  this was acoustic and funky). then Supergrass "Run" (which was new British retro rock doing old British spacey rock really really well!) and then this....i forgot how much i love this station!
Posted 15 years ago by canadapaul    [ Reply ]
Is there a bad song on this CD?
Posted 15 years ago by TJS    [ Reply ]
Thinking back about it now i can't beleive it took me 3 or 4 listens to like an album with this, drive, ignoreland, star me kitten, night swimming, and follow the river.  Definite 10 now.
Posted 15 years ago by Sloggydog    [ Reply ]
I've never gotten tired of this song....an REM classic.
Posted 15 years ago by somewhereinKS    [ Reply ]
 i4niblind wrote:
One of the best songs from their best album ...  Bill, you are the reason i don't even bring music to work anymore..  You manage to slip in a taste of nearly all my favorite artists along with a note pad full of new songs for me to buy when I get home.  I Couldn't ask for a better music guru. 
 

Hear hear {#Cheers}
Posted 15 years ago by rtwingo    [ Reply ]
 i4niblind wrote:
One of the best songs from their best album ...  Bill, you are the reason i don't even bring music to work anymore..  You manage to slip in a taste of nearly all my favorite artists along with a note pad full of new songs for me to buy when I get home.  I Couldn't ask for a better music guru. 
 
i4niblind,

Nail head....hit.

Posted 16 years ago by dgavenda    [ Reply ]
By far my favorite REM album.  Close to perfection.
Posted 16 years ago by HokieRider    [ Reply ]
Try not to play this.
Posted 16 years ago by Papernapkin    [ Reply ]
One of the best songs from their best album ...  Bill, you are the reason i don't even bring music to work anymore..  You manage to slip in a taste of nearly all my favorite artists along with a note pad full of new songs for me to buy when I get home.  I Couldn't ask for a better music guru. 
Posted 16 years ago by i4niblind    [ Reply ]
This Stipe whining really really sucks!
Posted 16 years ago by californiatwin    [ Reply ]
Love this band, love this albm.
Posted 16 years ago by Welly    [ Reply ]
californiatwin wrote:
This is bad enough, not just to rate it as "sucko-barfo", but to illustrate -
yeah, but you do that to EVERY REM song...I'd add a little yawning emoticon if I wasn't so tired of knee-jerk REM bashing.
Posted 16 years ago by copymonkey    [ Reply ]
His voice is so emo. I'm sorry.
Posted 16 years ago by Papernapkin    [ Reply ]
WHAT HE SAID. TJOpootertoot wrote:
Mindless? That would be really low on the list of adjectives I would use to describe this song, man. People who only love IRS-era REM are some of the saddest people I've ever encountered. Lesse - this album is 15 years old, their first LP came out in 1983. Call me crazy but I'm not so sure this counts as "later work." Yeah, man, I know. The early 80s were when you (and REM) were COOL.
Posted 16 years ago by xkolibuul    [ Reply ]
as time goes by. you hear it anywhere. its boring me so much.
Posted 16 years ago by keyholder    [ Reply ]
I really like the lyrics on this song.
Posted 16 years ago by 1wolfy    [ Reply ]
Decent song, but I really really wish it were Nightswimming instead.
Posted 16 years ago by _bluedevil12    [ Reply ]
This is bad enough, not just to rate it as "sucko-barfo", but to illustrate -
Posted 16 years ago by californiatwin    [ Reply ]
One of my absolutle favorite songs. I can't really say much beyond that.
Posted 17 years ago by petercroob    [ Reply ]
rulebritannia wrote:
Mindless but likeable, like much of their later work.
Mindless? That would be really low on the list of adjectives I would use to describe this song, man. People who only love IRS-era REM are some of the saddest people I've ever encountered. Lesse - this album is 15 years old, their first LP came out in 1983. Call me crazy but I'm not so sure this counts as "later work." Yeah, man, I know. The early 80s were when you (and REM) were COOL.
Posted 17 years ago by TJOpootertoot    [ Reply ]
These words paint an incredible picture... NewFee wrote:
Rem - Try Not to Breathe Lyrics I will try not to breathe. I can hold my head still with my hands at my knees. These eyes are the eyes of the old, shiver and fold. I will try not to breathe. This decision is mine. i have lived a full life And these are the eyes that I want you to remember. oh. I need something to fly over my grave again. I need something to breathe. I will try not to burden you. I can hold these inside. I will hold my breath Until all these shivers subside, Just look in my eyes. I will try not to worry you. I have seen things that you will never see. Leave it to memory me. I shudder to breathe. I want you to remember. oh. (you will never see) I need something to fly (something to fly) Over my grave again. (you will never see) I need something to breathe. (something to breathe) Baby, don't shiver now. Why do you shiver now? (I will see things you will never see) I need something to fly (something to fly) Over my grave again. (I will see things you will never see) I need something to breathe. oh. oh. oh. I will try not to worry you. I have seen things that you will never see. Leave it to memory me. Don't dare me to breathe. I want you to remember. oh. (you will never see) I need something to fly (something to fly) Over my grave again. (you will never see) I need something to breathe. (something to breathe) Baby, don't shiver now. Why do you shiver now? (I will see things you will never see) I need something to breathe. (something to breathe - I have seen things you will never see) I want you to remember.
Posted 17 years ago by dharmanavy    [ Reply ]
pushkinjim wrote:
I agree ! Stop REM - they're so cliché - and tasteless!
yes...smart music is not for everyone.
Posted 17 years ago by heathenchild    [ Reply ]
Kevstar wrote:
Try not to play this anymore.
I agree ! Stop REM - they're so cliché - and tasteless!
Posted 17 years ago by pushkinjim    [ Reply ]
Kevstar wrote:
Try not to play this anymore.
Posted 17 years ago by bokey    [ Reply ]
onapath wrote:
Not my favorite album of REMs.. the older stuff before this was better.... what happened?
scuse? this album's freakin' incredible and a modern day fucking classic. But please go back and program your iPod to Radio Free Europe et al. What "happened" is that bands with quality actually evolove over a period of 26 years. Try it, you might actually like it!
Posted 17 years ago by orpheus    [ Reply ]
Shimmer wrote:
I've been an REM fan since the 80s, but this song does nothing for me. Filler. They can crank out songs like this without even waking up from a nap.
Mindless but likeable, like much of their later work.
Posted 17 years ago by rulebritannia    [ Reply ]
thx for posting lyrics NewFee
Posted 18 years ago by mbop    [ Reply ]
Not my favorite album of REMs.. the older stuff before this was better.... what happened?
Posted 18 years ago by onapath    [ Reply ]
Try not to play this anymore.
Posted 18 years ago by Kevstar    [ Reply ]
I've been an REM fan since the 80s, but this song does nothing for me. Filler. They can crank out songs like this without even waking up from a nap.
Posted 18 years ago by Shimmer    [ Reply ]
Austin2Florida wrote:
I love REM, but this song is boring me to tears.
So whose fault is that? I'm not a huge REM fan, but this is delicious.
Posted 18 years ago by xkolibuul    [ Reply ]
Beautiful song, beautiful album.
Posted 18 years ago by lathyris    [ Reply ]
How many bands can you say "I remember when they were at their best" about and be about 10-15 years off?
Posted 18 years ago by SoundsGoodToMe    [ Reply ]
woozurdaddy wrote:
Jeez, I remember when REM was "alternative college music", not "commercially popular". Has it really been that long? One their best here....
Checked those grey hairs in the mirror lately? I've got a headful!">
Posted 18 years ago by meloman    [ Reply ]
I love REM, but this song is boring me to tears.
Posted 18 years ago by Austin2Florida    [ Reply ]
So beautifully sad.
Posted 18 years ago by rowdydaisy    [ Reply ]
meghan89 wrote:
I can't stand REM. I hate his voice, its whiny, whiny, whiny. So many people love 'em, for the life of me I can't stomach it. Sometimes I catch myself listening to them and then I realize that I've thrown up on my lap.
....Sounds like you have a Much Bigger problem than not liking REM. Maybe you should ask your Doctor if RP is right for You.
Posted 18 years ago by crowhog2000    [ Reply ]
Commercially popular music rarely soars this high artistically. Fantastic album and song!
Posted 18 years ago by meloman    [ Reply ]
REM does its Jethro Tull imitation . . . and it's a good one!
Posted 18 years ago by Baby_M    [ Reply ]
kult wrote:
Okay, so they're not what they were, but Automatic for the People really is one of THE most beautiful records ever made. And this song's great. AND I think Michael Stipe's voice is one of the best ever.
Automatic is an outstandingly great album, IMO one of the top 1% of all rock'n'roll albums of all time, bar none. It just is not REM's only or their last great album.
Posted 18 years ago by rjs    [ Reply ]
Okay, so they're not what they were, but Automatic for the People really is one of THE most beautiful records ever made. And this song's great. AND I think Michael Stipe's voice is one of the best ever.
Posted 18 years ago by kult    [ Reply ]
snurfer wrote:
Completely disagree. Automatic for the people was really their last great album. After that there's no REM.
Completely disagree. Monster and New Adventures are as every bit as good as Automatic, and even what came after New Adventures is better than 95% of the other music released at the time.
Posted 18 years ago by rjs    [ Reply ]
meghan89 wrote:
I can't stand REM. I hate his voice, its whiny, whiny, whiny. So many people love 'em, for the life of me I can't stomach it. Sometimes I catch myself listening to them and then I realize that I've thrown up on my lap.
I was wondering who that idiot covered in puke was.
Posted 18 years ago by horstman    [ Reply ]
GoldenBoy wrote:
Completely disagree. Their last good album was New Adventures in Hi-Fi
Completely disagree. Automatic for the people was really their last great album. After that there's no REM.
Posted 19 years ago by snurfer    [ Reply ]