Yeah I could definitely see them bringing Todd Glass back. They just did a Slowing It Down episode w/ David Wain though (not that they couldn't do them close together, obv). I dunno, the way they just kind of tossed it out there, and knowing they're friends w/ Lance who is close to the band, and the fact that they met them back in Portland, just makes me think there's bound to be an episode with them together at some point.
i'm not a huge fan of 90s rock production either tbh. i disagreed with scott about wishing new adventures sounded more like the bends with the guitars more up front. i feel like it doesn't sound as dated as other albums from that era because it's basically a live album. (and so fast, so numb is great as is.)
i mean, it's 1998, you just lost your irreplaceable drummer after almost 2 decades kicking worldwide ass together, the fuck you gonna do? you're gonna get some goofy drum machines is what you're gonna do, just like anyone else would. and be sad and write songs accordingly. it works.
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yeah i could definitely understand not liking up. i just meant since he's going through that back section of the catalogue, it's the only one that deserves any sort of closer attention/repeated listens. if grams doesn't like up, he may as well stop right damn there imo.
gordie blue eyes wrote:i honestly think accelerate is worse than around the sun
there's some stinkers on it for sure but i'm curious what leads you to this
i soulseeked around the sun a couple months after it came out and got actually mad at the mp3 files. that i didn't pay for. i was angry with them and the folder they came in.
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I guess the thing is that, overall, I like REM's weirder, darker stuff, and I like their upbeat stuff. Up isn't upbeat, and it isn't weird, experimental, dark, or anything like that. It feels like a band's 11th album, when they're done pushing any sort of boundaries, they're mega-rich and comfortable in life, they're in their 40s and have been doing this band thing for 25+ years, and they're making a record because it's what a band does. It doesn't seem like it's saying anything, and it's not taking any chances. It feels very safe by-the-numbers. I will listen to it more this week, but that's certainly my first impression. And yeah, I assume all of their remaining records are like this, but I've never heard any of the stuff from after New Adventures, so now's as good as a time as any to go through 'em.