I remember growing up listening to REM. I liked their songs. But nothing touched me the way that "Monster" did. The first time I saw the video for "Bang and Blame," it floored me. They had my complete attention. It was so emotionally complex. It tapped into feelings that I didn't know how to express, and maybe still don't. It's really hard to admit that I always worry that I'll end up being one of my parents- I'll either be the banger or the blamer. That fear is kind of crippling. I don't feel like I can have any serious relationships because it's too risky. This song (and the amazing video) felt like the first and only time anyone understood that feeling. It's still a personal favorite.

@katalinhartai3977

3 жыл бұрын

I also totally feel that R.E.M. hold something very deep, universal and almost mystical...poetry and emotions and feelings of the soul that you cannot express with words...only with the music, the amazing photography and art of the videos and the poetry of Michael...when I was studying American Studies in Budapest, and Halloween was coming up, and the turning of yellow and red of the leaves, my heart and mind exapnding with my studies and the poetry I was reading and writing at the time, the critical thinking our professors challenged us to, the feeling of the whole world and life ahead of me, and those nights, the crisp cool of the air, and then Christmas, when one year I think 1995 I asked for the Reveal album...sometimes, when I had no words to describe it, just these feelings and emotions of something bigger, something poetic and unexplainable, of love, lust and magic...I would say to myself: I've got that Michael Stipe feeling again. 😊 I still can't really explain the wealth of feelings and emotions this means to me, and a lot of us, something to do with the U.S., something with all of humanity, spirituality, and art. I love you, R.E.M! ❤👍🙏😊🌟❤

@SuperYermother

2 жыл бұрын

I hope to God you don't still feel this way. you are you, and you recognize something that is not you. That is a HUGE achievement on your part. Bravo! So you can move on, but you don't have to carry that into any relationship. Instead, if you see it happening address it with the person you're in a relationship with, and pray, pray pray to get over it, because, despite what all these agnostics believe (or profess they "don't believe") prayer does work. It got me over my dad's PTSD that I had somehow allowed to inhabit part of me... Don't ever give up.

@themusic5229

2 жыл бұрын

love R.E.M. 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜 love R.E.M. 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜 love R.E.M. 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜 love R.E.M. 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜 love R.E.M. 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜 love R.E.M. 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜 love R.E.M. 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜

@joshuateubanks4302

2 жыл бұрын

I'll be 44 this year, and am coming to think monster is the best rock album of the 90's.

@christiecooper1479

Жыл бұрын

awesome in2022🙂

There are certain 90’s songs that give me an overwhelmingly painful and bittersweet sense of nostalgia. This is definitely one of them.

@jjstraka1982

2 жыл бұрын

One of those songs that reminds me of playing my radio low all night in my bedroom. This one especially reminds me of hearing music while half awake and half asleep at 3am.

@strykerlandwill

2 жыл бұрын

The 90's are a boss son. You'd be well advised to keep the 90's out of your mouth.

@Zerschmetterling-pg3ph

2 жыл бұрын

Ahh, bleep77 the old hypocrite. Commenting the 100th song with the same text...

@bleep77

2 жыл бұрын

@@Zerschmetterling-pg3ph “This is definitely one of them”. What part of that statement did you not understand? “There are certain songs...” Songs, not song. Learn to read before making dumbass comments like the one you just made. It’s my comment, and I can put it anywhere and anytime I want, loser.

@markkrull556

2 жыл бұрын

Yes it does for me to

This has such a haunting sound to it! It’s raw and amazing !💕

@TX_BoomSlang

4 жыл бұрын

Very mesmerizing and enchanting.

@JenFoor

4 жыл бұрын

It's an amazing song and Monster is hands down their best album!

@andibathgate7662

4 жыл бұрын

My fav band 30 yrs one regret never seen em live big mistake

@KnotOnYourLife

4 жыл бұрын

@@andibathgate7662 I saw them once, it was on the Green Tour. My regret is not seeing them one last time. My all time favorite band as well!

@kennethrussell1158

3 жыл бұрын

Karen, I noticed that alot of their songs are.👍

It seems the radio has forgotten about R.E.M. What a shame. Still my favorite band EVER.

@yellow6100

4 жыл бұрын

You have good taste.

@hamupinhere

4 жыл бұрын

The local "rock" station I have here in Philly (93.3 WMMR) whips out 'The One I Love' every so often; occasionally 'It's The End Of The World As We Know It' too. That's about it. 20-30 years ago, you couldn't turn on that radio station without hearing at least 6 R.E.M. singles in the day's rotation.

@rachelkoleci7306

4 жыл бұрын

In the UK we still get the classics on mainstream non pop stations regually... but there early stuff will be never be heard which is a shame, 90s ,20s they still were bloody amazing lol

@andibathgate7662

4 жыл бұрын

Mine too 30 yrs now still the best and always will be that's fact

@andibathgate7662

4 жыл бұрын

Seen ya vids mmmmm you hot

Bill is such musical drummer, he always plays exactly what the song requires but also has a flair and feel that’s understated and expressive at the same time. No easy feat that. R.E.M. never sounded like R.E.M. after he left and for a drummer that is such a compliment.

@aravindshenoy9103

Жыл бұрын

He wuz an amazing drummer. Do you also know that he wrote the song "Leave", which is one of their best tracks. Very underrated when he's actually among the best ever in rock n roll

@nenadcrnac3472

Жыл бұрын

Have you heard about man named Ringo?

@aravindshenoy9103

Жыл бұрын

@@nenadcrnac3472 Yep, Ringo from the Beatles ya mean huh

@nenadcrnac3472

Жыл бұрын

@@aravindshenoy9103 oui

@forestcat7150

Жыл бұрын

Totally agree they were never REM again without Bill

Damn. I have not heard this in a long, long time. Came out as I was graduating from college in 1994. Now my oldest is wrapping up her freshman year. Same university. Time flies.

@raisa_cherry33

Ай бұрын

Wow! great to know ❤

Just stepping into REM at 41 years old. Yes, I have said many times in the last few weeks "Why haven't I given these guys a chance". Better late than never ! Enjoying the ride.

@Adriortizblackstock

7 ай бұрын

Don’t feel bad. That’s how I feel at 32 years old. I remember my parents listening to them when I was little but I never paid attention nor appreciated their music

@lawrencehorner8418

6 ай бұрын

I know that feeling when it comes to other great bands I wish I had given a listen to sooner. I'm 57, and although I've loved R.E.M.'s sound since I first heard them when I was around 20, I've only recently discovered a host of other great bands - The Hoodoo Gurus, The Feelies, The Dream Syndicate, and The Church. I have to admit, the Internet and sites like KZread make it much easier to discover new music than it was back in the day.

@ZeeMatrix

5 ай бұрын

One of the finest bands of the last century, no doubt.

@davidperry7271

3 ай бұрын

It definitely happens I find music that I only heard because of radio but now I have a different point of view

@abraxasperdomo6982

3 ай бұрын

44 and kind of the same boat..., all I knew was radio songs, which I've liked.., now, I am starting to realize what I've missed 😢

This is arguably the time frame when REM was the biggest band in the world along with U2. Mills with the Lennonesque glasses...Buck with the incredibly huge sideburns...they had it all going on. Hell of a band.

@redrocks1983

Жыл бұрын

1 U2 2 REM

@danmetcalf3866

Жыл бұрын

Better than U2

@frankcastle5294

Жыл бұрын

@@danmetcalf3866 Doubt that

@aspropotamosorg

11 ай бұрын

​@@redrocks19831 REM 2 U2. I like U2 but time has proved REM were better and more real.

@nospoontobend2656

11 ай бұрын

​@@frankcastle5294U2 is awful and milked the same damn guitar cord for decades. Maybe had 5 good songs at most

These guys were far ahead of their time. Stunning song.

@FlickanIDetKroktaRummet

Ай бұрын

you clearly have picked up a fashion expression which is a disgrace of people like Leonardo da Vinci who actually were ahead of their time.

@sister_bertrille911

27 күн бұрын

@@FlickanIDetKroktaRummet It's not a disgrace if you understand a little something about context. REM were ahead of their time musically and lyrically in the context of English-language popular music of the tail end of the 20th century. Leonardo da Vinci was one of maybe a handful of people in human history whose life and work continue to inspire and provoke centuries after his passing. He's timeless.

@markfromct2

6 күн бұрын

Agreed

When I listen to this song it makes me think of my childhood. My parents had money and professional jobs, so everyone thought that I had it made, but really, they were both emotionally abusive. They tore me down and told me that I would never amount to anything because of my disability. My Mom was very obsessed with society's standards of beauty and told me once (when I hit puberty) that if I gained anymore weight she would wire my jaw shut. My father told me not to go to university because he felt my IQ was too low (I had the top mark in my psychology in University.) I used to think I was a failure in every aspect of my life and and then I realized the only reason I fail at a task is because I give up. I struggle daily with the voices that still haunt me but I tell myself "It's not my fault so let it go." I now realize my parents were the ones who had the problem.

@paulelliott3220

7 жыл бұрын

Chelsea Mercer damn right Let it go, and be yourself - people will appreciate you for you

@briankennedy7404

7 жыл бұрын

Chelsea Mercer without knowing you're situation parents project there own insecurities onto their children - not all mind you but it's barbaric.

@karolinagrunberg1836

6 жыл бұрын

I had a similar situation.

@karolinagrunberg1836

6 жыл бұрын

Pretty much parallel, and this osng reminds me of my childhood too.

@dennisjager2086

6 жыл бұрын

Dear Chelsea, wise words written by a wise woman - I think. Who are you now? With best wishes from Europe Dennis

Very underrated album. Love the guitar sound they used for it!

@67johnr

5 жыл бұрын

the guitar sound in this album is great and can still be a trendsetter for new inspirated bands

@eduardomota2429

5 жыл бұрын

Very underrated ? This album was number ONE in USA, UK and many others countries, bro.

@eduardomota2429

5 жыл бұрын

4x platinum in USA...🤔

@rustedcorpse5645

5 жыл бұрын

Awesoome Delay on The Guitar.

@raisa_cherry33

4 жыл бұрын

@@rustedcorpse5645 😍😍😍😍

I saw REM at Slane, it was a fantastic gig. i hope some day these guys get back together and hit the road once more. The world needs REM.

@andrewbrown620

8 ай бұрын

edinburgh murrayfield on their monster tour for me

I was 13 when i heard whats the frequency kenneth on mtv.took all my savings,got in a record shop and bought monster.i played it 30 times a day through my sony discman.now im crying...

I had 0 problems when I perchased this CD back in 94

@akadroopy1

5 жыл бұрын

I bet you didn't get the puke green monster shirt that came with the CD. That shirt was the best

@JCarlosMois

5 жыл бұрын

And so I did

@jeffreybeshears8211

5 жыл бұрын

Joe, i had zero problems as well..last year at university no bills wife or ex wife no kids no health probs ev'thing great etcand i did have this on vinyl!. Cant believe i took that all for granted. Used to think my parents were insane telling me how fast life moves by..i was wrong lol. Shout out to heather wherever you are lovely...25 yrs too long

@raulp9812

4 жыл бұрын

Facts brother. Same.

@ninelifetimes

4 жыл бұрын

For 4 minutes and 47 seconds today, I felt like I had no problems.

I bought the Monster album...I was 15....still I fell like I m 15 even if I m 37.

@georgereed3293

5 жыл бұрын

Which album was that.

@akadroopy1

5 жыл бұрын

@@georgereed3293 the monster album, lol

@mistresselyria

5 жыл бұрын

I was 13

@jpollardbookseller

5 жыл бұрын

I hope you feel 15 forever !

@TombstoneChris

4 жыл бұрын

I'm the same way I always say I'm forever 16 even if I'm 37

There hasn’t been a listen in 29 years where I’ve ever tired of this absolute brilliant song So spacious Unique feedback Addictive bass line and such a melody. So good. The end bit too .... ❤️

If you could see yourself now, baby It's not my fault, you used to be so in control You're going to roll right over this one Just roll me over, let me go You're laying blame Take this as no, no, no, no, no You bang, bang, bang, bang, bang Then blame, blame, blame You bang, bang, bang, bang, bang It's not my thing, so let it go If you could see yourself now, baby The tables have turned, the whole world hinges on your swings Your secret life of indiscreet discretions I'd turn the screw and leave the screen Don't point your finger You know that's not my thing You came to bang, bang, bang, bang, bang To blame, blame, blame Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang It's not my thing, so let it go now You've got a little worry I know it all too well I've got your number But so does every kiss and tell Who dares to cross your threshold Happens on you way Stop laying blame You know that's not my thing You know that's not my thing You came to bang, bang, bang, bang, bang Then blame, blame, blame Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang It's not my thing so let it go, you Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang Then blame, blame, blame Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang It's not my thing so let it go You kiss on me Tug on me Rub on me Jump on me You bang on me Beat on me Hit on me Let go on me You let go on me

@brockautry8680

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks mucho 😎😎

@themusic5229

2 жыл бұрын

love R.E.M. 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜 love R.E.M. 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜 love R.E.M. 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜 love R.E.M. 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜 love R.E.M. 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜 love R.E.M. 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜 love R.E.M. 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜

@mariannabalestri3580

Жыл бұрын

grazie di cuore

Monster is such a great album. I'm glad it's getting more love over the years because when it came out people were very critical of it. My favorite r.e.m. albums are automatic for the people, monster, and adventures in hi-fi. They took risks on those album without losing their voice. When my band opened a R.e.m. tribute show we had to choose from a list of songs (the headline got first pick) and this song wasn't taken. Hell it wasn't even on the list! So we opened the show with this song and the crowd LOVED it!

@keithjones6023

3 жыл бұрын

My choice of albums too 👍

@francocruz5170

Жыл бұрын

Also my favorites

E vamos achando pedaços de memória soltos por aí... Reminds me MTV Brasil!

R.E.M. where at their peak here. Masterpiece of an album. Peter Buck's guitar sound is badass.

@Kinnakeeter

4 жыл бұрын

I love the fact that they collaborated with Thurston Moore for their song Crush With Eyeliner. It was an awesome collaboration

@themusic5229

2 жыл бұрын

love R.E.M. 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜 love R.E.M. 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜 love R.E.M. 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜 love R.E.M. 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜 love R.E.M. 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜 love R.E.M. 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜 love R.E.M. 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜

@lindagarcia8853

2 жыл бұрын

I know right, Luv it GR8 🎵

@johnpod

Ай бұрын

Peter's guitar is/was always badass. What a musician.

25 años buscando esta canción de mi adolescencia, cargada de bellos recuerdos de aquella época mía, la escuchaba por la radio pero nunca supe quién la interpretaba, hasta el día de hoy. Mil gracias por recordarme a aquella época y poner fin a mi búsqueda.

@bigmichele79

2 жыл бұрын

Same here , found it tonight :)

@hernanbruno4178

2 жыл бұрын

En mí caso, yo siempre la tengo presente a ésta canción. Ya que la veía en MTV. Recuerdos que parece que fuera ayer.

@nelsongonzalez9612

Жыл бұрын

❤

A timeless classic. Most people can relate to this who have been involved with another human intimately.

@redskies4530

2 жыл бұрын

Hi I recommend listening to a couple of songs called 'Where I Come From' and 'Covid19Jam' By Robert Nix

@EadsB7002

Жыл бұрын

you got that right! many people can relate and know "this person" described in the song....all too well.

@CJArnold-hq3ey

6 ай бұрын

Good call Egg 👌

Escuchar esta música a las 5 de la tarde en cualquier parte del mundo y en cualquier paisaje te hace girar la cabeza hacia el cielo y respirar profundo

@nestorburgos1185

8 ай бұрын

Justo son las 5 pm y estoy escuchandolo ahora😊

@jesussalinas9017

6 ай бұрын

@@nestorburgos1185 igual en estos momentos

one of REM's best songs

@markfromct2

6 күн бұрын

Hard to choose

it's so beautiful to see River still living on and seeing his ever lasting impact on people. Wish you were here.

@dkied1419

4 жыл бұрын

nocturne eye yesss😍

River was THAT special, after he died MANY artists created songs about/tribute to River. It's like every single person in this world loves him dearly. He must have a gentle heart and a beautiful soul..

@catloveme3206

3 жыл бұрын

@@catr4435 who said that? 👀 I think it was obvious they were romantically involved despite stipe always said he was "my little brother" I mean almost all the songs he wrote about him was love songs. And the fact that stipe visit river in Utah and stay with him for few days to accompany riv shooting his movie dark blood despite stipe busy schedule to prepare new album said enough. Lately stipe said he spent 5 years grieving him. And 'at my most beautiful' the only love song stipe ever wrote about river too, the clue was all over the lyrics. The video even staring riv's sister Rain phoenix.

This is R.E.M.'s best song I think. I would have liked to hear Nirvana cover this song.

@sureact

8 жыл бұрын

yeah, me too...

@playsbass1969

7 жыл бұрын

ME 3HREE

@christopherunfus8962

7 жыл бұрын

R.E.M. has so many good songs. It is hard to choose which one is their best.

@peterdaigle7249

7 жыл бұрын

Yup. Slow-fast-slow.

@msnat033

6 жыл бұрын

Secret life of indiscreet discretions... oh?? 😉

Mike, Michael and the guys deserve every Fing penny they have, they grinded it out in the early days. I know personally. The Monster record was kinda Pete”s return to glory. His electric guitar is splashed all over the record... the reverb on Crushed by Eyeliner is fantastic

Escuchar esta canción es retroceder 20 años atrás, cuando era feliz siendo joven loco y escuchando esta excelente canción de fondo o "cortina" en un excelente programa de radio en Medellín Colombia, en una emisora llamada radioacktiva y en los micrófonos la melodiosa voz de uno de los mejores locutores de la radio Colombiana.... Gabriel Posada.... Que hermosos recuerdos de mi juventud!

Heard this song for the first time yesterday absolutely love it. Fantastic band always were always will be

@CJArnold-hq3ey

6 ай бұрын

Welcome been onto it since release , it's a classic , hidden gem .🇦🇺👌

@jasonpeng33

5 ай бұрын

Where the hell u been...songs been out for almost 30 years

@paulkelleher7714

5 ай бұрын

@@jasonpeng33 been busy )

THIS was the song that truly, finally got me into R.E.M. One of my all time favourite bands ❤

Monster (River Phoenix dedicated) is a masterpiece! What's the frequency Kenneth? Crush with eyeliner, Bang and Blame, Tongue, Let me in (Kurt Cobain tribute), I don't sleep i dream, Strange currencies (Michael Hutchence tribute), Star 69, I took you name live (r.e.m. live video), Circus envy ( live at Olimpia video) are some best songs in R.e.m. catalogue! Five stars!

melhor banda de todos os tempos e quase não é reconhecida pelo nome R.E.M 😎👍

I MISS YOU REM!! COME BACK!

This type of song takes me back to the distant past and makes me feel very painful

I've already commented once - but I watch this video every day, so, you know - I've concluded that this is REM's best song ever. Man that's saying a lot. And while I'm expounding, no one has a more distinctive, compelling singing voice than Michael. OK I'll shut up now.

@LoneLee2022

Ай бұрын

You're probably right. They peaked here.

I was going through some heavy stuff with my now ex when this song came out and it helped me articulate what I was going through. I hope this song helps others deal with the gaslighting narcissist in their lives, too.

@leannereed2790

Жыл бұрын

I hope things have eased up now; be strong 💚

Masterpiece. One of their best masterpieces.

@Tris444_

2 жыл бұрын

Underrated!

@nathandougherty7058

Жыл бұрын

Quiet and explosive at the same time

@TUSK1157

Жыл бұрын

Like I said in my comment, it's Losing My Religion with different lyrics and electric instruments. But it is a great song.

@jamesrowden303

6 ай бұрын

Or their worst. Or their mediocre. It's really good, but don't go on about it.

Such a great song till this day

@johngalt3969

Жыл бұрын

that skidding strum...

¿Qué puedo decir?. Este grupo me fascina. Es uno de los que más discos tengo. Creo que eso dice algo...

I loved this song since I was twelve at that time not only did I have a crusty home life, but I was being bullied, and a gang member from juve in my school was trying to force me into being his girlfriend with the help of his friends and abused me terribly -so this song always meant the world to me. Reminds me people have choices on who they wanna be.

@stephenfitzpatrick2585

7 жыл бұрын

Thunder Fire 👍😊

@sahimmoamed2690

4 жыл бұрын

You are great

@JaredJonesAZ

4 жыл бұрын

Sorry you went through that. You seem strong now.

As they gaslight the way, you stumble through life. Hope is just out of reach, where they keep it. What color is the sky? Can you see it anymore? Hide as you may, you still need to breathe.

A song that makes you want to groove while lyrically think about the emotionally deep meaning.

I love this song so much. It's oddly not been included on any greatest hits compilations, and it was a hit.

💖 it sounds so fresh and I wish they would get back together show everyone today how music should sound!

@theuserofthecomputer

7 жыл бұрын

Norma Potter Grixti

@melvinfz0301

7 жыл бұрын

No thanks! Now they are so old that it would be only a cash-in band (like Gun N' Roses). Dying is an art and R.E.M. has mastered it by disbanding. Better living through good memories :) and a great great legacy :)

@mariadelcarmendelgado7891

7 жыл бұрын

+Melvin Fonseca Zúñiga you are 100 right Melvin Fonseca sometimes is just better leave it as good Memory

@seabirdoflove21

5 жыл бұрын

Han g No . Not ever. Leave the past as it was. Just like any band that we'd like /love see reform. Those sounds they created were unique to then ,not for now or the future ,should stay buried in our ( and their ) memories pal

@themusic5229

2 жыл бұрын

love R.E.M. 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜 love R.E.M. 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜 love R.E.M. 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜 love R.E.M. 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜 love R.E.M. 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜 love R.E.M. 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜 love R.E.M. 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜

Adoro essa música, gostaria de ter visto eles tocarem mais ela ao vivo!!!

Sinceridade?Sinto saudade de um tempo da minha vida em q SÓ ouvia REM(Michael Stipe)sempre me ajudou.GRATIDÃO R.E.M(viva a Música q nos salva)

Love that guitar with delay on the verse sooo much👍

@oneeyedman99

4 жыл бұрын

One of the 20th century studio tricks that you never hear in music anymore, presumably because most music is assembled in computer programs now.

@henrikibsen6258

4 жыл бұрын

Souvlaki Space Station anyone?

@kennethrussell1158

3 жыл бұрын

And tht bass guitar.

Hip Hop destroyed music for people who like instruments or vocals sung by people who have good voices. I haven't listed to the radio for 20 years because music quality fell off a cliff as did TV and the news. It's like the media decided to dumb down society. Fortunately music like this is not lost. Thanks for the posting.

@Leo-qe3gl

Жыл бұрын

Yes. I think you are right. Hip hop definitely plays a role in destroying good music or destroying the possibilities for good music. Todays Radio is a nightmare.😳

@robharding5345

Жыл бұрын

I hate that HIP HP garbage, It should be redefined as skiffle, only not quite as good.

@bleep77

Жыл бұрын

You took the words right out of my head. I've been saying the same thing. Mainstream music today is the worst it's ever been.

@iainwark6801

5 ай бұрын

Fkn ay to that😊

@jesseeldridge7619

3 ай бұрын

Absolutely

Shame they never expanded on the musical direction they where going on Monster. Excellent album and song.

@jonathanlee8930

7 жыл бұрын

They did. That album was called New Adventures in Hi-Fi.

@kyusswm

5 жыл бұрын

@@jonathanlee8930 And it's a heck of a lot better than Monster, tbh.

@LamiaceaeMW

5 жыл бұрын

It was a bit of an experiment with Harder Rock and a lot of Back-Tracking. Playing music backwards live is difficult. And the album did not sell as well as their previous two. I liked it though. But New Adventures In HiFi was better. At least to my aged ears.

this song reminds me of hollow teen years where I am lucky I survived my horrible upbringing.i lived on nothi g really and some how still made it

This song reminds me of why I love this band so much. So haunting with so much drive behind it!

@ucity88

3 жыл бұрын

That haunting is Buck's echo effect, but it'll just be our little secret. ;)

*Monster* was definitely one of *REM's* strongest pieces of work!!

@saulbennett4677

Жыл бұрын

Very underrated after Automatic but I always loved it

@user-tq3yq4xx6c

Жыл бұрын

Their best.

@rosemanos5123

2 ай бұрын

ITA

@johnbeckham1483

Ай бұрын

Yes as I agree with that statement!

...was in high school back in '94 when I first heard this song on VOA's medium wave band...the reception was not good but I tried turning the radio in all directions just to get a good reception. Just imagine the sheer frustration I had to go through when such a good song is being aired. It turned out I was only able to hear about 80% of the song. The good Ray McDonald was the host of the program Now Music USA... A lovely song I thought of it then up until now.🇬🇾

A fase/álbuns 90's do R.E.M eh de longe sua melhor obra.

I can watch this video over n over n it never stops giving me chills the way the guitar sounds, Luv it 🎶 🎸

@clancydarling3883

10 ай бұрын

Really 😀..I'm sorry

Seeing this in 2019 sends chills down my spine! In a GOOD WAY! Saw Michael and the boys play a “ $3.00 budget concert in 1983. in Chicago!

@magresilience

4 жыл бұрын

Jose Jones at That’s grace🦋!

que gran temazo,icono cultural de la generacion rebelde de los noventa.

Love this song. It's about Michael Stipe's relationship with River Phoenix, and how he knew that Hollywood was killing River and that he needed to get away from it. He tried to persuade River to come to Atlanta for awhile and just make music. I wish it would have turned out that way. "I'd turn the screw and leave the Screen..."

@saulbennett4677

Жыл бұрын

Interesting. I always thought the song was about Courtney Love.

Always been a fan of REM, this is one I've missed but as always it's a masterpiece.

If I was ever asked to "sum up the 90s with one song" I'd just pop this on. Still puts me in a place all these years later.

@johnbeckham1483

Ай бұрын

Love it!

Troppa nostalgia di loro, troppo bravi e che dire di Stipe... Troppo talentuoso. I REM sono veramente troppo, emozione pura❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

@claudiobrandinali4782

Жыл бұрын

4/10/2022 ..... Rossella ♥️ ti amo....nonostante tutto.....

@ivanopastori6196

11 ай бұрын

Rossella la penso esattamente come te ❤

This song makes me feel equally nostalgic and deeply sad. It's fucking beautiful. 💜

Recuerdo hace 25 años me avisaba mi padre del fallecimiento en un accidente automovilístico de un entrenador que quería reclutarme y llevarme vivir a otra provincia y empezar a gestar mi carrera deportiva... cuando me entero de esta terrible accidente estaba escuchando Bang and Blame... lo escuche todo el día, entre lagrimas y tristeza. Al día de hoy al escuchar esta canción me remonta a ese momento, solo que lo recuerdo de una mejor manera.

@alisonbeveridge4001

Жыл бұрын

I love. REM l think. That their lyrics are so clever I love to the moon and back the best from crazy artist alison

Amazing & awesome band! They were representative of the stellar brilliance that was Alternative music. Terrific & mature stuff!

Song says it all,he knows who he is;the group sounds great and never gets old

Está canción me gusta mucho, es de mis rolas de toda la vida, me trae gratos recuerdos.

REM is one of my favorite groups to this day ! I was entranced with them back in the 90's

Somewhere in the 1990's when I first saw this video, it literally put me in a trance. It blew me away. I love the song, but the video, in particular, mesmerized me for years.

@jetset120

4 жыл бұрын

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I had forgotten about this song... I have a faint memory of humming this back in grade 9, when the song had just come out and it was like, number 28 in the Much Music Top30 countdown. "Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang... blame, blame, blame." I used to hum a bit louder than usual, when my friends were around. The song wasn't really popular but I guess I wanted to be all hipster about it and be able to say that I liked the song before it became a hit. Never did happen though, but I just recalled that old memory...

Album came out when I was a frosh in HS. I’d get home from school to hear “What’s the frequency Kenneth” on MTV. I would blare the fuck out of it on my parents console TV. Damn, the nineties, they are missed.

que cancion tan poderosa mistica,y consecuente con la decada .

One of those songs you hear in your youth, that just becomes more apt and relevant with every decade that goes by. Relationships are wearing, abusive, exhausting and vampiric. You kiss on me, tug on me, rub on me, jump on me, you bang on me, beat on me, hit on me, let go on me. Stipe always did have a very ambivalent view of women - you can hear it throughout the album on Bang & Blame, Tongue ('I want to tell you how much I hate this') and I Don't Sleep, I Dream ('You come into my little scene, hip hip hooray). Monster is such a brooding, erotic record but at times almost malevolent. The tenderest moment is his plea to Kurt Cobain, 'Let Me In.' It's no surprise that Stipe eventually chose men - I often wished I was more like him, not merely bi-curious, but bisexual. It's R.E.M.s most underrated album and is best enjoyed with a bottle of fine wine while you look back through your own lens on the mess that is modern heterosexual relationships.

The best REM song.... I just love it. I was at front row in the Gorge, beautiful scenery, and listening to the best band ever! Love you Michael Stipe! And all of your bandmembers, you gave me a lot of fun memories! I remember driving to the gorge, and could not believe that I was actually going to see you all, live. It was the best concert ever, I will never forget it.

@billbickner7751

3 жыл бұрын

Far and away my favorite REM song, too. Such a unique arrangement! I love it when a songwriter is able to pull off that difficult feat of creating something that is both compelling and unlike anything you've heard before! Being in MN, I had to Google "The Gorge". Sounds like a memorable experience for sure!

@shawnobray2202

3 жыл бұрын

I live in Vancouver and still haven't seen a show at The Gorge.

This song is one of the more perfect examples of how music can have deception in it: You have GREAT music, wonderful sounds and melody that appeal to your JOY, yet the lyrics are straight out of the BLUES tradition--laments about life, about struggle, about seeking redemption or simply overcoming those things. When your heart is bonding with joyful music and your mind is bonding with melancholy lyrics, this presents itself as a strange puzzle for you to solve, and you don't usually recognize the difference, you just plain bond with the whole dichotomy instead of finding triumph, but you feel like you "won" because you bonded with an emotion. Don't trust emotions to bring you to truth, only to point you away from trouble...

This popped up last week on my KZread playlist. I hadn't heard it in at least 20 years. Time flies when you're getting up there!

Crushing blistering refrain-none of the heavyweight heavy metal groups have anything on this.

I had my first kiss while this song was playing in a pub in 1995. Met the girl in a group of friends in the morning on a day out. The day came to an end and i never saw her again.. #memories Its my favorite REM song, what a beautiful outro... xxx

REM were the quintessence of rock alternative with this kind of track.. I think many musician were hoping to be even close to their music

Esta canción me voló la cabeza desde la primera vez que la escuché. Radio Metrostereo Guatemala 1994. 16 años

I woke up today and for some reason I wanted to hear this song. And it has been years! All of a sudden I just had t o hear it. Strange how our minds work! Absolutely love R.E.M. This is one of the best songs ever!

The female background vocals heard in this song is Rain Phoenix, the sister of the late actor River Phoenix & Joaquin Phoenix. Her own music history..... - Aleka"s Attic 1988-1993 - The Causey Way 1997-2001 - Papercranes 2003-2013 - Solo artist 2019- present "Time Is The Killer" Featuring Micheal Stipe > kzread.info/dash/bejne/rGGDwdynoZmXYbg.html

@specialk6984

3 жыл бұрын

Cool thanks

@Caltops78

3 жыл бұрын

Wow that’s cool trivia I never knew. Always thought that backing vocals were a perfect compliment to this song

@artemusprine

3 жыл бұрын

Shit, I saw The Causey Way more than once around the turn.

This song takes me back to better times. REM was such a huge part of my formative years. I was in the 6th grade when I heard Stand for the first time and fell in love.

Love the track. Takes me back to seeing them on the Monster tour in 95

@Mo-MuttMusic

5 жыл бұрын

Where'd you see R.E.M.? Shawn R#MusicIsLife

I’m so glad that REM is being played again after 25 years! Michael Stipe is full of energy in his videos.

@MalcomJuliaMorgan

2 жыл бұрын

he's no busta rhymes but hes entertaining enough

@themusic5229

2 жыл бұрын

love R.E.M. 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜 love R.E.M. 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜 love R.E.M. 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜 love R.E.M. 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜 love R.E.M. 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜 love R.E.M. 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜 love R.E.M. 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜

I remember this song on the french radio in the 90" when i was Young, very good song

@ilugihzgoy7688

6 жыл бұрын

I was very very very young. This song was in top 5 that days .

Most haunting lyric: you let go on me... still gives me the feels over 25 years later

ahh, the enchanting music of REM, and especially this album - Monster. Love the music of the 90's, REM, INXS, Midnight Oil. I really miss these bands live.

This is such an Incredible song!! I wish I could’ve gotten the chance to see it performed live.

Stipe and the band at one of their best efforts. Meaningful ditty to say the least. great post remhq. Thanks

For me, REM started with Document and ended with Reveal. That was the period where they were most interesting, creative and sophisticated. As for Monster, it's a nasty beast of an album but a damn good one!

Grew up on the sounds of this Georgia band. One summer I literally had a better quality of life because of their album was with me. I used REM music for hope to survive through many hard times. Never give up my brothers and sisters. Living life by the Golden Rule. Another remote corner of the globe. Warm thoughts of bursting nostalgia from Big Pearl Island appreciation.

Stipe speaks volumes above anyone else, ok vedder, dela rocha and maynard keenan also but purity and honestly has always been michaels allie

The band seems to have done everything possible to forget this song existed. They never played it live after the Monster tour and left if off their anthologies even though it was one their biggest hits. Perhaps Stipe is uncomfortable with the subject matter, which would be understandable.

Every man gets a sense of what they felt and where they were in life when they heard this song for the first time...its not only the lyrics but melody that strings and twists the emotions

Where the hell have I been.. I've been lisening to REM since the 80s.. I'm about to be 48 and this song is absolutely amazing but I can't remember it ever resonating with me.. the wiser you get I guess.. this song is fire damn.. legends

I............LOVE............THIS...........BAND..........

Como esses caras eram muitos bons uma das bandas preferidas de Kurt Cobain

Hoy 24 de julio del 2022 Lo estoy escuchando después de 25 años sin escucharlo buenísimo del grupo R E M

I remember when this album came out. I think I had a copy in 1995. I played it and to be honest I thought what the hell is this. It isn't very good. But over the years it really has grown on me. Especially this song which I hated at first. One of my favourite R.E.M songs ever now.