I hope i'm not the only one who thinks Monster is the most underrated album ever made

@billg5732

7 жыл бұрын

Tommy no you're not.

@jaredthomas5348

6 жыл бұрын

You're really not. It is INCREDIBLY underrated, and I suspect it's because it was the follow-up album to "Automatic For The People", which had a much different tone. "Automatic" was their masterpiece, IMHO...but"Monster" was much more primal, and I loved the energy on it. Just as good of a beast, just a different stripe. Frankly, I wish they'd just let their hair down and ROCK OUT on a few more albums.

@Smiterover

6 жыл бұрын

It's one of my all time fav album's 👍

@tburrell4314

5 жыл бұрын

I played the shit, out of this album!!!

@user-rj6de5xj6u

5 жыл бұрын

Tommy Many things are underrated. Myself for example.

There’s something effortlessly cool about this song.

@johndef5075

3 жыл бұрын

Very swaggy😂

@kinkane5566

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed!

@michaelrizun3403

2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely. They just played away with no real purpose. Only dug on the feel and sound of it. That's how great songs are made.

@davidhutchinson5233

2 жыл бұрын

I can remember sitting at a bar while this played and you know how it goes. Connecting with a woman. I was ready to go and she said, where you goin? We closed the bar. 1994 was a great year.

@timothykangethe7700

2 жыл бұрын

The Instrumentals...Outrageously dope 🎇

One of the greatest REM songs ever.

@Zontar82

8 ай бұрын

from one of the best album they ever made

@adyg5402

7 ай бұрын

@@Zontar82 Awesome band!

@adyg5402

6 ай бұрын

Amern Brother.

@JJthename55

6 ай бұрын

When REM left IRS thev went down fast af.

Producer: how much Tremolo effect do you want? REM: Yes

@I.W.Lthomsson

7 күн бұрын

Forget Cow bell, more Tremolo !

"I am smitten" with this song and have been since it came out. It consistently makes me euphoric.

@mukmewx

3 жыл бұрын

it makes me so happy, so happy that I'm not afraid to die even, sorry I realize that's pretty deep.

@rogerray5210

2 жыл бұрын

I look forward to dying, just not yet 59 years old had a great life dying is part of our journey in life and look forward to seeing my mom, my best friend

@kenkovar2647

2 жыл бұрын

stipe's a genius, yo

@jepuitz1

Жыл бұрын

No one ever says smitten anymore

@tremayne3

7 ай бұрын

@@rogerray5210 Same here.

i don't care what anybody says, "monster" was a great album...

@kps.77

7 жыл бұрын

My favorite ever REM album

@scottcampbell6617

7 жыл бұрын

777xina777 The black album, only given to some of us.......by far the best.......without a doubt. The news will be announced before summer and then the release.

@cegap

7 жыл бұрын

Yes it is!!!

@IanPaiva15OFFICIAL

6 жыл бұрын

It sure was. It's my second favorite R.E.M. album (the first being Automatic). R.E.M.'s 90's work was so awesome.

@ripelivejam

6 жыл бұрын

It's up there for me.

Monster is the most underrated album ever made. It's easily one of my favorite albums ever and I couldn't disagree more when people say it's one of their worst.

@delilasloan8914

2 жыл бұрын

It's incredible. I remember when this album came out...I had it on cassette

@goatlps

2 жыл бұрын

The problem is that Monster was their next album after #AutomaticForThePeople, which was easily their best album, with popular singles. I'm sure there's better albums most people haven't even heard of, which would make them the most underrated albums ever made.

@MidnightandAugust

2 жыл бұрын

I'm not much of a REM fan to be honest but I did buy their Monster album on CD as a teenager. To me, Monster IS their best album.

@kegalormoon

2 жыл бұрын

@@MidnightandAugust yep they weren't my favourite band but I thought this album was their best stuff

@kenkovar2647

2 жыл бұрын

this song's solid proof!!

What a ''surprise '' another R.E.M song that is amazing.

@Kinnakeeter

2 жыл бұрын

R.E.M. is re releasing their New Adventures In Hi-Fi album in a book type box set on October 29th. This will commemorate the album's 25th anniversary. It will also be released in a deluxe edition as well.

"Monster" is such a great album!!! My brother got it on cassette from BMG Music back in the day and let me have it because I loved "What's the Frequency, Kenneth?", "Bang and Blame", and "Strange Currencies". I'm old lol.

@abrahamkennedy652

4 жыл бұрын

Angela Soria I’m that old too. Good times.

@rickcole349

4 жыл бұрын

I was 26 or 27 when this came out r.e.m. is it

@NotNotKenny

4 жыл бұрын

I'm so old i can remember thinking "Michael Stipe is bald now???!!!I think it's a great album as well,but for some reason I've noticed a lot of their "Real Fans" don't like it.

@stationsixtyseven67

4 жыл бұрын

You're young! (trust me) :D

@jennifercharbarneau2632

3 жыл бұрын

I win it Off The radio! cassette ..I was thrilled.

R.E.M. *The greatest modern American rock band PERIOD. Their sound defined and ERA.

Bridging the gap of Garage Grunge and Glam Rock to fill stadiums across the world.... a great song showing scenes of the cool spots of Harajuku

1994. The best year of the last great decade of rock n roll.

@YIDARMY08

3 жыл бұрын

You know what you are... The problem with you is that you’re a “Sad Tomato”

Undeniably catchy track, loved it as a teenager when it was released and still love it as a 45 year old!

@marctessier5798

2 жыл бұрын

I'm with you, except I was in my early 20s when they released Monster, and now I'm tipping the scales at 51 years.

@karenfellows7957

2 жыл бұрын

I was 37 when it came out and loved it at first listen -- 65 now and still love it! ;)

@lesrout2734

7 ай бұрын

Same age.

One of my favorite songs....I cant describe it, I only wish it were longer.

The best song this band ever made!!!

for me, one of the best REM songs

This may just be the 90's teen in me but this is my favorite song off my favorite R.E.M. album. I can't get enough of it. It's kind of their ironic album and it's meant to be tongue in cheek, but this album is so fucking beast.

@melaniem1515

8 ай бұрын

Yes, agree on all counts!

I found this album on tape the other day when cleaning out boxes in my closet. I don't have anything to play it on so decided to look up all the songs from Monster... great memories

@mariekatherine5238

Жыл бұрын

Check thrift stores for cassette players, CD players, record players.

One of their greatest songs that you don't hear talked about enough.

1994 was a great f'in year.

@joeblo23

8 жыл бұрын

+David Hutchinson 1987-1994 were great f'ing years in music.Especially if you were a drug or alcohol user.

@mectron63

8 жыл бұрын

+David Hutchinson yes it was

@darbstar1

8 жыл бұрын

+David Hutchinson Forrest Gump, Pulp Fiction, Kurt's last days and R.E.M.!

@jefsiv

8 жыл бұрын

Fucken rights it was the beast time ever..trolling around Hopkins Hall & Illini Tower sporting a fucken floppy haircut and what I could grow on my chin, listening to Alice in Chains, Nirvana, Green Day, REM other grunge shat, getting fucken high as fuck..... miss them daze...

@troublezks

8 жыл бұрын

+David Hutchinson It really was dude

Buck's guitar playing is fantastic throughout this whole album.

@adyg5402

5 ай бұрын

What a guitar player,FANTASTIC!

This remains one of the best music videos of all time! I love this song!😍💕💖

@lovemrj4ever

4 жыл бұрын

Patrício Swann The best video of all time!! 💕⭐️

@MrGunnfilms

6 ай бұрын

Spike Jonze!!!

This song makes me happy. Always has.

Probably not the choice of many REM fans but still my all time favorite REM track.

@user-rj6de5xj6u

5 жыл бұрын

Probably too suggestive in some way and offensive to liveral "values".

@sinclairhutcheson7764

5 жыл бұрын

It's the boss delay pedal...

@nicolasjarpa4336

5 жыл бұрын

@@sinclairhutcheson7764 For years I thought the same but it is a tremolo, maybe a pedal or the vox ac30 built-in one. Maybe the boss was used on reverse mode in what's the frequency...

@sinclairhutcheson7764

5 жыл бұрын

@@nicolasjarpa4336 cool. You must be an axe-man. I have an old 57 VOX, I'll give it a whirl!

@paullagasse5504

5 жыл бұрын

Not true I'm a die hard rem fan I own every album but if I could pick one fav song crush with eyeliner kicks ass and never gets old to me it's my fav song

this track has aged really well ,very classy ,well written distinct and quirky video too

A great guitar, melody and catchy. The 90's are years of my youth - I have a fondness for music from these years, the sound of instruments. Nice music. You can listen to it over and over do not get bored. The expressiveness of the guitar is very addictive. Nice video. In a word, great.

@sharonc.2207

Жыл бұрын

Yes

Michael Stipe has a very unique voice,he's great.

@adamsmith3996

2 жыл бұрын

I love Mike's voice. Been a giant fan since the 80,s . Take care spider.

@redskies4530

2 жыл бұрын

Hi I recommend taking a listen to a song called 'Where I Come From' By Robert Nix

@spiderreed350

2 жыл бұрын

@@redskies4530 why did you recommend that song?I listened to half of it,that's all I could stand,ugh,terrible.

@theselector4733

Жыл бұрын

Reminds me of the lead singer in JAMES. They have a similar timbre of voice.

Tremolo is a simple but amazing effect. I love it!

@mipmipmipmipmip

8 жыл бұрын

is this what they used in more songs like "What's the frequency Kenneth"?

@Texturas75

8 жыл бұрын

Yes, after "You wore a shirt" in the chorus.

@ostieguy

8 жыл бұрын

This song and CCR's "Born On The Bayou" really sold tremolo to my ears.

@Texturas75

8 жыл бұрын

Just checked that one out. Nice song!

@Johro66

7 жыл бұрын

ostieguy also 'bang and blame'

This song is like Velvet Underground colliding with Placebo... gotta love R.E.M

@MrKarmapolice97

4 жыл бұрын

Well I hate to be a music nerd (which I am) but Placebo’s debut album didn’t come out till 1996. The Monster album which this song is on was recorded from October of 1993-May of 1994. It was released in September 1994. So it predates Placebo which they formed in 1994. So I guess we could say R.E.M had influenced Placebo.

@SneedyKetler

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, this is an awesome description. Gothic VU.

@aniym21000

3 жыл бұрын

@@MrKarmapolice97 Speaking as another music nerd, the OP is correct. This does sound like the sort of alt-rock glam thing Placebo might make. Placebo are huge REM fans and Stipe appears on their 2006 song Blind.

Michael Stipe is one of my all-time favorite singers!

The guitar and bass tone on this is out of this world amazing

I'm not even a REM fan, But I have to say, they were some band ! So many hits on a regular basis tells me, they were very big, from a global prospective.

I absolutely love this album. "Crush With Eyeliver" is now my ringtone.

@drhenrylouie

2 жыл бұрын

This is definitely a post from 2012... ringtones...

I just LOVE this Song/Video. One of the top ones ever!!

Years ago I was at an REM concert with my sister and her college friends here in Dublin in western Europe and up to then Crush With Eyeliner was just another good song but when we heard it live we said wow that comes across really well live. From then on it was a stand out song.

Monster is one of the only albums in the world by any given band where I love ALL THE SONGS!

what a track! Sleazy yet subtle. Blows "What's the frequency Kenneth?" out of the water for me.

@nathueil1

Жыл бұрын

I think they compliment each other nicely in diversity.

What an incredible guitar sound.

My fav. REM song.

Monster was a solid album start to finish it was the first CD my dad bought me REM was the shit my Dad (rip) loved them they were a part of my childhood that's for sure 90s forever 🤙

I don't know how people can say this isn't a great album...In my personal opinion it's magnificent,and this is probably the best track on it.I also rate Strange Currencies.Overall,a terrific band,who will be sadly missed.Thanks Messrs Berry Buck,Mills and Stipe for leaving us with a super legacy!!!

@mscliftonhanger1

Жыл бұрын

Strange Currencies, hands down one of the best love songs EVER!

@johnbarry1965

8 ай бұрын

I totally agree, great album!!!

@Zontar82

8 ай бұрын

it's one of their best imo, and much much better of anything they made after new adventures in hifi

Such a great album. Great music went out with the 90s.

That hot British summer of ‘95 listening to this over and over and over....

@mukmewx

3 жыл бұрын

Sounds like a great memory!

fav REM song.

@spooked5527

5 жыл бұрын

Mine as well

Such an Underrated Album. Every Song on it is Great! King of Comedy is one of my Favorite R.E.M. Songs!

@matthewstetson1840

6 жыл бұрын

Good album for a band who'd been around some fourteen years. Every song is good through the moving Let Me In. Tongue is mystifying. Heck, I don't even mind Michael talking about giving head. Smoke 'em if you got 'em. It falls apart after Let Me In however with Circus Envy and You as I prefer the Kinks doing You Really Got Me.

Just listened to the Smiths How Soon Is Now, realized that Crush With Eyeliner has the same guitar sounds, but slowed to about half speed. Which is really brilliant.

@octoroksam6448

Жыл бұрын

It’s called tremolo

Classic video of the 90's

I love how each of us has our own favorite albums. Each decade has it's own style and groove!

OMG I haven't heard this since the 90s lol great song

@ladistar

5 жыл бұрын

Marry me. Please.

@GrandePlinio

4 жыл бұрын

Epic And also Bang and Blame. Do u remember "Shine" from Collective Soul? \,,/

'Monster' became my soundtrack to lockdown a year ago. I was working virtually by myself in the office and listened to this album a lot to distract myself from what was going on. This was one of my favourite tracks on the album.

Great song, Recently I had a dream about someone someone doing a head spin like at 2:00 it was quite vivid, the imagery felt so familiar but I didn’t know where it came from. Took a while but I was able to wrestle the memory of this video out of depths of my brain. When I was watching it today it shook loose a vivid memory of my mother and I. I used to leave MTV on in my room while I was doing homework or exercising and this video came on and she happened to be there and just loved it. For a while I used to sing that “three miles down that road” to her while she was cooking and it got a smile out of her. My mother passed away about 10 years ago so it was nice reliving this happy memory thanks to REM. All these experiences are like tears in the rain

One of the best songs ever in the history of Rock....(alt)

Obsessed with them in my 50's!!! They are awesome!!!

@aleksnekrasov987

2 жыл бұрын

Now, still obsessed in your 60s?

This is my favorite REM song

Peter Buck makes 'beautiful noise'🎵🎶🎵🎶🎵🎸

R.E.M. is a blessing honestly.

love Monster album - a real masterpiece.

This song fills me with such an indescribable feeling.

R.E.M. really crushed it here.

This phenomenal album came out when my eldest daughter was 3 months old. It got me through many a midnight feed & nappy change

@5minutemovies977

Жыл бұрын

Funny thing, it came out when I was 3 months old :D But I discovered the song after I was 25+ only

I sat here ripped, thinking "Did REM invent KPop is the 90's?" "I am smitten" with this song and have been since it came out. It consistently makes me euphoric.

@Patrick-ql5jl

Ай бұрын

You totally got that right.i didn't get it til your comment.right on.

This one is PERFECT!

Awesome tremelo from Mr. Buck. And backing vox from Thurston Moore. Brilliant.

My favourite REM song.. timeless 🇺🇸🇯🇵

Sound-wise, Monster is a remarkable and unique album built around the concept of a guitar, playing chords with distortion through the tremolo. The tremolo pulse forms the rhythmic basis of each song. A successful experimentation!

Really love this song .the band has great timing. Amazing.

Id forgotten just how good this track is. Simply awesome 🙌

Fantastic track.

"She's three miles of bad road..." I don't know why, but I find that lyric absolutely hilarious.

One of my favorite REM songs

The album was never going to be another 'Automatic' but is full of classic cuts and is very under-rated. This is class and the guitar effects cool Great to see again

@Cherrytea558

7 жыл бұрын

I bought Monster immediately on CD in 1994. I never bought Automatic, it was a bit too pop for me. I think this album is a little weird and thats why I like it.

@jasonbarbush4991

5 жыл бұрын

we still need to come up with a better word than underrated. underrated is becoming cliche.

@jimbailey5681

4 жыл бұрын

Murmur, Reckoning, Fables, Pageant, Document, and Green are much better than Monster. It's better than Out Of Time though

Monster, sin ser su mejor disco me impactó y marcó epoca para mi. Grandes R.E.M

I love the "lead singer" kid. He's a STAR!

always loved this song

I am always so surprised that more bands have not stated that they were an influence in their musical style, this ban is stellar and was such a reason that the 90's were able to start off as they did, college radio was the underground to the course to expose the masses. Just my opinion.

Simply badass

Mandy Loves This Song With A Passion

Loving it

Love this concept album

Oooh, I love this song!! XX

Those REM Fans did a great Job.. :)

Awesome song

A "smitten" 25 years old when Monster was released. STILL smitten 29 years later. I LUV, LUV this song and the album is 1 of R.E.M.'s best! Thank you for all your masterpiece albums⚡💙

This is Rock n Roll !! R.E.M Great Band =)

Their most underrated album, no doubt about it.

Love this song x

Fantastic

Fun fact; this song cannot be played loud enough. I proved it. Believe me.

there is a new energy coming to the planet in '19 and '20. keep your ears peeled.

gorgeous green Ric...love it so much

there isn't music now that fills my rem void. It's hard rock and to be played at 2 AM when you're feeling alone and deserted. I am smitten.....

Awesome song off one of their best albums.

I love this is song..

One of the best songs from monster love the riff

FANTASTICO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Just bought this at a second hand store. Was the only CD in the whole store that was interesting to me. Went through all the crappy hip hop and pop CDs and then in the last row when I almost gave up I found this. Recognised it, and for 1€ couldn't go wrong. And I didn't!

Best loved song from Monster back then!!! 1994 I’m a student and don’t give a life a clue! But them put me on track. Three miles of bad road!!!!!

@user-rj6de5xj6u

5 жыл бұрын

Oh, what?

Love these guys😜🤸

A song that set up ripples, rings, waves, a beautiful feeling song.

2019 ... still rocking ...anybody else ??

@falconproductions175

3 жыл бұрын

No... 2020 still rocking

@alliecatgib

3 жыл бұрын

2020... i just discovered this ❤️

@martijnnieuwenhoff4474

3 жыл бұрын

2020 too

@haroldgardner9463

3 жыл бұрын

Hell yeah!

@rivercometman1845

3 жыл бұрын

2021 son!