Big respect for Dan Rather, being able to stay with it.

Oh man, the nostalgia! Monster was such an incredible album and marks such a remarkable time.

Michael Stipe has such a beautiful way of speaking that makes you lean in and tell everyone else to "Shush"!!!!

What’s the Frequency, Kenneth trivia: I love how they snuck the “F” word on radio. The last “the fre-quenc-y” is actually “don’t F with me.” Subtle, but once you hear it you can’t not hear it.

My fav REM song!! That opening guitar riff... Gets me chills every time! 🎸🎶🎵

@jackcurtin5772

6 ай бұрын

Peter Buck is underrated

@fredred5037

6 ай бұрын

Peter Buck constantly borders on bland riffs but somehow saves it at the last second with a touch of melody from the rest of the band.

@OkieDokie-ft5pm

6 ай бұрын

@@fredred5037 I completely disagree with your opinion about Peter Buck. Those son-of-The-Bryds jingles & jangles are awesome!

@phuckendeadly

5 ай бұрын

Love the intro of the guitar. My favourite song from REM

@vonclohk507

2 ай бұрын

what's that crap hangin' from Stipe's nose?

Great interview. That is how you do it. No interuptions, no embarrassing questions.

Damn keep forgetting that not only is Dan Rather still alive, but is happy and healthy.

It's interesting to even fathom that Dan Rather and REM have a history together. For those of you too young to remember, REM was THEE face of college radio and alt rock in the early/mid 80's and became on of the biggest bands in rock for several years into the early 90's. Back then people would actually wait outside of record stores for them to open on the day a new record was released. It was SOOO important to be the first in your peer group to get that record. It's weird to think, but considering how popular REM was (2nd only to U2 at the time, maybe), you rarely hear them on rock radio, and they just don't seem to have that staying power that some other bands from that era have (Red Hot Chili Peppers).

@robertconahan187

6 ай бұрын

I disagree. They might not be played as much now but for a while you couldn't play the radio an hour without hearing an REM song.

@barnacles62

5 ай бұрын

It was not unheard of then, who ever thought Bing Crosby and David Bowie would have done a Christmas Carol together? I loved those times, because people said what they had to say, but still knew their place and stayed in it. This allowed for more open-minded people, or even people you wouldn't see as having common ground to still get together. I loved REM, their music was without a doubt some of the best of its era, but they were far left and when Stipes come out, he became very open and against anything he didnt agree with. I followed Mills on social media for a while, but it was the same thing, always bashing everything but liberals. It left a bad taste in my mouth, so i dont follow them as much, and, lets face it, they have no new stuff and are old.....

@amostlyreasonableguy

3 ай бұрын

The Red Hot Chili Peppers have continued to churn out musical diarrhea consistently to keep themselves in pop culture with Anthony’s rapping about state names and nonsense before a saccharine chorus. REM will be remembered as having musical integrity and walking away from the party before staying too long. And this is coming from someone who was much more into the Chili peppers for my entire youth.

@OdawaTraveler

2 ай бұрын

U2 sucks

@MK-xl9tt

2 ай бұрын

@@amostlyreasonableguyagreed they hit the effin lottery when they crossed paths with that flea fellow.

One of my favorites bands of all time. Great memories from times that will never come back.

@DontGoToHell

5 ай бұрын

The Bible says faith in Jesus Christ and repentance are the ONLY way into the Kingdom of Heaven. (John 14:6) Make sure you get you Judgement-Ready by repenting and accepting Jesus Christ. (Acts 2:38-39)

@rmr2471

2 ай бұрын

And your point is? 🤔

@WordUnheard

2 ай бұрын

@@DontGoToHell "When a man sells his daughter as a slave, she will not be freed at the end of six years as the men are. If she does not please the man who bought her, he may allow her to be bought back again. But he is not allowed to sell her to foreigners, since he is the one who broke the contract with her. And if the slave girl’s owner arranges for her to marry his son, he may no longer treat her as a slave girl, but he must treat her as his daughter. If he himself marries her and then takes another wife, he may not reduce her food or clothing or fail to sleep with her as his wife. If he fails in any of these three ways, she may leave as a free woman without making any payment." (Exodus 21:7-11 NLT) “Now therefore kill every male among the little ones, and kill every women that hath known man by lying with him.” (Numbers 31:17 ) ""Blessed is the one who seizes your children and smashes them against the rock" (Psalms 137:9) "As you approach a town to attack it, first offer its people terms for peace. If they accept your terms and open the gates to you, then all the people inside will serve you in forced labor. But if they refuse to make peace and prepare to fight, you must attack the town. When the LORD your God hands it over to you, kill every man in the town. But you may keep for yourselves all the women, children, livestock, and other plunder. You may enjoy the spoils of your enemies that the LORD your God has given you." (Deuteronomy 20:10-14) That's just a drop in the ocean of disgusting, batshit crazy things the bible says. It's an ancient piece of fiction that was obviously written by man. If you're going to regurgitate the same tired "You're going to hell!" verses in your lame attempt to scare others into believing a fiction you were dumb enough to buy into, at least read the book you've built your entire persona around from cover to cover.

Dan Rather even more respect for him being an REM fan.,

@ruthlessreid9172

2 ай бұрын

He's not that was written for him.

@jamescarter3196

2 ай бұрын

@@ruthlessreid9172 It wasn't written "for him", it just has a phrase connected to him, but he's a fan of good music and enjoys REM. There's no reason to think otherwise. If he didn't like them he wouldn't bother to appear onstage with them. He only interviews people that he's personally interested in, on this show.

@ruthlessreid9172

2 ай бұрын

@@jamescarter3196 great to have free speech and differences of opinion I'm sure you know either personally

@kyletwitch9233

2 ай бұрын

So that's to say that the frequency between REM and Dan Rather is 100% Kenneth.

“It’s the end of the world as we know it “is still my favorite song and it’s still true today Lenny Bruce was not afraid

Michael Stipe is brilliant.

@EadsB7002

2 ай бұрын

agree! i could listen to him talk all day long.

Michael is looking great!

@Ernwaldo

2 ай бұрын

I kept thinking how much he’s beginning to look like Bill Murray… 🤔

I was in Athens in the early 80s and the choice was B-52‘s or R.E.M. for the party night and rock lobster was all over the radio and we ended up going to see the B-52‘s and I always regretted that decision… I love the fact that your music has stood the test of time and the integrity involved is a model

I was in college when Monster came out...that was the only time I ever showed up at a record store for the 'midnight release' of a new album. I had WORN OUT my cassette of Automatic and couldn't wait.

I remember hearing that song on Amarillo College’s FM90 and just being floored!! My older buddy had a 72 Oldsmobile Cutlass that he would let me drive and I was like you have to hear this. He didn’t want to hear no REM but we drove around and listened to it all day! One of my favorite memories!!!

That song will NEVER EVER get old !!!❤❤❤❤❤

“Can’t Get There From Here”. My favorite.

Incredible band, legendary, several times in Dallas; rem, U2, inxs, the cure, wow ❤

Man I love this track I was 15 when I first heard...I still love it to this day in 2024!!!

Stand is the one that comes to mind......that's what I heard the most on the radio.

This was awesome! And just getting to stand in front of the mic takes guts! Dan has no reason to be embarrassed!

I could listen to Stipe read the phone book. Somehow he finds a way to make the most commonplace utterance sound interesting and even beautiful. It's like impromptu poetry.

@SuperLovedave

8 ай бұрын

I agree 100%

@truthsRsung

7 ай бұрын

@dem8568....that may be the most disrespectful compliment anyone has given a Political Activist that uses music to convey their Message. Please go back to reading your phone book.

@dem8568

7 ай бұрын

@@truthsRsung You managed to completely misunderstand my meaning. If you didn't know, saying you could listen to someone read the phone book is a compliment. It means they are especially good speakers, articulate and engaging. Just the sort of thing you would want from an activist who uses words as their means of activism, by the way.

@truthsRsung

7 ай бұрын

@@dem8568 ...There is nothing exceptional about Stipe's Voice. No wonder no one understands your comments about your Music preferences. You are tone deaf. REM is worth listening to because of the content and the composition.

@staunchx

Ай бұрын

@@truthsRsung Might i suggest therapy?

The Two Michaels are so smart and articulate that I could listen to them on any subject all day long. I have a lot of 'favourite' REM songs, all vying for top billing, but WTFK is probably the one I've played most often down the years: pure, kick-ass rock and roll.

It's on my Sirius XM play list so I probably hear it once a day ... I love this song

What’s the frequency Kenneth is saved and your singing is awesome Dan.

I just love Michael Stipe,he taught me big words and big feelings! He was my dream partner when I was in High School! Not only did I think he was so beautiful, but I felt his intelligence was so superior to the stupid jocksI I dated back then! I saw REM at many festival type shows at Shoreline and other venues in CA and they were so amazing , Having dated other musicians..I am still so envious , but happy for whoever he chose to settle down with. What a blessing to be with such a cool person! I hope he is happy in life and I hope other people also feel so touched by his presence as well ❤❤❤❤

What an absolutely lovely interview.

Crazy that I am seeing this. I was just thinking about this amazing band several days ago. Good to see them

VERY true comment by Stipe. A lot of musicians (especially composers/songwriters) get their inspiration from a visual landscape of meaning in their head, which sometimes is ambiguous enough that any attempt to represent it in a music video diminishes it. But a much larger percentage of people see virtually nothing in their head when they hear a song. And can be induced to "see more" with the help of a music video. So compromising by making videos that can induce a visual awakening to the sound, has merit.

This was the first "Rock" song I heard as a young teenager and realized rock, metal, grunge, alternative, etc. music was for me.

Happy’ to relate I was fortunate to see them in Vancouver They played every song in concert for that moment in time for us Cheers

Frequency is often denoted with the Greek letter Nu (pronounced like New) and when this happened I immediately thought the person was quipping “What’s new, Kenneth?”

Michael Stipe and Mike Mills - two slippers by the fire, drinking hot milk with nutmeg...rock and fucking roll.

GREAT JOB ALL...THANX 4 MAKING Tee with LIONS NAMED LEO the music worldwide. LOVE YOU ALL...!!!....MUCH LOVE.!!

I remember when Letterman played that soundcheck video on the Late Show...hilarious.

Very good interview. That bassline though, is what hooks me hard on that song.

I saw REM at the Buffalo Sabres arena in NY to an absolute fanatic, sold out crowd. I was so in love then with "What's the Frequency ..." , and wanted them to open the show with it. Damm, it was the only time I ever had a wish granted. They opened with it!

@fnjesusfreak

Ай бұрын

I suppose back then it was the Aud?

@zethraelofteldrassil3149

Ай бұрын

@@fnjesusfreak Yes, it was the Aud

I too see little movies in my head when I listen to a song, but I still like to see on a video what it is a singer viualizes for his song.

And in turn Losing My Religion had one of the most interesting and cinematic videos of all time. Replete with symbolism and allegory.

They had so many good songs

This is priceless; ironic being interviewed by the connection Dan Rather has to the title.......

@williamneal9076

2 ай бұрын

And them NOT mentioning it!

@random22026

2 ай бұрын

It wasn't a brown nose, it wasn't a lick boot--however, it still skirted the ISSUE involving Rather's treatment of an underling, in his news anchor days, and the repercussions that ensued. Didn't expect the praise they bestowed on Rather; it is treating human beings in a respectful way (which Rather DIDN'T do) that is the significant issue, deflected here, alas.

@marcK599.

2 ай бұрын

Lame

@random22026

2 ай бұрын

Pretty much@@marcK599.

Best. Ever. None better.

Well done.

Always really liked that song.

"You get the face you deserve by 40" I think was the quote, but can probably be extended to 50 now, and it holds true for Stipe.

“what’s the frequency Kenneth” is a standing text between me and my oldest daughter- meaning what’s up with you & what are we going to be getting into- love this song♥️

@Dreyno

Ай бұрын

Kenneth is………an…….an unusual name for a girl 😐

@vanessapeterson2795

Ай бұрын

@@Dreyno it’s not her name - she gets it- knows what I’m implying

@Dreyno

Ай бұрын

@@vanessapeterson2795 I know it’s not 😂 Just pulling your leg 👍

Fun fact but one of the people they worked with on their early music videos was Alton Brown of Good Eats fame. He was the DP on “the one I love”

No one mentioned the backstory though, there's a reason why Mr. Rather sang that song at the soundcheck and why he asked that question.

@Ernwaldo

2 ай бұрын

Exactly! I know the story, but kept waiting for them to relate it, or give any new perspective or info. Sigh…

@williamneal9076

2 ай бұрын

Nothing. Classy. Guess because it's too obvious.

My 2nd favorite band only behind Chicago. I have all the cd's and play them pretty often. Was so bummed when they decided to call it quits. I was a young teen when Murmur came out and was hooked ever since. I would have thought "Stand" would have been the biggest. I hear it the most on the radio still. ( BOB FM- mostly 80's stuff )

Absolutely the most OG musician and group ever

Dan rather rock's when he's at home at full volume

I've never been able to wrap my head around why it is, but where the hell did artists on this level go? Are they out there? Why are they so far from mainstream? We gave up guys like this for drum machines, auto-tune and singers who sell perfume?

@paulnejtek6588

2 ай бұрын

Of course, theyre out there. Musical talent doesn't belong to any generation. Maybe it's more or less mainstream. Might have to dig a bit

@solitaryman777

2 ай бұрын

@@paulnejtek6588 ya dang right about every generation generating generational talent

@richardcraig8780

2 ай бұрын

Those days and people are probably gone for good unfortunately

@davids1816

2 ай бұрын

@@richardcraig8780 Let's hope it's something that will happen in cycles and not a linear thing. We can't be that far from AI generated pop music. It might even be made in real-time at some point. But one hopes that imperfect expressions of creativity will find a new niche.

@rjc_2001

2 ай бұрын

Chris Stapleton for instance has writing credits to like 170 songs for many performers. He's considered country, but even those in country music sometimes dispute his fit in the genre. He's basically a modern day Seger, Fogerty, or Van Sant. The problem is, all radio is corporate owned shit now. KZread, Pandora, and Spotify replaced it, and it's not really a bad thing for the music lover either. Rock/alternative is definitely not what was for much of the latter half of the 20th century tho.

Buck always gets great sound thro his amps and guitar!!🎵👍

In the early nineties I had a chat with my neighbor down the hall in New York City. Somehow the topic came up of the crazy guy who attacked Dan Rather saying "What's the frequency Kenneth?". It turns out that this guy was her ex-husband. He was in a plane crash and had a metal plate put into his head. Possibly he was getting some kind of radio waves on his embedded plate, and it was driving him crazy.

My name is Ken and I Love that song

@Riffmaster227

4 ай бұрын

So what’s the frequency?

@williamneal9076

2 ай бұрын

88.1

I saw REM when they were ready to break out opening for The Police on their Synchronicity tour. They were bombarded with boos the whole time they played...

@gregoryhainsworth2663

6 күн бұрын

That was sad.REM>Police

I respect rem so much more now.

One of the Super Groups

Not nuts about the septum ring, tbh, but Michael Stipe sure seems to have mellowed out over the years.

When I was younger I was annoyed by REM because I thought Michael Stipe was pretentious but I really appreciate them as an adult. Never need to hear Losing My Religion ever again though.

Interesting Dan didn’t want to ask about his role in Ignorland!

Mike Mills inhis Hayao Miyazaki phase

I would love to hear Michael stipe sing Duran Duran's Save A Prayer or Come undone! It would be great!

@ColtraneTaylor

2 ай бұрын

The REM fans and critics hated Duran Duran. And I hated the REM fanboy critics.

Love losing my religion

I think being frustrated with your life must be a rich persons thing. I was always just trying to keep a roof over my head. What’s the meaning of life, get to work.

Billy Corgan! I love the pumpkins.

I never knew they were from the 1980's!! WOW!

@TerribleEnglish

3 ай бұрын

😅 Yeah, they became huge in the early 90s, but there was an EP and 6 albums before that. Check out a video called "R.E.M. 1989 'Talk about the passion'" - it calls them the biggest guitar band of the eighties, ha ha.

@steelyd2

2 ай бұрын

You can find videos of them doing “Wolves/Lower” from like 1980-81. It’s amazing people don’t realize how far they go back. They had put out like 4-5 records by the time they had minor hits with “one I love” and “end of the world as we know it”

@TerribleEnglish

2 ай бұрын

@@steelyd2 Actually I think it's the band's fault. I became a big fan in the 90s which was when they became really huge, but on the two tours they did, for 'Monster' and 'Up', they really didn't perform many older songs at all, so I think a whole generation of fans just didn't know about or ignored the early stuff, thinking it mustn't be any good

@Ernwaldo

2 ай бұрын

One of the many successful bands out of Athens, GA in the 70s & 80s.

@TerribleEnglish

2 ай бұрын

@@Ernwaldo Not the 70s surely.

Yeah, iconic song, somehow

Stipe is very clever

I remember how much everyone hated Monster. You could find used cds of it in any record store for a couple bucks.

@ColtraneTaylor

2 ай бұрын

I remember how much I hated REM for being around 24/7/365.

@eperot

2 ай бұрын

I can’t imagine why you’d waste your time watching a video on a band you hate then, but there’s some weird people out there. Personally REM is my favorite band of all time.

@ColtraneTaylor

2 ай бұрын

@@eperot Stipe is a weird person.

@solitaryman777

2 ай бұрын

@@ColtraneTaylor ya have to respect someone who owns their weirdness

@ColtraneTaylor

2 ай бұрын

@@solitaryman777 In his case weird = untalented.

I wasn't a big REM fan when they were popular. Living in Georgia and very near to Athens at the time, local rock radio could not help but ruin it for everyone on the fence about this band and many others. So glad rock radio is dying. Their program directors deserve to be unemployed. However, because i never was a fan I got to discover their music that wasn't beat to death on the radio. Good stuff. Shout out to Uncle Tupelo. Anyone that knows that name knows.

You can hear Stipes leather jacket😅

@lesbananes671

2 ай бұрын

Thanks. I hadn't noticed. Now i can't hear anything else.

@Leo-qe3gl

2 ай бұрын

@@lesbananes671 sorry ☺️

Back when Athens Georgia was producing a lot of bands.

safe and effective

“What’s your frequency, Kenneth?” Was the song that was playing in the background when I first kissed the woman who became my wife. We have been together for 30 years. The days are long, the years are short.

Hi

i think dan rather is just thinking the whole time, " what the fck is that in his nose"?

are they still together? btw, mr. rather you sing better than me

Dan rather got jumped back in the days by teens, as they hit and kicked him they screamed "whats the frequency kenneth". Rather didn't understand what they meant at the time

@random22026

2 ай бұрын

Karma will have its day in court, folks.

Find the River

I was into them a lot in the 80s. Good to see he hates Nazis. All the best people do. Which means pretty much everybody.

Soooooo.......still no idea about the whole "Kenneth, What's the frequecy?" thing. Weird.

Stand.

Where's Buck?

Such a small chapter in the bands continuum though

What’s that thing in his nose? How old is he?

My favorite REM song is Shiny Happy People.

@timoverington5177

5 ай бұрын

Night swimming from automatic for the people is the one for me.

@josiehoyle9314

3 ай бұрын

Country feedback for me ❤

@josiehoyle9314

3 ай бұрын

Oh yes, and night swimming❤

Withdraw is effectively apathy. May feel different to you, but it affects the world the same. Sorta like smothering an idea with shame or pride.

Still think their best song is end of the world.

i thought Michael had a septum ring at first

@alanross2876

2 ай бұрын

What is it?

I loved loosing my religion! Of course it was my mother’s religion and it was a cult but I couldn’t wait to lose it!!!

@jesusislukeskywalker4294

8 ай бұрын

what about if you believe they put a man on the moon.. where are you dude 🔭🦘🐨🤠

@jesusislukeskywalker4294

8 ай бұрын

and don’t say you’re on the moon 😬

@michaelthorn4872

8 ай бұрын

@@jesusislukeskywalker4294 I live in Texas where Cults are rampant 🤣😂. I wasn’t going to say I’m on the moon, well maybe the dark side of it

@solitaryman777

2 ай бұрын

@@michaelthorn4872 well, if the band you're in starts playing different tunes...

Ok, that made me laugh.

There’s probably more to Dan then you may realize.

@random22026

2 ай бұрын

And wish you didn't.

Time to reform, life's too short

2:30. He really tried. Wow. He IS bad.😂

@awldune

Ай бұрын

I wish he had practiced a little more, his country western take on the song is interesting.

@Leo-qe3gl

Ай бұрын

@@awldune ☺️

Michael! Come on! You're sixty-four years old. It's time to ditch the goth piercing shit.

Wtf, Kenneth

@ColtraneTaylor

2 ай бұрын

Was that intentional at the time? Now that you've written it down it appears obvious.

Stick to your day job, Dan!

Outside the American south “Loosing my Religion” I don’t see it translating