Top Tracks: R.E.M.

Submitted by Wezzo on Tue, 03/28/2006 - 03:53
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  1. updated to include Accelerate and Collapse Into Now, August 2011
  2. my 100 favourite R.E.M. songs.
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  4. AT MY MOST BEAUTIFUL (Up, 1998)
  5. NEAR WILD HEAVEN (Out of Time, 1991)
  6. AFTERMATH (Around the Sun, 2004)
  7. FALL ON ME (Lifes Rich Pageant, 1986)
  8. DAYSLEEPER (Up, 1998)
  9. WHAT'S THE FREQUENCY KENNETH? (Monster, 1994)
  10. (DON'T GO BACK TO) ROCKVILLE (Reckoning, 1984)
  11. ENDGAME (Out of Time, 1991)
  12. DRIVER 8 (Fables of the Reconstruction, 1985)
  13. LEAVING NEW YORK (Around the Sun, 2004)
  14. MAN-SIZED WREATH (Accelerate, 2008)
  15. TIME AFTER TIME (ANNELISE) (Reckoning, 1984)
  16. NIGHTSWIMMING (Automatic for the People, 1992)
  17. FIND THE RIVER (Automatic for the People, 1992)
  18. PERFECT CIRCLE (Murmur, 1983)
  19. IMITATION OF LIFE (Reveal, 2001)
  20. IT HAPPENED TODAY (Collapse Into Now, 2011)
  21. LEAVE (New Adventures In Hi-Fi, 1996)
  22. TEXARKANA (Out of Time, 1991)
  23. NEW TEST LEPER (New Adventures In Hi-Fi, 1996)
  24. RADIO FREE EUROPE (Murmur, 1983)
  25. LIFE AND HOW TO LIVE IT (Fables of the Reconstruction, 1985)
  26. WE WALK (Murmur, 1983)
  27. I'LL TAKE THE RAIN (Reveal, 2001)
  28. LOSING MY RELIGION (Out of Time, 1991)
  29. SHAKING THROUGH (Murmur, 1983)
  30. HALF A WORLD AWAY (Out of Time, 1991)
  31. I'VE BEEN HIGH (Reveal, 2001)
  32. STRANGE CURRENCIES (Monster, 1994)
  33. MAKE IT ALL OKAY (Around the Sun, 2004)
  34. BAD DAY (In Time, 2003)
  35. THE OUTSIDERS (Around the Sun, 2004)
  36. HARBORCOAT (Reckoning, 1984)
  37. OH MY HEART (Collapse Into Now, 2011)
  38. MINE SMELLS LIKE HONEY (Collapse Into Now, 2011)
  39. MAN ON THE MOON (Automatic for the People, 1992)
  40. THE GREAT BEYOND (1999)
  41. HOW THE WEST WAS WON AND WHERE IT GOT US (New Adventures In Hi-Fi, 1996)
  42. ME IN HONEY (Out of Time, 1991)
  43. WORLD LEADER PRETEND (Green, 1988)
  44. GARDENING AT NIGHT (Chronic Town, 1982/Eponymous, 1988)
  45. SO. CENTRAL RAIN (I'M SORRY) (Reckoning, 1984)
  46. STAR 69 (Monster, 1994)
  47. THE SIDEWINDER SLEEPS TONITE (Automatic for the People, 1992)
  48. SUPERNATURAL SUPERSERIOUS (Accelerate, 2008)
  49. BELONG (Out of Time, 1991)
  50. IT'S THE END OF THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT (AND I FEEL FINE) (Document, 1987)
  51. TALK ABOUT THE PASSION (Murmur, 1981)
  52. ELECTROLITE (New Adventures In Hi-Fi, 1996)
  53. STAND (Green, 1988)
  54. EVERYBODY HURTS (Automatic for the People, 1991)
  55. WOLVES, LOWER (Chronic Town, 1982)
  56. EVERY DAY IS YOURS TO WIN (Collapse Into Now, 2011)
  57. I DON'T SLEEP I DREAM (Monster, 1994)
  58. BANG & BLAME (Monster, 1994)
  59. COUNTRY FEEDBACK (Out of Time, 1991)
  60. MAPS AND LEGENDS (Fables of the Reconstruction, 1985)
  61. POP SONG '89 (Green, 1988)
  62. SAD PROFESSOR (Up, 1998)
  63. FINEST WORKSONG (Document, 1987)
  64. TONGUE (Monster, 1994)
  65. CUYAHOGA (Lifes Rich Pageant, 1986)
  66. ALL THE RIGHT FRIENDS (In Time, 2003)
  67. ELECTRON BLUE (Around the Sun, 2004)
  68. BEGIN THE BEGIN (Lifes Rich Pageant, 1986)
  69. HOLLOW MAN (Accelerate, 2008)
  70. CAN'T GET THERE FROM HERE (Fables of the Reconstruction, 1986)
  71. KING OF BIRDS (Document, 1987)
  72. BEAT A DRUM (Reveal, 2001)
  73. UBERLIN (Collapse Into Now, 2011)
  74. THE WAKE-UP BOMB (New Adventures In Hi-Fi, 1996)
  75. TRY NOT TO BREATHE (Automatic for the People, 1992)
  76. YOU ARE THE EVERYTHING (Green, 1988)
  77. THE LIFTING (Reveal, 2001)
  78. SO FAST, SO NUMB (New Adventures In Hi-Fi, 1996)
  79. LOTUS (Up, 1998)
  80. WALK IT BACK (Collapse Into Now, 2011)
  81. CRUSH WITH EYELINER (Monster, 1994)
  82. MR. RICHARDS (Accelerate, 2008)
  83. LAUGHING (Murmur, 1981)
  84. SUMMER TURNS TO HIGH (Reveal, 2001)
  85. SHINY HAPPY PEOPLE (Out of Time, 1991)
  86. HIGH SPEED TRAIN (Around the Sun, 2004)
  87. THESE DAYS (Lifes Rich Pageant, 1986)
  88. EXHUMING MCCARTHY (Document, 1987)
  89. BITTERSWEET ME (New Adventures In Hi-Fi, 1996)
  90. ROMANCE (Eponymous, 1988)
  91. THE ONE I LOVE (Document, 1987)
  92. WALK UNAFRAID (Up, 1998)
  93. E-BOW THE LETTER (New Adventures In Hi-Fi, 1996)
  94. ANIMAL (In Time, 2003)
  95. ORANGE CRUSH (Green, 1988)
  96. LOW (Out of Time, 1991)
  97. PRETTY PERSUASION (Reckoning, 1984)
  98. SITTING STILL (Murmur, 1983)
  99. MONTY GOT A RAW DEAL (Automatic for the People, 1991)
  100. RADIO SONG (Out of Time, 1991)
  101. IGNORELAND (Automatic for the People, 1992)
  102. WHAT IF WE GIVE IT AWAY (Lifes Rich Pageant, 1986)
  103. WHY NOT SMILE (Up, 1998)
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My Top 40: REM
192203/28/2006

Wow, what a list! Amazing.

Wezzo03/29/2006

Thanks! :)

Rushmore07/27/2006

i've now copied Green, Out Of Time, Monster, Murmur, Automatic, Reveal, Up, Document and Around the sun on my player and i am re-discovering REM ! and i love them even more. at the moment a personal fave is Perfect Circle, a lovely track, just nice and relaxing with great chorus.

i see E-bow the letter is quite low, thats one of my favourites, what do u think of the track ?

Wezzo07/27/2006

Yeah, Perfect Circle is beautiful. Excellent song. As for Ebow - well, it's definitely a fan favourite, and it even did really well in the charts over here (the only time they've ever gone top 3 here I believe), but for some reason it just seems to be not quite my thing. To be honest, the only reason it's even on this list is the lyrics - without them, it wouldn't be here; and I don't listen to it often either. But I'm in the minority here, it has to be said!

Do you like Endgame, by any chance?

Rushmore07/27/2006

Yeah enough about E-bow, i still love it :P i agree that the tune is a little uneventful, but the lyrics make it, one of my faves.

Endgame, yeah i do. i look it like this. Theres another instrumental track on Automatic, but what i like is how each reflects their albums. i see out of time as on the whole, being quite upbeat in terms of tunes and musical structure. sonfs such as "Radio song" "Losing My Relegion" "Shiny Happy People" "Near Wild Heaven" all have very upbeat feel to them in, whether it be tune or lyrics. as does the album. however, i find Automatic, though great, to be more of a dull, depressing album. and the intrumental on each album reflect this, as Endgame is very upbeat, and New Orleans is fairly dull. so i like endgame for being an instrumental that keeps the tone of the album.

Wezzo07/28/2006

Yes, I see what you mean there. Personally, I prefer Endgame, but New Orleans.. is pretty OK too.

Do you like Near Wild Heaven then, by any chance?

Rushmore07/28/2006

oh yeah, sorry, i meant that i prefer endgame too, its way better.

Near Wild Heaven, yup, An REM classic, gotta love it.

rudolf5508/26/2006

I'm personally just getting into REM

It seems like I've got a lot to look forward to

Wezzo08/27/2006

Absolutely, lots of great tracks and albums await you!

WriterWill3704/06/2008

Huge REM fan here. They've been my favorite band for I don't know how long.

It's awesome to see "Daysleeper" so close to the top of the list. That song's always been my favorite of theirs. It's so honest; really captures that exhausted, up-all-night feeling (which I am all too familiar with).

"At My Most Beautiful" would make my top five.

Wezzo04/07/2008

Good to hear your thoughts, I completely agree.

Have you heard "Accelerate" yet?

WriterWill3704/07/2008

I have, I loved it. Been rocking out to it every day since I got a copy.

"Supernatural Superserious" is probably my favorite track, "Mr. Richards" being a close second.

Wezzo04/07/2008

Yep, they're both awesome. I'm also hooked on "Man-Sized Wreath".