REM at the BBC last night

[stinson]

2 hours ago, Kirky said:

I was there I think.  10000 Maniacs supporting? 

I was there too! September 87 -  the Document tour. They did a great version of Wipeout!

[Barking Spiders]

On 03/12/2018 at 10:22, BigRedX said:

I've never been able to get into REM's music. In the late 80s/early 90s my friends all loved them, but I could never hear what all the fuss was about. I'm sure if I heard everything they have ever recorded I could find a handful of their songs that I could stand listening to again, but that's it.

They're one of the those bands whose attitudes and politics I like but generally not the music. There were a couple of tunes from their very early days i used to quite enjoy but little else. Still, they're 1000 times better than any English jangly guitar merchants anyone should care to name