On the R.E.M. stuff, it's funny to me how a lot of perspective regarding the band funnels through those two albums (Out of Time and Automatic for the People). Maybe it's a generational thing. At any rate, check out Lifes Rich Pageant before judging them. Or even the first two, Murmur and Reckoning, although despite the claims of some, I don't find them terribly great.
Highway 61 Revisited is a classic! Probably my favorite Dylan album, though I haven't heard them all. (I just queued up Bringing It All Back Home!)
For anyone interested, I just released a rap-rock cover of Dylan's "Tombstone Blues" off of Highway 61 Revisited. On all DSPs under the artist name Darius Mullin.
I'd agree that Pearl Jam draws more on classic rock acts like Zeppelin than the punkier vibes that inspired Nirvana et al. I'm a big fan, though they were disappointing when I saw them in Hyde Park a few years ago.
Yeah I’m a Gen Xer who was raised in Athens, so I kinda had no choice but to have REM as a fundamental part of my musical development, but if the first thing you put on is Radio Song it’s hard to blame someone for their aversion.
Went to college in Atlanta in the mid-80s, so I was a big fan. But I can remember listening to “Out of Time” and thinking … uneven. Love “Losing My Religion,” though.
Talk about a generation gap! I don't think any experienced Dylan listener would rate "Infidels" over "Time Out of Mind" at any moment. "Terrapin Station" is a relic of its time: And they weren't as bad in the studio as hardcore Deadheads would have it. (All the studio recordings on their own Grateful Dead Records label, 1973-1975: "Wake of the Flood," "Blues for Allah," et al,h ave great songs and sound great. And the Dead's "Terrapin Station" itself: I prefer Phish's humble acknowledgment of the Dead's greatness. . . with their version.
Deadhead, here! I think you’ll find very few fans who hold up the studio version of Terrapin Suite, or The Terrapin Station album as a pinnacle of Grateful Dead music. Most believe the studio suite and the album itself are an overproduce mess. (Those strings!!?) The Dead were famously bad in the studio with the exception of Workingman’s Dead and American Beauty. The history of Terrapin, the album, is particularly tortuous owing to Arista bringing on Keith Olsen to make a “hit” for the band. It was a very poor match. When fans talk about Terrapin the song, they’re primarily talking about live versions, which mostly don’t include the full suite. If you’re looking for a Dead album to sink your teeth into, I’d recommend Europe ‘72. Then again, the band might not be for you — which is also fine.
I just couldn’t let U2 win
On the R.E.M. stuff, it's funny to me how a lot of perspective regarding the band funnels through those two albums (Out of Time and Automatic for the People). Maybe it's a generational thing. At any rate, check out Lifes Rich Pageant before judging them. Or even the first two, Murmur and Reckoning, although despite the claims of some, I don't find them terribly great.
Highway 61 Revisited is a classic! Probably my favorite Dylan album, though I haven't heard them all. (I just queued up Bringing It All Back Home!)
For anyone interested, I just released a rap-rock cover of Dylan's "Tombstone Blues" off of Highway 61 Revisited. On all DSPs under the artist name Darius Mullin.
hilarious, i read the blurb and was like how does he know know me so well!?
I'd agree that Pearl Jam draws more on classic rock acts like Zeppelin than the punkier vibes that inspired Nirvana et al. I'm a big fan, though they were disappointing when I saw them in Hyde Park a few years ago.
“Out of Time,” despite the stupendous album sales, is one of R.E.M.’s weaker records. “Automatic” may be their best … unless it’s “Murmur.”
Yeah I’m a Gen Xer who was raised in Athens, so I kinda had no choice but to have REM as a fundamental part of my musical development, but if the first thing you put on is Radio Song it’s hard to blame someone for their aversion.
Went to college in Atlanta in the mid-80s, so I was a big fan. But I can remember listening to “Out of Time” and thinking … uneven. Love “Losing My Religion,” though.
Talk about a generation gap! I don't think any experienced Dylan listener would rate "Infidels" over "Time Out of Mind" at any moment. "Terrapin Station" is a relic of its time: And they weren't as bad in the studio as hardcore Deadheads would have it. (All the studio recordings on their own Grateful Dead Records label, 1973-1975: "Wake of the Flood," "Blues for Allah," et al,h ave great songs and sound great. And the Dead's "Terrapin Station" itself: I prefer Phish's humble acknowledgment of the Dead's greatness. . . with their version.
Deadhead, here! I think you’ll find very few fans who hold up the studio version of Terrapin Suite, or The Terrapin Station album as a pinnacle of Grateful Dead music. Most believe the studio suite and the album itself are an overproduce mess. (Those strings!!?) The Dead were famously bad in the studio with the exception of Workingman’s Dead and American Beauty. The history of Terrapin, the album, is particularly tortuous owing to Arista bringing on Keith Olsen to make a “hit” for the band. It was a very poor match. When fans talk about Terrapin the song, they’re primarily talking about live versions, which mostly don’t include the full suite. If you’re looking for a Dead album to sink your teeth into, I’d recommend Europe ‘72. Then again, the band might not be for you — which is also fine.