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Is R.E.M. underrated by new music nerds?

I've been in a R.E.M. phase in late 2018, they kept me going through the toughest period of my life. A lot of their stuff especially in their incredible 1987-1996 run means a lot to me and have been pivotal in growing my music taste but emotion aside I think quality-wise they were one of the greatest rock band of all time, if not one the best band. I actually think this is not a hot take.

What I think is an interesting thing to discuss is how R.E.M. are relevant to new audiences of my age (I'm 20 btw) like all the music nerds that grew on the Internet (RYM or /mucore) or the music channels or profiles on YouTube and Instagram that review or examine music.

I think that in this demographic area R.E.M. are underrated or more specifically they are put inside the categories of "Gen X bands" like U2 or similar. And i think it's a shame because they have one the best musical palettes of all time provided by really skilled musicians and an incredible and eclectic vocalist and songwriter like Michael Stipe. A band that even when they became globally famous they managed to stay coherent to their sound (until at least the early 90s) and political ethic. Their material should get more recognition among younger audiences like mine considering the huge influence they had on a lot of artist.

What do you think?

seola30

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rel
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Just a thought—does anyone else think seola30 is a bot?

It’s (his/her/their?) very first post after joining manages to get the pot all stirred up, then it copy-pastes a response to it’s own OP, but the “response” is actually the original post itself, along with a link to some dubious Android app.

Hmmmmmm…

P.S.  If you are a real person, seola30, my sincere apologies; but if you’re a bot, you might want to check out this hot new band out of MIT called “The Turing Test,” they offer some very challenging material!

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rel
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Hey @allenf1963, thanks for noticing my post (I think you’re the only one).

It is pretty interesting how a spam post by what I am now almost positive is a bot got everyone talking about music, and that’s great, but I hope no one “rewards” the bot by clicking on the link.

And the reason I’m sure it’s a bot is that this post, also by a “member” who joined days ago, and whose entire history consists of a single discussion started, and a single response (again to its own OP), but this time about “automatic curtain openers,” which apparently is a topic of far less interest than bands of the 80s & 90s (although Erik seems to have taken the bait).  The clincher?  A link to the same crappy Android app.

 

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