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R.E.M. announced today that they have broken up after 31 years together
R.E.M. Breaks Up After Three Decades'We've made this decision together, amicably... The time just feels right,' says bassist Mike Mills
http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/ ... s-20110921

I like REM, Losing My Religion, Radio Song, Shiny Happy People

bout fucking time. 3 decades and they were only relevant for the first.

This has to be devastating news for the 5 remaining members of their fan club.

BRUTAL

In other breaking news Gun n' Roses just announced a new tour, and by Guns n' Roses I mean Axel and a bunch of musicians that aren't part of the original Guns n' Roses. Funny how that is acceptible now. You didn't see Paul McCartney touring around for the last 3 decades under the name The Beatles just to get more bodies in the seats.

yep.... i kinda dig older REM....but yeah as someone said, they haven't been really relevant in a little while.

beats me wrote:In other breaking news Gun n' Roses just announced a new tour, and by Guns n' Roses I mean Axel and a bunch of musicians that aren't part of the original Guns n' Roses. Funny how that is acceptible now. You didn't see Paul McCartney touring around for the last 3 decades under the name The Beatles just to get more bodies in the seats.

haha i heard axl is all chubby now ......he should quit man...that last axl rose album (the one that took 15 years to release) was awful....he was all being an asshole on their last tour...like he was still important....

http://www.thegauntlet.com/article/172/ ... s-fat.html
i saw some old footage with the original guns playing the ritz on the youtube....its SILLLY how good they used to be!!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JcIM_PL8BAA reminds me of summer of 88....in a good way!!!!
sorry i didn't mean to stray the REM thread....but.

When is U2 breaking up? And Mick Jagger is in a new band and is dissing the Stones 50th anniversary.

why is this good news for you? were you suffering personally when they were together? if so, how?

simpleton wrote:When is U2 breaking up? And Mick Jagger is in a new band and is dissing the Stones 50th anniversary.

for shits and giggles I gave that single a listen.....it is was horrific.

on the topic of breakups, metallica could also do us all a favor.

aisling wrote:

simpleton wrote:When is U2 breaking up? And Mick Jagger is in a new band and is dissing the Stones 50th anniversary.

for shits and giggles I gave that single a listen.....it is was horrific.

on the topic of breakups, metallica could also do us all a favor.

have you heard the snippet of the metallica/lou reed project....its....................god..........................awful
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hi15nyO3v6s

REM was always one of those bands that I felt like I should like better... like there was something wrong with me, and I wasn't getting it. But then I'd try listening again, and I still wouldn't like them any more than I -sort of- did.

eddiex wrote: have you heard the snippet of the metallica/lou reed project....its....................god..........................awful
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hi15nyO3v6s

Maybe the world really is ending in 2012.