How the hell did I miss this in BDJ 2-3 minutes?
I really like James.
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I kid you not, it was in my 3 options to choose from. Needless to say, I went with the wrong oneā¦
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iāve been listening to a lot of Stoner/Psychedelia the last few months and have really enjoyed 1000mods back catalogue, and as it turns out they are playing at the Corner in Feb, so thatās a win.
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Iāve been gently reacquainting myself with REM after they ruined things with the atrocious Monster album and a shockingly poor show at the Music Bowl in early 1995.
Iāve struggled with them since, but this week have delved into their albums again. In doing so Iām reminded of thingsā¦
Why I liked their early stuff so much
That I still donāt care for much after Out of Time
That Shiny Happy People is great (despite being much maligned).
That Bad Day is good (though itās effectively a re-write of Itās The End Of The Worldā¦ isnāt it?)
That Monster still sucks ballsā¦
That Whatās The Frequency Kenneth especially sucks balls.
That they lost a great deal when Bill Berry quit.
Anyway, this song is top drawerā¦ donāt know if they ever topped itā¦
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Fall On Me and Driver 8 have only grown on me over time. Two faves.
I think Imitation of Life is seriously top tier.
Leaving New Yorkā¦is good.
Just good.
I just listened to Radio Free Europe so my standards are diminished, although South Central Rain is still up there.
Automatic, imo, is seriously unfairly maligned.
Itās a great album.
If it was their second album people would go nuts for it.
Those parent albums- Lifeās Rich Paegant and Fables Of The Reconstruction - are definitely still my favourites of theirsā¦
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Driver 8 is good.
No doubt.
Green is always going to be their definitive album for me.
I have to hold my nose a bit for Stand and Pop Song, but apart from thatā¦bloody hell.
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I somehow convinced my brother to include Dream Academyās cover of Please, and REMās You Are The Everything into his wedding.
Not sorry.
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I was surprised by how well Out Of Time has held up. I havenāt listened to it in 25 years and it sounded pretty good. Sure Radio Song is a serious mis-step (I mean, what were they thinking but especially, what were they thinking in making it track 1 side 1??) but otherwise it was very, very listenable. Not sure I needed to hear Losing My Religion again thoughā¦
I prepared all the song lists for my own wedding, and You Are The Everything was in there.
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It really is.
But Losing My Religion is hurt by being so good.
cf: Money For Nothing.
Genuinely good songs.
But also, Country Feedback which is just devastating.
Near Wild Heaven.
Still think Automatic is the better album.
Drive, obv.
Man on the Moon.
Try Not To Breathe.
Fark Me, Kitten.
Edit: lol. I literally forgot Everybody Hurts, which has claims for any best songs of all time.
My man.
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I know Iām being a smartarse but I canāt help myself here
Lifeās Rich Pageant was their 4th album
and
Out of Time as their 7th
So I must askā¦
ā¦Are you OK?
Well, you said itā¦ 
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Being DJ for Mrs Wim and her friend on a sleepover isnāt a bad covid job.
I still think Cowboy Goth was a brave choice.
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Mrs Wim and Friend chosen playlist, so farā¦
To Be A Lover - Billy Idol
Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic - The Police
Big On Love - The Models
Ship Of Fools - World Party
I Wonāt Let You Down - Ph. D.
Shiny Shiny - Haysi Fantazee
Everybody Knows - Concrete Blonde
Send Me An Angel - Real Life
Electric Avenue - Eddy Grant
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Mmmā¦ Kate Garnerā¦ mmmā¦