Listening Party #18 // R.E.M. - Automatic For The People // Weds 5th April, 8pm UK

digitalkettle

TTony said:

Side one feels like a much stronger set to me, so far at least.

Just a lull before smashing the end!

MagicPigDetective

The drones in this... it could be on an ambient album

Fuengi

10. Man On The Moon 

roberty

Fuengi said:

9. Star Me Kitten

Apt, as the cat has just walked in. 

The washy ones have been my favourites so far. Particularly liked the turnaround with the odd meter in this. Nice bit of punctuation

Fuengi

TTony said:

Side one feels like a much stronger set to me, so far at least.

I think Monty & Kitten are the weakest of the tracks, but there is some belters on this side too. 

Devil#20

Tentative link. Did I tell you I once met Marilu Henner in a bookshop in a small bible town Waxahachie in Texas. She starred with Andy Kaufman in Taxi. She was very nice and liked my Mancunian accent. 

roberty

MagicPigDetective said:

The drones in this... it could be on an ambient album

It sets up Man on the Moon so well

roberty

Rick Beato would probably mention the lydian melody note after the chord change in the verse

TTony

Devil#20 said:

Tentative link. Did I tell you I once met Marilu Henner in a bookshop in a small bible town Waxahachie in Texas. She starred with Andy Kaufman in Taxi. She was very nice and liked my Mancunian accent. 

Pretty sure I'd not have known who she was even if she'd introduced herself ... !!

Devil#20

roberty said:

Rick Beato would probably mention the lydian melody note after the chord change in the verse

He's been at Andertons this week. 

Fuengi

11. Nightswimming 

(11 also being the correct volume setting ) 

MagicPigDetective

Acoustic, mandolin, slide... Buck masterclass

roberty

Devil#20 said:

Tentative link. Did I tell you I once met Marilu Henner in a bookshop in a small bible town Waxahachie in Texas. She starred with Andy Kaufman in Taxi. She was very nice and liked my Mancunian accent. 

I worked with a lady who used to hang out with REM before they were famous. She had a pretty crazy career in the music industry eventually getting into the dance music scene in London in the 90s. She volunteers in soup kitchens now, I see her updates on Facebook occasionally

Devil#20

My fave REM track. 

TTony

OK, side 2 is getting stronger 

roberty

Devil#20 said:

roberty said:

Rick Beato would probably mention the lydian melody note after the chord change in the verse

He's been at Andertons this week. 

He posted his Abbey Road video earlier. Very gear heavy but they talk about the acoustics for some time too

edit: the studio not the album

Fuengi

12. Find The River 

Devil#20

roberty said:

Devil#20 said:

roberty said:

Rick Beato would probably mention the lydian melody note after the chord change in the verse

He's been at Andertons this week. 

He posted his Abbey Road video earlier. Very gear heavy but they talk about the acoustics for some time too

edit: the studio not the album

He seems to be a bit marmite with many people. I find him quite interesting though. Seems OK to me. Not sure why he gets so much flack. Anyone would think he was Chappers. 

dindude

Now this is an underrated track, prob my fav on the album, drink it up.

roberty

Sonically this album reminds me of 70s Fleetwood Mac but he doesn’t seem to be singing about love, at least not directly, so the tone is quite different