Chris Suellentrop ponders R.E.M. at the crossroads. From the concert the other night, it’s plainly evident that many people do see R.E.M. as a nostalgia act these days [A good two-thirds of the Garden crowd got up twice – for Losing My Religion and ITEOTWAWKI (AIFF).] Still, I thought Up — their album before last — was brilliant stuff (with a lousy single, “Daysleeper.”) I’d much rather hear Stipe, Buck, Mills continue to play with their sound than to churn out instant-classic-REM stuff like “Imitation of Life” and “Bad Day.” More Bowie, less Eagles.
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I could never get into “Up.” I have to admit I never even bought it until it showed up in a used bin, thanks to the cringe-inducing “Daysleeper.”
On the other hand, I’m the only person I know who got into “New Adventures…” so there’s that.
No doubt they’re a nostalgia act, but given their age the only other alternative I see is forgotten.