R.E.M.'s Music & Legacy

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Society & Culture, Music, Arts

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🗓️ 8 November 2024

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

This week, hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot discuss the music, history and legacy of R.E.M. with biographer Peter Ames Carlin.

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Featured Songs:

R.E.M., "Losing My Religion," Out of Time, Warner Bros., 1991

The Beatles, "With A Little Help From My Friends," Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Parlophone, 1967

R.E.M., "It's the End of the World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)," Document, I.R.S., 1987

R.E.M., "Orange Crush," Green, Warner Bros., 1988

R.E.M., "The One I Love," Document, I.R.S., 1987

R.E.M., "Radio Free Europe," Murmur, I.R.S., 1983

R.E.M., "Begin the Begin," Lifes Rich Pageant, I.R.S., 1986

R.E.M., "Low," Out of Time, Warner Bros., 1991

R.E.M., "Bittersweet Me," New Adventures in Hi-Fi, Warner Bros., 1996

R.E.M., "Everybody Hurts," Automatic for the People, Warner Bros., 1992

R.E.M., "Imitation of Life," Reveal, Warner Bros., 2001

R.E.M., "Shiny Happy People," Out of Time, Warner Bros., 1991

R.E.M., "Strange Currencies," Monster, Warner Bros., 1994

R.E.M., "What's the Frequency, Kenneth?," Monster, Warner Bros., 1994

R.E.M., "Man on the Moon," Automatic for the People, Warner Bros., 1992

Juluka, "Scatterlings of Africa," Scatterlings, Warner Bros., 1982

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0:00.0	Hey there, if you're listening to this and you support us on Patreon, you can hear it via the Patreon page and free.
0:08.0	So now, ladies and gentlemen, it is start time. Are you ready for start time?
0:36.1	Woo! You're listening to sound opinions, and this week we're talking about one of our favorite bands ever, REM.
0:39.4	I'm Jim D. Regattis. And I'm Greg Cott. We'll talk with biographer Peter Ames Carlin about the band's music, history, and legacy. That's coming up.
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1:04.5	It's the end of the world as we know it and I feel fine.
1:15.6	You're listening to Sound Opinions. I'm Greg Kot with Jim Deregatus. We are here with Peter Ames-Karlane. The author of the name of this band is REM.
1:23.6	You know, as soon as we saw the title of this book, Peter, we go, okay, we're in, you know.
1:29.3	This is one of those lifetime bands for both of us.
1:33.3	We're holding you to the standard of like, let's hope somebody can tell their story.
1:38.3	Yeah.
1:38.6	Let's nail it down.
1:39.7	You've done it with Brian Wilson and with Paul Simon and I don't know that guy from New Jersey.
1:44.9	Right. I heard about that guy. Springsteen, yeah. Yes, Bruce Springsteen. So Peter,
1:49.8	you're a prolific biographer. And you could have picked anybody to do your next book with.
1:56.4	Why R.m.? Why did you focus on doing a major bio on this band?
2:01.7	Whenever I set out to write a book or think about setting out to write a book, there's this
2:06.1	calculus that I do, that just involves like, do I have feelings, like strong feelings about
2:11.9	this artist? Do I like their music enough that I would be happy to sit and listen to it
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