R U Talkin' R.E.M. RE: ME? - Murmur

U Talkin’ U2 To Me?

Earwolf

Comedy

4.6 • 3.4K Ratings

🗓️ 28 February 2018

⏱️ 102 minutes

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Summary

Adam Scott Aukerman are back this week to talk all about R.E.M.’s debut studio album Murmur. They’ll discuss getting their first albums on tape, trivia bits from the band’s hometown of Athens, Georgia, and Murmur’s mysterious lyrics. Plus, we’ll hear how the album got its name, the boys’ thoughts on the new Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees, and the story behind Murmur’s melodic bass lines. This episode is sponsored by Merge Records (code: REM).

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0:00.0	Hey everyone Scott and Scott here welcoming you to our new you too to our new show not about you two are you talking
0:07.5	Ari am re-me and we want to say that today's episode is brought to you by merge records. Yes, merge. You can check
0:16.1	out recent releases by Destroyer, H.C. McIntyre, and Holly Cook as well as New Out
0:21.6	Try to get a little more.
0:23.5	We need more from.
0:24.5	Sorry, sorry, can I just start over?
0:26.2	Yeah, go ahead.
0:27.5	Check out recent releases by Destroyer.
0:30.0	You're killing me.
0:31.7	This sucks so bad.
0:33.0	Oh, okay, let me start.
0:34.0	Excitement, you're an actor.
0:36.0	Have you ever had to play exciting?
0:38.0	Um, or excited?
0:40.0	Yes.
0:41.0	Okay, try to try to tap into those feelings. Okay
0:45.2	Check out recent releases. Perfect
0:47.1	Destroyer H.C. McIntyre and Holy Cook as well as new albums from
0:50.8	Superchunk and ought out in February and Titus and
0:55.8	and Dronicus pronounced tight us and Ronicus in March.
1:01.1	Do they know that Merck is telling everyone to pronounce them tight us?
1:04.7	Tite us!
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