Yep, but I have to say, it was a damned close call between that one and Nightswimming. AftP is just pure gold all the way through (except for Ignoreland).
"Nightswimming" is one of their cleanest songs. dionysus1999 and I were watching a Coldplay concert on TV the other night, and the band featured a couple songs with Michael Stipe, including "Nightswimming." Stipe's voice on that song is just strong and clear, yet understated at the same time.
I think, from AftP, my favorite is the very last song, "Find the River."
I've wanted to play Karaoke Revolution. *sniff* Maybe someday.
It took me a while to accept how very different Automatic for the People and Monster were. There's a sea change of sound between "Nightswimming" and "What's the Frequency, Kenneth?"
Ya know, it's funny: the only time I've played it has been in Michigan. Go fig.
I'm witchoo on the shift in mode between the two. But "What's the Frequency, Kenneth" is so loveable that I had to include it.
Hey, have you ever been to Athens, GA? If you ever find yourself there, visit Go Bar, the bar owned and designed by Mikey Stipe. It's pretty swell, if a little pricey for the environs. And the music is fantastique!
All of my faves are obscure: "Wendell Gee" (from Fables of the Reconstruction), "I Believe" (from Lifes Rich Pageant) and "little america" (from reckoning).
1. I am, I am, I am Superman, and I can do anything... You don't really love that guy you're makin' with now, do you? I know you don't love that guy cuz I can see right through you...
well, I like "Stand", and I like "Everybody Hurts", which are very different songs. I think probably my favorite Michael Stipe performance, though, was when he joined the Indigo Girls in singing "Kid Fears" on their Indigo Girls album.
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Date: 2006-10-10 02:01 pm (UTC)Damn, now I've got to download them.
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Date: 2006-10-10 02:17 pm (UTC)am I allowed covers? If so, Femme Fatale. If not, Exhuming McCarthy.
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Date: 2006-10-10 03:06 pm (UTC)I think, from AftP, my favorite is the very last song, "Find the River."
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Date: 2006-10-10 02:25 pm (UTC)But that last one is 'cause I can get a perfect score on it in Karaoke Revolution.
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Date: 2006-10-10 03:03 pm (UTC)It took me a while to accept how very different Automatic for the People and Monster were. There's a sea change of sound between "Nightswimming" and "What's the Frequency, Kenneth?"
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Date: 2006-10-10 04:13 pm (UTC)I'm witchoo on the shift in mode between the two. But "What's the Frequency, Kenneth" is so loveable that I had to include it.
Hey, have you ever been to Athens, GA? If you ever find yourself there, visit Go Bar, the bar owned and designed by Mikey Stipe. It's pretty swell, if a little pricey for the environs. And the music is fantastique!
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Date: 2006-10-10 02:26 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2006-10-10 02:33 pm (UTC)There'd be a whole bunch of ties for #2.
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Date: 2006-10-10 03:01 pm (UTC)"If you go a million miles away, I'll track you down, girl... Trust me when I say I know the pathway to your hea-a-a-rt!"
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Date: 2006-10-10 05:57 pm (UTC)Everybody Hurts
Losing My Religion
[title unknown] -- lyrics include "buy the sky/sell the sky/ask the sky/plead the sky//don't fall on me"