R.E.M. calls it a day :(

[Adorno]

R.E.M. have officially announced they're no longer a band.
http://remhq.com/news_story.php?id=1446

Needless to say I was surprised, considering their masterpiece "Collapse Into Now" earlier this year.
They sounded fresh and vibrant. But alas, a piece of music history has ended...

 

[Lord Burgess1]

Good, they were well past their time, and where pretty average in their day anyway.

 

[Evilknightz]

Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo.

All we have left of 80s Alternative rock is Soundgarden. And they're barely of 80s fame.

 

[Sushiman70]

That's sad.

 

[Phonemelter]

\o/

Metal: 1
Awful bands from the 80s: 0

 

[havoc]

\o/

Metal: 1
Awful bands from the 80s: 0

Not a fan of R.E.M but boo you..

 

[Evilknightz]

\o/

Metal: 1
Awful bands from the 80s: 0

I thought you didn't completely suck.

 

[Tuckles]

I don't see how metal gains from R.E.M. dissolving, but whatever floats your boat Face.


Always wondered why some people are so rabid about metal music.

 

[Phonemelter]

I thought you didn't completely suck.

I have always been *****y about music.

I don't see how metal gains from R.E.M. dissolving

It means that the amount of metal bands are slowly gaining on the amount of 80s rock bands. Granted it is only by one, but this could (hopefully) spark a chain reaction of bands disbanding!

 

[Tuckles]

In that case, then wouldn't these also apply?

Hip Hop: 1

80's bands: 0



Mathcore: 1

80's bands: 0



Pop: 1

80's bands: 0

etc. etc. etc.

 

[Phonemelter]

Yes, but those are shut out from my mind (and technically mathcore falls under metal, no matter how ****ty it be).

 

[K-64]

Always wondered why some people are so rabid about metal music.

Why do people rabidly hate metal? Before you say "lolno they don't", quite a lot of people do, so there

 

[Tuckles]

I know that a lot of people hate metal, but IMO it's easy to see people hating something because humans are naturally hateful (), but what does metal music have that makes people defend it to their dying breath? I don't really know many other music genres that elicit this kind of response.

 

[Phonemelter]

Because metal is misunderstood and people refuse to adequately understand it.

 

[havoc]

no u

 

[DanAngleland]

but what does metal music have that makes people defend it to their dying breath?

Because they know it begs to be criticised, since it is horrendous to listen to and all sounds the same; screaming vocals and monotonous instrumentals.  And criminally, people think it is a great accompaniment to Youtube videos of things I would otherwise like to watch.

P.S. No offence metal fans!

 

[K-64]

You make a sweeping generalisation that is as fallacious as it is ignorant, then you have the audacity to say "no offence"? I think someone is telling fibs here. The main issue for me is those types that condemn the entire genre of music based on misconceptions possibly spawned from the media, without thinking "I better check if they aren't actually full of ****". Despite popular opinion, metal is actually a very broad category

 

[Dryvus]

Because metal is misunderstood and people refuse to adequately understand it.

You make metal sound a lot like emo...

 

[Ruthven]

Yeah, metalheads are always so uptight. That's partly why I dislike their music so much, most of the fans and musicians don't know when to relax. I've also never heard metal I actually liked. And while I appreciate that other people can get into it, I think metal is one of if not the only genre of music I have never found a song that I liked.

EDIT: Oh, and REM were quite good. But I think it's probably best they stop, rather than end up as one of those bands that takes their career too long and ends up being complete ****.

 

[Phonemelter]

I think metal is one of if not the only genre of music I have never found a song that I liked.

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