Buck and Mills had some of the coolest riffs and bass lines, Buck with his chiming cleans and Mills with his smooth warm yet bright enough to here bass lines. This is my favorite REM song i would have to say, wait did i mention Mills back up vocals!
I think the chords wash over everything in a more pleasing way in the Murmur version personally. This is really cool to hear, but I think they made the right call with which version ended up on the record.
Up to par in Katie bar the kitchen sign but not me in setting trap for the big kill we're wasting time sitting still. Whatever the lyrics are it's one of their best songs.
The guitar is mixed louder and is more forward. I think it's great, but I can see why they left this one of the album -- it wasn't low key enough. Thanks for the upload!
As time goes on, it just seems like they have two completely different sets of fans and turned out being almost two completely different bands: Those of us who first heard them (mostly) through college radio starting in 1982 and staying with them up until their I.R.S. days were over, and then the fans that came in after the I.R.S. years were over and they got huge. A lot of their original college radio fans will tell you that they walked away from R.E.M., albeit reluctantly, at about the point of Document in 1987. They just really weren't the same band anymore after that save a good song here or there once in awhile.
I only saw them once, back on their Fables tour. I was 14 and they played Liverpool Royal court ( I think) and hadn't heard them but had seen a brief review in the NME saying how they were an American equivalent of The Smiths and bought a ticket with my paper-round money. That remains my favourite album.
I have to agree. I saw them on the Murmur tour and pretty much every one up through the Green tour. Then I lost my religion, so to speak -- what was unique about them is they were a rock band with a folk band, not a folk band with a rock edge, and the more they sounded like Natalie Merchant solo (not with the Maniacs) the more they sounded meh. I realize they never stopped releasing decent stuff and it was better than a lot of the shite pop on the radio, but yeah, they did lose something. All good bands do, at least REM knew when to quit.
"Up to buy, Katie buys a kitchen size, but not Mae Ann. Setting trap for love, making a waste a time, sitting still." Dear God! Those boys were so fantastic in those days. Don't get me wrong, they're still talented men, but those IRS days are just gold!
Generally, this feels messier than the album version, and not in a good way. I like some of the extra detail on this version, particularly the louder strums on the intro and Mike & Bill's background vocals, but the rest of it is definitely a step down from what we got. Now, add those strums and backing vocals into the album version and I think you'd have perfection.
Never got why they used the demo on the album. It's a great song but on Murmur the demo version sounds thin compared to everything else. This version fits way better with the Murmur aesthetic
Where did you get this outtake from?? Please reply, as I thought I had all of their early studio stuff on LP and CD...but, apparently not! Which bootleg is this from??? Thanks!
Buck and Mills had some of the coolest riffs and bass lines, Buck with his chiming cleans and Mills with his smooth warm yet bright enough to here bass lines. This is my favorite REM song i would have to say, wait did i mention Mills back up vocals!
string section non-pariel...
One more for a favorite. Emotional song but don’t know why? Memories of younger days?
Love Mike and Bill's background vocals at 2:37! They should have made it onto the record!
Holy crap!!
I think the chords wash over everything in a more pleasing way in the Murmur version personally. This is really cool to hear, but I think they made the right call with which version ended up on the record.
Makes me happy to see that apparently a lot of REM fans also consider this song their favorite!
Wow the backing vocals on this version are great! So haunting!
My most favorite band of all time. For me R.E.M. is a reason to live.
This brilliant song just beams perfection in whichever version played
Peter Buck is "The Man."
I just found this. It's my favorite REM song by far....
Thanks for posting this, even though I still can't figure out the words...
You aren't supposed to understand LOL
REM 2019
The guitar is lost in processed mush. So glad they went for the clean sound for the real album.
Great Version .I love these early R.E.M. stuff !
The pause before "sitting still" changes the whole feel of the song, prefer this to the murmur version
Up to par in Katie bar
the kitchen sign but not me in setting trap for the big kill we're wasting time sitting still. Whatever the lyrics are it's one of their best songs.
Bears poop on cars for the big kill while wasting time sitting still 😎💯💩
One of my top 5 faves
awesome!
Same as last reply...leaked with a batch of murmur demos, rough mixes and outtakes. Should be easy to find online.
The guitar is mixed louder and is more forward. I think it's great, but I can see why they left this one of the album -- it wasn't low key enough. Thanks for the upload!
So agreed!
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wow!
Everyone hears this song with them singing along..
As time goes on, it just seems like they have two completely different sets of fans and turned out being almost two completely different bands: Those of us who first heard them (mostly) through college radio starting in 1982 and staying with them up until their I.R.S. days were over, and then the fans that came in after the I.R.S. years were over and they got huge. A lot of their original college radio fans will tell you that they walked away from R.E.M., albeit reluctantly, at about the point of Document in 1987. They just really weren't the same band anymore after that save a good song here or there once in awhile.
I only saw them once, back on their Fables tour. I was 14 and they played Liverpool Royal court ( I think) and hadn't heard them but had seen a brief review in the NME saying how they were an American equivalent of The Smiths and bought a ticket with my paper-round money. That remains my favourite album.
I have to agree. I saw them on the Murmur tour and pretty much every one up through the Green tour. Then I lost my religion, so to speak -- what was unique about them is they were a rock band with a folk band, not a folk band with a rock edge, and the more they sounded like Natalie Merchant solo (not with the Maniacs) the more they sounded meh. I realize they never stopped releasing decent stuff and it was better than a lot of the shite pop on the radio, but yeah, they did lose something. All good bands do, at least REM knew when to quit.
@timkelly agreed...georgeous!
io a nel 1983 a 14 anni ascoltavo queste canzoni.. godevo con la musica dei R.E.M... oggi i 14enni che musica ascoltano ??? 😖😣
We combine it in the sift (baking)....we could gather throw a fifth (of whiskey) ... sitting tryin' for love making, wastin' time sittin' still...
nice
Myself, I think it's 'Up to par, and Katie buys a kitchen sign but not me and, sitting trying for the big kill, wasting time, sitting still.'
"Up to buy, Katie buys a kitchen size, but not Mae Ann.
Setting trap for love, making a waste a time, sitting still."
Dear God! Those boys were so fantastic in those days. Don't get me wrong, they're still talented men, but those IRS days are just gold!
Generally, this feels messier than the album version, and not in a good way. I like some of the extra detail on this version, particularly the louder strums on the intro and Mike & Bill's background vocals, but the rest of it is definitely a step down from what we got. Now, add those strums and backing vocals into the album version and I think you'd have perfection.
Never got why they used the demo on the album. It's a great song but on Murmur the demo version sounds thin compared to everything else. This version fits way better with the Murmur aesthetic
Jesus I'm glad they went with the album version hate this
Where did you get this outtake from?? Please reply, as I thought I had all of their early studio stuff on LP and CD...but, apparently not! Which bootleg is this from??? Thanks!
Well, we're probably both wrong. Even Stipe has joked about messing his lyrics up and not 100% sure what he wrote.
I stopped buying their records in 1986. This stuff broke my heart.
Up to par and Katie bar the kids inside but not me in
Set a trap for love that kills
Waste your time sitting still
I like it hear...
you're off by quite a bit.
See them try for the big kill?
...sit in traffic up big hill wasting time sitting still
@melora72 come on its obvious what the lyrics are: "wecombina intha sis...weekagabba throwafia" if you can't make that out you must be crazy...yeah
This is a slower, more pastoral version. The more up tempo version was more cutting edge.