Michael Stipe reveals his favorite R.E.M. album

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  • čas přidán 22. 04. 2023
  • R.E.M.'s Michael Stipe and Mike Mills talks with Kyle Meredith about their music, past, and future.
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Komentáře • 71

  • @KyleMeredith
    @KyleMeredith  Před rokem +4

    Thank you for watching! If you liked it, PLEASE SUBSCRIBE! I’m posting three new interviews every week!

  • @djangle67
    @djangle67 Před 10 měsíci +40

    Life’s rich pageant for me

  • @Rob954ever
    @Rob954ever Před 2 měsíci +6

    I was 16 when Murmur was released. I remember staying up with my brother and watching TV. I saw their first national TV debut on Letterman. I bought Murmur that weekend. I have literally grown up with R.E.M. I'm now in my late 50's. I own every single R.E.M. album. My favorite? Murmur because it was the first and the B side of that album is unbelievably beautiful. My sentimental favorite is Lifes Rich Pageant.

    • @tattoofthesun
      @tattoofthesun Před měsícem +2

      Hell yes. Talk about the Passion is my favorite and Perfect Circle is in my top 10 ever songs. It’s close to my heart.

  • @keithkoenig5320
    @keithkoenig5320 Před 6 měsíci +15

    "Fables of the Reconstruction." 👍

  • @curly_wyn
    @curly_wyn Před 10 měsíci +18

    New Adventures in Hi-Fi might be my favorite R.E.M. album as well! It’s the perfect sprawling culmination of every styles the band had ever done to that point. You get jangle and distortion, intimacy and stadium feel, quietness and loudness, light and darkness; I just adore it. Michael Stipe had never been so confident than he is on that album!

  • @w00df0rd
    @w00df0rd Před 5 měsíci +11

    Life's Rich Pageant.

  • @jimbailey5681
    @jimbailey5681 Před 6 měsíci +11

    Murmur is their best album

  • @deweypug
    @deweypug Před 4 měsíci +4

    Murmur, for sure is one of my favorite debut albums!

  • @nigelleslie3896
    @nigelleslie3896 Před 7 měsíci +22

    Automatic for the People is their masterpiece. Just add Losing my Religion as an extra track and it's perfect.

    • @timbaker4253
      @timbaker4253 Před 4 měsíci +3

      John Paul Jones brought the star dust

  • @rolandkunzjr263
    @rolandkunzjr263 Před 9 měsíci +16

    My Favorite Album Is Up. Criminally Underrated One. A Pure Gem.

    • @zandykarasulas
      @zandykarasulas Před 6 měsíci

      Agreed - it's probably their album that's influenced me the most

    • @keithkoenig5320
      @keithkoenig5320 Před 6 měsíci

      UP is a overlooked album.

    • @mhisalive
      @mhisalive Před 5 měsíci

      I'm warming up to it

    • @paulf2898
      @paulf2898 Před 4 měsíci

      It's my fave too,really different sound to their other albums

  • @billyraybar
    @billyraybar Před 7 dny

    So much information packed into one video

  • @jackcade68
    @jackcade68 Před 4 měsíci +4

    Green 💚

  • @daniel.markis
    @daniel.markis Před 2 měsíci +3

    Definitely: Up and Reveal!

  • @dad_gad
    @dad_gad Před 6 měsíci +6

    This is insane. The two albums he mentions are near the bottom of my list

  • @dommccaffry3802
    @dommccaffry3802 Před 10 měsíci +14

    Fables for me

    • @timpipe
      @timpipe Před měsícem

      I don't think any of the others even come close

  • @PontiacS.
    @PontiacS. Před 3 měsíci +2

    "Murmur" is their best Record. "Chronic Town" is a Close second.

  • @curly_wyn
    @curly_wyn Před 11 měsíci +10

    New Adventures is an amazing record. Leave might be my favorite R.E.M. song, the siren on that song is so fucking awesome!

    • @Scott-pw2qu
      @Scott-pw2qu Před 9 měsíci +1

      That album sucks it’s so boring bill berry decided to quit after making it.

  • @BM-vi5hk
    @BM-vi5hk Před 2 měsíci +2

    I like Fables of the Reconstruction best. Something dark and murky about it. Even the album art reflects that with its rustic brown tones. I was surprised when Life's Rich Pageant came out and how bright it looked and sounded.

  • @fe2nq
    @fe2nq Před 6 měsíci +3

    They have about five albums that I could say is their best or my favorite but if I had to pick a favorite it’s reckoning followed very closely by murmur

  • @latenightlogic
    @latenightlogic Před 11 měsíci +5

    Indeed, there is something about reveal.

  • @user-lx4yt8dv5p
    @user-lx4yt8dv5p Před rokem +8

    Love Michael

  • @user-lx4yt8dv5p
    @user-lx4yt8dv5p Před rokem +7

    His music is beautiful

    • @bcpme8637
      @bcpme8637 Před rokem +6

      Their music is beautiful. Mike Mills is ultra talented

  • @sweetsour335
    @sweetsour335 Před 5 měsíci +2

    I miss them❤

  • @KidWizard1
    @KidWizard1 Před měsícem

    Probably Up for me. I knew he'd mention Reveal somewhere, ha!

  • @MusicWizard85
    @MusicWizard85 Před 6 měsíci +2

    My top 3 are Automatic For the People, Out of Time, and Monster.
    Two more to round out a top 5: New Adventures In Hi-Fi and Document.

  • @JonSmith-xt1cb
    @JonSmith-xt1cb Před 4 měsíci +2

    Eponymous ❤

  • @UrMom-xm4tq
    @UrMom-xm4tq Před měsícem +1

    Monster is my favorite REM album by far

  • @Kelleyp
    @Kelleyp Před měsícem +1

    Fables and Life's Rich Pageant

  • @drbaker3845
    @drbaker3845 Před 8 měsíci +3

    Tough one. Pound for pound chronictown. Fables. Document

  • @muzwell
    @muzwell Před měsícem

    OMG - this is so great - Michael agrees with me! 😂
    Can't believe how hard it is to get my friends who think REM "sold out" (when they went to Warner) to even give this album a chance. Their loss I guess.

  • @classifiedtopsecret4664
    @classifiedtopsecret4664 Před rokem +6

    So which is his favourite R.E.M album ??

    • @fabiomanic6977
      @fabiomanic6977 Před 11 měsíci +9

      new adventures

    • @robertsteinberger5667
      @robertsteinberger5667 Před 11 měsíci +3

      Out of time
      I have the feeling Im not allowed to say it is the best

    • @classifiedtopsecret4664
      @classifiedtopsecret4664 Před 11 měsíci +1

      @@robertsteinberger5667 i agree with you 💯

    • @robertsteinberger5667
      @robertsteinberger5667 Před 10 měsíci +2

      @@dallasseale2178 I would even go so far to say that Monster isnt really an REM album : )

    • @darrenthetuber743
      @darrenthetuber743 Před 9 měsíci +2

      ​​@@robertsteinberger5667Monsters a weird album, cuz it was clearly meant to be reactionary and abrasive, not all that dissimilar to In Utero by Nirvana. The problem is it just sounds like over driven R.E.M. songs, it's not aggressive just fuzzy and kinda boring, the songs that work are the ones that would've worked fine on an acoustic guitar

  • @kimrthr
    @kimrthr Před 2 měsíci +1

    Automatic for The people es mi favorito.....

  • @MsSirAndy
    @MsSirAndy Před 22 dny

    Mine is Fables of Reconstruction

  • @cpt.marley
    @cpt.marley Před 6 měsíci +1

    I believe that any album mentioned by a true REM fan can be the best album. Albums like Automatic or Reckoning aren't my favorites, but I totally understand that they could be someone else's.

  • @mojopin1997
    @mojopin1997 Před 2 měsíci

    Ebow the letter and leave are classics.

  • @cafinario
    @cafinario Před 2 měsíci +1

    Automatic for the people. Huge.

  • @adderon7476
    @adderon7476 Před měsícem

    I can hear you

  • @masongunn708
    @masongunn708 Před měsícem

    'Up' could've been their 2nd best but it was just too damn long. 'Automatic For The People' is majestic in terms of artistic maturity. 'Murmur' and 'Reckoning' are sister albums so it's hard to consider one without the other, but Murmur was their best because it's so damn enigmatic and atmospheric. 'Out of Time' was a perfect mid-career album for them.

  • @Newadventuresinpony
    @Newadventuresinpony Před 5 měsíci

    New adventures is a fantastic album.

  • @stefanob.8885
    @stefanob.8885 Před měsícem +3

    Murmur/Automatic..

  • @goodlookinouthomie1757
    @goodlookinouthomie1757 Před 10 měsíci +3

    Green

  • @mallafets
    @mallafets Před měsícem

    In no particular order. LRP, Up, NAIHF.

  • @kellyschneider2545
    @kellyschneider2545 Před měsícem

    Fables!

  • @darrenthetuber743
    @darrenthetuber743 Před 9 měsíci +2

    I love how he explains its not about road life, only to say its about road life but its too boring and cliche so i added fictional characters to it lol

  • @pling2228
    @pling2228 Před 4 měsíci

    Monster

  • @WillyWP
    @WillyWP Před 6 měsíci

    Fables 100%

  • @wsmrosanch
    @wsmrosanch Před 4 měsíci +2

    Murmur

  • @oludotunjohnshowemimo434
    @oludotunjohnshowemimo434 Před 4 měsíci

    Love Automatic For The People, one of their best albums.
    Favorite songs are The One I Love, Losing My Religion and Everbody Hurts

  • @ndesdsadfd
    @ndesdsadfd Před 5 měsíci +1

    Murmur, Fables of the Reconstruction and the criminally underrated Monster, for me.