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Gary Butterfield and Kaye Ross talk you through R.E.M.'s history, albums, music, and influence. This show is retired as of 2017. RSS Feed: https://www.patreon.com/rss/80117?show=1682549

  1. File Under Water 20: Finale

    10/25/2017

    File Under Water 20: Finale

    It's the end of the show as we know it (and we feel fine). This has been a great deal of fun, revisiting one of our favorite bands and thinking long and hard about what makes them special. We found new favorite songs and learned about the lives and stories of some truly great artists. This finale is a variety episode. We answer a few letters, name our favorite songs from R.E.M.'s catalog, and even bring you a special surprise... but you have to listen to find out what it is.

    1h 26m
  2. File Under Water 19: Collapse Into Now

    10/11/2017

    File Under Water 19: Collapse Into Now

    R.E.M. goes out on a high note with Collapse Into Now, an album that takes a bit of a tour through the band's various styles over the years. It's impossible to say that the upward trend in the quality of their records would continue, but it's fitting that the group busted their ass to make their last effort their best in years.

    1h 35m
  3. File Under Water 18: Accelerate

    09/27/2017

    File Under Water 18: Accelerate

    R.E.M. pulls out of its nosedive with an album whose title also serves as its mission statement. It was lauded as a return to form for the band, compared to Lifes Rich Pageant, and talked up as the album that Monster was supposed to be. But does it stand up on its own merits, or does it only succeed because it follows Around the Sun?

    1h 10m
  4. File Under Water 17: Around the Sun

    09/13/2017

    File Under Water 17: Around the Sun

    Well, this is it. The nadir. If you're thinking R.E.M. couldn't release an album as bad as Around the Sun's reputation would indicate, then we're sorry to tell you that they can. Up might have had a daysleeper, but this one's a sleepwalker. It's hard to recommend listening to this album, but maybe dip into a few songs to get a feel for what we're talking about. The good news is that this album stunk so bad that the band got their shit together and made two good and fun albums after it.

    1h 27m
  5. File Under Water 16: Reveal

    08/30/2017

    File Under Water 16: Reveal

    R.E.M. set out to make an idyllic album about summer, but instead made a product that showed the world just how comfortable they'd gotten. The highs are still high, but the search for what R.E.M.'s voice would be would continue. Links: r.e.m.IX - Wikipedia The Lifting (Original Version) - YouTube (1) Beat A Drum (Dalkey Demo) - YouTube (1) 2JN - YouTube (1) REM / Yellow River - YouTube (1) 165 Hillcrest (R.E.M) - YouTube (1) Summer Turns To High (32 Chord Song Demo) - YouTube (1) R.E.M. - Fascinating - YouTube (1) R.E.M. Reveal February 2001 Advance Master - YouTube (1) REM - Favorite writer - YouTube

    1h 48m
  6. File Under Water 15: Up

    08/16/2017

    File Under Water 15: Up

    After the Bill Berry left the band, R.E.M. had to make the biggest adjustment of their 18 year career. Previous reinventions happened on their own time, and at their own discretion. The shifts into clearer lyrics, into softer instrumentation, and into cocky rock were nothing compared to losing 1/4 of their band. The album that resulted from this labor, Up, nearly broke them up. But it shifted their sound into something more electronic and more produced. Does it stick the landing, or is it twisting in the wind? Links: Radiohead W/ Michael Stipe - Lucky - YouTube R.E.M. - E-Bow the Letter (with Thom Yorke) - YouTube Country Feedback (with guest Neil Young) - YouTube Neil Young & REM - Ambulance Blues - Bridge Benefit, 1998 - YouTube R.E.M. - Falls To Climb (1999 Documentary) - YouTube REM Why Not Smile Oxford American version - YouTube Emphysema - YouTube Surfing The Ganges - YouTube REM Lotus (Weird Mix) - YouTube Leonard Cohen - Suzanne (Audio) - YouTube Draggin' the line by R.E.M. - YouTube R.E.M. - Lotus (Official Music Video) - YouTube R.E.M - Suspicion - YouTube R.E.M. - At My Most Beautiful (Official Music Video) - YouTube R.E.M. - Daysleeper (Official Music Video) - YouTube

    1h 52m
  7. File Under Water 14: Unplugged

    08/03/2017

    File Under Water 14: Unplugged

    Our second letters episode also looks at two MTV Unplugged performances, separated by a decade.

    48 min
  8. File Under Water 13: New Adventures in Hi Fi

    07/19/2017

    File Under Water 13: New Adventures in Hi Fi

    One last hurrah for the boys as we knew them. Hot off the Monster tour with some recordings in hand, R.E.M. was ready to make their best album in years. New Adventures in Hi-Fi meanders in all the right ways, keeping you on your toes with new ideas and unconventional choices. "E-bow the Letter" as the lead single? Great. "How the West Was Won and Where it Got Us" as the opening track? Hell yeah. But it's not all happy... stick around to the end to hear the sad tale of Bill Berry's departure from the band. Links: R E M Only in America - YouTube R.E.M. - I will survive - YouTube REM - Live For Today - YouTube Revolution - YouTube Tricycle (Instrumental) - YouTube Wichita Lineman by R.E.M. (Live in Houston, 1996) - YouTube R.E.M. - Be mine (Mike on bus version) - YouTube Love is all around by R.E.M. (1991) - YouTube R.E.M. New Adventures In Hi-Fi interview 1996 (The New Music) - YouTube REM - The Passenger @ Stockholm - 1998 - YouTube R.E.M. - How The West Was Won And Where It Got Us (Official Music Video) - YouTube R.E.M. - E-Bow The Letter (Official Music Video) feat. Patti Smith - YouTube R.E.M. - Electrolite (Official Music Video) - YouTube R.E.M. - Bittersweet Me (Official Music Video) - YouTube

    2h 9m
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Gary Butterfield and Kaye Ross talk you through R.E.M.'s history, albums, music, and influence. This show is retired as of 2017. RSS Feed: https://www.patreon.com/rss/80117?show=1682549

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