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I Wanted To Be Wrong
I looked over the entries for all of the Around The Sun songs, and I was a bit sad to realize just how much I’ve slammed that album over the course of doing this project. My opinions haven… more »
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I Wanted To Be Wrong
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Matthew Perpetua wrote 6 days ago: I looked over the entries for all of the Around The Sun songs, and I was a bit sad to realize just h … more »
#45: The world is preparing for GTA IV, R.E.M. are back from the dead, and in the week that Facebook Chat launches, how well do you know the people you're chatting to?
Andrew wrote 2 months ago: This Week in Lumps #45 [01/04 - 07/04] · Far be it for me to repeat myself on topics I may have alr … more »
Around The Sun
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Matthew Perpetua wrote 3 months ago: “Around The Sun” is the first title track of R.E.M.’s career, but ironically, it … more »
Rainbow Around the Sun
bryanclark wrote 4 months ago: Here’s a poster that I had the privilege to design for an independent film that will be scree … more »
Wanderlust
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Matthew Perpetua wrote 4 months ago: In the context of Around The Sun, an album overflowing with somewhat plodding mid-tempo numbers, the … more »
Final Straw
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Matthew Perpetua wrote 6 months ago: Although the song is full of textures and flourishes designed to keep it from feeling too static, … more »
Boy In The Well
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Matthew Perpetua wrote 8 months ago: “Boy In The Well” doesn’t seem entirely out of place on Around The Sun, but it … more »
Leaving New York
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Matthew Perpetua wrote 9 months ago: “Leaving New York” is unquestionably the worst opening track in R.E.M.’s discograp … more »
The Worst Joke Ever
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Matthew Perpetua wrote 10 months ago: When I started this project, I figured this one would be easy — “The Worst Joke Ever? … more »
Make It All OK
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Matthew Perpetua wrote 10 months ago: Oh dear…it’s R.E.M. Speedwagon. Chuck Klosterman wrote an essay about how musicians like … more »
High Speed Train
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Matthew Perpetua wrote 1 year ago: I only seem to enjoy “High Speed Train” under certain conditions: The weather must be ov … more »
The Ascent Of Man
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Matthew Perpetua wrote 1 year ago: It’s a bit counter-intuitive to think of R.E.M.’s recent flirtation with AAA and Adult C … more »
Aftermath
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Matthew Perpetua wrote 1 year ago: It’s hard for me to hear “Aftermath” without getting the sense that the band eithe … more »
The Outsiders
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Matthew Perpetua wrote 1 year ago: The weirdest thing to consider about Around The Sun is that it’s actually one of R.E.M.’ … more »
Electron Blue
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Matthew Perpetua wrote 1 year ago: Whenever I try to give a simple answer to skeptical people who can’t understand why I enjoy so … more »
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