Volume 28, Track 14
“Stumble” by R.E.M. (1982) “Stumble” is the track that ends the Chronic Town EP and of the five tracks on the EP it is the most indicative of a band’s first recording, as its inconsistencies are both mildly maddening and weirdly charming. The track starts off with Michael Stipe laughing and what sounds like a [...]
Volume 28, Track 13
“Toys in the Attic” by R.E.M. (1987) Monster took many people by surprise when it was released in 1994, what with its loud guitars and its overall let’s-be-rock-stars-now sound. And while it was easy to think that R.E.M. had embraced a new sound from out of nowhere (the previous albums Automatic for the People, Out [...]
Volume 28, Track 12
“New Orleans Instrumental No. 1″ by R.E.M. (1992) When I was in high school I had a t-shirt that had the front cover of Automatic for the People on the front of the shirt and the back cover on the back. I got a lot of mileage out of the shirt; it was a black [...]
Volume 28, Track 11
“Second Guessing” by R.E.M. (1984) Here are the lyrics to “Second Guessing,” the song that opens side two (Right) on Reckoning: “Why’re you trying to second guess me? I am tired of second guessing What will be your look this season? Who will be your book this season? (chorus) Here we are, here we are, [...]
Volume 28, Track 10
“Exhuming McCarthy” by R.E.M. (1987) “You’re beautiful, more beautiful than me/You’re honorable, more honorable than me/Loyal to the Bank of America” are the opening lyrics of “Exhuming McCarthy.” The intro of the song involves a typewriter, the solo includes the audio from when Joseph Welch confronted Joseph McCarthy during the Army hearings, and in between [...]
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