@lifehassurfacenoise: The Drop the Needle event at Visible Voice Books is locked in for Thursday, August 20th ​It is a deep dive into R.E.M.’s 1994 album Monster, stepping completely away from the delicate acoustic layers of Automatic for the People and leaning directly into the blown-out distortion, tremolo, and heavy guitar fuzz that defined that record. The session centers on playing the original vinyl, walking through the album's dynamic shift, and dissecting the exact moment the band decided to crank the amplifiers back up The album's lead single, "What's the Frequency, Kenneth?", lifts its title directly from a bizarre 1986 mugging in New York City where an assailant repeatedly shouted that phrase at news anchor Dan Rather. Michael Stipe used the surreal headline to frame a song about an older generation hopelessly trying to decipher youth culture through distorted media signals #rem #vinyl #lipsync #cleveland #visiblevoice

Rico Jaurez :

Monster

BADABING :

Peter is using Kurt Cobain’s guitar in this video 🤟🏼🤟🏼🤟🏼🤟🏼. To me this is their best song ever and best album. It was a MONSTER

ivegota12sideddie :

The opening riff and how it pretty much continues the whole song gets me going as song as it starts. …And I really wish I knew what instrument was making that jigsaw sound in the middle because it really slaps!

Lisa❌Garner :

Do you know what the last verse says? No Googling it.

Michael Gorton :

1994 might be my favorite year of music... 1991 is right there as well

Chiller Mekanik :

Dan Rather 🤟😎🤟 IYKYK

Jay Jones :

Dan Rather knows.

OmarVibe13 :

Love REM! Most underated band, picked up from early 80’s indi 🤙🏽

Brendanhubbard724 :

Can we talk about the greatness of the tone from the guitar and amp? It is a chef’s kiss.🥰

Daren Coad :

that is raw, baby.

tammy :

Love it brother

Joe Leopold469 :

I've only played this song 1000 times, thank you Michael

Uncle Rando :

80's REM is 🔥🔥🔥

kimcornwall185 :

LOVE it. don't go back to Rockville. it's the end of the world as we know it . 🙂

Mark :

Arguably the greatest band ever.

sully :

They have you with that guitar riff alone 🖤🖤

chantrella :

so awesome!

Peepoy1394 :

love it

Jocelyn :

My fave REM jam 🔥

Melanie 🏁🏄‍♂️ :

I was fortunate to see them live after their first album at a state fair in Texas 🤠

JimG_MyMusic :

Monster is a great album!!👏

BluePenguinChick :

Baby Blue Eyes 🐳🌊🐬🌞 :

❤️❤️❤️

salesrj69 :

Have not seen that cover. Right on. What’s the B-side?