The last song from R.E.M's debut and the first one listen on this particular countown. But by no means the last. It took quite a while for this one to settle in as a personal favourite I think. There were more immediate things on this record.
But this one has a resonance which makes itself known through repeated listend. It has a galloping momentum that always reminded me of early Who, as quite a bit of Murmur does. The call / response stuff is fabulous and the themes significant. The dream state, and ultimately of course death, The Fields of Elysium of Greek mythology. The first song on the album, Radio Free Europe, is all about birth, the last song is about death. One of the most remarkable things about R.E.M. when they emerged first was how much they seemed to know.
No comments:
Post a Comment