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Newsgroups: net.music
Subject: Unintelligible lyrics
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Date: Tue, 6-Nov-84 15:56:20 EST
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Posted: Tue Nov  6 15:56:20 1984
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During this discussion, I'm really surprised that no one
has mentioned that recent, punk-folk-hippie music band from
Athens, Georgia, R.E.M. They are one of the best bands of
the past few years, but I think a lot of people have trouble
enjoying their music because the lead singer's vocals are
not only slurred and heavily accented (Southern?), but they
are usually buried way down in the mix. The tunes have very
catchy melodies, with jangling guitars and harmonies, but it's
hard to "sing along" when you don't know what-the-heck is being
sung!
	Anyway, don't let this keep you away from this fine band's
music. There most recent album is "Reckoning", their first is called
"Murmer", their both available on IRS Records (wherever five records
are sold -): ), and I highly recommend them both.

Bill
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