R.e.m. Discography Blogspot <SAFE 2024>

By the time Up (1998) and Reveal (2001) arrived, many original Blogspot authors had graduated to other platforms. But a second wave of R.E.M. bloggers emerged, often downloading leaked mp3s from MediaFire links embedded in posts. They defended Around the Sun (2004) with a fervor that seemed almost willfully contrarian. Accelerate (2008) was hailed as a return to punk form, and Collapse into Now (2011) was treated as a quiet, dignified goodbye—even before the band officially announced their breakup later that year.

For Fans: Blogspot remains a valuable, though unreliable, source for deep-dive R.E.M. material not found on official channels. Use with ad-blockers and virus scanners.

For Blogspot Operators:

For Researchers: Blogspot archives are best used as a finding aid—use them to identify rare tracks, then seek lossless copies via trading circles or official reissues (e.g., the 1999–2011 vinyl box set).

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There are several prominent blogs on the Blogspot (Blogger) platform that feature exhaustive deep dives, rare tracks, and unique commentary on the R.E.M. discography. 💿 R.E.M. Project Blog

This site is a dedicated, song-by-song transcription and analysis of the entire R.E.M. catalog. r.e.m. discography blogspot

Scope: Covers everything from their 1982 debut EP, Chronic Town, to their final studio album, Collapse Into Now.

Focus: Detailed entries for individual tracks, often coinciding with 25th-anniversary reissues (e.g., Monster and UP).

Tone: Highly personal and reflective, connecting the music to the author's own life experiences. 🎸 Albums That Should Exist

This blog specializes in creating "lost" or alternate versions of albums using live recordings, demos, and rare B-sides.

BBC Sessions: Features collections like BBC Sessions, Volume 1, capturing live performances from the early 1980s.

Expanded Editions: Offers "fictional" expanded versions of early work, such as an expanded Chronic Town including rare collaborations like the Community Trolls (Michael Stipe and Matthew Sweet). 📽️ Superior Shit Darren Robbins By the time Up (1998) and Reveal (2001)

provides critical rankings and historical flashbacks for the band.

Rankings: Includes a comprehensive best-to-worst ranking of all R.E.M. studio albums.

Live Archiving: Features "Friday Flashback" posts, such as a deep dive into the band's 1982 Raleigh Underground set, which includes early rarities like "Ages of You" and the reggae-tinged jam "Skank." 🔍 Other Notable Features

Wilfully Obscure: Often posts high-quality transfers of rare demos, such as the Reckoning demos (also known as the Elliot Mazer Demos).

The Power of Independent Trucking: Noted for documenting the ultra-rare 1981 "Cassette Set" demo tape, which features the original "Easter mixes" of "Radio Free Europe."

Pop Songs (Fluxblog Archive): While now hosted on its own domain, the Pop Songs archive originated as a blog project that meticulously analyzed nearly every song released between 1981 and 2007. For Researchers: Blogspot archives are best used as

💡 Key Point: Most of these blogs are maintained by long-time fans who prioritize preserving "the murk" of the band's early I.R.S. Records years.

This is where the discography gets heavy. A good Blogspot site wouldn't just list Green (1988); they'd link to a 1999 bootleg of the "Green World Tour" in Dublin.

While linking directly to copyrighted material is not possible here, a guided search for phrases like "R.E.M. Chronology Blogspot" or "Murmur to Monster discography blog" will reveal several long-running sites. Look for:

Blogspot writers worshipped this period. The prose was often purple, describing the jangle-pop of Murmur as "a foggy morning in a Georgia pine forest."

Did we miss your favorite R.E.M. Blogspot? Tell us in the comments below (yes, this is a callback to the blog era).

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