R.E.M. vs Manics (or 'Shaking Through' vs 'The Year Of Purification')

[Noisy Cat]

Originally Posted by Tetsuo

Do hardcore REM fans like Losing my Religion? I'd imagine they'd hate it as it's songs like that that drew in the awful middle-of the -road middle-aged couple crowd.

For what it's worth, I'd consider myself a 'hardcore' R.E.M. fan (whatever that might mean). I adore Losing My Religion and never tire of hearing it. Yes, it's been played to death, but it is such a strong song, both musically and lyrically, that its impact, for me, never weakens. Man On The Moon is probably the song that gets played so much that I now find it a bit of a bore.

Anyway, I'd say that Losing My Religion is R.E.M.'s A Design For Life.