R.E.M.
Monday, February 8, 2010 at 12:04AM
Lately I've been posting blog entries that consist largely of music groups that have brought me artistic
inspiration. There's far too many to continue the trend but I'd be missing a huge piece if I didn't post a
REM video. I loved this band as a child. It's something in their particular brand of art that's unaffected
to me. Once it's deconstructed, there's something pure at the core. They liked themselves. They didn't
need a fine point. They didn't want to make you sad and they were not trying to necessarily make you do
anything. Salvation comes from REM in the form of a simple goal. To make music that filled a gap that's
oft left in...i was going to say american rock and roll but there's no other rock and roll. It's a custom job.
Let's leave it at this: You're lucky if you bought a used CD from a college second hand shop in the 90's
because you caught a rare glimps of the adults we all meant to turn into.
Singer/songwriter Stipe's homosexuality was never an issue for me as a child. I grew up in an
environment that rewarded hatered towards the gay community and still I knew bad from good.
The songs are sung to everyone. That's how art should be. Anything you make, you make for
men and women, gay and straight, alive, dead and yet to be alive, for the saints and the sinners.
Art isn't supposed to always pummel you. It's supposed to talk to you and compliment your life.
I always loved this song and what it told me. DON'T go back to Rockville but if you do...it's alright.
No one here will stand in your way. Personally, I've had a lot of fun in Rockville but I'm not buying
property yet with such a big world and future in front of us all.
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