Jun 21 2023
5115-Ep 7:Has R.E.M. Been Erased? (Or, Nostalgia Is A Disease)
Based off a conversation around one of Lee’s favorite bands, R.E.M., they were one of the biggest bands in the world in the early 90s-fast forward to today and it seems they’ve all but been erased. Their first 5 albums are masterpieces (IOO), yet current indie bands rarely name them as influences, unlike The Replacements, The Smiths, or The Cure, to name a few of their contemporaries.In response, Cass mentioned a topic that comes up often in music, nostalgia, and threw out “nostalgia is a disease”. And so she does a deep dive into the reasons why R.E.M doesn’t factor into music influence today and how nostalgia plays a part. But first:-Sprinkles Are Monstrous-Has Taylor Swift reached a Michael Jackson level of fame? Cass has thoughts.-Busch Apple! Busch Peach! And now . . .Busch Corn?-Hype Men: There’s Chuck D & Jerome with The Time, for example. Then there’s Bez, from The Happy Mondays. Watch and wonder-they pay him to do this.https://www.tiktok.com/@fuckyralgorithm/video/7243475564072340779-New segment! Band Names we made up-dig it!-Next Door App: What horrors lie within?-Country Crap Corner: (Thanks to new Asst. Producer Haley Klatt) We dare you to watch: Jeremy Macklin: Hickin’ It-Per usual, Cass reads some lyrics. Yikes.https://youtu.be/efOAIUW_FEgMusic-This is the Kit-Sort of like if Stereolab met Sea and Cake, and throw Nick Drake and Wilco in there (more Sky Blue Sky era)Inside/Outside: https://open.spotify.com/track/6m6uR64TEt5yO6cVO6oDkE?si=f2cb28a4e1fd42af-Sweat-Who Do Think They Are=LOVE!! New classic rock- Deep Purple, Thin Lizzy, good Jefferson Starship, a little Rush-if they were fronted by Anne Wilson & Patty Smythe. Jane: https://open.spotify.com/track/4wZuVdRyzfMxCrLnEZpVVz?si=a8c515bd242140a8My Side of the mountain: https://open.spotify.com/track/33OqIgll2O15demhuwe2YP?si=e246c13f8cb349c5-The Mary Onettes- Forever Before Love: https://open.spotify.com/track/3SJct7KLxsuRhpjU8jWaRs?si=580a46079bd6472dSounds like Radio Dept.,The Amazing, Wild Nothing-Squid-The Blades https://open.spotify.com/track/5BhxiOotM5oBArkkSTjrkD?si=5aee0973596d44ddSounds like a lot of things- Dry Cleaning, Shame, a little Slint, a little Radiohead, Idles-Trust Fund- London https://open.spotify.com/track/5y8V2IG9iCzYHcUGiweHO7?si=abf9157d84384970Think Nick Drake, early Belle & Sebastian, Richard Thompson, Nick Heyward-Tapir!- On a Grassy Knoll (we’ll Bow Together) https://open.spotify.com/track/4kIwOQ1ViI0ZcdnZdFChm2?si=905d6cb815554a24Initial acoustic lick=very Radiohead, OK Computer era, but then the singer sounds a bit like Jeff Mangum (Neutral Milk Hotel). Thanks for listening, and follow us on Instagram! Hit us up on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/5115daughterfatherpodcast/