It's The End Of The World As They Know It...for R.E.M...they break up...

[keithp]

"I hope our fans realize this wasn't an easy decision; but all things must end, and we wanted to do it right, to do it our way," says frontman Michael Stipe.

http://music.msn.com/music/article.aspx?news=670895&gt1=28102

I'm sure the music world is yawning...

 

[2DMention]

No. F'ing. Way.

WOW

This comes as a shock.

Thanks for posting the news.

Not that I really buy any of their CDs now anyway, but still... Wow.

 

[Supreme0ne]

sad to hear, one of my favorite bands. my fanclub payment is due at the end of next month too...wonder if that's done for?

 

[nasum]

At least they're going out before they become a parody of themselves a la~ The Stones

 

[Gden]

Noooooo... Athens, GA is losing what little rep we have with this.

 

[Monty 4.0]

I wouldnt worry if I were an REM fan, all this does is sets up their reunion tour 5 years down the road (or sooner). So start saving your money for tickets now.

 

[silentevil]

It's a good thing this is 1995 or this might be major news.

 

[DarkMinerva]

I didn't realize they were still together.

 

[gbpackers94]

I guess I'll start it?

"That's great, it starts with an earthquake, birds and snakes, an aeroplane. Lenny Bruce is not afraid."

 

[jbuck138]

The latest album was surprisingly good. It has a lot of energy to it and my five year old daughter likes it. I always wanted to see them live.

 

[Halo05]

[quote name='jbuck138']The latest album was surprisingly good. It has a lot of energy to it and my five year old daughter likes it. I always wanted to see them live.[/QUOTE]

I was actually talking to my fiancee about seeing them live and she was amazed that I hadn't. I guess she's been going to their shows since the mid 90s. I was too busy being angsty. Now I have something to actually be mildly angsty about.

Great band though, the notion that their music isn't worthwhile because they aren't selling as many albums nowadays is laughable.

 

[Nifty_Shark]

Tough to see these guys call it a day. Last two albums were good and I hate that I never saw them live. They had a great run with many excellent albums so congrats to them on that. Hopefully they do some shows in the future.