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Why did R.E.M. fade into almost complete obscurity?

They never had a resurgence after the 90s. Most pop bands ha...
Pearly misanthropic reading party
  09/01/26
phenotype
mind-boggling khaki site indirect expression
  09/01/26
plus gen x
azure school coffee pot
  09/01/26
There are quite a few Gen X bands out there with young fans ...
Pearly misanthropic reading party
  09/01/26
Deftones get a URM boost, isn't the singer a beaner? Never h...
azure school coffee pot
  09/01/26
Deftones are millennial, dumbass.
animeboi
  09/02/26
The band members are gen x. So was their original fan base. ...
charismatic heaven personal credit line
  09/02/26
The Beatles were silent gen who made music for boomers and m...
animeboi
  09/02/26
cr
spectacular nubile meetinghouse
  09/02/26
There was a really good thread discussing this. Use the sear...
thriller magical gaming laptop
  09/01/26
AIDS
Supple giraffe partner
  09/02/26
it's a good question, they just seem kind of whiny without a...
Concupiscible Ebony Parlor
  09/02/26
I still listen to Stand and the Chronic Town EP.
animeboi
  09/02/26
i never understood how they got so big. they were ahead of t...
puce marketing idea international law enforcement agency
  09/02/26
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low-t adventurous parlour
  09/02/26
they were never an arena rock band like U2, who were absorbe...
Slimy Tan Milk Clown
  09/02/26
the biggest stage the replacements ever played was SNL and t...
puce marketing idea international law enforcement agency
  09/02/26
that's great, faggot. thanks for dropping that knowledge.
Slimy Tan Milk Clown
  09/02/26
too self-destructive. but they were enormously influential.
charismatic heaven personal credit line
  09/02/26
It doesn't matter whether "people" now talk about ...
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  09/02/26
...
charismatic heaven personal credit line
  09/02/26
how is this responsive to anything I said, you cretinous goo...
Slimy Tan Milk Clown
  09/02/26
I didn't really read your poast. I was just incensed that pe...
confused titillating institution
  09/02/26
But REM was an alt rock band, and they sold out arena tours ...
Hairless appetizing yarmulke menage
  09/02/26
Their decline started before nostalgia could rescue them. Bi...
charismatic heaven personal credit line
  09/02/26
I have listened to more REM in recent years, but I guess I h...
At-the-ready mahogany messiness
  09/02/26
Losing My Religion, The One I Love and It's the End of the W...
animeboi
  09/02/26
Sometimes your favorite band's favorite band actually just s...
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  09/02/26


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Date: September 1st, 2026 10:28 PM
Author: Pearly misanthropic reading party

They never had a resurgence after the 90s. Most pop bands had some kind of comeback even if it’s an ironic one like Creed and Korn. But you never hear Gen Z or alpha kids talking about their music or using their songs in clips. What happened?

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Date: September 1st, 2026 10:28 PM
Author: mind-boggling khaki site indirect expression

phenotype

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Date: September 1st, 2026 10:28 PM
Author: azure school coffee pot

plus gen x

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5899850&forum_id=2#50110091)



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Date: September 1st, 2026 10:31 PM
Author: Pearly misanthropic reading party

There are quite a few Gen X bands out there with young fans like Deftones and Slowdive. Maybe it’s the shoegaze sound

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5899850&forum_id=2#50110100)



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Date: September 1st, 2026 10:36 PM
Author: azure school coffee pot

Deftones get a URM boost, isn't the singer a beaner? Never heard of Slowdrive, probably some niche fan base.

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5899850&forum_id=2#50110109)



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Date: September 2nd, 2026 9:33 AM
Author: animeboi (.)

Deftones are millennial, dumbass.

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5899850&forum_id=2#50110538)



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Date: September 2nd, 2026 9:55 AM
Author: charismatic heaven personal credit line

The band members are gen x. So was their original fan base. Millenials were like middle school age when white pony dropped.

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5899850&forum_id=2#50110570)



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Date: September 2nd, 2026 11:44 AM
Author: animeboi (.)

The Beatles were silent gen who made music for boomers and millennials were in HS and middle school, which is the point, that's when you get into music.

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5899850&forum_id=2#50110864)



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Date: September 2nd, 2026 11:46 AM
Author: spectacular nubile meetinghouse

cr

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5899850&forum_id=2#50110870)



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Date: September 1st, 2026 10:46 PM
Author: thriller magical gaming laptop

There was a really good thread discussing this. Use the search function bitch.

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5899850&forum_id=2#50110133)



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Date: September 2nd, 2026 9:30 AM
Author: Supple giraffe partner

AIDS

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5899850&forum_id=2#50110527)



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Date: September 2nd, 2026 9:34 AM
Author: Concupiscible Ebony Parlor

it's a good question, they just seem kind of whiny without a lot of oomph and didn't have a real point to their music. other alternative rock took over from what they were doing and did it a lot better. Live still gets played literally every day on rock radio.

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5899850&forum_id=2#50110540)



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Date: September 2nd, 2026 9:35 AM
Author: animeboi (.)

I still listen to Stand and the Chronic Town EP.

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5899850&forum_id=2#50110543)



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Date: September 2nd, 2026 9:36 AM
Author: puce marketing idea international law enforcement agency

i never understood how they got so big. they were ahead of their time, but still just a mediocre indie band, a couple of hits aside.

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5899850&forum_id=2#50110544)



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Date: September 2nd, 2026 11:44 AM
Author: low-t adventurous parlour



(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5899850&forum_id=2#50110862)



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Date: September 2nd, 2026 9:38 AM
Author: Slimy Tan Milk Clown

they were never an arena rock band like U2, who were absorbed into the 'classic rock' pantheon, nor an 'alt rock' band, so they kind slipped through the cracks.

people don't even know The Replacements ever existed either.

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5899850&forum_id=2#50110547)



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Date: September 2nd, 2026 10:00 AM
Author: puce marketing idea international law enforcement agency

the biggest stage the replacements ever played was SNL and they totally blew it. they were never big.

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5899850&forum_id=2#50110577)



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Date: September 2nd, 2026 10:02 AM
Author: Slimy Tan Milk Clown

that's great, faggot. thanks for dropping that knowledge.

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5899850&forum_id=2#50110584)



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Date: September 2nd, 2026 10:03 AM
Author: charismatic heaven personal credit line

too self-destructive. but they were enormously influential.

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5899850&forum_id=2#50110587)



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Date: September 2nd, 2026 10:26 AM
Author: confused titillating institution

It doesn't matter whether "people" now talk about or know about the Replacements or R.E.M. They still were great 80s bands-- R.E.M. was pretty unique when they came out and influenced a lot of bands. The 'Mats were similar. Popularity of rock bands with the general public does not equate to quality.

In other words, I like both bands. Shut the fuck up

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5899850&forum_id=2#50110628)



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Date: September 2nd, 2026 10:28 AM
Author: charismatic heaven personal credit line



(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5899850&forum_id=2#50110631)



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Date: September 2nd, 2026 10:29 AM
Author: Slimy Tan Milk Clown

how is this responsive to anything I said, you cretinous gook

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5899850&forum_id=2#50110639)



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Date: September 2nd, 2026 10:39 AM
Author: confused titillating institution

I didn't really read your poast. I was just incensed that people on this law forum have the temerity to question the brilliance of the Replacements

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5899850&forum_id=2#50110652)



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Date: September 2nd, 2026 11:44 AM
Author: Hairless appetizing yarmulke menage

But REM was an alt rock band, and they sold out arena tours too. Radiohead opened for them at one point.

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5899850&forum_id=2#50110861)



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Date: September 2nd, 2026 9:59 AM
Author: charismatic heaven personal credit line

Their decline started before nostalgia could rescue them. Bill berry leaving in 1997 was a big part of this.

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5899850&forum_id=2#50110575)



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Date: September 2nd, 2026 11:37 AM
Author: At-the-ready mahogany messiness

I have listened to more REM in recent years, but I guess I haven't evangelized them to let the public know.

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5899850&forum_id=2#50110833)



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Date: September 2nd, 2026 11:43 AM
Author: animeboi (.)

Losing My Religion, The One I Love and It's the End of the World still get lots of play on my crappy mainstream rock station, it's BS they are totally forgotten.

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5899850&forum_id=2#50110854)



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Date: September 2nd, 2026 11:47 AM
Author: low-t adventurous parlour

Sometimes your favorite band's favorite band actually just sucks

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5899850&forum_id=2#50110872)