tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2554274580509530424.post3111137219923837698..comments2021-01-03T16:12:27.530-08:00Comments on Reading (b)log: Coward 2: Magnetic BoogalooGeoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02574404884882324665noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2554274580509530424.post-79903361821090401422010-03-05T11:26:14.096-08:002010-03-05T11:26:14.096-08:00Thanks to everyone who contributed their guesses. ...Thanks to everyone who contributed their guesses. Here are the answers:<br /><br />1. 100,000 Fireflies<br />2. Born On A Train<br />3. Asleep & Dreaming<br />4. The Saddest Story Ever Told<br />5. I Don’t Believe You [2004 no-synth version]<br />6. Abigail, Belle Of Kilronan<br />7. All The Umbrellas In London<br />8. Grand Canyon<br />9. Drive On, Driver<br />10. Torn Green Velvet EyesGeoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02574404884882324665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2554274580509530424.post-47173982651814949242010-03-02T09:09:06.930-08:002010-03-02T09:09:06.930-08:00I guess that means you haven’t changed your mind? ...I guess that means you haven’t changed your mind? It’s on! I’ll just say though that Fables is the album that's most committed to the aspects of the early R.E.M. sound I like best, and the most pungent with Athenian odors.Geoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02574404884882324665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2554274580509530424.post-81582701416271032732010-02-27T20:30:45.048-08:002010-02-27T20:30:45.048-08:00fables?!? we need to talk.fables?!? we need to talk.aaronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04642131016081677297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2554274580509530424.post-80083855787504434202010-02-27T14:59:48.883-08:002010-02-27T14:59:48.883-08:00Looking back, the comments on that R.E.M. post wou...Looking back, the comments on that R.E.M. post wound more than ever, as I've realized <i>Fables</i> is my favorite album of theirs, and probably has been for a long time without me quite realizing it. You can almost hear your youth flying away from you when you listen to that album; another one I can think of that is so sad in that way is The Magnetic Fields' <i>Wayward Bus</i> (hint: one of the ten comes from there). Thoughts? I hope the responses to this post don't bring me to tears, but that is what I'm inviting!Geoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02574404884882324665noreply@blogger.com