My favorite R.E.M. album (and I own them all) is "Around the Sun."In every poll, article, review I've ever read about R.E.M. albums, this album is ALWAYS named "THE Worst R.E.M. Al... moreMy favorite R.E.M. album (and I own them all) is "Around the Sun."In every poll, article, review I've ever read about R.E.M. albums, this album is ALWAYS named "THE Worst R.E.M. Album."
Why should I care? Deep down, I don't. The album remains my favorite. And I really like all of their albums.It's interesting at times for me -- sometimes being on the outside, looking in at everyone else who seem to be saying and thinking and doing what I seemingly "should" be saying and thinking and doing -- at odds with what everyone else says and thinks and does, i.e., "We can all agree that 'Around the Sun' is the WORST R.E.M. album." And then they all argue about what is the best R.E.M. album. And I "sit" there on the other side of the "room," thinking, "Uh. . . well, I guess I don't have much to add to the argument of the best album since my best is the worst." Ha!:)And, of course, yes -- I've been listening to "Around the Sun" on 'repeat' the whole time I posted this question, ha! :) less
