Tuesday, September 16, 2003

Exhuming 'Exhuming McCarthy'

Tonight R.E.M. will play at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul with ticket prices ranging from $34 to $74. They are still cranking out albums from a 1996 contract that they inked with Warner Bros. that pays them a cool $80 mil. But apparently it's not easy being green according to guitarist Peter Buck:

There are also two new songs on the hits CD, 'In Time: 1988-2003,' which comes out Oct 14. One of the tunes, the wry rocker 'Bad Day,' takes lyrical jabs at conservative politics and "what the media is feeding us," Buck said.

Fans can expect more topical material on next year's album, Buck said, suggesting it might hark back to many of R.E.M.'s Reagan-era releases.

"It's a very trying time being in America right now and seeing what the government is doing in our name," he said. "That's reflected in our lyrics, but not directly. Michael always writes from a personal level, and he has very personal feelings about what's going on."


Yes, it must be very "trying" to be a member of one of the most successful rock bands around. I feel your pain Pete. And Michael's too. The events of the day must cause him to suffer unbearably since he's such a sensitive, contemplative soul.

Lighten up boys. To borrow a page from Laura Ingraham's latest book, would you please just "Shut Up and Sing"?

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