name your favorite early rem imitator

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― mike a, Monday, 8 November 2004 19:30 (twenty years ago)

I think I can name more bands that REM imitated.

― Jazzbo (jmcgaw), Monday, 8 November 2004 20:21 (twenty years ago)

Mid-period (Pageant/Document) REM imitators:
Idlewild
Tragically Hip

― joseph cotten (joseph cotten), Monday, 8 November 2004 20:29 (twenty years ago)

Athens' own Dreams So Real put out a really great seven-inch called, I think, "Everywhere Girl" that was total R.E.M. worship with the "pure pop" knob turned up as high as it would go. Everything else I ever heard by them was dispicable, bland "college rock."

See also Athens' Kilkenny Cats, especially, again, the early single "Attractive Figure." The imitation started quite close to home.

― Formerly Lee G (Formerly Lee G), Monday, 8 November 2004 20:52 (twenty years ago)

Yo La Tengo, their first LP was REM-ish.

― nickn (nickn), Monday, 8 November 2004 23:35 (twenty years ago)

Early GBV had a few too many PBuck arpeggiations and Stipisms.

― gygax! (gygax!), Monday, 8 November 2004 23:37 (twenty years ago)

There was a band...54/40? Shit, I can't remember. Maybe it wasn't them. the only 54/40 song i remember was "Baby Ran" and that didn't really sound like REM. Ah hell, i'll think of it. And it wasn't The Connells. Wait a minute, none of these are favorites. I should go away. I think I steered clear of anything that smelled like REM that wasn't REM. I have a sixth sense that way.

― scott seward (scott seward), Monday, 8 November 2004 23:45 (twenty years ago)

dumptruck

― bg, Tuesday, 9 November 2004 15:09 (twenty years ago)

Guadalcanal Diary

― whenuweremine (whenuweremine), Wednesday, 10 November 2004 00:37 (twenty years ago)

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