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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...
Mint talented national security agency
  09/01/26
phenotype
Low-t charismatic crackhouse
  09/01/26
plus gen x
Copper 180 field persian
  09/01/26
There are quite a few Gen X bands out there with young fans ...
Mint talented national security agency
  09/01/26
Deftones get a URM boost, isn't the singer a beaner? Never h...
Copper 180 field persian
  09/01/26
Deftones are millennial, dumbass.
animeboi
  09/02/26
The band members are gen x. So was their original fan base. ...
Ruby exciting tattoo school cafeteria
  09/02/26
The Beatles were silent gen who made music for boomers and m...
animeboi
  09/02/26
cr
Thriller roommate toaster
  09/02/26
There was a really good thread discussing this. Use the sear...
translucent trip brunch
  09/01/26
AIDS
nighttime stage
  09/02/26
it's a good question, they just seem kind of whiny without a...
Swashbuckling at-the-ready water buffalo lodge
  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...
stimulating windowlicker menage
  09/02/26
...
Avocado ape becky
  09/02/26
they were never an arena rock band like U2, who were absorbe...
marvelous theater stage sweet tailpipe
  09/02/26
the biggest stage the replacements ever played was SNL and t...
stimulating windowlicker menage
  09/02/26
that's great, faggot. thanks for dropping that knowledge.
marvelous theater stage sweet tailpipe
  09/02/26
too self-destructive. but they were enormously influential.
Ruby exciting tattoo school cafeteria
  09/02/26
It doesn't matter whether "people" now talk about ...
narrow-minded double fault shitlib
  09/02/26
...
Ruby exciting tattoo school cafeteria
  09/02/26
how is this responsive to anything I said, you cretinous goo...
marvelous theater stage sweet tailpipe
  09/02/26
I didn't really read your poast. I was just incensed that pe...
narrow-minded double fault shitlib
  09/02/26
But REM was an alt rock band, and they sold out arena tours ...
Carmine black woman
  09/02/26
Their decline started before nostalgia could rescue them. Bi...
Ruby exciting tattoo school cafeteria
  09/02/26
I have listened to more REM in recent years, but I guess I h...
Magical Laughsome Mood Garrison
  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...
Avocado ape becky
  09/02/26


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Date: September 1st, 2026 10:28 PM
Author: Mint talented national security agency

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: Low-t charismatic crackhouse

phenotype

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5899850&forum_id=2#50110090)



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Date: September 1st, 2026 10:28 PM
Author: Copper 180 field persian

plus gen x

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



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Date: September 1st, 2026 10:31 PM
Author: Mint talented national security agency

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

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



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Date: September 1st, 2026 10:36 PM
Author: Copper 180 field persian

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

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



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Date: September 2nd, 2026 9:55 AM
Author: Ruby exciting tattoo school cafeteria

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

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



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Date: September 2nd, 2026 11:46 AM
Author: Thriller roommate toaster

cr

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



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Date: September 1st, 2026 10:46 PM
Author: translucent trip brunch

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

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



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Date: September 2nd, 2026 9:30 AM
Author: nighttime stage

AIDS

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



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Date: September 2nd, 2026 9:34 AM
Author: Swashbuckling at-the-ready water buffalo lodge

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



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Date: September 2nd, 2026 9:36 AM
Author: stimulating windowlicker menage

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



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Date: September 2nd, 2026 11:44 AM
Author: Avocado ape becky



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



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Date: September 2nd, 2026 9:38 AM
Author: marvelous theater stage sweet tailpipe

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



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Date: September 2nd, 2026 10:00 AM
Author: stimulating windowlicker menage

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

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



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Date: September 2nd, 2026 10:02 AM
Author: marvelous theater stage sweet tailpipe

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

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



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Date: September 2nd, 2026 10:03 AM
Author: Ruby exciting tattoo school cafeteria

too self-destructive. but they were enormously influential.

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



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Date: September 2nd, 2026 10:26 AM
Author: narrow-minded double fault shitlib

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



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Date: September 2nd, 2026 10:28 AM
Author: Ruby exciting tattoo school cafeteria



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



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Date: September 2nd, 2026 10:29 AM
Author: marvelous theater stage sweet tailpipe

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

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



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Date: September 2nd, 2026 10:39 AM
Author: narrow-minded double fault shitlib

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



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Date: September 2nd, 2026 11:44 AM
Author: Carmine black woman

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

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



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Date: September 2nd, 2026 9:59 AM
Author: Ruby exciting tattoo school cafeteria

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

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



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Date: September 2nd, 2026 11:37 AM
Author: Magical Laughsome Mood Garrison

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

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



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Date: September 2nd, 2026 11:47 AM
Author: Avocado ape becky

Sometimes your favorite band's favorite band actually just sucks

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