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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...
soul-stirring school
  09/01/26
phenotype
bronze charismatic halford
  09/01/26
plus gen x
electric plum quadroon
  09/01/26
There are quite a few Gen X bands out there with young fans ...
soul-stirring school
  09/01/26
Deftones get a URM boost, isn't the singer a beaner? Never h...
electric plum quadroon
  09/01/26
Deftones are millennial, dumbass.
animeboi
  09/02/26
The band members are gen x. So was their original fan base. ...
Tripping public bath alpha
  09/02/26
The Beatles were silent gen who made music for boomers and m...
animeboi
  09/02/26
cr
dun excitant crackhouse cuck
  09/02/26
There was a really good thread discussing this. Use the sear...
Amber nighttime parlor gunner
  09/01/26
AIDS
indecent bateful stage boistinker
  09/02/26
it's a good question, they just seem kind of whiny without a...
Claret bonkers pocket flask
  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...
Irradiated Business Firm
  09/02/26
...
concupiscible sapphire goal in life
  09/02/26
they were never an arena rock band like U2, who were absorbe...
Mind-boggling Fanboi Wrinkle
  09/02/26
the biggest stage the replacements ever played was SNL and t...
Irradiated Business Firm
  09/02/26
that's great, faggot. thanks for dropping that knowledge.
Mind-boggling Fanboi Wrinkle
  09/02/26
too self-destructive. but they were enormously influential.
Tripping public bath alpha
  09/02/26
It doesn't matter whether "people" now talk about ...
Cocky obsidian windowlicker
  09/02/26
...
Tripping public bath alpha
  09/02/26
how is this responsive to anything I said, you cretinous goo...
Mind-boggling Fanboi Wrinkle
  09/02/26
I didn't really read your poast. I was just incensed that pe...
Cocky obsidian windowlicker
  09/02/26
But REM was an alt rock band, and they sold out arena tours ...
Sticky round eye
  09/02/26
Their decline started before nostalgia could rescue them. Bi...
Tripping public bath alpha
  09/02/26
I have listened to more REM in recent years, but I guess I h...
Mahogany incel
  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...
concupiscible sapphire goal in life
  09/02/26


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Date: September 1st, 2026 10:28 PM
Author: soul-stirring school

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: bronze charismatic halford

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: electric plum quadroon

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: soul-stirring school

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: electric plum quadroon

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: Tripping public bath alpha

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: dun excitant crackhouse cuck

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: Amber nighttime parlor gunner

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: indecent bateful stage boistinker

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: Claret bonkers pocket flask

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: Irradiated Business Firm

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: concupiscible sapphire goal in life



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



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Date: September 2nd, 2026 9:38 AM
Author: Mind-boggling Fanboi Wrinkle

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: Irradiated Business Firm

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: Mind-boggling Fanboi Wrinkle

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: Tripping public bath alpha

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: Cocky obsidian windowlicker

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: Tripping public bath alpha



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



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Date: September 2nd, 2026 10:29 AM
Author: Mind-boggling Fanboi Wrinkle

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: Cocky obsidian windowlicker

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: Sticky round eye

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: Tripping public bath alpha

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: Mahogany incel

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: concupiscible sapphire goal in life

Sometimes your favorite band's favorite band actually just sucks

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