Versus thread: B52s vs REM

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BlockInlay said:
I’m surprised the vote (despite a shit turnout) is this close. I love B52’s and they’ve made some great music but they’re not even in the same ballpark or sport as REM. IMHO.
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I think its a fair contest - quirky alt rock bands that formed in the late 70s/early 80s in Athens GA is a pretty small club

Also I like B52s better. REM is a little nostalgic but B52s are still super fun every time you hear them.
 
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2manband said:
I think its a fair contest - quirky alt rock bands that formed in the late 70s/early 80s in Athens GA is a pretty small club

Also I like B52s better. REM is a little nostalgic but B52s are still super fun every time you hear them.
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Well yea, they both formed in Athens, but REM sold 90 million records to B52s 20 million. 6 platinum albums to 2 and REM had a few 4x platinum and some double platinum to B52 having 1 double platinum. REM have sold more albums than Van Halen, Journey, Tom Petty, Nirvana and the Police. So yeah both alternative bands from Athens, but really not in the same ballpark when it comes to success. I love the B52s, but it's really no contest.
 
Chad said:
Well yea, they both formed in Athens, but REM sold 90 million records to B52s 20 million. 6 platinum albums to 2 and REM had a few 4x platinum and some double platinum to B52 having 1 double platinum. REM have sold more albums than Van Halen, Journey, Tom Petty, Nirvana and the Police. So yeah both alternative bands from Athens, but really not in the same ballpark when it comes to success. I love the B52s, but it's really no contest.
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Once you also take into account how incredibly influential REM have been & their place in first wave alternative rock movement, it's hard to see a comparison.
 
Chad said:
Well yea, they both formed in Athens, but REM sold 90 million records to B52s 20 million. 6 platinum albums to 2 and REM had a few 4x platinum and some double platinum to B52 having 1 double platinum. REM have sold more albums than Van Halen, Journey, Tom Petty, Nirvana and the Police. So yeah both alternative bands from Athens, but really not in the same ballpark when it comes to success. I love the B52s, but it's really no contest.
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I get what you’re saying. I also think the quirky alt band from Athens is fair. That’s how they both started. The record sales and success is a testament to commercial appeal. I would like to see what an alternate timeline looks like where the roles were reversed and the B52s had the bigger impact. Baritone guitars everywhere! Come to think of it, it would probably look more the future show in Back to the Future.
 
BlockInlay said:
I’m surprised the vote (despite a shit turnout) is this close. I love B52’s and they’ve made some great music but they’re not even in the same ballpark or sport as REM. IMHO.
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I would of voted if present was a choice.
 
Too hard to choose! I might have to go with REM only because they were more consistent and had an overall better output.
 
B52s were fresh, fun, and didn't take themselves seriously. REM (particularly Stipe) were a bunch of pseudo-intellectual cunts who don't have one bit of joie de vivre between the bunch of them. So, if I want to slit my wrists in a bathtub - yeah, that'd be REM I'd listen to. Otherwise, I prefer the 52s...
 
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