So romantic....

I did not include all singles again and went with the songs I liked most or thought represented the album the most.

Up
1. Hope (I like it because of it's monotone and weird electronics. It also represents Up well)
2. At My Most Beautiful (One of the bands favourite songs, especially Stipe. Probably the only real love song he ever wrote)
3. Why Not Smile (all hail the harpsichord)
4. Diminished ("I watched you fall, I think I pushed")
Reveal
5. I've Been High (One of my favourite REM songs, sunny and relaxing)
6. She Just Wants To Be (Live this is especially good)
7. Beat a Drum(This or I'll Take The Rain is the best song on the album)
8. I'll Take The Rain (see above)
Around the Sun
nope
Accelerate
9. Man-Sized Wreath (To me THE Accelerate song)
10. Until The Day is Done (This is here because it reminds me of Automatic for the People)
11. I'm Gonna DJ (the only song that is a bit different, I hope I have this much energy when I'm in my 50s)
Collapse Into Now
12. Uberlin (I'm so glad they embraced some of the musical ideas from Reveal again)
13. Oh My Heart (the accordion )
14. It Happened Today (Mike Mills, Eddie Vedder and Joel Gibb going all out in the background vocals)
15. Alligator_Aviator_Autopilot_Antimatter (with Peaches, Lenny Kaye and Patty Smith reminding us that REM started out as post-punk)
16. Blue (the continuation of E-Bow the Letter)

Besserwisser (know - better) is one of those words the English language has adopted. If there was ever a need to have a word for people who think they know everything better, even than the experts and are not shy of loudly telling everyone, it is now. Iceland just shut down again. I do not have the energy to be a Besserwisser about it anymore, so I just go and edit my volcano pictures.

Icelandic Horses are the embodiment of stoicism. In winter you see them standing in snow storms, perfectly still, ass towards the wind. covered in snow.

BTW snow at the end of march should be illegal....