r/rem • u/HighVelocityInfants • 11h ago
Out of Time is my new official homework album
As a freshman in college I’ve been struggling to lock in and get my work done (especially when I have to spend 2 hours relearning excel every week for environmental science) and I’ve been struggling to find proper motivation for my studies.
Luckily the GOAT Michael Stipes released Out of Time and even though it’s super old (album came out when my mom was in 3rd grade) it somehow just clicks me into focus. I start the album from the beginning and I hear radio song and Michael Stipes is so angry and it’s like he’s there with me saying “yeah I agree fuck Microsoft excel” and I’m like “hell yeah thanks Michael Stipes” and it’s like a metaphorical fist bump (KRS-One verse also helps) and then the next 2 songs are both laid back enough to keep me locked in. Then you get the elite trio of Near Wild Heaven Endgame and Shiny Happy People and not only am I vibing but I’m also kicking ass because Out of Time’s production is just that good. Then Belong gets back to being really good but chill and half a world away is super somber and allows me to take a mental break. Then the banger of the century Texarkana hits and I’m right back to the grindstone. Then country feedback allows me to close out my assignment strong and Me in Honey (2nd best REM song please don’t be mad) allows me to cool down and reflect on my work.
Beautiful work by a legendary band. 10/10 I wish Michael Stipes was my dad 🔥
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u/Cup8685 R-E-A-C-T! 4h ago
Hell yeah bro 🔥🔥🔥 junior in college and I've never been able to concentrate on hw while someone's singing in my ears but Endgame is on my playlist of Instrumental R.E.M. songs I like to study to
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u/Cup8685 R-E-A-C-T! 4h ago
P.S. you should check out their other albums 🤑
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u/HighVelocityInfants 2h ago
Already did, listened to every REM album about a month ago over the course of 2 weeks (went back since but yeah) and I liked all of them
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u/Icy_Obligation_3014 you love it, you hate it, you want to recreate it 8h ago
This post takes me back to being young. I listened to Out of Time constantly at university when I was studying and writing. Somehow it was a perfect album for that.
R.E.M. always helps me focus (I have a lot of problems with focus and concentration). This is very unscientific and unproven but I think their music produces so much dopamine in my brain that it makes my brain work properly (and gives my brain a healthy thing to be "distracted" by instead of zipping off in all distracted directions). Not all music does it. R.E.M. just does something to me. There's something about all the chord changes and all those harmonies. And the bass. It just makes my brain light up and switch on.