1986 – Lifes Rich Pageant
I took a picture that I’ll have to send
People here are friendly and content
People here are colorful and bright
The flowers often bloom at night
Amanita is the name
The flowers cover everything
The flowers cover everything
There’s something here I find hard to ignore
There’s something that I’ve never seen before
Amanita is the name they cover over everything
The flowers cover everything
They cover over everything (Amanita is the name)
The flowers cover everything
Don’t look into the sun
Don’t look into the sun
The flowers cover everything
They cover over everything
The flowers cover everything
They cover over everything
The flowers cover everything
There’s something that I’ve never seen before
The flowers often bloom at night
Amanita is the name they cover over everything
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do you know what …
do you know what this song is about? Think about it
i probably would’ve …
i probably would’ve quit guitar early on if peter buck hadn’t written some cool easy solos like this to make it fun back then…peter is waaay underrated though.
Agree w/ everyone …
Agree w/ everyone here that this is beautiful song, a perfect composition!…
love stipe when he …
love stipe when he croons, don’t like when he whines ! This is beautiful
R.E.M. is …
R.E.M. is considered one of the most important (if not *the* most important) founders of alternative/college/indie.
They came about in the age of post-punk (think early U2, Jesus and the Mary Chain). The original punk rock was on the decline and taking new forms. Certainly alternative has roots in punk rock, but it’s very different.
The 80s spawned a lot of musical styles, come to think of it.
Oh no? I always …
Oh no? I always thought it was. ^_^ But what genre is it then?
R.E.M. isn’t and …
R.E.M. isn’t and never was punk rock.
Just enjoy the …
Just enjoy the harmonies that REM are known for.
I guess so. Because …
I guess so. Because R.E.M. is punk rock and punk is all about art’s social engagement.
Is this alluding , …
Is this alluding , however obliquely, to US pollitical intervention in Guatemala after the 1944 coup?
This is a great …
This is a great album, but very few albums by any band will eclips Murmur and Reckoning
totally agree. a …
totally agree. a masterpiece.
良い曲だ。
良い曲だ。
R.E.M. living …
R.E.M. living legends
It probably has to …
It probably has to be the last one true early R.E.M. album that defined their early sound.
I agree, the guitar …
I agree, the guitar solo after “don’t look into the sun” is so simple but so powerfully charged and bold… it does fit perfect.
What a great song! …
What a great song! Thanks for posting it!
I had forgotten about this song, and it is good to hear it again. At home I have Life’s Rich Pageant, and will have to bring it out and listen to it.
lifes rich pageant …
lifes rich pageant might possibly be the greatest album ever recorded.
My dad told me that …
My dad told me that long time ago, Amanitas were common in Guatemala. There was a mushroom cult long time ago among the mayas, they carved stones from mushrooms, and probably they used Amanita and many others as hallucinogens.
Poor girls, I think they had a bad time with the mushroom! Many ancient “shamans” and so, treated the substances with a lot of respect, so initiation rites were necessary, so people did no became crazy when trying the powerful substances.
Amanita is the …
Amanita is the Genus,Amanita Phalloides (The Death Cap) and Amanita Virosa (The Destroying Angel),a Polish girl once told me she and her friends ate Amanita Muscaria and lost two days of their lives,frightened out of their wits , covered in filth and urine as a result….
A seriously …
A seriously beautiful song,with a serious message behind it,hauntingly expressive.
FLORA AMANITA : INDIGENOUS
TO MESO-AMER.FLORA
Amanita is also an …
Amanita is also an hallucinogen mushroon, “Amanita muscaria”…the typical red mushroom with white dots…
great song. very …
great song. very relaxing.
Sad song. Makes you …
Sad song. Makes you feel a great sympathy for people who are suffering.
The guitar solo is …
The guitar solo is the band’s best
Goes perfectly with the song