This is an odd little song. It wouldn't crack my top 50 REM song list, but on the other hand, it's always a good listen. It's just plain fun: it's got that out-of-place feel in context to the rest of Pageant, it's got that three chord thrash punk riff, and it's got Michael's wildly abandoned vocals. His singing here sounds like a 25 year old preschooler, and I mean that in a good way - mumbling, howling, stunted nonsense phrases.
Any complaints? Yeah - piano sounds like it was in the studio at the time and they wanted use it. Also seems like a tune that was fun to play and hear live, but little more than a filler piece for the album. But overall a fun song. Vintage REM? Just a touch.
2 comments:
Garrett, why is this blog on my office computer?
EJ
Oh, another tidbit about r.e.m. '86 (I think it was the Pageant tour) was that Warren Zevon played piano on Just a Touch. That's up there with Neil Young sittin' in with Dylan at the Greek. 'member?
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