Pick Your Favorite Stipe
We're just hours from tonight's Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame induction ceremony which none of you will be watching on VH1 Classic, but we'll join EW.com in celebrating the big night for R.E.M. by looking back at the chameleonic style of Michael Stipe. Check the 13-picture retrospective here (with commentary from the man himself), but here are a couple of outliers.
While you're flipping through the pics to tell us your favorite Stipe fashion, head to R.E.M.Tube and listen to the band's cover of Lennon's "#9 Dream," recorded for the forthcoming, Amnesty International-benefitting album Instant Karma - The Campaign to Save Darfur. It's the band's first studio recording with Bill Berry since '97! He'll be joining 'em onstage tonight after Eddie Vedder's induction speech, which actually is a great reason to tune in. And lastly, R.E.M.'s hitting the studio with Jacknife Lee, producer of U2's How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb, Bloc Party's A Weekend In The City, and Snow Patrol's Final Straw. Should be interesting.
So which Stipe are you? Blue Man raccoon?
Posted at 7:50 PM
Tags: R.E.M.
Sarong. All about the sarong.
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I had the pleasure of saying hello to and shaking hands with Mr. Michael Stipe outside Arcade Fire's final show at Judson Memorial Church in NYC on 2.17.
That was a very good night.
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Definitely the one from 1982 with the hat and glasses, it looks like it might be from the "Radio Free Europe" video.
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The one from the era of 'Monster'.
#9 Dream is an eerily beautiful song, even with that nonsensical "Ah Bowakawa pousse' pousse'" refrain.
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My Fav Stipes:
1. White House Stop Aids
2. Mustard Hair Dye
3. Tourfilm Outie Bellybutton Ponytail
4. Smiley Happy Yellow Reverse Baseball Cap
5. Animal Video Hairshirt
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the one where he's a pretentious jackass.
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Haha, I can tell you which one is not my favorite - the one on the lower right with the dress. Add some combat boots and you have a grunge chick!
Bob Hasko
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The one where he looks like Patti Smith.
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I'll take whichever Stipe sang "Country Feedback". Damn, that's such a good song.
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Def. old school hair in face Stipe. I love R.E.M. but they were at their best when they were mysterious dudes from Georgia and nobody knew what Stipe was saying.
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They played "Gardening At Night" last evening at the Hall Of Fame show -- it - was - awesome. Miss those guys...
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