[Volunteer]

I'm glad that Van Halen are in the Hall now. I always loved their music. I still remember watching the "1984" tour in my hometown.

As for REM, if you went to college in the South during the 80's, you no doubt share the same memories I do of listening to that music nonstop. I'm not sure if it translated outside of the South but these guys were the biggest thing in College music.

[ravensandricks]

Don't know if you'd consider Maryland "the South" (most don't, some do), and I'm a bit younger (in high school in the mid-80s), but the first four R.E.M. albums were rarely off my turntable and/or car tape deck. Other than "Automatic for the People" and (to some degree) "Out of Time" it's been pretty much downhill for them since then. But I was just listening to "Reconstruction" last night and it's still wonderful.

I wonder if there'll ever be any move to put the Replacements in. That was a great, great band that never got the recognition they deserved.

[SerpentDove]

>>As for REM, if you went to college in the South during the 80's, you no doubt share the same memories I do of listening to that music nonstop.<<

I did, and I do.