<< does that make sense? >> It makes very good sense...though I cut REM more slack than most, I agree that it's hard to maintain that huge popularity, indeed lots of artists don't even try. Joni took off on a very non-commercial tangent at the height of her popularity. I wonder if (especially in the case of REM) they subliminally wanted to 'downsize' themselves so they intentionally took risks to lose some of their audience.
Now I'm the one who wonders if he makes sense... Bob NP: Linda Perhacs, "Sandy Goes" (Thanks Cindy! reminds me of STAS...)
