REMTV is released on November 24th. The 6 DVD set includes allR.E.M.‘s MTV live performances, award show highlights, and television appearances, as well as a new documentary about the band and network’s mutual history.
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R.E.M – ” Trailer for the new R.E.M TV Box Set
Posted: November 2, 2014 in MUSICTags: Athens, Georgia, Indie. Rock, MTV, R.E.M, R.E.M TV Box Set
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So Sorry but with the new box set 6 DVD set of REM TV due out I had to put this on ……well just because I love REM and this song,filmed in Oct 2008 at the centuries old Olympic stadium in Athens Greece MTV and VH1 broadcast it live across Europe, It was the last show REM played in Europe.
R.E.M – ” Reckoning ” Released 9th April 1984
Posted: April 13, 2014 in MUSIC, WE LOVETags: Alternative Rock, Athens, Bill Berry, Georgia, IRS Records, Micheal Stipe, Mike Mills, Music, Peter Buck, Reckoning, REM, South Central Rain
R.E.M’s “Reckoning” was the second album from the alternative rock band released this day in 1984, 30 years ago on IRS Records label, The five albums REM issued on IRS were among the best music ever of the 80’s. Produced by Mitch Easter and Don Dixon and recorded over a sixteen day period the pair who had also produced their debut “Murmur” stepped in after some 22 songs had been recorded with Elliot Mazer who had worked with Neil Young but Peter Buck wanted a more live and crisper sound.
The Intro into “Pretty Persuasion” even now is still magical, With its jangly, arpeggiated chords and driving rhythm section, “Pretty Persuasion” doesn’t seem out of place on 1984’s Reckoning, even though R.E.M. allegedly penned the song years earlier. There’s a clear power-pop influence here, and Peter Buck’s sparkly intro riff sets the tone for a darker, more ominous version of The Records’ “Starry Eyes” (released a year before R.E.M. formed, in 1979). Michael Stipe almost sounds like a punk singer as he rails against the “hurry and buy” impulse of consumerism, his anger intermingling with the jangly melody to create something odd and inexplicably captivating.
Other stand out tracks “Harbourcoat”, “South Central Rain (I’m Sorry)” are still as fresh as ever.
Micheal Stipe was exhausted after the 1983 tour and the sessions were difficult for him ,his vocal evolved after some of the mumbling on “Murmer” although Mitch Easter had to coerce Stipe to sing the songs in a more pronounced manner. The songs have a darker edge lyrically with Water a recurring theme. Peter Buck had wanted the album to be a double with some of the songs that had been played in the live set since 1980.
REM – ” Murmur ” released 12th April 1983
Posted: April 12, 2014 in MUSICTags: Athens, Bill Berry, Micheal Stipe, Mike Mills, Peter Buck, REM
Released this day in 1983, Murmur was a seminal album, the debut from this alternative rock band from Athens,Georgia. featured the singles “Radio Free Europe” and “Talk About The Passion” produced by Don Dixon and Mitch Easter for IRS records It received Critical acclaim. Once in awhile an album comes along that changes perception and times. REM re-introduced the straight four piece guitar fronted band, Peter Bucks jangly chiming guitar sound and Micheal Mills melodic bass lines along with the indistinct obscure Vocals from Micheal Stipe. Rolling Stone Magazine voted MURMUR as the best album of 1983
The Fat Angel Sings 