R.E.M. Live
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Live album by R.E.M. | ||||
Released | October 15, 2007 (2007-10-15) | |||
Recorded | February 26–27, 2005 | |||
Venue | Point Theatre, Dublin, Leinster, Ireland | |||
Genre | Alternative rock | |||
Length | 102:19 | |||
Language | English | |||
Label | Warner Bros. | |||
Director | Blue Leach | |||
Producer | Emer Patten | |||
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R.E.M. Live is a live album from R.E.M., recorded at the Point Theatre, Dublin, Republic of Ireland, on February 26 and 27, 2005, the closing nights of the winter European leg of the Around the World Tour in support of their thirteenth studio album Around the Sun, released in late 2004. It was released in the United Kingdom on October 15, 2007 and in the United States a day later as a two-CD audio set and a DVD, then released in February 2008 as a triple vinyl set. The performance was filmed by Blue Leach, who also directed Depeche Mode's Touring the Angel: Live in Milan.
R.E.M. Live features rare performances of "I Took Your Name" from 1994's Monster and "Ascent of Man" from Around The Sun, as well as the previously unreleased "I'm Gonna DJ." A studio version of that song appeared on the band's 2008 release, Accelerate.
On September 26, 2007, the band launched R.E.M. Live Zine to solicit reviews from fans and promote the album.[1]
The DVD has the option for stereo or digital 5.1 surround sound.
Album cover
The album cover features an image of Michael Stipe with his stage makeup running when R.E.M. performed in Durban, South Africa, on March 8, 2005. According to Stipe, "It's such an intense picture. It was the hottest recorded stage we ever performed on, in Durban, South Africa. It was 130 degrees recorded on stage. I think that's like an oven. It was insanely hot, and the makeup was dripping off my face. But we used it for a live album cover, and it looked good. I think it was the only time I put my face on an R.E.M. record cover."[2]
Reception
Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 65/100[3] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
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Billboard | (positive) [6] |
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Entertainment Weekly | C [8] |
NME | (7/10) [9] |
The Phoenix | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Pitchfork Media | (5.8/10) [11] |
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Spin | (6/10) [14] |
According to the review aggregator Metacritic, R.E.M. Live received "generally favorable reviews" based on a weighted average score of 65 out of 100 from 13 critic scores.[3]
Track listing
All songs written by Peter Buck, Mike Mills and Michael Stipe except as indicated.
CD 1
- "I Took Your Name" (Bill Berry, Buck, Mills, Stipe) (originally on Monster) – 4:08
- "So Fast, So Numb" (Berry, Buck, Mills, Stipe) (originally on New Adventures in Hi-Fi) – 4:40
- "Boy in the Well" (originally on Around the Sun) – 5:16
- "Cuyahoga" (Berry, Buck, Mills, Stipe) (originally on Lifes Rich Pageant) – 4:25
- "Everybody Hurts" (Berry, Buck, Mills, Stipe) (originally on Automatic for the People) – 6:49
- "Electron Blue" (originally on Around the Sun) – 4:13
- "Bad Day" (Berry, Buck, Mills, Stipe) (originally on In Time: The Best of R.E.M. 1988-2003) – 4:26
- "The Ascent of Man" (originally on Around the Sun) – 4:12
- "The Great Beyond" (originally on Man on the Moon Soundtrack) – 4:49
- "Leaving New York" (originally on Around the Sun) – 4:48
- "Orange Crush" (Berry, Buck, Mills, Stipe) (originally on Green) – 4:27
- "I Wanted to Be Wrong" (originally on Around the Sun) – 5:02
- "Final Straw" (originally on Around the Sun) – 4:10
- "Imitation of Life" (originally on Reveal) – 3:53
- "The One I Love" (Berry, Buck, Mills, Stipe) (originally on Document) – 3:27
- "Walk Unafraid" (originally on Up) – 5:02
- "Losing My Religion" (Berry, Buck, Mills, Stipe) (originally on Out of Time) – 4:53
CD 2
- "What's the Frequency, Kenneth?" (Berry, Buck, Mills, Stipe) (originally on Monster) – 4:06
- "Drive" (Berry, Buck, Mills, Stipe) (originally on Automatic for the People) – 5:41
- "(Don't Go Back To) Rockville" (Berry, Buck, Mills, Stipe) (originally on Reckoning) – 4:39
- "I'm Gonna DJ" (later released on Accelerate) – 2:27
- "Man on the Moon" (Berry, Buck, Mills, Stipe) (originally on Automatic for the People) – 6:46
The DVD consists of all of the preceding songs, in the same sequence.
The original show was February 27, 2005 (except "Electron Blue", from the night before at the same venue) but had a longer setlist, and four songs were cut from the DVD: "Animal", "High Speed Train", "Sweetness Follows", and "The Worst Joke Ever".[15]
Personnel
R.E.M.
- Peter Buck – guitar
- Mike Mills – bass guitar, background vocals, keyboards, lead vocals on "(Don't Go Back To) Rockville"
- Michael Stipe – vocals, harmonica on "Bad Day"
Additional musicians
- Scott McCaughey – guitar, keyboards, background vocals
- Bill Rieflin – drums
- Ken Stringfellow – keyboards, guitar, melodica, background vocals
- Daniel Ryan of The Thrills – guitar and background vocals on "(Don't Go Back To) Rockville"
Release history
The two-CD/DVD version was first released in the United Kingdom on October 15, 2007 and the United States the following day. A triple vinyl LP was released in the UK on January 21, 2008, with the US release on February 19, 2008.
Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Ireland (IRMA)[16] | Gold | 7,500^ |
Germany (BVMI)[17] video | Gold | 25,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
References
- ^ "R.E.M. :Home". R.E.M. Internet Archive: Warner Bros. Archived from the original on October 11, 2007. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Michael Stipe Reviews His 35 Greatest Fits: "This Was the F***ing Coolest Jacket on Earth"". GQ. 2024-01-24. Retrieved 2024-01-27.
- ^ a b "Critics Reviews for R.E.M. Live - Metacritic". Metacritic. CBS Interactive Inc. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
- ^ "R.E.M. Live - R.E.M. : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards: Allmusic". Allmusic. Rovi Corp. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
- ^ Stevens, Darcie (28 December 2007). "Review: R.E.M. - Music - The Austin Chronicle". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
- ^ Letkemann, Jessica (2007). "R.E.M. Live". Billboard. Internet Archive. Archived from the original on 16 October 2007. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
- ^ Wolk, Douglas (19 October 2007). "R.E.M. Live Review". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on October 26, 2007. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
- ^ Webb, Rob (12 October 2007). "NME Album Reviews - REM: 'REM Live' - NME.COM". NME. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
- ^ Drozdowski, Ted (13 November 2007). "R.E.M. - CD Reviews". The Phoenix. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
- ^ Deusner, Stephen M. "R.E.M.: Live | Album Reviews". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
- ^ Thomson, Alex Lee. "RockFeedback- Review - R.E.M. - Live (Warner)". RockFeedback. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
- ^ Fricke, David (2007-11-15). "R.E.M. Live". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2012-08-27.
- ^ Anderson, Stacey (18 January 2008). "R.E.M., 'R.E.M. Live' (Warner Bros.) | SPIN". SPIN. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
- ^ White, Darryl. "R.E.M. Timeline - 2005 Concert Chronology". The R.E.M. Timeline. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
- ^ "The Irish Charts - 2007 Certification Awards - Gold". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved February 28, 2020.
- ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (R.E.M.; 'R.E.M. Live')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved February 28, 2020.
External links
- R.E.M. Live Zine at the Wayback Machine (archived April 1, 2007(Calendar))
- R.E.M. Live at R.E.M.HQ
- R.E.M. Live Zine Flickr pool
- McCaughey announcing the album
- Chris Bilheimer discusses designing the album
- R.E.M. Live at AllMusic
- R.E.M. Live at Metacritic
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- Murmur
- Reckoning
- Fables of the Reconstruction
- Lifes Rich Pageant
- Document
- Green
- Out of Time
- Automatic for the People
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- New Adventures in Hi-Fi
- Up
- Reveal
- Around the Sun
- Accelerate
- Collapse into Now
- R.E.M. Live
- Live at The Olympia
- Unplugged: The Complete 1991 and 2001 Sessions
- R.E.M. at the BBC
- Live at the Borderline 1991
- Dead Letter Office
- Eponymous
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- "Radio Free Europe"
- "Talk About the Passion"
- "So. Central Rain (I'm Sorry)"
- "(Don't Go Back To) Rockville"
- "Cant Get There from Here"
- "Driver 8"
- "Wendell Gee"
- "Fall on Me"
- "Superman"
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- "It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)"
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- "Stand"
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- "Shiny Happy People"
- "Near Wild Heaven"
- "Radio Song"
- "Drive"
- "Man on the Moon"
- "The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite"
- "Everybody Hurts"
- "Nightswimming"
- "Find the River"
- "What's the Frequency, Kenneth?"
- "Bang and Blame"
- "Crush with Eyeliner"
- "Strange Currencies"
- "Tongue"
- "E-Bow the Letter"
- "Bittersweet Me"
- "Electrolite"
- "How the West Was Won and Where It Got Us"
- "Daysleeper"
- "Lotus"
- "At My Most Beautiful"
- "Suspicion"
- "The Great Beyond"
- "Imitation of Life"
- "All the Way to Reno (You're Gonna Be a Star)"
- "I'll Take the Rain"
- "Bad Day"
- "Animal"
- "Leaving New York"
- "Aftermath"
- "Electron Blue"
- "Wanderlust"
- "#9 Dream"
- "Supernatural Superserious"
- "Hollow Man"
- "Man-Sized Wreath"
- "Until the Day Is Done"
- "Mine Smell Like Honey"
- "Überlin"
- "Oh My Heart"
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- "Sitting Still"
- "Gardening at Night"
- "Perfect Circle"
- "Pretty Persuasion"
- "7 Chinese Bros."
- "Begin the Begin"
- "Cuyahoga"
- "Ages of You"
- "Turn You Inside-Out"
- "Texarkana"
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