![]() In the greater span of R.E.M.'s career, 2001 isn't necessarily considered their greatest period, but this outing sounds confident and strong, revealing a band that still had plenty more to offer. Central Rain" and "Cuyahoga" and into mid-period songs like their unlikely number one smash "Losing My Religion" and the beautiful 1992 ballad "Find the River." Of course, much focus is placed on what were their more current songs at the time, like Up's "At My Most Beautiful" and Reveal's "Imitation of Life," both of which dovetail fairly nicely with their more successful earlier work within this acoustic context. frontman Michael Stipe was born on this date in. ![]() Aided by auxiliary sidemen Ken Stringfellow and Scott McCaughey along with touring drummer Joey Waronker on percussion, the band is in fine form and nimbly makes its way through early fare like "So. Appears On ‘Unplugged’ In 2001 By Scott Bernstein 1:04 pm PST Photo by Anton Corbijn R.E.M. The only band ever to headline MTV's acoustic concert series twice, the Georgians return here without drummer Bill Berry for a tight 16-song set that dips generously into their nearly two-decade career. R.E.M., plus sideman Peter Holsapple, perform at Chelsea Studios in New York City for their first UNPLUGGED appearance just a month after releasing their. Even if you watched the original shows and have them on VHS there’s 11 tracks here that didn’t make it to broadcast, including Swan Swan H, Rotary 11 and World Leader Pretend in 1991 and I’ve Been High, I’ll Take The Rain and Sad Professor in 2001.ĭo say: Great songs don’t need studio trickery.ĭon’t say: I’d prefer them with a bit more auto-tune.Originally issued in May of 2014 as half of Unplugged 1991 & 2001: The Complete Sessions, this live recording is of R.E.M.'s 2001 show only. In fact it’s making me miss them and wished they’d reform. But for me it’s a lovely run of Country Feedback, Cuyahoga, Imitation Of Life and Find The River in the 2001 set that reminds me why I used to love them so much. Note: Audition for MTV Unplugged, setlist taken from The R.E.M. Well, if you’re after something a little unusual it’s Mike Mills taking lead vocals on their cover of Love Is All Around in 1981 and Stipe ba-ba-ing backing vocals. Setlist of the concert at SIR Studios, New York, NY, USA on. But listening to just the audio recordings, they sound like they could have been recorded back-to-back. On the 2001 TV recording they had Michael Stipe looking back on his 1991 self (when he had hair and looked less like an international villain) with nostalgia. Listen to Unplugged 1991/2001: The Complete Sessions on Spotify. ![]() Both sets feature Losing My Religion and you can barely tell them apart. Bill Berry had left by 2001 of course and Stipe’s vocals are a bit more, erm, well travelled, but they sound pretty similar. Yes, they were the only act to perform on the show twice. ![]() In 1991, Unplugged was just starting to take. Double LP As Rolling Stone wisely noted, No band but Nirvana made more breathtakingly transformative use of MTV Unplugged than R.E.M., the only act to. Surprisingly, audio from both shows has never been available, making these some of the most demanded music in the R.E.M. There are two Unplugged sets here – from 19. The first volume of R.E.M.s MTV Unplugged collection is a perfect storm of both the band and the zeitgeist. delivered two knockout performances on MTV’s acclaimed Unplugged series, the first in 1991 and the other in 2001, giving them the unique distinction of being the only band to appear on the series twice. ![]()
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