R.E.M.- LIVE AT THE OLYMPIA: Special Edition

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R.E.M.- LIVE AT THE OLYMPIA: Special Edition- 4 LP & 2 CD & DVD- 2009-
- Warner Bros. Records Inc.- 093624974802- 6500 grn
LIVE AT THE OLYMPIA is a live album by American alternative rock band R.E.M. It was recorded during the band's five-night residency at the Olympia Theatre, Dublin, between June 30 and July 5, 2007, and released on October 27, 2009. In this series of "working rehearsals" the songs on Accelerate were debuted, with many still works in progress. The album is a two-CD release, and contains a total of 39 songs. In addition, a DVD with a documentary entitled This Is Not A Show directed by Vincent Moon is included. A special edition box set containing the album on four LPs as well as the two CDs and the DVD. This is a chance to hear different incarnations of the songs before they were recorded in their final Accelerate versions, such as the singles "Man-Sized Wreath" and an early version of "Supernatural Superserious" under its original title "Disguised." Features many early R.E.M. favorites from the band's albums Murmur, Reckoning, Fables Of The Reconstruction and Life's Rich Pageant. The CDs contain 39 songs featuring rarities, fan favorites, unreleased tracks, and original versions of songs that would end up on Accelerate. The DVD (HD & Region Free) is a 59 minute performance documentary by Vincent Moon of 5 nights of live rehearsals in Dublin, Ireland featuring "Until The Day Is Done", "Houston", "Drive", "Horse To Water", and more.
PERSONNEL: Peter Buck – guitar, bass guitar; Mike Mills – bass guitar, background vocals, keyboards, acoustic guitar; Michael Stipe – vocals, harmonica; Scott McCaughey – guitar, keyboards, harmonica, background vocals; Bill Rieflin – drums.
COMPILATION INCLUDES:
3 Gatefold Cardboard Sleeves (315 mm X 315 mm);
4 LPs - LIVE AT THE OLYMPIA Album (39 Songs);
2 CDs - LIVE AT THE OLYMPIA Album (39 Songs);
DVD - Documentary Entitled THIS IS NOT A SHOW Directed By Vincent Moon;
16-PAGE BOOKLET (305 mm X 305 mm);
FOLDOUT POSTER (610 mm X 915 mm).
"This is not a show," murmurs Michael Stipe at the start of Live At The Olympia and it's not quite misdirection. R.E.M.'s five-night residency at Dublin's Olympia in the summer of 2007 functioned as working rehearsals for their 14th album, Accelerate, with the band testing out each of the songs, exploring arrangements, finding breaking points, and pairing them with older songs that informed their back-to-basics move. As rehearsal, it paid off splendidly - road-testing the material made it stronger, resulting in their best album in years - but the audience was in for a real treat, with the band digging deep into their back catalog to play some of their best non-hit songs. R.E.M. leans heavily on Reckoning (so much so, an accompanying digital download EP contained nothing but material from that record), plays over half of Chronic Town, and a good chunk of Fables Of The Reconstruction, pulling two songs a piece from Murmur and Lifes Rich Pageant, creating a set list that any longtime fan will find near ideal. Just as importantly, the band sounds completely engaged with the material, enjoying playing the songs again, with this energy in the process rescuing cuts from Reveal and Around The Sun, suggesting that the problem was with the fussy arrangements, and that the tunes needed to be played as Rock & Roll. And that is what R.E.M. is here - a tighter, cleaner band than the scruffy renegades of the '80s, but still the same band, which is evident here in ways it never was on the perfectly fine R.E.M. Live. That was a production. This is Rock & Roll.
Filmed And Recorded Live Rehearsal 5 Nights Only At The Theatre Olympia, Dublin, Ireland On 30th June 2007 and 1st, 3rd, 4th, 5th July 2007.
All Items Housed In A Very Heavy Cardboard Slider Box (320 mm x 320 mm x 25 mm).
Manufactured In The E.U.