R.e.m. - Live At The Olympia (2CD)
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Artist: R.e.m.Edition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown)
Format: Live
CD Release Date: 2009-10-27
Music Label: Warner Bros.
Product features:
- R. E. M. LIVE AT THE OLYMPIA (2CD)
Music CD 1
- Living Well Is The Best Revenge
- Second Guessing
- Letter Never Sent
- Staring Down The Barrel Of The
- Disturbance At The Heron House
- Mr. Richards
- Houston
- New Test Leper
- Cuyahoga
- Electrolite
- Man-Sized Wreath
- So. Central Rain
- On The Fly
- Maps And Legends
- Sitting Still
- Driver 8
- Horse To Water
- I'm Gonna DJ
- Circus Envy
- These Days
- Drive
- Feeling Gravity's Pull
- Until The Day Is Done
- Accelerate
- Auctioneer
- Little America
- 1,000,000
- Disguised
- The Worst Joke Ever
- Welcome To The Occupation
- Carnival Of Sorts (Boxcar)
- Harborcoat
- Wolves, Lower
- I've Been High
- Kohoutek
- West Of The Fields
- Pretty Persuasion
- Romance
- Gardening At Night
Music reviews of Live At The Olympia (2CD)
Music Review: 4.5 Stars... outstanding live album
Rating: 4 Stars
Almost to the day 2 years ago, REM released its first official live album in its illustrious career ("REM Live"), but unfortunately that live album pretty much collapsed under the weight of far too many weak recent songs (6 no less from the dud that is "Around The Sun"). Thankfully we didn't have to wait too long for this to be corrected.
"Live At the Olympia" (2 CDs; 39 tracks; 149 min.) is as astonishingly strong and fresh as "REM Live" felt forced and unnatural. (Interestingly, both these live albums were recorded in Dublin, albeit at different venues.) From the opening chords of "Living Well Is the Best Revenge" (also the opening track from the equally excellent "Accelerate" studio album released last year), the band plays with vigor and an extra kick not heard since.... well, probably since Barry left the band. Sprinkled throughout this opulence of 39 tracks are 8 of the 11 tracks from "Accelerate", which is actually a good thing (strangely, the single "Supernatural Superserious" is not on here). Thankfully missing on here are tried songs like "Everybody Hurts" and "Losing My Religion", which I simply can't stand hearing any more, ever. Instead we are treated to a boatload of old nuggets: half the track from the "Reckoning" album ("Second Guessing", "So. Central Rain", "Little America", "Harborcoat" and "Pretty Persuasion", all one better than the next), 4 tracks from "Fables of the Reconstruction" ("Maps and Legends", "Drive 8", "Auctioneer" and "Kohoutek"), and even the band's first EP "Chronic Town (1982) is covered by 3 tracks here: "1,000,000", "Carnival of Sorts (Box Cars)", and the last track on this album (and also closing track on the EP), a beautiful "Gardening At Night".
There is minimal (only 3 songs) overlap between the 2007 live album and the new one, so you can make a clear choice. Whereas the 2007 live album felt tired and tiresome, "Live at the Olympia" features a band that is completely on top of its game, playing tight and rocking hard. I had the good fortune of seeing REM in concert last year on the "Accelerate" tour, and was shocked how good they sounded, and how much fun they seemed to be having. Meanwhile, "Live At the Olympia" is a momentous and fantastic live album. Highly recommended!
Description of Live At The Olympia (2CD)
Live At The Olympia the two-CD/1 DVD/4-LP set includes 4 LPS, 3 gatefold sleeves, 2 CDS, 1 DVD, a 16 page booklet, liner notes by Peter Buck, 6 postcards and a 24x36 poster. Produced by Jacknife Lee, the album features 39 songs that capture the best moments from the band's 'working rehearsals' at Dublin's fabled Olympia club during which singer Michael Stipe, guitarist Peter Buck, and bassist Mike Mills tested out new songs for R.E.M.'s 2008 studio album Accelerate.Alternative Rock CDs
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