Comments on: Live Tracks – R.E.M. http://www.52shows.com/2007/10/15/live-tracks-rem/ A live music blog written by and for regular folks. Wed, 08 Sep 2010 19:05:02 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: 52 Shows » News: SXSW 2008 band list emerges http://www.52shows.com/2007/10/15/live-tracks-rem/comment-page-1/#comment-305 52 Shows » News: SXSW 2008 band list emerges Tue, 08 Jan 2008 19:28:22 +0000 http://www.52shows.com/2007/10/15/live-tracks-rem/#comment-305 [...] R.E.M.: Sweet! Did you pick up R.E.M. Live 2CD/1DVD? It kicks ass. [...] [...] R.E.M.: Sweet! Did you pick up R.E.M. Live 2CD/1DVD? It kicks ass. [...]

]]> By: Kevin http://www.52shows.com/2007/10/15/live-tracks-rem/comment-page-1/#comment-110 Kevin Tue, 23 Oct 2007 05:02:55 +0000 http://www.52shows.com/2007/10/15/live-tracks-rem/#comment-110 Not sure if they played it in Washington, but I was at the first post-election show in Madison Square Garden, and they opened with "ITEOTW(AIFF)" there. Not sure if they played it in Washington, but I was at the first post-election show in Madison Square Garden, and they opened with “ITEOTW(AIFF)” there.

]]> By: acrobat http://www.52shows.com/2007/10/15/live-tracks-rem/comment-page-1/#comment-109 acrobat Tue, 23 Oct 2007 00:15:57 +0000 http://www.52shows.com/2007/10/15/live-tracks-rem/#comment-109 REM did play It's the End of The World twice during their 2005 tour. The first time in Washington after the US election that got Bush re-elected. The second time during their last show in London Hyde Park. REM did play It’s the End of The World twice during their 2005 tour. The first time in Washington after the US election that got Bush re-elected. The second time during their last show in London Hyde Park.

]]> By: Allan http://www.52shows.com/2007/10/15/live-tracks-rem/comment-page-1/#comment-104 Allan Sun, 21 Oct 2007 06:06:53 +0000 http://www.52shows.com/2007/10/15/live-tracks-rem/#comment-104 They also played 'It's the end of the world as we know (and I fdeel fine)' at Hyde park, the (revised) last date ot the tour, turning the chorus into @it's the end of the tour...' They also played ‘It’s the end of the world as we know (and I fdeel fine)’ at Hyde park, the (revised) last date ot the tour, turning the chorus into @it’s the end of the tour…’

]]> By: Ana Ng http://www.52shows.com/2007/10/15/live-tracks-rem/comment-page-1/#comment-101 Ana Ng Thu, 18 Oct 2007 17:25:41 +0000 http://www.52shows.com/2007/10/15/live-tracks-rem/#comment-101 yes! that was a great moment! yes! that was a great moment!

]]> By: Marc Richardson http://www.52shows.com/2007/10/15/live-tracks-rem/comment-page-1/#comment-100 Marc Richardson Thu, 18 Oct 2007 17:06:15 +0000 http://www.52shows.com/2007/10/15/live-tracks-rem/#comment-100 Musically they are very similar. I wanna say I even remember an quote from Peter Buck, I believe, where he mentioned that they noticed after writing "End of the World" that they had ended up using some of the mood of P.S.A. (Bad Day) (i.e. the fast run of lyrics and then the chorus, etc.) and realized that they had subconsciously "ripped off" one of their own songs. If they have played them both in the same show, then I guess they don't mind. But, personally, my favourite moment of the whole show was Rockville with Mike getting to shine. :) Musically they are very similar. I wanna say I even remember an quote from Peter Buck, I believe, where he mentioned that they noticed after writing “End of the World” that they had ended up using some of the mood of P.S.A. (Bad Day) (i.e. the fast run of lyrics and then the chorus, etc.) and realized that they had subconsciously “ripped off” one of their own songs. If they have played them both in the same show, then I guess they don’t mind. But, personally, my favourite moment of the whole show was Rockville with Mike getting to shine. :)

]]> By: Ana Ng http://www.52shows.com/2007/10/15/live-tracks-rem/comment-page-1/#comment-99 Ana Ng Thu, 18 Oct 2007 16:39:12 +0000 http://www.52shows.com/2007/10/15/live-tracks-rem/#comment-99 i'm not really sure what you mean... musically? lyrically? stylistically? politically? perhaps there are similarities... but i also think there are some substantial differences... and either way, I've actually seen them perform both songs in the same show. so i wouldn't consider them mutually exclusive. i’m not really sure what you mean… musically? lyrically? stylistically? politically?

perhaps there are similarities… but i also think there are some substantial differences… and either way, I’ve actually seen them perform both songs in the same show. so i wouldn’t consider them mutually exclusive.

]]> By: Marc Richardson http://www.52shows.com/2007/10/15/live-tracks-rem/comment-page-1/#comment-97 Marc Richardson Thu, 18 Oct 2007 13:21:54 +0000 http://www.52shows.com/2007/10/15/live-tracks-rem/#comment-97 Not to be rude or anything, but as soon as they started playing "Bad Day", it was obvious to me that they weren't going to also play "End of the World", as they are from the same genepool. Not to be rude or anything, but as soon as they started playing “Bad Day”, it was obvious to me that they weren’t going to also play “End of the World”, as they are from the same genepool.

]]> By: scott http://www.52shows.com/2007/10/15/live-tracks-rem/comment-page-1/#comment-94 scott Tue, 16 Oct 2007 22:16:16 +0000 http://www.52shows.com/2007/10/15/live-tracks-rem/#comment-94 "maybe they really didn’t play “End of the World” as an encore in Dublin (although I doubt it)… But, I mean, c’mon, if they’re gonna make one live album in 27 years, they could at least throw out that much-anticipated bone." They didn't play that song at all the entire tour except for the day after Election day when Bush was re-elected. They opened the show with it that night. Some one can correct me but I'm pretty sure that was about it for that song on the AtS Tour. “maybe they really didn’t play “End of the World” as an encore in Dublin (although I doubt it)… But, I mean, c’mon, if they’re gonna make one live album in 27 years, they could at least throw out that much-anticipated bone.”

They didn’t play that song at all the entire tour except for the day after Election day when Bush was re-elected. They opened the show with it that night. Some one can correct me but I’m pretty sure that was about it for that song on the AtS Tour.

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