R.E.M Begin the Begin

[SLAWEK22011973]

super !

[jfrsnjhnsn]

Man I love this song... this Live version is as good as the original recording!

[gpeddino]

I love Stipe and REM, but wearing blue and brown simultaneously should be prohibited. LOL

[AnoziraNoscut]

I first heard of these guys on "The Rock and Roll Alternative" on KZEW Dallas with this song. I still have that show on tape

[quasg]

in my top 5 favorites rem songs. love stipes voice even though he is a dick

[bakshay]

RIP R.E.M.

[merculf]

maybe 10 years from now we can all see this again at a reunion concert in Athens....

[hawkeyepierce12]

All the best, guys. You were on of the greatest.

[BigBrotherEpisodes]

My favorite REM tune. Thanks.

[dacamu]

they were rock gods in the 80's then they shot their wad. another classic case of art trying to become a commercial whirlwind....

[scottymacIII]

i made fun of REM until I saw them live in Knoxville, 1987-88, to this day one of my favorite live show and this vid shows why, many many thx for this, shows the only side of stipe I truly dig

[Jbone85]

This rocked



[gege1849]

pas mal du tout

[PMAINTX1]

Always liked REM.. & hey I'm dumb conservative white guy, how 'bout that?

[gillart]

No Bill - no REM. 

[qba5775]

@gillart Rieflin is still a Bill, ain't he ;P?

[dirkblauton]

Best R.E.M.-Song ever

[Digidanny]

Not one of my favorites, but if they made only this song....I'd be a fan!

[aj1wz]

One of my favorites.  High energy. Clever. Makes me wish I knew how to play guitar - cause they're having such a good time. Dig the little jig too.

[utopiadan]

Love this song!

[cypherks]

Stipe reminds me of Maynard from Tool here - a similar energy and presence.

[batman252315]

@cypherks

For this type of music.... you nailed it.... I am a big fan of both and never thought of that....great thought.....

[1MusicConnoisseur]

I dont realy care for most of this shows set list .However..... HotDamn do they play this song with vengance . Great latter day version of one of my all time ROCK Songs ! ''Example the finest example is....''

[forrest7309]

I know they like to start with "I took your name" and it is an awesome starter... this is a pretty good match. Begin the Begin is a ROCK song...

[erniekeebler]

This song gives me

Restless Leg Syndrome....

Anyone else suffer this malaise?

(critical mass @ 2:20 till 2:44)

[ePhilosopher9]

"Yes, it is Uncommonly Good, Ernie", he muddles. Reminds me of the era when the band Rush decided to sound like REM, and REM decided to sound like Rush. ResLegSynDromeda, I swear! It's the Andromeda Apnea, if anything", he murmors.

"Myurp", she major bellows.

[Nigelxman]

@erniekeebler It gives me restless "where the fuck is Bill" Berry syndrome.

[REMLostmyreligion]

@erniekeebler

Well, it gives me the Restless Hand Syndrome by ticking with the drums ;)

[warriorswan1979]

lots of nice titties in the audience

[girmagaia]

grandi

[Stipe4ever]

xmolex I know I'm late replying but your post was so funny!!

You rock!!

Love this version of this song, so raw, amazing!!

And to that dickhead I am college educated thankyou!!!

[brathx]

grandi!!gli ho visti qualche giorno prima in ancona.....nn ci sono parole per descrivere la grandezza di questa band!

[warriorswan1979]

REM is one kick ass band. Stipe is Jagger-like, Peter Buck reminds me of Jimmy Page in his prime.

[remnrone]

There is no comparison to any of them. they are just unique...

[girmagaia]

grandi

[Greatreality1]

The only thing missing in this video is Eddie - but even without Eddie -WOW!

Makes me think I may need to go see R.E.M. again.

[raymond08586]

Eddie who?

[Greatreality1]

@raymond08586 Eddie Vedder

[ripelivejam]

when they opened with this in italy 2003 i went ecstatic! i was surprised how amped it got the crowd.

[remnrone]

this is after all one of their absolute most intense(and best) songs. its a crowd favourite

[MrDaVolker]

Weltklasse !!!

[ScottAln05]

Aggressive playing, reflecting the overall tone of Life's Rich Pageant. Yes, REM does "sensitive" well but their high tempo songs seem to last better. Great video, well worth a listen...or 10.

[J99ETC]

REM are rock gods...and their music is only appreciated by those whose neurons still fire synapse... take your HIP HOP shit and shove it where the shiny happy sun don't shine!

[doh1959]

true and losing my religion is just fucking awesome

[amsyco]

@J99ETC Spoken like someone with no fucking clue about hip hop.

[kevofdfw]

@J99ETC Michael Stipe is a huge fan of Hip Hop.

[faldog1213]

@J99ETC you can like both, you moron. hate when people like you assume you can only like one or the other. there's alot of music to like and appreciate in both genres, and other kinds of music besides

[wordhurler]

@J99ETC The fact that R.E.M. got KRS-One to rap on "Radio Song" suggests your idols would disagree with your narrow, negative view of hip hop.

[beard0b0]

darth723 is probably trying to hide his own stupidity by saying everyone who likes r.e.m is uneducated!

[darth723]

anyone that likes REM is uneducated

[7rICk]

wtf ?

anyone that says crap like that is an asshole then

[xMolex]

Most of us uneducated REM fans were rockin' to 'em before your daddy even negotiated the price of the lay that spawned you.

[drewoasis]

KICK ASS!!

[reefrunner9]

Very appropriate music for the days ahead.....dig it,,,ajf

[Graydon902]

Where is this? Berlin?

[BuddyKatt]

warren zevon in the rock hall of fame. now.

[Fabiovsn]

Muito bommmmmm.......

[INSANEBOUNCER]

sound's grat to me!

[pah550]

awesome,what more can i say.

[DivineCord]

cool

[REMOfficialchannel]

hey, just want to say that this is our new YouTube channel, we can find our live video and more.

[wralgndy]

They were alternative when this song was written. I'd say their amongst the top 3 American Rock bands ever and top 10 worldwide rock bands ever, maybe.

[GuitarosaurusRex]

I'd say you're nuts...

[54spiritedwill54]

the best rock-pop band in the world!!

[austinjgale]

i wouldn't really consider them rock pop but whatever thats ur opinion i 'd say they're alternative

[vicodumb]

There is now better word than ferocious! I wish had said that sooner.

[Issicra]

Ferocious

[trenhcoat]

I was there that evening. Was great!

[ianmomo]

Pues vaya que sos unos hippis por demas intolerantes y ademas muy mal hablaos, yo solo expuse mi muy femenina e humilde opinion, y pos ahi os dejo, que ya me esta volviendo el asco

[megilica]

Kako je ovo dobro!!!

ovom pesmom je otvorio koncert u Beogradu, a ja u prvom redu sa celom porodicom! :)

[serbmongrel]

Prva pesma na koncertu u Beogradu bila je "Finest Worksong", ovu uopste nisu svirali!

[megilica]

whatever, svakako sam bila u prvom redu i Majk mi poslao jedan veeeeliki poljubac.

ha ha

[ianmomo]

Na ja, da haben sich doch die Mädels geärgert. Scheißmusik = Scheißfans, da gibt nichts zu suchen

[karlitosroa]

tu ianmomo de los cojones, yo ni soy hippy ni soy na pero a insultar a tu puta madre, ignorante de mierda

[PeterCooksArse]

Feel that fire sweep thru ya - rem are marchin'

[ianmomo]

putos hippies maricones de mierda, me dan asco!!!!

[DantehMan]

Okay, then don't watch them, pendejo.

[karlitosroa]

tu das asco! no tienes idea de musica. this is .R.E.M.

[smashingmind]

R.E.M. = B.E.S.T.

[KerreyTheBitterSugar]

so powerful and mighty!

[toterola451]

I saw them (for the 6th time) at Berkeley back in June. Just as good as ever!

Rock on boys!

[BLKBETE1]

This and Driver 8 are the two best songs they ever did... Period...

[GreenDay1981]

R.E.M. will go down in history as one of the greatest bands of all-time.

[npspec34]

ALMOST????????

[REMable]

Wow this almost sounds better live! Just love the little guitar solo that pops in every now and again.

[CaptainTapioca]

pure rock and roll music, my friends. this gives me the fucking chills

[greenslashpurple]

this is the best REM song i heard off the internet all night.

[GreenDay1981]

That girl in the audience at the beginning looked weird shaking her head like that. REM rocks!!

[qba5775]

Thank God twice as they gonna make it to Prague two days later;]anyway I would love to see them in my own country, POLAND!! REM, COME TO WROCŁAW!!

[doritka21]

wow thank God they are coming to Sziget, Budapest this August!!!!

[jasonverlaine]

i wear my aviators when i watch this video -- just to feel as cool michael stipe looks

[cristvilnius]

the best rock-pop band in the world!!

lyrics of this song are fantastic. cant wait to see them in milano july 26

[jessie647]

One of the first music DVDs I ever bought and so worth it :D REM for life!

[snuffydoug]

same!

[BrianGodard]

Thank Lord the guys decided to release "proper" concert DVD.I like "Tourfilm" and "Roadmovie" but they are too arty in my opinion.Too bad the audience is too calm.

If I were there I would start that headbanging stuff....

[jmsDECATUR]

I was there in Wiesbaden in 2003.. it was just fantastic!!!

[buttholesurfer666]

I love it when they don't warm up with this so it actually sounds good!!

Spot on

[nicolexxxd]

love this concert!

[LandSurveyor1]

Awesome

[penelopefast]

A philanderer's tie, a murderer's shoe...who but Michael could come up with such lyrics? Love this song.

[GreenDay1981]

I know. Their songs may not make sense, but they still rock!

[woohoosh]

Mike Mills has an ear for music.Yeah,he is very underrated.

[woohoosh]

Beauty Mate.Fantstic song from a classic album.

[trenhcoat]

I'm really wondering how he gets it managed to keep his voice working for the entire performance if he starts the evening with such a power. Other singers would be hoarse after 5 mins, but even the last songs that day were absolutely well sung.

[RIPmyers]

Great concert. We use to see Michael Stipe all the time back in the 90's walking around downtown Athens.

[GreenDay1981]

R.E.M. is one of the best live bands ever. I love how Michael Stipe always gets into the music. Mike Mills is also a very underrated bass player.

[pvtmaggot]

This does sound better than the studio version.

[trenhcoat]

Yeah, it really sounds great on the Perfect Square DVD. I was on the concert and there in the audience I didn't realize that the sound is that good, because everyone around you sings along and you dont here the band so well. But just watched the DVD for the first time a few days ago and it's a blast! Also The "Everyobdy Hurts" performance from that evening is really good.

[Nigelxman]

This song sounds so great live! I like it more than the studio version too.

[zoomustard]

Especially if it's real loud!

[masterzasterblaster]

It sounds even better live than on the LP!

[luca310772]

Best live performance all time, all over the world

[radioEXP]

great tune, excellent album.

[exportation]

Fuck me sideways!! Far better than those pompou silly wankers boyband.

I have this DVD and I can tell it's utterly astonishing.This is music.This is performance. This is R.E.M.

[GreenDay1981]

R.E.M. rocks!!!!

[nunzioforpresident]

cazzo quanto spaccano!!!!!!

[Nebete]

I'm afflicted that I haven't been there. The grandpas still have much energy. I'm a complete fan.

[Mildomacduff]

Fantastic performance.Will need to get my hands on that dvd.Thanks for the upload.

[yourmomisoldhickory]

I didn;t mean that they were cheesy if that's what it sounded like. I meant how everyone always talks about how so and so helped them through and sometimes they don't even know what they're talking about. Actually when I saw this I went out and got the dvd and it's absolutely amazing.

[BeginXtheXBegin]

Lol, sorry I misunderstood. I completely agree with you, actually. Honestly, there's been a few times I've been down and I put a R.E.M. CD into the player and it made me feel better.

[Skycat2006]

Yeah but they freakin' RULE!!!

<33333

;-)

[yourmomisoldhickory]

they are amazing... this is soo cheesy but boy can they help someone through life..

[BeginXtheXBegin]

I'll agree that they're amazing part and that they can help one through life, but I have to disagree about the cheesy part.