@scott30771 R.E.M. did make a few TV appearances for Murmur. Rolling Stone mentioned it as their favorite album of 1983 I think. That got some attention for R.E.M., but they stayed underground mostly until Document.
It's funny that I was 7 at this time and already had this album. REM wasn't anything but a southern college underground band, but everyone knew them in Raleigh. It's just strange to think about how young I was, but REM was locally mainstream.
this is THE BEST! I saw them 8 times in 1985, but not this one.... daytime holy shit I may have been sober.... and Mike Mills is super crisp and on point!!!! god I love these guys
Extraneus3771 Well peter buck is strongly influenced by the byrds,just listen to their guitars:a beautiful arpeggio/strumming combination...i think peter took some of that and perverted it in a good way,but obviously rem and the byrds are very different bands
@puseye Haha they sound nothing like the byrds (not the byrds are bad, they're great too) but i don't see the similarities like you man, but hey people are different right.
I wonder if they had any idea then just how huge they would become.
scott30771 2 months ago
@scott30771 R.E.M. did make a few TV appearances for Murmur. Rolling Stone mentioned it as their favorite album of 1983 I think. That got some attention for R.E.M., but they stayed underground mostly until Document.
GAdawgsfan93 2 weeks ago
great footage.
scott30771 2 months ago
truly love these guys. Thanks Elpantalla1.
scott30771 2 months ago
saw them in charlotte that same year at the last show of the "reconstruction" tour. effing amazing!
rknprs 5 months ago
Nice to see Bill. Most of the time he is shoved way int he back of the stage and you can't even see him.
fred6059 5 months ago
yay! that's at my college! great show!
driver8csy 10 months ago
It's funny that I was 7 at this time and already had this album. REM wasn't anything but a southern college underground band, but everyone knew them in Raleigh. It's just strange to think about how young I was, but REM was locally mainstream.
danimalfurry 1 year ago
this is THE BEST! I saw them 8 times in 1985, but not this one.... daytime holy shit I may have been sober.... and Mike Mills is super crisp and on point!!!! god I love these guys
dancwitwolves 1 year ago
Extraneus3771 Well peter buck is strongly influenced by the byrds,just listen to their guitars:a beautiful arpeggio/strumming combination...i think peter took some of that and perverted it in a good way,but obviously rem and the byrds are very different bands
Allmanbothers 1 year ago
@MARCHERET Raleigh rocks!
tquasa 1 year ago
They sound like the 1960's band, The Byrds.
puseye 1 year ago
@puseye Haha they sound nothing like the byrds (not the byrds are bad, they're great too) but i don't see the similarities like you man, but hey people are different right.
Extraneus3771 1 year ago
@Extraneus3771 More like the Monkees!
superbeavo 1 year ago
@Extraneus3771 They sound like Def leppard.
medog2020 1 year ago
Thanks for posting. I was at this show and it's great to see footage from my "youth"
stageworx 1 year ago
Great job, man. Bring me more and more, please... Love REM...
TiagoREM 2 years ago
I love REM, but michael is kinda strange on this vid... ¬¬
They just came to Brazil this weekend, it was wonderful, best show ever!
friendschampionship 3 years ago
Great footage. Thanks for sharing.
GingerAleRain 3 years ago 5
Thank you so very much for posting.
newhat07 3 years ago 4