REM - Welcome To The Occupation @ Albany, NY U.S. - 1995

[bassmanjoe]

WHERE THE HELL IS MIKE MILLS!!!!!!!!!!!

[bassmanjoe]

Wish Bill Berry didn't quit so soon!

[djorganic]

@bassmanjoe so soon? Berry was with REM since 1980-1996

[bassmanjoe]

@djorganic Yeah i know! I wish he didn't quit back in the 90's.

[clay523]

never has so much been done with an open D chord

[arizonabay15]

Classic R.E.M.

[MrLemex]

Peter Buck, one of the most underrated guitarists ever!

[maxti6]

This would've been Right before Berry dropped the bomb?

[heidigretel]

no. berry had brain accident in Feb. 1995 in Switzerland :)

[qarapalida]

One year after Kurt´s death, i guess Michael was on a depression mixed with natural anger. Great performance indeed.

[toromemo97]

What is this song about?

[MrLemex]

Imperialism.

[toromemo97]

Thank you! Finally someone answers me.

[heidigretel]

i am sorry. i did not know answer :)

[MysterSoul]

I wish he would have sang the original melody and have had someone harmonize like its done on the album document.

[Stikoun]

I don't know, those two vocal parts on the album always seemed to me pretty much equal, hard to tell which is the "lead" one... And I also think Stipe harmonizes with himself on the album. Anyway, such an underrated song!

[badseed86]

awesome song

[testleper]

Amazing.

[tosesito29]

Es una de las pequeñas delicias de Document (un disco con algunos altibajos). Sencillez y un viaje pop reconfortante.

(desde Argentina)

[Discdalmau]

Totalmente de acuerdo contigo. Esta es una de mis preferidas del Document. Y los altibajos les han acompañado siempre, solo en pocos álbumes han conseguido cuadrar casi por completo. En mi opinion estos álbumes serian "Murmur" y "Out of Time". (desde Cataluña)

[leneyoyo]

Fav REM song along with bang and blame...

[jatojo]

A very special sound. One of my favorite REM songs, though little hit potential.

[demetrios4voto]

this song is the one that made me love rem for many reasons.Stipe sounds like a prophet in a cave and the music ,like a distant tragedy...I cannot find words.thank u is not enough.

[heidigretel]

You are very welcome. :)

[REMchout]

another great nugget shared...thanks!

[heidigretel]

You are very welcome. :)

[toyoboeIII]

You can still see Bill on drums now, duh.

[keg74]

Bill left the band in 1997 after having a brain aneurysm and became a farmer. He still occasionally plays with them but he's no longer part of the group.

[toyoboeIII]

The new drummer's also called Bill is what I mean.

[qba5775]

Indeed, but he ain't half as good. I mean, he'd be a good jazz drumer but not a great rocker like Waronker or good ol'Unibrow;)

[Generalk]

Man if you don't think Rieflin is as good as Waronker or Berry then you have a screw loose.

[VAThrasher]

hahaha didn't rieflin play with ministry? thats not too jazzy if you ask me...

[kevlevy]

always nice to Bill on drums.

[BushInJail]

Nice to see Bill on drums!!