R.E.M. - Life And How To Live It (Raleigh 1985)

[MinisterofBrews]

hells yeah, thank you!!!!!!

[bassmanjoe]

Bill Berry sounds awesome!!

[soyuser1313]

I almost just stroked out listening to this

[Viznel137]

I love the lick to this one!R.E.M wrote some DAMN fine songs!

[Merstheman]

Michael Stipe could use a Wireless mic....ahaha

[jbcatl]

This album (Fables) is why I learned to play guitar.

[kinseymilkbone]

I was at this show, too. I was wearing a long-sleeved dark-grey shirt and black Kangol cap (way before it became a rap staple). Dear lord, was it hot!

[Issicra]

Peter Buck taught me guitar. Not literally.. but wow man..

[FablesJonny]

WOW!! WOW!! WOW!! out comes the telecaster!!!!!

[ncf1]

fantastic upload. And my all-time favourite REM song.

[testoster1]

I was at this show. May 27, 1985 (Memorial Day) at an amphitheatre on the campus of Meredith College in Raleigh, NC. It was a benefit show called the NC African Relief Concert. I still have the ticket stubb which lists the limeup as REM, The Pressure Boys, Me and Dixon and others. The Pressure Boys did a couple of reunion shows in May and some old friends and myself were remembering this very show. Good times, great memeories!

[prairiedale]

Wasn't this the Connells first or a very, very early show? I remember this being an incredibly hot day and they were all in like corduroy??? I couldn't get over it

[testoster1]

I don't know if it was a very early show. They would have had of have to be pretty well known to get on this gig. Hard to remember, long time ago. I had just returned to NC from Ohio after a 6 week recording school gig. I had some freinds who played in a band, we all hooked up, got drunk and high and had a great time. REM were rock stars in the south at the time, but still relatively unknown elsewhere.

[prairiedale]

I do remember the Connells all wearing their Broughton gym clothes. Perhaps Jefferson knew of the Connells or something I can't remember the story of how they got on the bill but I remember the anticipation around them.

[omddeb]

My favorite REM album, so glad you posted this!!! Never seen many of these songs done live. Awesome stuff!! Thank you!!

[kaptainkrunch]

This is "pre-construction" tour, spring '85, no?

Thanks for posting!

[andrewk21]

Here's encouragement to keep posting... you rock Elpantalla!

[NickJunoJr]

Great song !...'If you're tired of one side the other serves you best'...Fables has become one of my favorite album from IRS period ; thanx for posting this show

[Rahaha24]

:o :o Peter's playing a FENDER!!! shocking

Possibly my favourite REM song ever... but there are soo many!

[REMchout]

i think this is the only video i've seen of him playing his thinline tele.

[andrewk21]

Yeah I've never seen him use this guitar live, either, except here... I think I read somewhere he used an alternate tuning for this song for a while? Maybe that's why he's not using the standard Rick -- he kept this guitar in the alternate tuning?

[qba5775]

Correct, my friend. It's open G tuning, so like Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones.

Also never seen him play this thinline tele except here. However he still uses the other TC, the black Custom one.

[ZRN959]

@qba5775 can you tab it out?

[qba5775]

@ZRN959 just google any tab, tune A string down to G, E and e to D and d. use barre chords instead of power chords like x77777 instead of x57775. If you don't succeed, PM me and I'll try to help you

[MaRiAnOrEm]

i like the sound

[Elpantalla1]

Yeah I have the whole thing I'm workin' on posting it.

[ThatDevilsBlue]

i love this...thank you for posting this...got anymore?