REM Live at Tyrone's 5/12/81 (audio) Part 2

[ecosmart123]

The poster showing the tour dates is awesome. I was at the show in Augusta. I believe it was the second time they played at NY,NY, a disco that had a "New Wave Night" and bands such as REM,Pylon, and the The Drastics came through town. I was under age and Jefferson Holt, REM's manager, let me use his ID to get in. "Rockville" took some getting used to when it appeared on vinyl a few years later and had a country feel. Of course, at that time, REM was the best band in America and I loved it all.

[REMchout]

@ecosmart123

Thanks for sharing...Always cool to hear from people who saw them back then.

[Grandmamaa]

@ecosmart123 treasure that.

[RedDev21]

The fact that Buck could hardly play guitar at the start has to be a myth judging by this. This is f**kin awesome. A sure sign of what was to come!

[pinkfreud62]

I have a pink LP "So Much Younger Then" recorded live in 1981. I wonder if it was at the same place - it doesn't say. Has an awesome version of "Body Count" (my fave on the LP) which is abit faster than this version.

[DrLocust]

Holy crap. I love this. Great Velvet Underground cover.

[marg3106]

I'm 23 again! Thanks for the time machine!!

[noizycat]

I need a time machine ... thanks so much for posting :D

[chayaus]

It's amazing how tight they played even back then.

This is awesome REMchout. Thank you

[thunter34]

Blown away.

[Marvindorfler1]

great video

[flailingerman]

this shit is sooo wonderful to have. you can see on the flyer they play in Greensboro on the 31st. My sis took me but I was too young and couldn't get in, but could hear it all outside. it's givin me goosebumps just to hear them from back then!!

[jh6710]

I can't begin to tell you have great this is. Thanks for the effort!

[elenadiana07]

dont go back 2 rooockviiiillee!!!

[redguitarstar]

this is fantastic where can i get copies anyone?

[tottdenham]

get dead letter office im sure all this stuff is off it

[flailingerman]

your ingnorance is amazing. this is hard to come by, never released live stuff. DLO had some rarities, but this shit is for real!

[wantwit]

This recording is shit, you just have a sentimental attachement to it, DLO has a much better recording of this song.

[flailingerman]

you really are a twit. as you have so proven, any moron w/ thumbs can get DLO, but this stuff is rare and shows their capabilities as a young band before tools like you started grooving on "shiny happy people." Leave the real conversations to us adults.

[wantwit]

Actually I have many REM bootlegs like Return of the Rickenbackers on Vinyl and stopped listening to REM when Green hit. I also listen to Pylon, Method Actors, BBQ Killers, Love Tractor and many other Athens bands and have been to Athens many times in the 80's. Like I said, you have a nostalgic connection to that recording. That doesn't make it good.

[REMchout]

This recording sounds much better before it was transferred to crappy youtube mono...i just put a link to download the show on my main channel page if anyone wants it!

[dcfcinla]

the scary thing is the audio quality...amazing!!

REMChout: if you're ever in Hermosa Beach, California..let me know I'd be proud to buy you a beer or 14.

[Grandmamaa]

@dcfcinla same for Wrothington, OH

[dastipe]

this is f****** awesome.

what a great band.

i was introduced to rem during the loosing my religion era .

ive followed this band passionately (spelling) ever since and appreciate just how brilliant they were before that golden era.

thanks r.e.m. for having such a possitive influence on my life.

[BeginXtheXBegin]

What is the third picture of?

[REMchout]

the church where they played their first show.

[Grandmamaa]

@REMchout st. mary's??

[WickedWings07]

Wow, a great early version of Rockville!

[BeginXtheXBegin]

Thank you so much for posting these. They're great.