R.E.M. - So. Central Rain 10-06-83 (1st TV performance)

I know this is already up, but it's classic and it's good quality.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• rem
• r.e.m.
• 1983
• murmur
• reckoning
• berry
• buck
• mills
• stipe

[piscuak]

I think if a New Country singer copied this song he would have a big hit...

[REMchout]

I always thought don't go back to rockville coulda been a country hit...

[coffeehigh420]

my mom is Debbie Paitchel and she used to work for "late night" as a director in the early 80's !!

[REMchout]

cool! there she is!

[normitos]

no they havent, they were never as good as they were then

[deweypug]

@melissacarterTS Absolutely... AND he doesn't kill the cymbals all the time... making it easier to hear the rest of the instruments... Ahhh that all important space!

[ugeauxgrrl89]

In my hopeful opinion, R.E.M would never give permission for a country remake until it's the right person--and with no major label backing. We will have to wait and see.

[DownhillingGuitarist]

Rickenbacker should use this in their promos.

[REMchout]

@nodemons

I'm going totry it out...If it makes a big difference, I'll reupload some stuff.

[nodemons]

@REMchout if you were to reupload it now, you'd be able to do so at a higher resolution and bit rate, so the sound would be markedly better. Many thanks by te way, I've only just found these, they're quite brilliant!

[melissacarterTS]

that drummer is tight

[jessejafrnd]

Fantastic quallity!

[JHollowayNetwork]

one of the R.E.M. songs that was not recorded, this was pre-Reckoning. it was not released until the previous year.

[MitchGettman]

Strangely, they kind of look like a young Zeppelin (at least Stipe, and Buck). Anyone else notice that?

[ARPEN72]

He had Hair!