narten@CS-Mordred (Thomas Narten) (07/22/85)
R.E.M. is in the process of touring. If they come to your area, I would
recommend seeing them. They were in Chicago at the beginning of May
(before their latest album was released) and I thought they put on an
excellent show. (Good enough that I plan on seeing them again in August.)
Expect to hear songs that are not on any albums. Although the played a
lot of songs from the new album (which I had not heard). I counted on the
order of a dozen songs that were not on any disc that I know of (and they
can't all be on the new album). In fact, when I saw them for the first
time last summer, they were already playing "Driver 8" which is on their
new album. Two songs to look out for are "Hyeana" and "Femme Fatale" (I'm
guessing as to the titles). I have both songs on concert boots, and was
surprised not to find them on the new album. Does anyone have more info
on these songs?
Their playing was very good, and the volume was not too loud, so you could
really get into the music. Don't expect to understand the vocals
though--I don't think (lead singer ) Mike Stipe knows how to sing clearly!
Their vocals are still extremely well done. The harmonies on their studio
albums come through extremely well live. They are also an interesting band
to watch. Stipe gets into some strange positions while singing. An
interesting note, there were several times when he had his back to the
crowd--a sort of no-no for performers.
Does anyone out there in netland have any idea how to get a hold of lyrics
to any of their music? (Don't worry, I'm not expecting them to be earth
shattering)
Thomas Narten
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> Two songs to look out for are "Hyeana" and "Femme Fatale" (I'm >guessing as to the titles). I have both songs on concert boots, and was >surprised not to find them on the new album. Does anyone have more info >on these songs? Femme Fatale is by the Velvet Underground and is on the first Velvet Underground LP "The Velvet Underground and Nico" which has a banana on the cover. REM does a few V.U. covers, look for Waiting for the Man on the flipside of one of their early singles. -- James Cooper ..!ihnp4!gargoyle!sphinx!wjnz "I, know a girl from Baltimore... Can she dance?"
todd@SCIRTP.UUCP (Todd Jones) (07/25/85)
> Does anyone out there in netland have any idea how to get a hold of lyrics > to any of their music? (Don't worry, I'm not expecting them to be earth > shattering) Michael Stipe uses a lot of new lyrics every time he performs a song. There have been lyrics available from the band, but they were lyrics submitted by various fans that Stipe liked more than his own. Weird, but original.