R.E.M. Live is a live album from R.E.M., recorded at the Point Theatre, Dublin, on February 26 and February 27, 2005, the closing nights of the winter European leg of the Around The World Tour in support of their thirteenth studio album Around the Sun released in late 2004. It was released in the UK on and in the US a day later as a two-CD audio set and a DVD, then released in February 2008 as a triple vinyl set. The performance was filmed by Blue Leach.

R.E.M. Live features rare performances of "I Took Your Name" from 1994's Monster and "Ascent of Man" from Around The Sun as well as the previously unreleased "I'm Gonna DJ." A studio version of that song would later appear on the band's 2008 effort, Accelerate.

On September 26, 2007, the band launched R.E.M. Live Zine to solicit reviews from fans and promote the album.

On October 12, 2007, the two-CD audio part was leaked onto the Internet with a message to the downloaders encouraging them to buy the official package, not only to get the DVD, but to support releases with lower prices within the music industry such as this triple-disc-set.

The DVD has the option for stereo or digital 5.1 surround sound.

Track listing

CD 1

1. "I Took Your Name" (from Monster) – 4:08
2. "So Fast, So Numb" (from New Adventures in Hi-Fi) – 4:40
3. "Boy in the Well" (from Around the Sun) – 5:16
4. "Cuyahoga" (from Lifes Rich Pageant) – 4:25
5. "Everybody Hurts" (from Automatic for the People) – 6:49
6. "Electron Blue" (from Around the Sun) – 4:13
7. "Bad Day" (from In Time: The Best of R.E.M. 1988-2003) – 4:26
8. "The Ascent of Man" (from Around the Sun) – 4:12
9. "The Great Beyond" (from Man on the Moon Soundtrack) – 4:49
10. "Leaving New York" (from Around the Sun) – 4:48
11. "Orange Crush" (from Green) – 4:27
12. "I Wanted to Be Wrong" (from Around the Sun) – 5:02
13. "Final Straw" (from Around the Sun) – 4:10
14. "Imitation of Life" (from Reveal) – 3:53
15. "The One I Love" (from Document) – 3:27
16. "Walk Unafraid" (from Up) – 5:02
17. "Losing My Religion" (from Out of Time) – 4:53

CD 2

18. "What's the Frequency, Kenneth?" (from Monster) – 4:06
19. "Drive" (from Automatic for the People) – 5:41
20. "(Don't Go Back To) Rockville" (from Reckoning) – 4:39
21. "I'm Gonna DJ" (later released on Accelerate) – 2:27
22. "Man on the Moon" (from Automatic for the People) – 6:46

The original show was played on February 27, 2005 (except Electron Blue, from the night before at the same venue) had a longer setlist, and four songs were cut from the DVD. These were Animal, High Speed Train, Sweetness Follows and The Worst Joke Ever .

Personnel

R.E.M.

• Peter Buck - Guitar
• Mike Mills - Bass, background vocals, keyboards, lead vocals on "(Don't Go Back To) Rockville"
• Michael Stipe - Vocals

Additional musicians

• Scott McCaughey - Guitar, keyboards, background vocals
• Bill Rieflin - Drums
• Ken Stringfellow - Keyboards, guitar, melodica, background vocals
• Daniel Ryan of The Thrills - Guitar and background vocals on "(Don't Go Back To) Rockville"

References

External links

• McCaughey announcing the album