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- Summary: The first live album for R.E.M. is a recording of the band's Dublin concert in 2005.
- Record Label: Warner Bros.
- Genre(s): Rock, Pop, Alternative
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Top Track
Losing My Religion | |
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Oh life, it's bigger It's bigger than you And you are not me The lengths that I will go to The distance in your eyes Oh no, I've said too much I set... | See the rest of the song lyrics |
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Positive: 6 out of 13
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Mixed: 7 out of 13
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Negative: 0 out of 13
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MojoThe CD reveals R.E.M. still have plenty of fuel to throw upon their smouldering career. [Jan 2008, p. 100]
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Taken as a whole package though, R.E.M. Live is a flawed but respectable enough addition to the canon of three men who can still conjure up a bit of magic, albeit in spite of themselves.
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Attention does seem to wander during some of the post-millennial songs, and the insistent clapping on the wrong beat during 'Drive' is irritating, but the crowd's love is audible and the band more than earns the affection.
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SpinIt's reliably beautiful, if staid. [Dec 2007, p.124]
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Fans of the frenzied early R.E.M. rock & roll will find this too anthemic--but this big, big sound on R.E.M. Live speaks to the band's core strengths in a way no post-Bill Berry studio album does.
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A solid enough set from the Around the Sun tour but not particularly revelatory, it’s exactly what one would expect from a late-period R.E.M. live album, with no surprises in performance or setlist.
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It’s strange and sometimes fascinating to hear R.E.M.’s oldest songs played so differently, though vintage tracks are rare in a set concentrating on 2004’s mostly inert "Around the Sun."
Score distribution:
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Positive: 3 out of 5
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Mixed: 1 out of 5
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Negative: 1 out of 5
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Aug 31, 2012
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BertEchoOct 31, 2007
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JesseNov 5, 2007
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RLBNov 3, 2007
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ToddW.Oct 31, 2007
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