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R.E.M.
- Record Label: Warner Bros.
- Release Date: May 19, 2014
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Jun 10, 2014Though these songs cry out for DVD treatment, this audio-only collection is still an unparalleled document.
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Jul 1, 2014All in all, a stellar mix of tracks, performed exquisitely and, in light of their split in 2011, now with added poignancy.
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May 22, 2014This set of 33 songs, 11 of which never aired, revisits both [MTV Unplugged] sessions, boiling their magical greatness down to two base elements: achingly sugared melodies and Michael Stipe's potent voice, in all its deep grain, swooning vibrato and radiant empathy.
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Classic Rock MagazineDec 18, 2014It's an excellent reminder that a great band with a great back catalogue can be just as beautiful without make-up. [Summer 2014, p.99]
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May 22, 2014Together, these two Unplugged Sessions--which, in this incarnation, include 11 performances not featured on either broadcast--make for a bit of a treat for hardcore R.E.M. fans, a document when the group was near the peak of their powers.
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May 22, 2014Unplugged is another in a very long line of R.E.M. live releases you wouldn’t exactly call essential, if only because they set the bar so high with their concert films Tour Film and Road Movie. But things don’t have to be essential to be worth owning.
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May 22, 2014In less words, a 31-track collection that only sometimes shows the greatness of what was once a great band.
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Jul 10, 2014This is a snapshot of a band riding the wave then watching as the tide rolls away again. Somewhere in between they were the biggest band in the world.