R.E.M. veröffentlichen ihr BBC-Archiv im Oktober

Kaum eine andere Band hat die 90er so für mich geprägt wie R.E.M.. Die Musik der Band aus Athens / Georgia ist auch heute noch kaum wegzudenken, es gibt keinen Supermarkt in dem nicht „Losing My Religion“ läuft und auch der Mainstream-Dudelfunk spielt noch immer „Man On The Moon“ zwischen Werbung und Werbung. R.E.M. starteten in den frühen 80ern als Alternative-Band und wurden mit der Zeit immer größer. Spätestens mit ihrem 1991er Album „Out Of Time“ und der Single „Losing My Religion“ war die Band um Michael Stipe in aller Munde. Konsequenterweise löste sich die Band 2011 auf.

Sie hinterließen uns jede Menge Hits, die natürlich heute jeder kennt aber auch große Perlen, die noch heute riesigen Einfluss auf andere Musiker haben. Unvergessen ist da zum Beispiel „Country Feedback“, das, in meinen Augen, die schönsten Lyrics hat, die je geschrieben wurden. Unvergessen auch die Auftritte der „Vote For A Change“-Tour 2004, auf der die Band mit Pearl Jam, Bruce Springsteen und vielen anderen gegen eine weitere Präsidentschaft von George W. Bush ansang.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SORvqufVe6c

Am 19. Oktober werden R.E.M. nun ihre gesammelten BBC-Aufnahmen veröffentlichen. Das Werk kommt als Doppel-CD/LP unter dem Namen „The Best of R.E.M. at the BBC“ und auch als 8-CD/1 DVD-Box heraus, die „R.E.M. at the BBC“ heißen wird, heraus. Außerdem werden alle Songs der Box wohl in sämtlichen Streaming-Angeboten zu finden sein.

Die Box enthält viele große Momente der Band-Geschichte, so z.B. den Auftritt in Milton Keynes von 1995 oder den 2004er Auftritt in London, bei dem Thom Yorke den Part von Patti Smith in „E-Bow The Letter“ übernimmt. Oder den gesamten Auftritt beim Glastonbury-Festival 1999.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aC5_Mvfw13U

Die Box kann ab sofort vorbestellt werden.

R.E.M. at the BBC (8-CD/1-DVD) Track Listing:

Disc 1 (64:17) – Sessions
Into The Night, BBC Radio 1, 13 March 1991

World Leader Pretend 4:36
Fretless 5:16
Half A World Away 3:33
Radio Song 4:05
Losing My Religion 4:42
Love Is All Around 3:09

John Peel Studio Session, 25 October 1998

Walk Unafraid 4:04
Daysleeper 3:18
Lotus 4:13
At My Most Beautiful 3:16

Mark and Lard, BBC Radio 1, 15 October 2003

Bad Day 4:03
Orange Crush 3:55

Drivetime, BBC Radio 2, 15 October 2003

Man On The Moon 4:59
Imitation Of Life 3:41

Radio 1 Live Lounge, 26 March 2008

Supernatural Superserious 3:23
Munich 3:18

Disc 2 (62:32) – Sessions
BBC Radio 1 Session, 25 October 1998

Introduction :26
Losing My Religion 4:44
New Test Leper 5:53
Lotus 4:48
Parakeet 4:23
Electrolite 4:23
Perfect Circle 4:39
The Apologist 4:40
Daysleeper 4:44
Country Feedback 7:23
At My Most Beautiful 4:14
Walk Unafraid 4:52
Man On The Moon 6:11

Disc 3 (58:49) – Live Broadcasts
Rock City, Nottingham, 21 November 1984

Second Guessing 2:57
Hyena 2:57
Talk About The Passion 3:04
West Of The Fields 3:07
(Don’t Go Back To) Rockville 4:29
Auctioneer (Another Engine) 3:01
Central Rain (I’m Sorry) 4:51
Old Man Kensey 4:24
Gardening At Night 3:26
9-9/Hey Diddle Diddle/Feeling Gravitys Pull 5:39
Windout 1:49
Driver 8 3:25
Pretty Persuasion 3:33
Radio Free Europe 3:49
Wendell Gee 3:21
Carnival Of Sorts (Boxcars) 4:47

Disc 4 (51:59) – Live Broadcasts
Milton Keynes, 30 July 1995

What’s The Frequency, Kenneth? 3:58
Crush With Eyeliner 4:42
Drive 3:51
Turn You Inside Out 4:17
Try Not To Breathe 3:50
I Took Your Name 4:15
Undertow 5:16
Bang And Blame 4:58
I Don’t Sleep I Dream 4:14
Strange Currencies 4:31
Revolution 3:20
Tongue 4:38

Disc 5 (56:43) – Live Broadcasts
Milton Keynes, 30 July 1995

Man On The Moon 5:46
Country Feedback 6:49
Half A World Away 4:04
Losing My Religion 4:54
Pop Song 89 3:27
Finest Worksong 3:48
Get Up 2:54
Star 69 4:00
Let Me In 3:59
Everybody Hurts 7:24
Fall On Me 3:11
Departure 3:52
Its the End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine) 5:15

Disc 6 (43:05) – Live Broadcasts
Pyramid Stage Glastonbury Festival, 25 June 1999

Lotus 4:36
What’s The Frequency, Kenneth? 4:09
So Fast, So Numb 4:47
The Apologist 4:36
Fall On Me 3:26
Daysleeper 3:29
The Wake-Up Bomb 5:01
The One I Love 3:27
Sweetness Follows 5:50
At My Most Beautiful 3:37

Disc 7 (53:28) – Live Broadcasts
Pyramid Stage Glastonbury Festival, 25 June 1999

Losing My Religion 5:24
Everybody Hurts 6:47
Walk Unafraid 4:17
Star 69 3:04
Finest Worksong 4:22
Man On The Moon 5:43
Why Not Smile 2:10
Crush With Eyeliner 4:40
Tongue 5:19
Cuyahoga 4:37
Its the End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine) 6:58

Disc 8 (55:24) – Live Broadcasts
St. James’ Church, London Radio 2, 15 September 2004

Intro :47
So Fast, So Numb 5:13
Boy In The Well 5:20
I Wanted To Be Wrong 5:19
E-Bow The Letter (with Thom Yorke) 5:09
Around The Sun 5:02
Aftermath 3:58
Losing My Religion 4:47
Walk Unafraid 5:10
Leaving New York 4:48
Imitation Of Life 4:35
Man On The Moon 5:34

Disc 9 (DVD)
Television Broadcasts

Accelerating Backwards
Moon River
Pretty Persuasion
Pop Song 89
Orange Crush
Losing My Religion
Half A World Away
Crush With Eyeliner
Man On The Moon
Daysleeper
Imitation Of Life
So. Central Rain (I’m Sorry)
All The Way To Reno (You’re Gonna Be A Star)
Leaving New York

Later… with Jools Holland Presents R.E.M.

Intro
Losing My Religion
Lotus
New Test Leper
Daysleeper
Electrolite
At My Most Beautiful
The Apologist
Country Feedback
Parakeet
So. Central Rain (I’m Sorry)
Walk Unafraid
Man On The Moon
The Passenger

Bonus Videos

I’ve Been High
Nightswimming
Bad Day

The Best of R.E.M. at the BBC (2-LP) Track Listing:

Disc 1 – Sessions
A1. World Leader Pretend 4:36
A2. Radio Song 4:05
A3. Losing My Religion 4:42
Recorded for Nicky Campbell Session Into The Night on BBC Radio 1
First broadcast on 13 March 1991

A4. Lotus 4:13
A5. At My Most Beautiful 3:16
Recorded for John Peel Session on BBC Radio 1
First broadcast 25 October 1998

B1. Bad Day 4:03
B2. Orange Crush 3:55
Recorded for Mark and Lard on BBC Radio 1
First broadcast on 15 October 2003

B3. Man On The Moon 4:59
B4. Imitation Of Life 3:41
Recorded for Drivetime on BBC Radio 2
First broadcast 15 October 2003

B5. Supernatural Superserious 3:23
Recorded for Radio 1 Live Lounge on BBC Radio 1
First broadcast 26 March 2008

Disc 2 – Broadcasts

C1. Driver 8 3:25
C2. Radio Free Europe 3:49
First broadcast on 21 November 1984 from Rock City, Nottingham

C3. What’s The Frequency, Kenneth? 3:54
C4. Drive 3:51
C5. Half A World Away 4:04
C6. Pop Song 89 3:27
First broadcast on 30 July 1995 from Milton Keynes

D1. Everybody Hurts 6:47
D2. Its the End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine) 6:58
First broadcast on 25 June 1999 from Pyramid Stage Glastonbury Festival

D3. Losing My Religion 4:47
D4. Man On The Moon 5:34
First broadcast on 15 September 2004 from St. James’s Church, London

The Best of R.E.M. at the BBC (2-CD), Track Listing:

Disc 1 – Sessions
World Leader Pretend 4:36
Half A World Away 3:33
Radio Song 4:05
Losing My Religion 4:42
Recorded for Nicky Campbell Session Into The Night on BBC Radio 1
First broadcast on 13 March 1991

Lotus 4:13
At My Most Beautiful 3:16
Recorded for John Peel Session on BBC Radio 1
First broadcast on 25 October 1998

Electrolite 4:23
Perfect Circle 4:39
Daysleeper 4:44
Recorded for John Peel Session on BBC Radio 1
First broadcast 25 October 1998

Country Feedback
Recorded for Later… with Jools Holland on BBC1
First broadcast on 27 October 1998

Bad Day 4:03
Orange Crush 3:55
Recorded for Mark and Lard on BBC Radio 1
First broadcast on 15 October 2003

Nightswimming
Recorded for Later… with Jools Holland on BBC1
First broadcast on 14 October 2003

Man On The Moon 4:59
Imitation Of Life 3:41
Recorded for Drivetime on BBC Radio 2
First broadcast 15 October 2003

Supernatural Superserious 3:23
Recorded for Radio 1 Live Lounge on BBC Radio 1
First broadcast 26 March 2008

Disc 2 – Broadcasts

(Don’t Go Back To) Rockville 4:29
Central Rain (I’m Sorry) 4:51
Gardening At Night 3:26
Driver 8 3:25
Radio Free Europe 3:49
First broadcast on 21 November 1984 from Rock City, Nottingham

What’s The Frequency, Kenneth? 3:54
Crush With Eyeliner 4:42
Drive 3:51
Half A World Away 4:04
Pop Song 89 3:27
Finest Worksong 3:48
First broadcast on 30 July 1995 from Milton Keynes

Fall On Me 3:26
The One I Love 3:27
Everybody Hurts 6:47
Its the End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine) 6:58
First broadcast on 25 June 1999 from Pyramid Stage Glastonbury Festival

E-Bow The Letter (with Thom Yorke) 5:09
Losing My Religion 4:47
Man On The Moon 5:34
First broadcast on 15 September 2004 from St. James’s Church, London

Hier könnt ihr das gute Stück vorbestellen …

R.E.M. at the BBC

Foto: R.E.M. Promo Pic 2011 Nashville – Foto: Anton Corbijn