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ITunes Originals – R.E.M.
''iTunes Originals – R.E.M.'' is an album of interviews and original and previously recorded music by R.E.M. released on December 28, 2004, to promote the album ''Around the Sun'' and the Around the World tour. It was only made available through iTunes. It was the second such iTunes-only release by the band, following ''Vancouver Rehearsal Tapes'' and before '' Live from London''. This release is notable for a (live in) studio version of "Permanent Vacation", a song that dates from R.E.M.'s earliest days (pre-'' Murmur''), but a recording of which was never released before (a low quality rehearsal version and live versions from 1980 and 1981 did appear on bootlegs however). The band rediscovered the song in the early 2000s and resumed playing it live, choosing to finally release it as part of iTunes Originals. It has no relation to the song or album by Aerosmith, which was recorded 7 years after R.E.M. wrote their song. Reception Writing for AllMusic, Stephen Thomas Erl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alternative Rock
Alternative rock, or alt-rock, is a category of rock music that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1970s and became widely popular in the 1990s. "Alternative" refers to the genre's distinction from Popular culture, mainstream or commercial rock or pop music. The term's original meaning was broader, referring to musicians influenced by the musical style or independent, DIY ethic, DIY ethos of late-1970s punk rock.di Perna, Alan. "Brave Noise—The History of Alternative Rock Guitar". ''Guitar World''. December 1995. Traditionally, alternative rock varied in terms of its sound, social context, and regional roots. Throughout the 1980s, magazines and zines, college radio airplay, and word of mouth had increased the prominence and highlighted the diversity of alternative rock's distinct styles (and music scenes), such as noise pop, indie rock, grunge, and shoegaze. In September 1988, Billboard (magazine), ''Billboard'' introduced "alternative" into their charting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Everybody Hurts
"Everybody Hurts" is a song by American rock band R.E.M. from their eighth studio album, ''Automatic for the People'' (1992), and released as a single in April 1993. It peaked at number 29 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and reached the top 10 on the charts of Australia, Canada, France, Iceland, Ireland, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. In 2003, '' Q'' ranked "Everybody Hurts" at number 31 on their list of the "1001 Best Songs Ever". In 2005, ''Blender'' ranked the song at number 238 on their list of "Greatest Songs Since You Were Born". Background Much of the song was written by drummer Bill Berry, although as R.E.M. share songwriting credits among its members, it is unknown how much he actually wrote. Berry's drums are largely absent from the song—a Univox drum machine took his place—but he was responsible for the sampling of the drum pattern on the track. The string arrangement was written by Led Zeppelin bassist John Paul Jones. Guitarist Peter Buck commented ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2004 Compilation Albums
4 (four) is a number, numeral and digit. It is the natural number following 3 and preceding 5. It is the smallest semiprime and composite number, and is considered unlucky in many East Asian cultures. In mathematics Four is the smallest composite number, its proper divisors being and . Four is the sum and product of two with itself: 2 + 2 = 4 = 2 x 2, the only number b such that a + a = b = a x a, which also makes four the smallest squared prime number p^. In Knuth's up-arrow notation, , and so forth, for any number of up arrows. By consequence, four is the only square one more than a prime number, specifically three. The sum of the first four prime numbers two + three + five + seven is the only sum of four consecutive prime numbers that yields an odd prime number, seventeen, which is the fourth super-prime. Four lies between the first proper pair of twin primes, three and five, which are the first two Fermat primes, like seventeen, which is the third. On the other hand, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2004 Live Albums
4 (four) is a number, numeral and digit. It is the natural number following 3 and preceding 5. It is the smallest semiprime and composite number, and is considered unlucky in many East Asian cultures. In mathematics Four is the smallest composite number, its proper divisors being and . Four is the sum and product of two with itself: 2 + 2 = 4 = 2 x 2, the only number b such that a + a = b = a x a, which also makes four the smallest squared prime number p^. In Knuth's up-arrow notation, , and so forth, for any number of up arrows. By consequence, four is the only square one more than a prime number, specifically three. The sum of the first four prime numbers two + three + five + seven is the only sum of four consecutive prime numbers that yields an odd prime number, seventeen, which is the fourth super-prime. Four lies between the first proper pair of twin primes, three and five, which are the first two Fermat primes, like seventeen, which is the third. On the other ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ITunes Originals
''iTunes Originals'' is a series of digital releases that were only made available through Apple's iTunes Store. It was developed by iTunes executive Alex Luke who also developed Apple's "Live From" and "Single of the Week" programs. Each release features the music of a single artist. The releases typically contain more than twenty tracks (some more than thirty), which include music from the artist's body of releases, new recordings (of both previously released and sometimes unreleased songs) specifically for the ''iTunes Originals'', and spoken word tracks that explore the artist's history and work, and/or discuss the next song. Some releases have also included video, both previously released, and originally created for the ''iTunes Originals''. The songs recorded exclusively for the albums are usually recorded live in a recording studio. Most ''iTunes Originals'' albums are available in the United States iTunes Store, with availability in other countries' music stores varying wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
At My Most Beautiful
"At My Most Beautiful" is a song by the American alternative rock band R.E.M. During the song's creation, members of the group noted its similarity to the work of the Beach Boys and purposefully fashioned it to resemble that band's output. Singer Michael Stipe strove to make his lyrics the most romantic he had ever written, and the piano-driven ballad became R.E.M.'s first straightforward love song. Released on the group's 1998 album '' Up'', it was issued as the third single from that record the following year, reaching number 10 on the UK Singles Chart. Origin and recording R.E.M. bassist Mike Mills stated that after he composed the piano part to "At My Most Beautiful", he felt it sounded like music the Beach Boys' Brian Wilson would have written two decades prior.Forman, Bill. "Diminished But Unafraid, R.E.M. Talk About the Passion". ''Pulse!''. November 1998. Once guitarist Peter Buck received the basic tracks of the song from Mills, he too found the music reminiscent of Wils ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
E-Bow The Letter
"E-Bow the Letter" is the first single from American rock band R.E.M.'s 10th studio album, ''New Adventures in Hi-Fi'' (1996). It was released on August 19, 1996, several weeks before the album's release. During the same month, R.E.M. signed a then record-breaking five-album contract with Warner Bros. Records. The song features American singer-songwriter and " Godmother of Punk" Patti Smith performing backing vocals. Smith was cited as a major influence by band members Michael Stipe and Peter Buck, and she also provided backing vocals for "Blue", the closing track on the band's final studio album, ''Collapse into Now'', in 2011. Although the song peaked at number four on the UK Singles Chart, the highest any R.E.M. song charted in the United Kingdom until "The Great Beyond" in 2000, the song fared less well in the United States, reaching only number 49 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. It became R.E.M.'s lowest-charting lead single since " Fall on Me" released from ''Lifes Rich Pagea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Adventures In Hi-Fi
''New Adventures in Hi-Fi'' is the tenth studio album by the American alternative rock band R.E.M. It was their fifth major-label release for Warner Bros. Records, released on September 9, 1996, in Europe and Australia, and the following day in the United States. ''New Adventures in Hi-Fi'' was the last album recorded with founding member Bill Berry (who left the band amicably the following year), original manager Jefferson Holt, and long-time producer Scott Litt. The members of R.E.M. consider the recorded album representative of the band at their peak, and fans generally regard it as the band's last great record before a perceived artistic decline during the late 1990s and early 2000s.''Mojo'', November 1996 It has sold around seven million units, growing in cult status years after its release, with several retrospectives ranking it among the top of the band's recorded catalogue. Composition and recording The album was recorded during and after the tour in support of ''Monster' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bang And Blame
"Bang and Blame" is a song by American alternative rock group R.E.M. It was released as the second single from their ninth studio album, ''Monster'' (1994), on October 31, 1994. The song was R.E.M.'s last to reach the top 40 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100, peaking at number 19, and was also their last number-one single on the ''Billboard'' Modern Rock Tracks chart. The single reached number one in Canada—R.E.M.'s only single to do so—and peaked inside the top 40 on the charts of Australia, Belgium, Finland, Iceland, Ireland, the Netherlands, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom. "Bang and Blame" was not included on '' In Time: The Best of R.E.M. 1988–2003'' and ''Part Lies, Part Heart, Part Truth, Part Garbage 1982–2011''. Critical reception Steve Baltin from ''Cash Box'' picked "Bang and Blame" as Pick of the Week, viewing it as "one of the strongest tracks on the entire album." He added, "A hard-edged guitar tune, vocalist Michael Stipe gets one of his best moments of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monster (R
A monster is a type of fictional creature found in horror, fantasy, science fiction, folklore, mythology and religion. Monsters are very often depicted as dangerous and aggressive with a strange, grotesque appearance that causes terror and fear. Monsters usually resemble bizarre, deformed, otherworldly and/or mutated animals or entirely unique creatures of varying sizes, but may also take a human form, such as mutants, ghosts and spirits, zombies or cannibals, among other things. They may or may not have supernatural powers, but are usually capable of killing or causing some form of destruction, threatening the social or moral order of the human world in the process. Animal monsters are outside the moral order, but sometimes have their origin in some human violation of the moral law (e.g. in the Greek myth, Minos does not sacrifice to Poseidon the white bull which the god sent him, so as punishment Poseidon makes Minos' wife, Pasiphaë, fall in love with the bull. She copulat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Losing My Religion
"Losing My Religion" is a song by American alternative rock band R.E.M., released in February 1991 as the first single from the group's seventh album, '' Out of Time'' (1991). Built on a mandolin riff, the song was an unlikely hit for the group, garnering extensive airplay on radio as well as on MTV and VH1 due to its critically acclaimed music video. The single became R.E.M.'s highest-charting hit in the United States, reaching No. 4 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and expanding the group's popularity beyond its original fanbase. At the 1992 Grammy Awards, "Losing My Religion" won two awards: Best Short Form Music Video and Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal. Background R.E.M. guitarist Peter Buck wrote the main riff and chorus to the song on a mandolin while watching television one day. Buck had just bought the instrument and was attempting to learn how to play it, recording the music as he practiced. Buck said that "when I listened back to it the next day, there ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stand (R
Stand or The Stand may refer to: * To assume the upright position of standing * Forest stand, a group of trees * Area of seating in a stadium, such as bleachers * Stand (cricket), a relationship between two players * Stand (drill pipe), 2 or 3 joints of drill pipe connected together on a drilling rig * Bus stand, where public service vehicles are parked between journeys; or specific stops in a bus station * Tree stand, platform used in hunting * The Stand Comedy Club, in Edinburgh, Glasgow and Newcastle upon Tyne * Stand, Greater Manchester, a residential area in England * STAND (organization) (originally ''Students Taking Action Now: Darfur''), a student activist group under Aegis Trust * A food business: ** Fruit stand ** Hot dog stand ** Lemonade stand * A support or holder, such as: ** Standing frame, assistive technology supporting a person who could not otherwise stand erect ** Kickstand of a bicycle or motorcycle ** Christmas tree stand ** Music stand ** Cymbal stand ** Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
