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''R.E.M. at the BBC'' is a 2018 live album box set by American
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band
R.E.M. R.E.M. was an American rock band from Athens, Georgia, formed in 1980 by drummer Bill Berry, guitarist Peter Buck, bassist Mike Mills, and lead vocalist Michael Stipe, who were students at the University of Georgia. One of the first alternati ...
released on October 19, 2018. The eight-disc compilation features sessions recorded between 1984 and 2008, including a bonus
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of videos. Additionally, a two-disc best-of collection was released on the same day.


Recording and release

Sources include one unedited full show—1995's performance at Milton Keynes—while additional, shorter sessions were recorded for
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programs such as a John Peel session, ''Drivetime'',
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, and
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's ''
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''. On September 20, a promotional video for "
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" was released, followed on September 27 by " E-Bow the Letter", featuring Radiohead singer
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.


Reception

In ''
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'', Stephen Jones gave the album seven out of 10, writing that it includes some "real treats" but criticizes some "tinny and echoey" recordings. Andrzej Lukowski of Drowned in Sound rated the album an eight out of 10, summing up that it is a useful document of R.E.M.'s career: "''Live at the BBC'' is obviously preposterously big... but actually that’s kind of fine in the digital era—it’s not that old fashioned beast ‘the live album’, but a whole sprawling history to immerse yourself in, eras hurtling by." '' Under the Radar''s Michael James Hall gave the box set 8.5 out of 10, praising the performances for being able to "remind you just how masterful they were as songwriters". James Parker of ''
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'' gave the album a positive review, calling it a "a vast and slightly dizzying retrospective".
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of ''
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'' made this release one of his weekly picks. For
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, Chris Randle gave the collection a 7.4 out of 10, praising Stipe's lyrics and singing in particular. For '' Exclaim!'', Ian Gormely awarded ''At the BBC'' an eight out of 10, praising the compilation's diversity, with "surprisingly little overlap across the collection" and summing up, "Though the material included here is strong, due to the limitations its compilers were working with... it doesn't necessarily represent the best or most unique sets of their respective eras." Ian Rushbury of
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also gave the set an eight out of 10 in his review, calling the group, "without doubt, an outstanding live band" and writing that the DVD is "invaluable".


Track listing

All songs written by Bill Berry,
Peter Buck Peter Lawrence Buck (born December 6, 1956) is an American musician and songwriter. He was a co-founder and the lead guitarist of the alternative rock band R.E.M. He also plays the banjo and mandolin on several R.E.M. songs. Throughout his ca ...
,
Mike Mills Michael Edward Mills (born December 17, 1958) is an American multi-instrumentalist, singer, and composer who was a founding member of the alternative rock band R.E.M. Though known primarily as the bass guitarist and backing vocalist of R.E.M., h ...
, and
Michael Stipe John Michael Stipe (; born January 4, 1960) is an American singer-songwriter and artist, best known as the lead singer and lyricist of alternative rock band R.E.M. He is known for his vocal quality, poetic lyrics and unique stage presence. Pos ...
, except where noted. :Disc 1 (64:17) ::Sessions into the Night, BBC Radio 1, March 13, 1991 #" World Leader Pretend" – 4:36 #"Fretless" – 5:16 #"Half a World Away" – 3:33 #" Radio Song" – 4:05 #"
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 grou ...
" – 4:42 #"
Love Is All Around "Love Is All Around" is a song recorded by English rock band the Troggs, featuring a string quartet and a 'tick tock' sound on percussion, in D-major. Released as a single in October 1967, it was a top-ten hit in both the UK and US. "Love I ...
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) – 3:09 ::John Peel Studio Session, October 25, 1998 #
  • "Walk Unafraid" (Buck, Mills, and Stipe) – 4:04 #"
    Daysleeper "Daysleeper" is a song by American alternative rock band R.E.M. It was released as the first single from their eleventh studio album '' Up'' on October 12, 1998. Sung from the point of view of a night shift worker corresponding with colleagues, ...
    " (Buck, Mills, and Stipe) – 3:18 #" Lotus" (Buck, Mills, and Stipe) – 4:13 #" At My Most Beautiful" (Buck, Mills, and Stipe) – 3:16 ::Mark and Lard, BBC Radio 1, October 15, 2003 #
  • " Bad Day" – 4:03 #"
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    " – 3:55 ::Drivetime, BBC Radio 2, October 15, 2003 #
  • " Man on the Moon" – 4:59 #" Imitation of Life" (Buck, Mills, and Stipe) – 3:41 ::Radio 1 Live Lounge, March 26, 2008 #
  • " Supernatural Superserious" (Buck, Mills, and Stipe) – 3:23 #"
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    Edward Lay Editors are an English rock band, formed in 2002 in Birmingham. Previously known as Pilot, The Pride and Snowfield, the band currently consists of Tom Smith (lead vocals, guitar, piano), Russell Leetch (bass guitar, synthesiser, backing voca ...
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    Russell Leetch Russell Jonathan Leetch (born 5 March 1982) is the bass guitarist for Birmingham-based indie rock band Editors. He studied music technology at Staffordshire University where he met his fellow Editors band members. He went to secondary school at ...
    , Tom Smith, and
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    ) – 3:18 :Disc 2 (62:32) ::Sessions BBC Radio 1 Public Peel Session, October 25, 1998 #Introduction – 0:26 #"Losing My Religion" – 4:44 #"
    New Test Leper "New Test Leper" is a song by R.E.M., included on their tenth studio album, ''New Adventures in Hi-Fi'', which was released in 1996. It wasn't released as a single; its only non-album issue was on a 1996 Germany-only-released Warner Bros. Records ...
    " – 5:53 #"Lotus" (Buck, Mills, and Stipe) – 4:48 #"Parakeet" (Buck, Mills, and Stipe) – 4:23 #"
    Electrolite "Electrolite" is a song by R.E.M. released as their third single and closing track from their tenth studio album, ''New Adventures in Hi-Fi''. The song is a piano-based ballad to Los Angeles, Hollywood icons and the closing 20th century. Initia ...
    " – 4:23 #" Perfect Circle" – 4:39 #"The Apologist" (Buck, Mills, and Stipe) – 4:40 #"Daysleeper" (Buck, Mills, and Stipe) – 4:44 #" Country Feedback" – 7:23 #"At My Most Beautiful" (Buck, Mills, and Stipe) – 4:14 #"Walk Unafraid" (Buck, Mills, and Stipe) – 4:52 #"Man on the Moon" – 6:11 :Disc 3 (58:49) ::Live Broadcasts Rock City, Nottingham, November 21, 1984 #"Second Guessing" – 2:57 #"Hyena" – 2:57 #" Talk About the Passion" – 3:04 #"West of the Fields" (Jerry Ayers, Berry, Buck, Mills, and Stipe) – 3:07 #"
    (Don't Go Back To) Rockville "(Don't Go Back To) Rockville" is the second and final single released by American rock band R.E.M. from their second studio album, '' Reckoning''. The song failed to chart on either the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 or the UK Singles Charts. Backgroun ...
    " – 4:29 #"Auctioneer (Another Engine)" – 3:01 #" So. Central Rain (I'm Sorry)" – 4:51 #"Old Man Kensey" – 4:24 #"
    Gardening at Night "Gardening at Night" is a song by American rock band R.E.M. It was recorded for the band's 1982 debut EP '' Chronic Town''. Writing The song is said to have been written on a mattress in the front yard of the Oconee Street church in Athens, Geo ...
    " – 3:26 #"9–9"/"
    Hey Diddle Diddle "Hey Diddle Diddle" (also "Hi Diddle Diddle", "The Cat and the Fiddle", or "The Cow Jumped Over the Moon") is an English nursery rhyme. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 19478. Lyrics and music A version of the rhyme is Hey diddle diddl ...
    " (traditional)/"" – 5:39 #"Windout" – 1:49 #"
    Driver 8 "Driver 8" is the second single from American musical group R.E.M.'s third album, ''Fables of the Reconstruction''. Released in September 1985, the song peaked at number 22 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. It was not relea ...
    " – 3:25 #"Pretty Persuasion" – 3:33 #"
    Radio Free Europe Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) is a United States government funded organization that broadcasts and reports news, information, and analysis to countries in Eastern Europe, Central Asia, Caucasus, and the Middle East where it says tha ...
    " – 3:49 #" Wendell Gee" – 3:21 #"Carnival of Sorts (Boxcars)" – 4:47 :Disc 4 (51:59) ::Live Broadcasts Milton Keynes, July 30, 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 "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 ''Billboa ...
    " – 4:58 #"I Don't Sleep I Dream" – 4:14 #" Strange Currencies" – 4:31 #"Revolution" – 3:20 #"
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    " – 4:38 :Disc 5 (56:43) ::Live Broadcasts Milton Keynes, July 30, 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 "Pop Song 89" is the opening track and third single released from R.E.M.'s sixth studio album ''Green''. It peaked at number 86 on the Hot 100, and in the UK "Stand" was re-released instead. '' Cash Box'' called it a "cynical parody of pop: b ...
    " – 3:27 #"
    Finest Worksong "Finest Worksong" is the third and final single released from R.E.M.'s fifth studio album ''Document''. It peaked at number 50 on the UK Singles Chart in April 1988, at the time the group's highest-charting single in the UK. The single version ...
    " – 3:48 #"
    Get Up Get or GET may refer to: * Get (animal), the offspring of an animal * Get (divorce document), in Jewish religious law * GET (HTTP), a type of HTTP request * "Get" (song), by the Groggers * Georgia Time, used in the Republic of Georgia * Get AS, a ...
    " – 2:54 #" Star 69" – 4:00 #"Let Me In" – 3:59 #"
    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 ...
    " – 7:24 #" Fall on Me" – 3:11 #"Departure" – 3:52 #"
    It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine) "It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)" is a song by American rock band R.E.M., which first appeared on their 1987 album, ''Document''. It was released as the album's second single in November 1987, reaching No. 69 i ...
    " – 5:15 :Disc 6 (43:05) ::Live Broadcasts Pyramid Stage Glastonbury Festival, June 25, 1999 #"Lotus" (Buck, Mills, and Stipe) – 4:36 #"What's the Frequency, Kenneth?" – 4:09 #"So Fast, So Numb" – 4:47 #"The Apologist" (Buck, Mills, and Stipe) – 4:36 #"Fall on Me" – 3:26 #"Daysleeper" (Buck, Mills, and Stipe) – 3:29 #" The Wake-Up Bomb" – 5:01 #" The One I Love" – 3:27 #"Sweetness Follows" – 5:50 #"At My Most Beautiful" (Buck, Mills, and Stipe) – 3:37 :Disc 7 (53:28) ::Live Broadcasts Pyramid Stage Glastonbury Festival, June 25, 1999 #"Losing My Religion" – 5:24 #"Everybody Hurts" – 6:47 #"Walk Unafraid" (Buck, Mills, and Stipe) – 4:17 #"Star 69" – 3:04 #"Finest Worksong" – 4:22 #"Man on the Moon" – 5:43 #"Why Not Smile" (Buck, Mills, and Stipe) – 2:10 #"Crush with Eyeliner" – 4:40 #"Tongue" – 5:19 #"Cuyahoga" – 4:37 #"It's 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, September 15, 2004 #Intro – 0:47 #"So Fast, So Numb" – 5:13 #"Boy in the Well" (Buck, Mills, and Stipe) – 5:20 #"I Wanted to Be Wrong" (Buck, Mills, and Stipe) – 5:19 #" E-Bow the Letter" – 5:09 #"Around the Sun" (Buck, Mills, and Stipe) – 5:02 #"
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    " (Buck, Mills, and Stipe) – 3:58 #"Losing My Religion" – 4:47 #"Walk Unafraid" – 5:10 #" Leaving New York" (Buck, Mills, and Stipe) – 4:48 #"Imitation of Life" – 4:35 #"Man on the Moon" – 5:34 :Disc 9 (DVD) ::''Accelerating Backwards'' #" Moon River" (
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    and Johnny Mercer) #"Pretty Persuasion" #"Pop Song 89" #"Orange Crush" #"Losing My Religion" #"Half a World Away" #"Crush with Eyeliner" #"Man on the Moon" #"Daysleeper" (Buck, Mills, and Stipe) #"Imitation of Life" (Buck, Mills, and Stipe) #"So. Central Rain (I'm Sorry)" #"
    All the Way to Reno (You're Gonna Be a Star) "All the Way to Reno (You're Gonna Be a Star)" is a song by American rock band R.E.M. It was released on July 23, 2001 as the second single from the band's twelfth studio album, '' Reveal'' (2001). The single did not chart on the US ''Billbo ...
    " (Buck, Mills, and Stipe) #"Leaving New York" (Buck, Mills, and Stipe) ::''Later... with Jools Holland'' Presents R.E.M. #Intro #"Losing My Religion" #"Lotus" (Buck, Mills, and Stipe) #"New Test Leper" #"Daysleeper" (Buck, Mills, and Stipe) #"Electrolite" #"At My Most Beautiful" (Buck, Mills, and Stipe) #"The Apologist" (Buck, Mills, and Stipe) #"Country Feedback" #"Parakeet" (Buck, Mills, and Stipe) #"So. Central Rain (I'm Sorry)" #"Walk Unafraid" (Buck, Mills, and Stipe) #"Man on the Moon #" The Passenger" ( Ricky Gardiner and Iggy Pop) ::Bonus Videos #" I've Been High" (Buck, Mills, and Stipe) #" Nightswimming" #"Bad Day"


    Best Of

    :Disc 1 – Sessions (69:21) ::Recorded for Nicky Campbell session ''Into the Night'' on BBC Radio 1, first broadcast on March 13, 1991 #"World Leader Pretend" – 4:36 #"Half a World Away" – 3:33 #"Radio Song" – 4:05 #"Losing My Religion" – 4:42 ::Recorded for John Peel Session on BBC Radio 1, first broadcast on October 25, 1998 #
  • "Lotus" (Buck, Mills, and Stipe) – 4:13 #"At My Most Beautiful" (Buck, Mills, and Stipe) – 3:16 ::Recorded for John Peel Session on BBC Radio 1, first broadcast October 25, 1998 #
  • "Electrolite" – 4:23 #"Perfect Circle" – 4:39 #"Daysleeper" (Buck, Mills, and Stipe) – 4:44 ::Recorded for Later... with Jools Holland on BBC1, first broadcast on October 27, 1998 #
  • "Country Feedback" – 6:49 ::Recorded for Mark and Lard on BBC Radio 1, first broadcast on October 15, 2003 #
  • "Bad Day" – 4:03 #"Orange Crush" – 3:55 ::Recorded for Later... with Jools Holland on BBC1, first broadcast on October 14, 2003 #
  • "Nightswimming" – 4:20 ::Recorded for Drivetime on BBC Radio 2, first broadcast October 15, 2003 #
  • "Man on the Moon" – 4:59 ::Recorded for Radio 1 Live Lounge on BBC Radio 1, first broadcast March 26, 2008 #
  • "Imitation of Life" (Buck, Mills, and Stipe) – 3:41 #"Supernatural Superserious" (Buck, Mills, and Stipe) – 3:23 :Disc 2 – Broadcasts (79:54) ::First broadcast on November 21, 1984 from Rock City, Nottingham #"(Don't Go Back To) Rockville" – 4:29 #"So. Central Rain (I'm Sorry)" – 4:51 #"Gardening at Night" – 3:26 #"Driver 8" – 3:25 #"Radio Free Europe" – 3:49 ::First broadcast on July 30, 1995 from Milton Keynes #
  • "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 June 25, 1999 from Pyramid Stage Glastonbury Festival #
  • "Fall on Me" – 3:26 #"The One I Love" – 3:27 #"Everybody Hurts" – 6:47 #"It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)" – 6:58 ::First broadcast on September 15, 2004 from St. James's Church, London #
  • "E-Bow the Letter" – 5:09 #"Losing My Religion" – 4:47 #"Man on the Moon" – 5:34


    Personnel


    R.E.M.

    * Bill Berry – drums, percussion, vocal harmony (1984–1995 recordings) *
    Peter Buck Peter Lawrence Buck (born December 6, 1956) is an American musician and songwriter. He was a co-founder and the lead guitarist of the alternative rock band R.E.M. He also plays the banjo and mandolin on several R.E.M. songs. Throughout his ca ...
     – acoustic and electric guitar *
    Mike Mills Michael Edward Mills (born December 17, 1958) is an American multi-instrumentalist, singer, and composer who was a founding member of the alternative rock band R.E.M. Though known primarily as the bass guitarist and backing vocalist of R.E.M., h ...
     – bass guitar, keyboards, backing vocals *
    Michael Stipe John Michael Stipe (; born January 4, 1960) is an American singer-songwriter and artist, best known as the lead singer and lyricist of alternative rock band R.E.M. He is known for his vocal quality, poetic lyrics and unique stage presence. Pos ...
     – vocals


    Additional musicians

    * B. J. Cole –
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    and pedal steel guitars (on select songs during the British leg of the 1998 tour) *
    Nathan December Nathan December is an American rock guitarist, best known for his work as a side musician with R.E.M. and the Goo Goo Dolls during the 1990s. He lives in Los Angeles, California. Music December appeared in the 1994 film ''Reality Bites'' playing ...
     –
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    and
    lead guitar Lead guitar (also known as solo guitar) is a musical part for a guitar in which the guitarist plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, guitar solos, and occasionally, some riffs and chords within a song structure. The lead is the featu ...
    (1995 recordings) *Brian Harris - bass * Jools Holland – piano on "The Passenger" for the 1998 ''Later... with Jools Holland'' Presents R.E.M. *
    Peter Holsapple Peter Livingston Holsapple (born February 19, 1956) is an American musician, who formed, along with Chris Stamey, the dB's, a jangle-pop band from Winston-Salem, North Carolina.Strong, Martin C. (2003) ''The Great Indie Discography'', Canongat ...
     – rhythm guitar, keyboards (1991 recordings) *
    Scott McCaughey Scott Lewis McCaughey is an American singer, guitarist and songwriter and the leader of the Seattle and Portland-based bands The Young Fresh Fellows and The Minus 5. He was also an auxiliary member of the American rock band R.E.M. from 199 ...
     – bass guitar, guitar, keyboards, backing vocals (recordings from 1994 onward) *
    Bill Rieflin William Frederick Rieflin (September 30, 1960 – March 24, 2020) was an American musician. Rieflin came to prominence in the 1990s mainly for his work as a drummer with groups (particularly in the industrial rock and industrial metal scene ...
     – drums, percussion (2003–2008 recordings) *Duane Saetveit - french horn *
    Ken Stringfellow Kenneth Stuart Stringfellow (born October 30, 1968) is an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, arranger, and producer. Best known for his work with The Posies, R.E.M., and the re-formed Big Star, Stringfellow's discography includ ...
     – bass guitar, guitar, keyboards, backing vocals (1998–2005 recordings) *
    Joey Waronker Jon Joseph Waronker (born May 20, 1969) is an American drummer and music producer. He is best known as a regular drummer of both Beck and R.E.M., and as member of the experimental rock bands Atoms for Peace and Ultraísta. Background Waronke ...
     – drums, percussion (1998–1999 recordings) *
    Thom Yorke Thomas Edward Yorke (born 7 October 1968) is an English musician and the main vocalist and songwriter of the rock band Radiohead. A multi-instrumentalist, he mainly plays guitar and keyboards and is noted for his falsetto. He has been descri ...
     – vocals on "E-Bow the Letter"


    Other personnel

    *Tom Doyle –
    liner notes Liner notes (also sleeve notes or album notes) are the writings found on the sleeves of LP record albums and in booklets that come inserted into the compact disc jewel case or the equivalent packaging for cassettes. Origin Liner notes are desc ...
    *Mark Hagen – liner notes *
    Jo Whiley Johanne Whiley-Morton (born 4 July 1965), better known by her professional name Jo Whiley, is an English radio DJ and television presenter. She was the host of the long-running weekday later weekend '' Jo Whiley Show'' on BBC Radio 1. She curre ...
     – liner notes


    Charts


    References


    External links


    Press release
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