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''Succumbs'' was R.E.M.'s first commercially available full-length
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. Released in October 1987 by UNI/A&M, it contains video footage shot by R.E.M.'s lead singer
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 ...
dating back to the early-1980s, while the band was still recording under the
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label. Stipe collaborated with local
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artist James Herbert, who directed Left of Reckoning. ''Succumbs'' offers a glimpse of the unique feel of the
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before their commercial success. It was released only on VHS and
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, however, all the videos contained in this package are included on the '' When the Light Is Mine'' DVD, released in September 2006. An introductory clip at the beginning of the collection features guitarist
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 ...
and the band's then-manager,
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, introducing "citizens of the future" to an "outmoded artform" called the "
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", predicting it would have a staying power similar to that of
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s and other forgotten fads.


Videos

All tracks written by
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,
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 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 ...
. 1. (Peter Buck and Jefferson Holt intro)
2. "
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3. " So. Central Rain"
4. " Left of Reckoning:"
.. (rain snippet)
.. (Written intro for Reckoning)
.. (segues into) "Harborcoat"
.. (segues into) "7 Chinese Brothers"
.. (segues into) "So. Central Rain"
.. (segues into) "Pretty Persuasion"
.. (segues into) "Time After Time (Annelise)"
.. (snippet)
5. "
Cant Get There from Here "Cant Get There from Here", or "Can't Get There from Here", is the first single released by R.E.M. from its third studio album ''Fables of the Reconstruction'' in 1985. The song peaked at number 10 on the ''Billboard'' Bubbling Under Hot 100 Sin ...
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6. (Michael Stipe railroads monologue)
7. (segues into) "
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 releas ...
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8. "Life and How to Live It"
9. "Feeling Gravitys Pull"
10. " Fall on Me"


References

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