{"id":13859,"date":"2012-12-02T07:52:43","date_gmt":"2012-12-02T15:52:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/?p=13859"},"modified":"2012-12-02T07:54:01","modified_gmt":"2012-12-02T15:54:01","slug":"watch-early-rem-concert-footage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/2012-12\/watch-early-rem-concert-footage\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch Early REM Concert Footage"},"content":{"rendered":"

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For many (guilty) REM<\/strong> ruled their musical hearts and minds for an era.\u00a0 We first caught them opening for Gang of Four<\/strong> at the Adams Theater<\/strong> in San Diego on 9-11-1982 (and later would accidentally–but thankfully–follow their tour across the south to California in September 1986), and would see them countless times thereafter.\u00a0 At the Adams Theater in 1982, despite Michael Stipe<\/strong> having a broken leg and being rendered stool-bound (until he just couldn’t help himself), and a subsequent damaging and marching angular-guitar set from Gang of Four, we knew that REM would go on to be a force in music, and a great live band.\u00a0 Their performances of the likes of Radio Free Europe<\/strong><\/em> and Catapult<\/strong> <\/em>were all it took to suck us in forever.\u00a0 Between Stipe’s<\/strong> vocals and manic energy, Peter Buck’s<\/strong> jangle-attack, and Mills<\/strong> and Buckner’s<\/strong> rousing rhythm section and vocal contributions (not to mention some of the best songs written), they were a stunningly great admix.<\/p>\n

Newly-released (at least on YouTube) concert footage of the band performing in February 1981 gives a great feel for the early energy and alchemical cohesion of the band.\u00a0 The video opens with Buddy Holly’s<\/strong> Rave On<\/strong><\/em> with Stipe doing his best Elvis Presley<\/strong> imitation (which he would fall into intermittently during the set).\u00a0 A great historical vignette.\u00a0\u00a0 If nothing else, to get a feel for early Stipe and band, watch one minute from 11:00-12:00.\u00a0 To be young….\u00a0 Enjoy.<\/p>\n

Below are set’s songs and times:<\/p>\n

00:00 (cuts in) Rave On
\n01:37 Burning Down
\n05:43 Dangerous Times
\n08:17 All the Right Friends
\n13:00 Get on Their Way
\n15:54 Different Girl
\n19:25 Permanent Vacation
\n21:44 White Tornado
\n23:53 Narrator
\n27:00 Wind Out
\n28:45 Gardening at Night
\n32:36 Mystery to Me
\n34:36 Radio Free Europe<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=RiZW_Wlj8Kw<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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