John Michael Stipe 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.
Reckoning is the second studio album by American alternative rock band R.E.M.,released on April 9,1984,by I.R.S. Records. Produced by Mitch Easter and Don Dixon,the album was recorded at Reflection Sound Studio in Charlotte,North Carolina,over 16 days in December 1983 and January 1984. Dixon and Easter intended to capture the sound of R.E.M.'s live performances,and used binaural recording on several tracks. Lead singer Michael Stipe dealt with darker subject matter in his lyrics,with water-related imagery being a recurring theme on the album.
In Time:The Best of R.E.M. 1988–2003 is the second official compilation album released by R.E.M. Issued in 2003,it includes tracks from their Warner Bros. Records era,from 1988's Green to 2001's Reveal,as well as two new recordings and two songs from movie soundtracks. The album was the tenth-best-selling album of 2003 in the UK,and the 50th-best-selling album of the 2000s in the UK.
"The Great Beyond" is a song by American rock band R.E.M.,written for the 1999 film Man on the Moon. It was released as a single the same year for support of the film's soundtrack album. On the soundtrack,there is some dialogue from the movie at the end of the track;meanwhile,the single version is a radio edit,with the bridge omitted.
"Radio Song" is a song by American rock band R.E.M.,released as the fourth single from their seventh album,Out of Time (1991),where it appears as the opening track. Lead singer Michael Stipe once said that he hoped everyone had enough sense of humor to realize that he was "kind of taking the piss of everyone," himself included. Stipe also asked KRS-One,leader of Boogie Down Productions,to contribute to the track. He provides some backing vocals for the track,as well as a closing rap,and appears prominently in the video.
The Macon Coliseum is a multi-purpose arena in Macon,Georgia,United States. It is home to the Macon Mayhem,a minor-league hockey team in the SPHL. The Centerplex was home to the Macon Whoopee (ECHL),Macon Whoopee (CHL) and Macon Trax ice hockey teams and the Macon Knights arena football team. It seats 7,182 for hockey and arena football and up to 9,252 for concerts.
Hampton Coliseum is a multi-purpose arena in Hampton,Virginia. Construction began on May 24,1968. The venue held its first event on December 1,1969,with the nearby College of William &Mary playing North Carolina State University in a college men's basketball game. On January 31,1970,the Coliseum formally opened as the first large multi-purpose arena in the Hampton Roads region and the state of Virginia
Perfect Square is a 2004 concert film of the alternative rock band R.E.M.,filmed on July 19,2003,at the Bowling Green in Wiesbaden,Germany. It was released by Warner Reprise Video on March 9,2004.
"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. Initially,Michael Stipe objected to including the song on the album,but was won over by Peter Buck and Mike Mills. It has since become one of his favorite R.E.M. songs as well as one of Radiohead lead singer Thom Yorke's;Radiohead has covered the song.
Road Movie is a documentary-style film by rock group R.E.M.,released on both VHS and DVD,charting the conclusion of the band's 1995 worldwide tour in support of Monster,their album released the previous year. Directed by Peter Care,the ninety-minute-long footage features nineteen songs performed over the final three nights of the tour,at The Omni in Atlanta,Georgia. The set-list reads very much like a complete R.E.M. show—gigs on the Monster tour were opened by either "I Took Your Name" or "What's the Frequency,Kenneth?",while the last song of the night was invariably "It's the End of the World as We Know It ". The film is a companion piece to the Tourfilm documentary,which chronicles the band's 1989 tour on the back of the previous year's album Green.
Syd Straw is an American rock singer and songwriter. The daughter of actor Jack Straw,she began her career singing backup for Pat Benatar,then took her distinct voice to the indie/alternative scene and joined the ever-evolving line-up of Golden Palominos from 1985 through 1987,appearing on their second and third albums. Straw was a frequent lead singer and occasional co-songwriter for the group,which was spearheaded by drummer Anton Fier and also featured vocal turns by Michael Stipe,Matthew Sweet,Don Dixon,Jack Bruce and others. She left the group in 1987 to establish her solo career.
"Get Up" is the fourth and final single released by R.E.M. from the band's sixth album Green (1988). It was included in the limited edition Singleactiongreen box set released in November 1989. The song was released as a single only in the US but failed to chart on the Billboard Hot 100.
When the Light Is Mine:The Best of the I.R.S. Years 1982–1987 is a DVD featuring videos by the rock band R.E.M. during its tenure with I.R.S. Records from 1982 to 1987. It was released in the United States on September 12,2006,to coincide with the release of And I Feel Fine:The Best of the I.R.S. Years 1982-1987,a compilation album featuring selections from the band's I.R.S. back catalogue.
R.E.M. Live is a live album from R.E.M.,recorded at the Point Theatre,Dublin,on February 26 and 27,2005,the closing nights of the winter European leg of the Around the World Tour in support of their thirteenth studio album Around the Sun released in late 2004. It was released in the United Kingdom on October 15,2007 and in the United States a day later as a two-Compact Disc audio set and a DVD,then released in February 2008 as a triple vinyl set. The performance was filmed by Blue Leach,who also directed Depeche Mode's Touring the Angel:Live in Milan.
Live 1976–1993 is a four-disc live album of music by Parliament-Funkadelic and George Clinton recorded between 1976 and 1993. Footage of the 1976 concert was released on the George Clinton:The Mothership Connection DVD in 1998. This material has been issued in different configurations in different markets. The track listing below is for the European version,which is the most complete.
Formerly the Warlocks is a live album by the rock band the Grateful Dead. It contains two complete concerts on six CDs. It was recorded on October 8 and 9,1989,at the Hampton Coliseum in Hampton,Virginia. It was released on September 7,2010.
Complete Rarities:Warner Bros. 1988–2011 is a 2014 compilation album featuring live songs,singles' b-sides and non-album tracks recorded by alternative rock band R.E.M. during their tenure on Warner Bros. Records. All material has been previously released either physically or in digital-only formats.
Green is the sixth studio album by American rock band R.E.M.,released on November 7,1988,by Warner Bros. Records. The second album to be produced by the band and Scott Litt,it continued to explore political issues both in its lyrics and packaging. The band experimented on the album,writing major-key rock songs and incorporating new instruments into their sound including the mandolin,as well as switching their original instruments on other songs.
REMTV is a six-disc DVD box set collecting appearances by American alternative rock band R.E.M. on MTV and related channels,from 1983 to 2008,released November 24,2014. The collection was compiled by the former band members as they looked through all of the MTV film footage in their vault to prepare the release of Unplugged:The Complete 1991 and 2001 Sessions.
