tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7621501513493185029.post6006910107198996669..comments2024-03-27T12:50:36.135-04:00Comments on Everybody's Dummy: R.E.M. 17: Livewardohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07825405583474881509noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7621501513493185029.post-7983302160287215402021-03-25T19:50:00.524-04:002021-03-25T19:50:00.524-04:00It’s not as odd now as when it first appeared, tha...It’s not as odd now as when it first appeared, that they released their first official live album from the “Around the Sun” tour. They were obviously trying to compensate for that album’s weaknesses. I agree that the songs sound much better live. They sound less boring when they’re scattered among other material, rather than playing one after another. The guitar is more prominent. “Electron Blue” is my favorite of the then-new songs.<br /><br />They do a pretty good job of balancing promoting the album, deep older cuts and hits. The only minus is that they went really short on the I.R.S. material. Perhaps, that stuff wasn’t as popular in Europe. "Cuyahoga" is a big highlight. <br /><br />So, it’s good enough, but the “..Olympia” album is tons better, not to mention archival releases of older shows. <br />trfesokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12631886869696528704noreply@blogger.com