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R.E.M. 07/20/85
Greek Theatre, Berkeley, CA
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Set I
Feeling Gravity's Pull
Moral Kiosk
Maps And Legends
Green Grow The Rushes
Hyena
Seven Chinese Brothers
Sitting Still
Driver 8
Good Advices
South Central Rain
Have You Ever Seen The Rain?
Can't Get There From Here
Auctioneer
Old Man Kensey
Pretty Persuasion
Life And How To Live It
Little America
Radio Free Europe
Second Guessing
(Don't Go Back To) Rockville
Carnival Of Sorts
Theme From Two Steps Onward
Harborcoat
Boy (Go)
We Walk
See No Evil
Set II

Set III

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University Of California
Last Changed By Maria Reine
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Tulum (5/0) / 0 View   1st gen. cassette ---> WAV capture M-Audio ---> Adobe Audition ---> FLAC
Notes: This recording is special because it's of the first R.E.M. gig I attended --- 23 years ago today. P.J. and I went, and during the the Three O'Clock set I spied a fellow with a microphone a row or two ahead. This, I remember thinking, is a very good omen. The fellow was a lawyer named Mike G., and he sent cassettes shortly afterward. In return, he asked me for a lead on landing the Talking Heads set from Heatwave in Toronto, 1980, and any Martha and the Muffins. Well, I tried, but nothing materialized, and we were never in touch after that. R.E.M., however, went on to become a musical and cultural fixture in my life. What stands out today is the enthusiasm and controlled chaos they displayed over a simple but rich sound. The third record, "Fables of the Reconstruction," may have been a muted affair, but on stage, the band really electrified the songs. The sound didn't have quite the heft the band would develop by decade's end (I'm still partial to the Green tour's superb revival of "Good Advices"), but it wasn't thin, either. How Peter Buck managed his arpeggiated picking while leaping about like a young Pete Townshend still mystifies me. Michael Stipe wore a long coat, if I recall correctly, and made for an intriguing presence, telling mini-stories but not being quite the "enigma" the press had made him out to be. Bill Berry and Mike Mills held the music together, as only they could. Set list wise, it's nothing unusual for 1985: the bulk of "Fables,"and selections from the first two LPs. Note the inclusion of "Hyena,"which they had begun performing the year before; and the spooky and cool "Theme From Two Steps Onward," which E rightfully calls for now. Sort of a lost number, that one (quite literally, right? Isn't that the one whose master recording had gone missing? The song does appear on one of their never-ending series of "Best of" compilations). Also, Stipe sings a bit of the Golden Palominos' "Boy (Go)" before a very nice version of "We Walk," which he reprises at song's end. But the five songs beginning with "Auctioneer" still sound particularly well-placed, and they formed the core of the show. So here's another clean and clear first generation recording. We sat on Peter's side, maybe 10 or 12 rows back, fairly close to the P.A. The Greek Theater always gave tapers a sonic premium: if you had good equipment, sat in a reasonably good place, and knew what you were doing, you would leave with a very good recording. This one is no exception. Playback in Adobe Audition indicated that equalization would have yielded little improvement, so I just normalized to 95 percent. Mike G., if you're reading, you know who you are. Hope you found the tapes you were seeking, and thank you for sharing your recording with no strings.
Gary (5/4.3) CDR / 2 View  
Notes: AUD [Mike G]
Dave (5/0) / 1 View  
ghostworld (4/5) FLAC / 0 View   AUD > ANA(1) > WAV > FLAC
adorup (4/0) FLAC / 0 View  
adorup (4/0) / 0 View  
Chris Larson (3/5) / 0 View   1st gen. cassette ---> WAV capture M-Audio ---> Adobe Audition ---> FLAC
Robbie Kellman (3/5) flac / 2 View  
Notes: DVD - Collective REM
cut_here (2/5) flac / 1 View   first gen tape>WAV capture M-Audio>audition>flac
Michael (1/0) CD-R / 2 B View  
HD (1/5) FLAC / 1 View   unknown > ana1 > FLAC
Stuart Ferguson (1/4.3) CDR / 2 View   Audience
Notes: DVD 274
Maria Reine (1/5) CD-R / 1 View  
Notes: Audience recording > ? > WAV > Adobe Audition > FLAC. FLAC[sg500k]
Hugh Owen (1/5) cdr / 1 View  
Notes: 1st gen. cassette ---> WAV capture M-Audio ---> Adobe Audition ---> FLAC
Charlie (1/0) / 0 View  
Alex Wolf (0/0) / 0 View  
-SoG- (0/5) Flac / 1 A View   Source: 1st gen. cassette ---> WAV capture M-Audio ---> Adobe Audition ---> FLAC
Notes: Audience Recording