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Old 05-26-2010, 10:29 AM  
Quentin
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Originally Posted by Sarah_MaxCash View Post
Weird because in my top five concerts of all time R.E.M. gigs are in two of the slots. You can't remember when but can you remember which album?

*suppressing fandom urges to argue about the musicianship of R.E.M.*
I'm not sure what album they were touring in support of; I think the most recent hit single they'd had was "Orange Crush," maybe?

As for the musicianship quip, I hold musicians to what is probably a pretty unfair standard, really. Going to see guys like Charlie Hunter or Zakir Hussain or Tuck Andress live has a way of skewing one's perspective in that regard.

A more fair comparison is how they stack up against other pop/rock musicians, and REM comes out looking just fine when you do that.
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