| Identifier | 8404681 |
| Created At | Tue May 23 2023 23:54:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) |
| Media Type | FLAC |
| J-Card Comment | R.E.M. Circle Pavillion University of Illinois Chicago, IL November 5, 1987 Taped by the brother of BGDuke1: Sony ECM-939 > Walkman D6-C Conversion: First generation cassette > Nakamichi CR-7A cassette transfer (October 2007) > Peak 5.2 > FLAC Disc One 01 Finest Worksong 02 These Days 03 Moral Kiosk 04 Welcome to the Occupation 05 Disturbance at the Heron House 06 Exhuming McCarthy 07 Orange Crush 08 Feeling Gravity's Pull 09 Flowers of Guatamala 10 I Believe 11 Sitting Still 12 Driver 8 (beginning ever so slightly clipped) Disc Two 01 Superman 02 Pretty Persuasion 03 Oddfellows Local 151 04 It's the End of the World As We Know It 05 Begin the Begin Encore 1 06 Strange 07 King of Birds 08 Pop Song '89 09 Auctioneer Encore 2 10 Swan Swan H 11 The One I Love Encore 3 12 Harpers 13 Midnight Blue 14 Ghost Rider 15 1,000,000 Though I didn't see it, this is my favorite show on the Work tour and was a cherished cassette for many many years though I only just found it in my storage unit after a long disappearance. A taper named David traded me this first generation copy (his last name is long forgotten; he also swapped me a U2 '87 first gen and a Gregson & Collister tape). I'm told this show has long been around in mediocre quality, but that's not the case here. This sounds terrific and the performance is blazing throughout, though there is no doubt as to the set's pinnacle moment: the spot-on cover of Lou Gramm's then "hit" "Midnight Blue." If R.E.M. has ever made a more inspired cover choice (and I include "We Don't Need Another Hero" from Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome on the short list), I don't know what it is. I absolutely love how they play "Midnight Blue (sample provided). If you care at all about this era of R.E.M. I strongly encourage you to grab this one. Butterking for JEMS |
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| R.E.M. 1987-11-05 UIC Pavillion, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL | |
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| Set 1 | Finest Worksong, These Days, Moral Kiosk, Welcome to the Occupation, Disturbance at the Heron House, Exhuming McCarthy, Orange Crush, Feeling Gravity's Pull, The Flowers of Guatemala, I Believe, Sitting Still, Driver 8, Superman, Pretty Persuasion, Oddfellows Local 151, It's the End of the World As We Know.., Begin the Begin, Strange, King of Birds, Auctioneer (Another Engine), Pop Song 89, Swan Swan H, The One I Love, Harpers, Midnight Blue, Ghostriders in the Sky, 1000000 |
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