| Identifier | 8926231 |
| Created At | Tue May 23 2023 23:54:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) |
| Media Type | FLAC |
| J-Card Comment | R.E.M. United Center Chicago, Illinois June 6, 2008 Source: Audio Technica AT-899 omnis => Edirol R-09 Transfer: R-09 => WAV => Magix Audio Cleaning Lab => WAV => FLAC (level 8) Location: Beside stage, Left side (~6 rows up) Track listing: Disc one (53:11): (1) Band entrance (0:32) (2) Living Well Is The Best Entrance (3:22) (3) These Days (3:36) (4) Begin The Begin (3:35) (5) What's The Frequency, Kenneth? (4:01) (6) Pilgrimage (4:04) (7) Banter (0:51) (8) Hollow Man (3:02) (9) Animal (3:59) (10) Man-Sized Wreath (2:42) (11) Intro (0:55) (12) Ignoreland (5:02) (13) The Great Beyond (4:00) (14) The Great Beyond (reprise) (0:51) (15) Accelerate (4:09) (16) Houston (2:06) (17) Michael story (1:55) (18) Electrolite (4:19) Disc two (64:29): (1) The One I Love (3:48) (2) The Final Straw (4:31) (3) Find The River (4:36) (4) Let Me In (3:43) (5) Walk Unafraid (3:54) (6) Orange Crush (3:44) (7) Horse To Water (2:15) (8) Bad Day (4:35) (9) I'm Gonna DJ (2:05) (10) Encore break (3:58) (11) Supernatural Superserious (4:31) (12) Pretty Persuasion (3:58) (13) Barack Obama endorsement (2:26) (14) Losing My Religion (5:04) (15) Fall On Me (3:12) * (16) Banter (2:37) (17) Man on the Moon (5:26) * w/Johnny Marr Checksum file is included. Comments: One would only know that R.E.M. was a week into their new tour because of the number of blown intros (3); otherwise, the band was a well-oiled machine that ran through a great setlist at a rapid pace. This show was without a doubt the best R.E.M. performance in Chicago since 1986. The setlist was a great mix of new material, old "hits," and obscure tracks; the band was leaping around and enjoying themselves, and the sound (where I was next to the stage, anyway) was perfect. This show well exceeded my expectations and the below-sellout crowd (the 300 level was half-empty) seemed to agree. An amazing show. I was side stage under the left stack in a great recording spot. (Apparently it is also a good place for drunken idiots to congregate; there were many nearby.) Aside from Whistling Guy, a 50-something gray-haired Harley-shirt-wearing guy in front of me who impressed his 25-year-old girlfriend with his whistling skills BETWEEN EVERY SONG, the audience is a non-factor. You'll get tired of hearing Whistling Guy after every song, but it's not ear-shattering and almost never interferes with the music. The mix was perfect; I think this is the best audience recording I've made at the United Center. There is none of the airplane-hangar reverb one often gets there, and the high end was crystal-clear. Mp3 samples are attached. ---------------- Edit: Taped by ademotte |
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| Taper Name | Ademotte |
Performance
| R.E.M. 2008-06-06 United Center, Chicago, IL | |
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| Set 1 | Living Well Is The Best Revenge These Days Begin The Begin What's The Frequency Kenneth Pilgrimage Hollow Man Animal Man Sized Wreath Ignoreland The Great Beyond Accelerate Houston Electrolite The One I Love The Final Straw Find The River Let Me In Walk Unafraid Orange Crush Horse To Water Bad Day I'm Gonna DJ Encore Supernatural Superserious Pretty Persuasion Losing My Religion Fall On Me Man On The Moon |
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