R.E.M., 'Man-Sized Wreath' (Live From Dublin) -- Video Premiere
- Posted on Sep 24th 2009 2:45PM by Adam Horne
- Comments (14)
One of the most exhilarating parts of being in a band is performing new material in front of an audience for the first time. Alt-rock titans R.E.M. captured that nervous excitement for their latest release, 'R.E.M. Live at the Olympia.' The double-disc features the band running through the songs that would go on to become 2008's 'Accelerate' in front of friends, family and a handful of their biggest fans.The high contrast black-and-white adds a cinematic film quality in the following video as Michael Stipe and Co. command the crowd's attention with a performance of 'Man-Sized Wreath.' Though the experienced rockers appear confident, it was an "experiment in terror," according to guitarist Peter Buck. "Every second we were playing something we didn't know all that well, which was kind of good," he tells Spinner. Check out the exclusive video premiere after the jump.





Reader Comments(1 of 1)
paddyat 9-25-2009
Apparently LIVE FROM DUBLIN "is currently not available or can not be viewed in your region"...
... which is to say LIVE FROM DUBLIN can not be viewed IN FECKIN' IRELAND.
vittorioat 9-25-2009
This video is currently not available or cannot be viewed in your region.
This means that in Italy this video cannot be viewed. IS IT A JOKE??? Update the player to view this video in Ireland and Italy!!!
Kususitoat 9-25-2009
This video is currently not available or cannot be viewed in your region.
This means that in Italy this video cannot be viewed. IS IT A JOKE??? Update the player to view this video in Ireland , Italy and Spain!!!
maxat 9-25-2009
Please...WE ALL WANT TO watch this great perfomance, why don't you upload it and make it viewable to all the conutries?? Thanks a lot!
Danielat 9-25-2009
I thought that interent is made to connect all the world...
Wolfhart24at 9-25-2009
No probs watching it in Canada, great song!
Andreaat 9-25-2009
Germany can't watch. What the f.... is this? :-(
dgdgdat 9-25-2009
Neither in Brazil.
Gary in Mosulat 9-25-2009
Nor I-frickin'-Rak!
WTF?
Dawn LaPorteat 9-25-2009
Derry NH: Video comes thru just fine. Outstanding performance of an excellent song (this is their best record ever). The video style is a bit annoying because while I'm sure it's meant to be "artsy" all we really want is just to watch Michael, Mike, and Peter. We don't care about fancy angles and camera shots. You could've set up 3 stationary cameras aimed at the three guys, let 'em roll, and that would have been just fine with the audience.
baderginat 10-01-2009
I couldn't have said it better myself. Why watch an R.E.M. video if you can't see the guys?
Karenat 9-28-2009
I am from Brazil and I watched. It's just PERFECT btw.
Dawn LaPorteat 10-01-2009
The performance is fantastic. I just would rather watch the band than only have peeks at funky artistic angles. The filming can be a distraction as if you're at a concert sitting behind a column.
Stypeyat 10-04-2009
Ever wonder what it would be like to watch an REM concert from a prison cell with guards holding sheets in front of your bars in a stiff breeze?
Wonder no more!
Been a huge REM fan for 20-some years and I can't imagine NOT appreciating whatever they might do in the future as they grow ... but for pete's sake, please STOP with the opaque arty video crap like this.