R.E.M - Perfect Square DVD 2004 REM Live / 23 hits and rare performances including Bad day, Everybody hurts / Also includes "A Stirling performance" documentary / Concert filmed in Wiesbaden, Germany

UPC 825646132720

REGION 2-6 PAL DVD

MADE IN EU

AUDIO: English 5.1, English 2.0

SUBTITLES: English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Dutch, Portuguese

Runtime: 143 minutes

English Summary:

Filmed in Wiesbaden, Germany on 19 July '03 Perfect Square captures R.E.M.'s live show at the city's beautiful outdoor Bowling Green. The concert includes 23 songs from the band's entire history, complete with rare tracks voted for by R.E.M.'s fans, including the first ever official release of a long-lost song, Permanent Vacation.
Also included is the R.E.M. documentary A Stirling Performance, featuring live and documentary footage from the band's legendary Stirling Castle performance in Scotland in July '99.

R.E.M. was an American rock band from Athens, Georgia, formed in 1980 by drummer Bill Berry, guitarist Peter Buck, bassist Mike Mills, and lead vocalist Michael Stipe who were students at the University of Georgia. Liner notes from some of the band's albums list attorney Bertis Downs and manager Jefferson Holt as non-musical members. One of the first alternative rock bands, R.E.M. was noted for Buck's ringing, arpeggiated guitar style; Stipe's distinctive vocal quality, unique stage presence, and obscure lyrics; Mills's melodic basslines and backing vocals; and Berry's tight, economical drumming style. In the early 1990s, other alternative rock acts such as Nirvana and Pavement viewed R.E.M. as a pioneer of the genre. After Berry left the band in 1997, the band continued its career in the 2000s with mixed critical and commercial success. The band broke up amicably in 2011 with members devoting time on solo projects after having sold more than 90 million albums worldwide and becoming one of the world's best-selling music artists.

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