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R.E.M.: Live at the Olympia

Extended live lap through rarities and new ephemera Measured in raw commercial reach, R.E.M.’s appeal may be getting more “selective,” as the euphemism goes, but on this new live double-disc their edge feels recently sharpened. Staged across five nights in Dublin in advance of Accelerate, the set reels off sketches from the then-forthcoming album, including some that never ultimately made the cut. Juxtaposed with a subtle cherry-picking of their earlier work, it’s a coy but endearing alternative history of the band, who seem thoughtful curators. “New Test Leper,” “Cuyahoga” and “Electrolite” flow by as a gorgeous triplet, while the finale...  read more

Listen to R.E.M.'s Live at the Olympia Album

From June 30 to July 5, 2007, R.E.M. played a series of shows in Dublin’s Olympia Theater, which was then intended as a test-run for new material that would appear on their 2008 release, Accelerate, according to NPR....  read more

R.E.M. to Release Live EP Digitally on July 7

This fall, R.E.M. will bring us the two-disc release R.E.M. Live at the Olympia. But for those fans who just can't wait until the weather changes to get their Michael Stipe fix, the band will release Reckoning Songs From the Olympia, a four-song live EP, via iTunes and other digital service providers, on July 7. As the album title indicates, the EP's songs were first heard on the group's 1984 release, Reckoning, and were recorded during "working rehearsals" at the Olympia Theatre in Dublin in July 2007....  read more