R.E.M. - "Time After Time Etc. (Live Medley: Time After Time/Red Rain/So. Central Rain)" (mp3)
Contrary to its title, Essential R.E.M. In the Attic: Alternative Recordings 1985-1989 is completely inessential, cobbling together b-sides already collected on Dead Letter Office and a few alternate mixes that appeared on Eponymous. It's a testament to my fucked up record buying priorities as a teenager that I own this but not all of their actual studio albums from this period. But this track is the main reason I'm glad I held onto it. A real quiet performance with no drums, maybe as an encore, sounding more unsure of what song to play than doing an actual medley, delving into a quick few bars of Peter Gabriel. But I really like the vibe of it, especially on the "So. Central Rain" part, when those Mills background vox come in on the 2nd verse, and the outro, always my favorite part of the song, is super intense.
Contrary to its title, Essential R.E.M. In the Attic: Alternative Recordings 1985-1989 is completely inessential, cobbling together b-sides already collected on Dead Letter Office and a few alternate mixes that appeared on Eponymous. It's a testament to my fucked up record buying priorities as a teenager that I own this but not all of their actual studio albums from this period. But this track is the main reason I'm glad I held onto it. A real quiet performance with no drums, maybe as an encore, sounding more unsure of what song to play than doing an actual medley, delving into a quick few bars of Peter Gabriel. But I really like the vibe of it, especially on the "So. Central Rain" part, when those Mills background vox come in on the 2nd verse, and the outro, always my favorite part of the song, is super intense.
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