REM or more correctly R.E.M. are the most successful of the American alternative rock bands who had a legitimate claim to the title of the biggest band in the world in the early 1990s.
Studio Albums By REM
It’s useful to see the timing of the studio albums before looking in detail at the live albums.
1983 Murmur
1984 Reckoning
1985 Fables of the Reconstruction
1986 Lifes Rich Pageant
1987 Document
1988 Green
1991 Out of Time
1992 Automatic for the People
1994 Monster
1996 New Adventures in Hi-Fi
1998 Up
2001 Reveal
2004 Around the Sun
2008 Accelerate
2011 Collapse into Now
Live Albums By REM
It took a long time for us to see official live recordings of concerts issued by REM but now we are seeing a few live albums and other live recordings offered as bonuses to reissued CDs.
1983 Live at Larry’s Hideaway in Toronto, July 9, 1983 (with Murmer)
1984 Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, July 7, 1984 (with Reckoning)
1987 Muziekcentrum Vredenburg in Utrecht, Netherlands (with Document)
1989 Live Greensboro Coliseum (with Green)
1991 & 2001 Unplugged: The Complete 1991 and 2001 Sessions
2005 Live
2007 Live At The Olympia
Two rarities collections are stacked with live recordings:
1982-1987 I.R.S. Complete Rarities
1988-2011 Warner Bros Complete Rarities
We have also seen some unofficial albums appear based on old broadcasts because of less stringent copyright rules in the European Union.
1983 Dreaming In Paradise 1983 Live Radio Broadcast
1984 1989 The Spirit Of The Radio
1984 Right On Target 1984 Live Broadcast
1985 Live In Germany
1989 Songs For A Green World The Classic 1989 Broadcast
1989 Live Orlando
1991 Kcrw Studios Santa Monica CA 3/04/91
1991 Live in Santa Monica
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While R.E.M. started as an alternative rock band, they have become a classic rock act thanks to the popularity of albums like Out Of Time and Automatic For People.
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REM Live is a live album and DVD capturing REM (or more strictly R.E.M.) in concert at the Point Theatre, Dublin in February 2005 on the final nights of their European tour to promote the studio album Around the Sun.
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