R.E.M. : Living Well Is The Best Revenge :: Live At The Olympia
Living Well Is The Best Revenge
Current dinosaur act R.E.M is preparing a live album entitled, “Live At The Olympia” released on October 27, 2009. This new set boasts 39 SONGS!!! Holy cow, these geezers can still rock and then some. I’m not really a fan of the current iteration of R.E.M as it seems the band has lost something increasingly relevant with the absence of Bill Berry. It’s like Bill Berry was the glue behind this act that censored all the crap that Mills and Stipe foisted upon the band. Without Berry, the band’s editing skills have been sub par and their output has suffered along with their legacy. They probably should have called it quits when originally planned in 1999; then they would have gone out with some dignity. You’ll have to excuse me now, I’m going to listen to one of R.E.M’s more relevant albums such as “Fables of the Reconstruction” or “Life’s Rich Pageant.”
