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| R.E.M. at the BBC | ||||
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| Live album by R.E.M. | ||||
| Released | October 19, 2018 (2018-10-19) | |||
| Recorded | Multiple dates between 1984 and 2008 | |||
| Venue | Various BBC studios | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
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| Language | English | |||
| Label | Craft Recordings | |||
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R.E.M. at the BBC is a 2018 live album box set by American alternative rock band R.E.M. released on October 19, 2018. The eight-disc compilation features sessions recorded between 1984 and 2008, including a bonus DVD of videos. Additionally, a two-disc best-of collection is scheduled for release the same day.
Recording and release
Sources include one unedited full show: 1995's performance at Milton Keynes, while additional, shorter sessions were recorded for BBC programs such as a John Peel session, Drivetime, Mark and Lard, and BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge.
On September 20, a promotional video for "Orange Crush" was released and "E-Bow the Letter" followed September 27.
Reception
In The Irish Times, Stephen Jones gave the album seven out of 10, writing that it includes some "real treats" but criticizes some "tinny and echoey" recordings. Andrzej Lukowski of Drowned in Sound rated the album an eight out of 10, summing up that it is a useful document of R.E.M.'s career: "Live at the BBC is obviously preposterously big... but actually that’s kind of fine in the digital era—it’s not that old fashioned beast ‘the live album’, but a whole sprawling history to immerse yourself in, eras hurtling by." Under the Radar's Michael James Hall gave the box set 8.5 out of 10, praising the performances for being able to "remind you just how masterful they were as songwriters". James Parker of The Atlantic gave the album a positive review, calling it a "a vast and slightly dizzying retrospective". David Fricke of Rolling Stone made this release one of his weekly picks. For Pitchfork Media, Chris Randle gave the collection a 7.4 out of 10, praising Stipe's lyrics and singing in particular. For Exclaim!, Ian Gormely awarded At the BBC an eight out of 10, praising the compilation's diversity, with "surprisingly little overlap across the collection" and summing up, "Though the material included here is strong, due to the limitations its compilers were working with... it doesn't necessarily represent the best or most unique sets of their respective eras."Cite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page).
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External links
- Press release from REMHQ.com
- ^ Lifton, Dave (September 5, 2018). "R.E.M. to Release At the BBC Box Set". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
- ^ Gaca, Anna (September 20, 2018). "Hear R.E.M.'s 2003 Live Version of 'Orange Crush' from New R.E.M. at the BBC Box Set". Spin. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
- ^ Jones, Damian (September 27, 2018). "R.E.M. Share Unreleased Version of 'E-Bow the Letter' Featuring Thom Yorke". NME. Retrieved September 27, 2018.
- ^ Jones, Stephen (October 19, 2018). "Albums: Neneh Cherry, John Grant, REM, Novo AMor, The Overtones". The Irish Times. Retrieved October 19, 2018.
- ^ Lukowski, Andrzej (October 20, 2018). "Album Review: R.E.M. - R.E.M. at the BBC". Drowned in Sound.
- ^ Hall, Michael James (October 22, 2018). "At the BBC". Under the Radar.
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