{"version":"https://jsonfeed.org/version/1","title":"File Under Water","home_page_url":"https://www.fileunderwater.net","feed_url":"https://www.fileunderwater.net/json","description":"Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross talk you through R.E.M.'s history, albums, music, and influence.","_fireside":{"subtitle":"An R.E.M. podcast.","pubdate":"2017-10-25T05:00:00.000-04:00","explicit":true,"copyright":"2025 by Duckfeed.tv","owner":"Duckfeed.tv","image":"https://media24.fireside.fm/file/fireside-images-2024/podcasts/images/6/60e83935-c364-4c84-9329-cce814675d65/cover.jpg?v=1"},"items":[{"id":"1208dd7c-3a0b-40c5-9566-59d97933831c","title":"Episode 20: Finale","url":"https://www.fileunderwater.net/20","content_text":"It's the end of the show as we know it (and we feel fine). This has been a great deal of fun, revisiting one of our favorite bands and thinking long and hard about what makes them special. We found new favorite songs and learned about the lives and stories of some truly great artists.\n\nThis finale is a variety episode. We answer a few letters, name our favorite songs from R.E.M.'s catalog, and even bring you a special surprise... but you have to listen to find out what it is.","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eIt\u0026#39;s the end of the show as we know it (and we feel fine). This has been a great deal of fun, revisiting one of our favorite bands and thinking long and hard about what makes them special. We found new favorite songs and learned about the lives and stories of some truly great artists.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis finale is a variety episode. We answer a few letters, name our favorite songs from R.E.M.\u0026#39;s catalog, and even bring you a special surprise... but you have to listen to find out what it is.\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"It's the end of the show as we know it (and we feel fine).","date_published":"2017-10-25T05:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/60e83935-c364-4c84-9329-cce814675d65/1208dd7c-3a0b-40c5-9566-59d97933831c.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":42236507,"duration_in_seconds":5168}]},{"id":"d86f83c7-d9e5-4e0b-8971-8640e34ef5cb","title":"Episode 19: Collapse Into Now","url":"https://www.fileunderwater.net/19","content_text":"R.E.M. goes out on a high note with Collapse Into Now, an album that takes a bit of a tour through the band's various styles over the years. It's impossible to say that the upward trend in the quality of their records would continue, but it's fitting that the group busted their ass to make their last effort their best in years.","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eR.E.M. goes out on a high note with Collapse Into Now, an album that takes a bit of a tour through the band\u0026#39;s various styles over the years. It\u0026#39;s impossible to say that the upward trend in the quality of their records would continue, but it\u0026#39;s fitting that the group busted their ass to make their last effort their best in years.\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"R.E.M. goes out on a high note.","date_published":"2017-10-11T13:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/60e83935-c364-4c84-9329-cce814675d65/d86f83c7-d9e5-4e0b-8971-8640e34ef5cb.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":46225165,"duration_in_seconds":5711}]},{"id":"7f30afa9-3bb4-4825-a2fe-1b6d6f4fe0bd","title":"Episode 18: Accelerate","url":"https://www.fileunderwater.net/18","content_text":"R.E.M. pulls out of its nosedive with an album whose title also serves as its mission statement. It was lauded as a return to form for the band, compared to Lifes Rich Pageant, and talked up as the album that Monster was supposed to be. But does it stand up on its own merits, or does it only succeed because it follows Around the Sun?","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eR.E.M. pulls out of its nosedive with an album whose title also serves as its mission statement. It was lauded as a return to form for the band, compared to \u003cem\u003eLifes Rich Pageant\u003c/em\u003e, and talked up as the album that \u003cem\u003eMonster\u003c/em\u003e was supposed to be. But does it stand up on its own merits, or does it only succeed because it follows \u003cem\u003eAround the Sun\u003c/em\u003e?\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"R.E.M. pulls out of its nosedive.","date_published":"2017-09-27T10:30:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/60e83935-c364-4c84-9329-cce814675d65/7f30afa9-3bb4-4825-a2fe-1b6d6f4fe0bd.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":51394065,"duration_in_seconds":4209}]},{"id":"a40cff0a-f137-4592-9d96-acb43e049d9d","title":"Episode 17: Around the Sun","url":"https://www.fileunderwater.net/17","content_text":"Well, this is it. The nadir. If you're thinking R.E.M. couldn't release an album as bad as Around the Sun's reputation would indicate, then we're sorry to tell you that they can. Up might have had a daysleeper, but this one's a sleepwalker. It's hard to recommend listening to this album, but maybe dip into a few songs to get a feel for what we're talking about. The good news is that this album stunk so bad that the band got their shit together and made two good and fun albums after it.","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eWell, this is it. The nadir. If you\u0026#39;re thinking R.E.M. couldn\u0026#39;t release an album as bad as \u003cem\u003eAround the Sun\u003c/em\u003e\u0026#39;s reputation would indicate, then we\u0026#39;re sorry to tell you that they can. \u003cem\u003eUp\u003c/em\u003e might have had a daysleeper, but this one\u0026#39;s a sleepwalker. It\u0026#39;s hard to recommend listening to this album, but maybe dip into a few songs to get a feel for what we\u0026#39;re talking about. The good news is that this album stunk so bad that the band got their shit together and made two good and fun albums after it.\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Listen to this episode instead of the album.","date_published":"2017-09-13T12:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/60e83935-c364-4c84-9329-cce814675d65/a40cff0a-f137-4592-9d96-acb43e049d9d.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":63212264,"duration_in_seconds":5238}]},{"id":"7e6af925-db17-4bce-b3f4-d81cd12ac98c","title":"Episode 16: Reveal","url":"https://www.fileunderwater.net/16","content_text":"R.E.M. set out to make an idyllic album about summer, but instead made a product that showed the world just how comfortable they'd gotten. The highs are still high, but the search for what R.E.M.'s voice would be would continue.Links:r.e.m.IX - WikipediaThe Lifting (Original Version) - YouTube(1) Beat A Drum (Dalkey Demo) - YouTube(1) 2JN - YouTube(1) REM / Yellow River - YouTube(1) 165 Hillcrest (R.E.M) - YouTube(1) Summer Turns To High (32 Chord Song Demo) - YouTube(1) R.E.M. - Fascinating - YouTube(1) R.E.M. Reveal February 2001 Advance Master - YouTube(1) REM - Favorite writer - YouTube","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eR.E.M. set out to make an idyllic album about summer, but instead made a product that showed the world just how comfortable they\u0026#39;d gotten. The highs are still high, but the search for what R.E.M.\u0026#39;s voice would be would continue.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLinks:\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"r.e.m.IX - Wikipedia\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R.e.m.IX\"\u003er.e.m.IX - Wikipedia\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"The Lifting (Original Version) - YouTube\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YvB4tMw0uCM\"\u003eThe Lifting (Original Version) - YouTube\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"(1) Beat A Drum (Dalkey Demo) - YouTube\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RD2KOJ_vA_U\"\u003e(1) Beat A Drum (Dalkey Demo) - YouTube\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"(1) 2JN - YouTube\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ay07tHEkjcg\"\u003e(1) 2JN - YouTube\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"(1) REM / Yellow River - YouTube\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=upydkuWvYTo\"\u003e(1) REM / Yellow River - YouTube\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"(1) 165 Hillcrest (R.E.M) - YouTube\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0C-dtuF0MI\"\u003e(1) 165 Hillcrest (R.E.M) - YouTube\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"(1) Summer Turns To High (32 Chord Song Demo) - YouTube\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQ9w5C3amZ4\"\u003e(1) Summer Turns To High (32 Chord Song Demo) - YouTube\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"(1) R.E.M. - Fascinating - YouTube\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QH0Lc2sBavI\"\u003e(1) R.E.M. - Fascinating - YouTube\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"(1) R.E.M. Reveal February 2001 Advance Master - YouTube\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bn0s1GeXgGg\"\u003e(1) R.E.M. Reveal February 2001 Advance Master - YouTube\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"(1) REM - Favorite writer - YouTube\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9-g4cdSjvo\"\u003e(1) REM - Favorite writer - YouTube\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","summary":"Summer turns to why.","date_published":"2017-08-30T11:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/60e83935-c364-4c84-9329-cce814675d65/7e6af925-db17-4bce-b3f4-d81cd12ac98c.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":52709647,"duration_in_seconds":6501}]},{"id":"e5b7abcd-6ca1-46a9-9833-1935935818ea","title":"Episode 15: Up","url":"https://www.fileunderwater.net/15","content_text":"After the Bill Berry left the band, R.E.M. had to make the biggest adjustment of their 18 year career. Previous reinventions happened on their own time, and at their own discretion. The shifts into clearer lyrics, into softer instrumentation, and into cocky rock were nothing compared to losing 1/4 of their band. The album that resulted from this labor, Up, nearly broke them up. But it shifted their sound into something more electronic and more produced. Does it stick the landing, or is it twisting in the wind?Links:Radiohead W/ Michael Stipe - Lucky - YouTubeR.E.M. - E-Bow the Letter (with Thom Yorke) - YouTubeCountry Feedback (with guest Neil Young) - YouTubeNeil Young \u0026amp; REM - Ambulance Blues - Bridge Benefit, 1998 - YouTubeR.E.M. - Falls To Climb (1999 Documentary) - YouTubeREM Why Not Smile Oxford American version - YouTubeEmphysema - YouTubeSurfing The Ganges - YouTubeREM Lotus (Weird Mix) - YouTubeLeonard Cohen - Suzanne (Audio) - YouTubeDraggin' the line by R.E.M. - YouTubeR.E.M. - Lotus (Official Music Video) - YouTubeR.E.M - Suspicion - YouTubeR.E.M. - At My Most Beautiful (Official Music Video) - YouTubeR.E.M. - Daysleeper (Official Music Video) - YouTube","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eAfter the Bill Berry left the band, R.E.M. had to make the biggest adjustment of their 18 year career. Previous reinventions happened on their own time, and at their own discretion. The shifts into clearer lyrics, into softer instrumentation, and into cocky rock were nothing compared to losing 1/4 of their band. The album that resulted from this labor, Up, nearly broke them up. But it shifted their sound into something more electronic and more produced. Does it stick the landing, or is it twisting in the wind?\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLinks:\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"Radiohead W/ Michael Stipe - Lucky - YouTube\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FwwaVLYGpQ\"\u003eRadiohead W/ Michael Stipe - Lucky - YouTube\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"R.E.M. - E-Bow the Letter (with Thom Yorke) - YouTube\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0O_QD-UZ8M\"\u003eR.E.M. - E-Bow the Letter (with Thom Yorke) - YouTube\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"Country Feedback (with guest Neil Young) - YouTube\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGIVMgyY3uQ\"\u003eCountry Feedback (with guest Neil Young) - YouTube\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"Neil Young \u0026amp; REM - Ambulance Blues - Bridge Benefit, 1998 - YouTube\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qMfjE9qdrQ\"\u003eNeil Young \u0026amp; REM - Ambulance Blues - Bridge Benefit, 1998 - YouTube\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"R.E.M. - Falls To Climb (1999 Documentary) - YouTube\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GM0m7xiGssI\"\u003eR.E.M. - Falls To Climb (1999 Documentary) - YouTube\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"REM Why Not Smile Oxford American version - YouTube\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgjCjyHZaeU\"\u003eREM Why Not Smile Oxford American version - YouTube\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"Emphysema - YouTube\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-HbqBoSGd8\"\u003eEmphysema - YouTube\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"Surfing The Ganges - YouTube\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IjVus7jXXM0\"\u003eSurfing The Ganges - YouTube\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"REM Lotus (Weird Mix) - YouTube\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQx2ujinxNE\"\u003eREM Lotus (Weird Mix) - YouTube\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"Leonard Cohen - Suzanne (Audio) - YouTube\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svitEEpI07E\"\u003eLeonard Cohen - Suzanne (Audio) - YouTube\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"Draggin\u0026#39; the line by R.E.M. - YouTube\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdbHURUI4ZE\"\u003eDraggin' the line by R.E.M. - YouTube\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"R.E.M. - Lotus (Official Music Video) - YouTube\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vu2jN3d2zzU\"\u003eR.E.M. - Lotus (Official Music Video) - YouTube\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"R.E.M - Suspicion - YouTube\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Dzh3MDhR0I\"\u003eR.E.M - Suspicion - YouTube\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"R.E.M. - At My Most Beautiful (Official Music Video) - YouTube\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIXs66BPooY\"\u003eR.E.M. - At My Most Beautiful (Official Music Video) - YouTube\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"R.E.M. - Daysleeper (Official Music Video) - YouTube\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uUcKeKt8C1k\"\u003eR.E.M. - Daysleeper (Official Music Video) - YouTube\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","summary":"This is what a three-legged dog sounds like.","date_published":"2017-08-16T16:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/60e83935-c364-4c84-9329-cce814675d65/e5b7abcd-6ca1-46a9-9833-1935935818ea.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":54038228,"duration_in_seconds":6709}]},{"id":"f091ff19-a397-4b79-8f67-cdc5b8762d60","title":"Episode 14: Unplugged","url":"https://www.fileunderwater.net/14","content_text":"Our second letters episode also looks at two MTV Unplugged performances, separated by a decade.","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eOur second letters episode also looks at two MTV Unplugged performances, separated by a decade.\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Our second letters episode also looks at two MTV Unplugged performances, separated by a decade.","date_published":"2017-08-02T20:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/60e83935-c364-4c84-9329-cce814675d65/f091ff19-a397-4b79-8f67-cdc5b8762d60.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":35493453,"duration_in_seconds":2864}]},{"id":"abcaadd1-38f2-4190-b66a-8301d69931a1","title":"Episode 13: New Adventures in Hi Fi","url":"https://www.fileunderwater.net/13","content_text":"One last hurrah for the boys as we knew them.\n\nHot off the Monster tour with some recordings in hand, R.E.M. was ready to make their best album in years. New Adventures in Hi-Fi meanders in all the right ways, keeping you on your toes with new ideas and unconventional choices. \"E-bow the Letter\" as the lead single? Great. \"How the West Was Won and Where it Got Us\" as the opening track? Hell yeah.\n\nBut it's not all happy... stick around to the end to hear the sad tale of Bill Berry's departure from the band.Links:R E M Only in America - YouTubeR.E.M. - I will survive - YouTubeREM - Live For Today - YouTubeRevolution - YouTubeTricycle (Instrumental) - YouTubeWichita Lineman by R.E.M. (Live in Houston, 1996) - YouTubeR.E.M. - Be mine (Mike on bus version) - YouTubeLove is all around by R.E.M. (1991) - YouTubeR.E.M. New Adventures In Hi-Fi interview 1996 (The New Music) - YouTubeREM - The Passenger @ Stockholm - 1998 - YouTubeR.E.M. - How The West Was Won And Where It Got Us (Official Music Video) - YouTubeR.E.M. - E-Bow The Letter (Official Music Video) feat. Patti Smith - YouTubeR.E.M. - Electrolite (Official Music Video) - YouTubeR.E.M. - Bittersweet Me (Official Music Video) - YouTube","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eOne last hurrah for the boys as we knew them.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHot off the \u003cem\u003eMonster\u003c/em\u003e tour with some recordings in hand, R.E.M. was ready to make their best album in years. \u003cem\u003eNew Adventures in Hi-Fi\u003c/em\u003e meanders in all the right ways, keeping you on your toes with new ideas and unconventional choices. \u0026quot;E-bow the Letter\u0026quot; as the lead single? Great. \u0026quot;How the West Was Won and Where it Got Us\u0026quot; as the opening track? Hell yeah.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBut it\u0026#39;s not all happy... stick around to the end to hear the sad tale of Bill Berry\u0026#39;s departure from the band.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLinks:\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"R E M Only in America - YouTube\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkDb1BQoT9A\"\u003eR E M Only in America - YouTube\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"R.E.M. - I will survive - YouTube\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yb_86-EYQwE\"\u003eR.E.M. - I will survive - YouTube\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"REM - Live For Today - YouTube\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3u2HYUB2p4\"\u003eREM - Live For Today - YouTube\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"Revolution - YouTube\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQ4Oqvhp5rs\"\u003eRevolution - YouTube\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"Tricycle (Instrumental) - YouTube\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03FcJt0vzqI\"\u003eTricycle (Instrumental) - YouTube\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"Wichita Lineman by R.E.M. (Live in Houston, 1996) - YouTube\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vW9foZaBbVA\"\u003eWichita Lineman by R.E.M. (Live in Houston, 1996) - YouTube\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"R.E.M. - Be mine (Mike on bus version) - YouTube\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6A0Jdf-pL8\"\u003eR.E.M. - Be mine (Mike on bus version) - YouTube\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"Love is all around by R.E.M. (1991) - YouTube\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HuziejRJao\"\u003eLove is all around by R.E.M. (1991) - YouTube\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"R.E.M. New Adventures In Hi-Fi interview 1996 (The New Music) - YouTube\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrG956vHpo0\"\u003eR.E.M. New Adventures In Hi-Fi interview 1996 (The New Music) - YouTube\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"REM - The Passenger @ Stockholm - 1998 - YouTube\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9dJcjUdAYs\"\u003eREM - The Passenger @ Stockholm - 1998 - YouTube\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"R.E.M. - How The West Was Won And Where It Got Us (Official Music Video) - YouTube\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9BC07l2_zKU\"\u003eR.E.M. - How The West Was Won And Where It Got Us (Official Music Video) - YouTube\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"R.E.M. - E-Bow The Letter (Official Music Video) feat. Patti Smith - YouTube\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5cnIQHJ169s\"\u003eR.E.M. - E-Bow The Letter (Official Music Video) feat. Patti Smith - YouTube\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"R.E.M. - Electrolite (Official Music Video) - YouTube\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1LewYq40Svw\"\u003eR.E.M. - Electrolite (Official Music Video) - YouTube\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"R.E.M. - Bittersweet Me (Official Music Video) - YouTube\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-R2hvKDFLHE\"\u003eR.E.M. - Bittersweet Me (Official Music Video) - YouTube\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","summary":"One last hurrah for the boys as we knew them.","date_published":"2017-07-19T10:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/60e83935-c364-4c84-9329-cce814675d65/abcaadd1-38f2-4190-b66a-8301d69931a1.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":93681558,"duration_in_seconds":7763}]},{"id":"4f7b1bfa-fedc-43ec-9db7-429b939f68ba","title":"Episode 12: Monster","url":"https://www.fileunderwater.net/12","content_text":"Bigger, dumber, more inconsistent.\n\nHot off the heels of their biggest success ever, R.E.M. was ready to tour again. And concurrently, Bill Berry gave the band an ultimatum: no more soft acoustic jams. The result was an album that reveled in its confidence, and changed the band into an act that would fill arenas. Problem is, the risks they took didn't always pay off, leaving us with our most inconsistent outing yet.","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eBigger, dumber, more inconsistent.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHot off the heels of their biggest success ever, R.E.M. was ready to tour again. And concurrently, Bill Berry gave the band an ultimatum: no more soft acoustic jams. The result was an album that reveled in its confidence, and changed the band into an act that would fill arenas. Problem is, the risks they took didn\u0026#39;t always pay off, leaving us with our most inconsistent outing yet.\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Bigger, dumber, more inconsistent.","date_published":"2017-07-05T10:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/60e83935-c364-4c84-9329-cce814675d65/4f7b1bfa-fedc-43ec-9db7-429b939f68ba.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":43085104,"duration_in_seconds":5257}]},{"id":"c9a98631-f23e-48ca-8b00-2e8a2181526d","title":"Episode 11: Automatic for the People","url":"https://www.fileunderwater.net/11","content_text":"Two cars in every garage, and a copy of \"Automatic for the People\" on every media shelf.\n\nThe R.E.M. rocket is about to reach its apex, as our boys from Athens are riding high after \"Out of Time\" and about to release their most successful album ever. What kind of album does a touring band make when they don't tour anymore? A softer, weirder, more morbid album that landed with a bang in its time but lands with a thud now.","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eTwo cars in every garage, and a copy of \u0026quot;Automatic for the People\u0026quot; on every media shelf.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe R.E.M. rocket is about to reach its apex, as our boys from Athens are riding high after \u0026quot;Out of Time\u0026quot; and about to release their most successful album ever. What kind of album does a touring band make when they don\u0026#39;t tour anymore? A softer, weirder, more morbid album that landed with a bang in its time but lands with a thud now.\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Two cars in every garage, and a copy of \"Automatic for the People\" on every media shelf.","date_published":"2017-06-21T10:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/60e83935-c364-4c84-9329-cce814675d65/c9a98631-f23e-48ca-8b00-2e8a2181526d.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":60188746,"duration_in_seconds":7432}]},{"id":"14c5eea6-ced8-4ce5-a1b0-972efbc34e14","title":"Episode 10: Out of Time","url":"https://www.fileunderwater.net/10","content_text":"It took seven albums and 11 years, but R.E.M. finally got their breakthrough in 1991 with Out of Time. The overall album heads in the same direction as Green, but goes even further into mandolin weirdness. Freed from the constraints of touring, Peter, Mike, Bill, and Michael had every opportunity to make exactly the album they wanted... but the result is oddly inconsistent.\n\nThis episode features a brief appearance by Brayton Cameron of Teenage Dirtbags to discuss \"Radio Song\".Links:(2) Timepiece - YouTubeFirst we take Manhattan by R.E.M. - YouTubeR.E.M. Fretless - YouTube(2) R.E.M. - Good King Wenceslas - YouTubeR.e.M. Academy Fight Song (cover) - YouTube(2) R.e.M.Ghost reindeer in the sky - YouTube(2) R.E.M. Summertime - YouTubeR.E.M. Christmas Griping - YouTube(2) R.E.M. 19910428 Mountain Stage, Capital Plaza Theatre, Charleston, WV - YouTube(2) REM \"Here I Am Again\" - Lyrics - YouTubeSugar Cane - YouTubeR.E.M. - Radio Song (Official Music Video) [This Film Is On Video Version] - YouTube(2) R.E.M. - Shiny Happy People (Official Music Video) - YouTube(2) R.E.M. - Losing My Religion (Official Music Video) - YouTube(2) R.E.M. - \"Near Wild Heaven\" (Official Music Video) [This Film Is On Version] - YouTube(2) Furry Happy Monsters - YouTube","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eIt took seven albums and 11 years, but R.E.M. finally got their breakthrough in 1991 with \u003cem\u003eOut of Time\u003c/em\u003e. The overall album heads in the same direction as \u003cem\u003eGreen\u003c/em\u003e, but goes even further into mandolin weirdness. Freed from the constraints of touring, Peter, Mike, Bill, and Michael had every opportunity to make exactly the album they wanted... but the result is oddly inconsistent.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis episode features a brief appearance by Brayton Cameron of \u003cem\u003eTeenage Dirtbags\u003c/em\u003e to discuss \u0026quot;Radio Song\u0026quot;.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLinks:\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"(2) Timepiece - YouTube\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5O7qRC-SAHU\u0026amp;index=50\u0026amp;list=PLxlvB6dUxeCjQ5c9eO2v7eZGLwY2yTX2p\"\u003e(2) Timepiece - YouTube\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"First we take Manhattan by R.E.M. - YouTube\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9PrGQAE8Mo\"\u003eFirst we take Manhattan by R.E.M. - YouTube\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"R.E.M. Fretless - YouTube\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_ORGkvz_cU\"\u003eR.E.M. Fretless - YouTube\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"(2) R.E.M. - Good King Wenceslas - YouTube\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIpj4crxAqI\"\u003e(2) R.E.M. - Good King Wenceslas - YouTube\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"R.e.M. Academy Fight Song (cover) - YouTube\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2yXvZzSbBM\"\u003eR.e.M. Academy Fight Song (cover) - YouTube\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"(2) R.e.M.Ghost reindeer in the sky - YouTube\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4lGekseJRCg\"\u003e(2) R.e.M.Ghost reindeer in the sky - YouTube\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"(2) R.E.M. Summertime - YouTube\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HKh0UBrtlM\"\u003e(2) R.E.M. Summertime - YouTube\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"R.E.M. Christmas Griping - YouTube\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9A7adBeqf4\"\u003eR.E.M. Christmas Griping - YouTube\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"(2) R.E.M. 19910428 Mountain Stage, Capital Plaza Theatre, Charleston, WV - YouTube\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTYf0oN3d54\"\u003e(2) R.E.M. 19910428 Mountain Stage, Capital Plaza Theatre, Charleston, WV - YouTube\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"(2) REM \u0026quot;Here I Am Again\u0026quot; - Lyrics - YouTube\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Sj3UuF35XA\"\u003e(2) REM \"Here I Am Again\" - Lyrics - YouTube\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"Sugar Cane - YouTube\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fc-rogi7xiw\"\u003eSugar Cane - YouTube\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"R.E.M. - Radio Song (Official Music Video) [This Film Is On Video Version] - YouTube\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0XhYEqz2Hu8\"\u003eR.E.M. - Radio Song (Official Music Video) [This Film Is On Video Version] - YouTube\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"(2) R.E.M. - Shiny Happy People (Official Music Video) - YouTube\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYOKMUTTDdA\"\u003e(2) R.E.M. - Shiny Happy People (Official Music Video) - YouTube\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"(2) R.E.M. - Losing My Religion (Official Music Video) - YouTube\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwtdhWltSIg\"\u003e(2) R.E.M. - Losing My Religion (Official Music Video) - YouTube\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"(2) R.E.M. - \u0026quot;Near Wild Heaven\u0026quot; (Official Music Video) [This Film Is On Version] - YouTube\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oC7er_6dpsI\"\u003e(2) R.E.M. - \"Near Wild Heaven\" (Official Music Video) [This Film Is On Version] - YouTube\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"(2) Furry Happy Monsters - YouTube\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXVvvRBBUn8\"\u003e(2) Furry Happy Monsters - YouTube\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","summary":"It took seven albums and 11 years, but R.E.M. finally got their breakthrough in 1991.","date_published":"2017-06-07T12:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/60e83935-c364-4c84-9329-cce814675d65/14c5eea6-ced8-4ce5-a1b0-972efbc34e14.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":93134024,"duration_in_seconds":5786}]},{"id":"0a848113-86b0-4ec6-9fe4-103acc382aa5","title":"Episode 9: Green","url":"https://www.fileunderwater.net/9","content_text":"Warner Bros. signed R.E.M. at the height of their popularity as an alternative rock band. Imagine their surprise when the R.E.M. they got sounded nothing like the R.E.M. that released Document just a couple of years earlier. Peter, Mike, Michael, and Bill had decided to swap instruments around. Peter picked up the mandolin, and a few folk ballads made their way into the mix. Given all of this upheaval, it's surprising that Green is one of the most solid R.E.M. albums, front to back.Links:(2) Title - R.E.M. Bootleg - YouTube(2) REM - Title? (1987) - YouTubeR.E.M. - Great Big (Instrumental) (Green Demo Outtake) - YouTube(2) R.E.M. - Green Demos Pop song 89 - YouTubeR.E.M Stand (demo) - YouTubeREM- You Are the Everything(Demo) - YouTubeREM- Get Up(Demo) - YouTubeREM - Parade of the Wooden Soldiers - YouTubeR.E.M. - See No Evil - YouTubeREM - Funtime - YouTubeR.E.M. - Pop Song 89' (Acoustic Version) - YouTube(2) REM MEMPHIS TRAIN BLUES (the lost b-side to STAND) - YouTubeSkin Tight (Live From Orlando, FL / 4/30/1989) - YouTubeREM - Ghost Rider - YouTube(2) R.E.M. - Dark Globe - YouTube(2) R.E.M. - \"Deck The Halls\" - YouTube(2) R.e.M. I walked with a zombie - YouTube(2) R.E.M. - Orange Crush (Official Music Video) - YouTube(2) R.E.M. - Get Up (Official Music Video) [Pop Screen Video Version] - YouTube(2) R.E.M. - Stand (Official Music Video) - YouTube(2) R.E.M. - Pop Song 89 (Official Music Video) [Pop Screen Video Version] - YouTube","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eWarner Bros. signed R.E.M. at the height of their popularity as an alternative rock band. Imagine their surprise when the R.E.M. they got sounded \u003cem\u003enothing\u003c/em\u003e like the R.E.M. that released \u003cem\u003eDocument\u003c/em\u003e just a couple of years earlier. Peter, Mike, Michael, and Bill had decided to swap instruments around. Peter picked up the mandolin, and a few folk ballads made their way into the mix. Given all of this upheaval, it\u0026#39;s surprising that \u003cem\u003eGreen\u003c/em\u003e is one of the most solid R.E.M. albums, front to back.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLinks:\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"(2) Title - R.E.M. Bootleg - YouTube\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cxo-_qbSoxc\"\u003e(2) Title - R.E.M. Bootleg - YouTube\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"(2) REM - Title? (1987) - YouTube\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KvJOBlud1TE\"\u003e(2) REM - Title? (1987) - YouTube\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"R.E.M. - Great Big (Instrumental) (Green Demo Outtake) - YouTube\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_OVtD6yIyU\"\u003eR.E.M. - Great Big (Instrumental) (Green Demo Outtake) - YouTube\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"(2) R.E.M. - Green Demos Pop song 89 - YouTube\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PH3SNupo5P4\u0026amp;list=RDPH3SNupo5P4#t=28\"\u003e(2) R.E.M. - Green Demos Pop song 89 - YouTube\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"R.E.M Stand (demo) - YouTube\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWSUEQ4nMgA\"\u003eR.E.M Stand (demo) - YouTube\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"REM- You Are the Everything(Demo) - YouTube\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ro-vRfbv2Zs\"\u003eREM- You Are the Everything(Demo) - YouTube\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"REM- Get Up(Demo) - YouTube\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uohYUYch-B8\"\u003eREM- Get Up(Demo) - YouTube\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"REM - Parade of the Wooden Soldiers - YouTube\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJkyGaCCx-4\"\u003eREM - Parade of the Wooden Soldiers - YouTube\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"R.E.M. - See No Evil - YouTube\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8ldIKY8tL8\"\u003eR.E.M. - See No Evil - YouTube\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"REM - Funtime - YouTube\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dp9beOqDVcI\"\u003eREM - Funtime - YouTube\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"R.E.M. - Pop Song 89\u0026#39; (Acoustic Version) - YouTube\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZbB8Mk3cBQ\"\u003eR.E.M. - Pop Song 89' (Acoustic Version) - YouTube\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"(2) REM MEMPHIS TRAIN BLUES (the lost b-side to STAND) - YouTube\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QU2sv9IIqo\"\u003e(2) REM MEMPHIS TRAIN BLUES (the lost b-side to STAND) - YouTube\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"Skin Tight (Live From Orlando, FL / 4/30/1989) - YouTube\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZ1ZIWjX10I\"\u003eSkin Tight (Live From Orlando, FL / 4/30/1989) - YouTube\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"REM - Ghost Rider - YouTube\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYzpXjiyPDU\"\u003eREM - Ghost Rider - YouTube\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"(2) R.E.M. - Dark Globe - YouTube\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gr34i5UmjmE\"\u003e(2) R.E.M. - Dark Globe - YouTube\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"(2) R.E.M. - \u0026quot;Deck The Halls\u0026quot; - YouTube\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcOvNxAuO4s\"\u003e(2) R.E.M. - \"Deck The Halls\" - YouTube\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"(2) R.e.M. I walked with a zombie - YouTube\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIptH1awUNI\"\u003e(2) R.e.M. I walked with a zombie - YouTube\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"(2) R.E.M. - Orange Crush (Official Music Video) - YouTube\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mSmOcmk7uQ\"\u003e(2) R.E.M. - Orange Crush (Official Music Video) - YouTube\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"(2) R.E.M. - Get Up (Official Music Video) [Pop Screen Video Version] - YouTube\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPIEBohSojI\"\u003e(2) R.E.M. - Get Up (Official Music Video) [Pop Screen Video Version] - YouTube\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"(2) R.E.M. - Stand (Official Music Video) - YouTube\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKKqLl_ZEEY\"\u003e(2) R.E.M. - Stand (Official Music Video) - YouTube\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"(2) R.E.M. - Pop Song 89 (Official Music Video) [Pop Screen Video Version] - YouTube\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjMwfDFypa4\"\u003e(2) R.E.M. - Pop Song 89 (Official Music Video) [Pop Screen Video Version] - YouTube\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","summary":"The move to a new label brings a new sound.","date_published":"2017-05-24T11:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/60e83935-c364-4c84-9329-cce814675d65/0a848113-86b0-4ec6-9fe4-103acc382aa5.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":103846948,"duration_in_seconds":6445}]},{"id":"6ce00691-8b37-4b6e-bc1d-33acdaad2fa5","title":"Episode 8: Document","url":"https://www.fileunderwater.net/8","content_text":"Their first platinum record. Their first top ten single. Their first kinda bad album?\n\nIt was 1987 and R.E.M. was staring down their last album with IRS. Continuing the trend from Lifes Rich Pageant, they wanted it to be loud and political. That may have been the right move commercially, but we come down on the side that Document is, overall, no great shakes. Listen to our 30 year old hot takes today!Links:Work Tour TrailerREM- Exhuming McCarthy (Demo) - YouTubeREM- Oddfellows Local 151 (Demo) - YouTubeREM- Lightnin' Hopkins(Demo) - YouTubeREM- It's The End Of The World As We Know It(Demo) - YouTubeREM- Welcome To the Occupation(Demo) - YouTubeREM- Finest Worksong(Demo) - YouTubeWire - Strange - YouTubeREM Romance - YouTubeFinest Worksong (Other Mix) (2006 Digital Remaster) - YouTubeRem Last Date - YouTubeR.E.M. - The One I Love [Acoustic/McCabe's Guitar Shop] - YouTubeREM - Time after Time - YouTubeFinest Worksong (Lengthy Club Mix) - YouTubeR.E.M. - The One I Love - YouTubeR.E.M. - Finest Worksong - YouTubeR.E.M. - It's The End Of The World - YouTube","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eTheir first platinum record. Their first top ten single. Their first kinda bad album?\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt was 1987 and R.E.M. was staring down their last album with IRS. Continuing the trend from Lifes Rich Pageant, they wanted it to be loud and political. That may have been the right move commercially, but we come down on the side that Document is, overall, no great shakes. Listen to our 30 year old hot takes \u003cem\u003etoday\u003c/em\u003e!\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLinks:\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"Work Tour Trailer\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOxkM0_Cjm8\u0026amp;index=19\u0026amp;list=PLxn-k7OqSA-9gq69L6gLDP0UfCaMCLYOX\"\u003eWork Tour Trailer\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"REM- Exhuming McCarthy (Demo) - YouTube\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGWT_eMpFBk\u0026amp;list=PL29FDFD3804A5EE84\u0026amp;index=2\"\u003eREM- Exhuming McCarthy (Demo) - YouTube\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"REM- Oddfellows Local 151 (Demo) - YouTube\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujgycd730hw\u0026amp;index=3\u0026amp;list=PL29FDFD3804A5EE84\"\u003eREM- Oddfellows Local 151 (Demo) - YouTube\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"REM- Lightnin\u0026#39; Hopkins(Demo) - YouTube\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNsnepfIlHo\u0026amp;list=PL29FDFD3804A5EE84\u0026amp;index=5\"\u003eREM- Lightnin' Hopkins(Demo) - YouTube\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"REM- It\u0026#39;s The End Of The World As We Know It(Demo) - YouTube\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6DWR2HfcPZE\u0026amp;list=PL29FDFD3804A5EE84\u0026amp;index=7\"\u003eREM- It's The End Of The World As We Know It(Demo) - YouTube\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"REM- Welcome To the Occupation(Demo) - YouTube\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WoqGubvMw88\u0026amp;index=8\u0026amp;list=PL29FDFD3804A5EE84\"\u003eREM- Welcome To the Occupation(Demo) - YouTube\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"REM- Finest Worksong(Demo) - YouTube\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pFUtiXyUQE\u0026amp;list=PL29FDFD3804A5EE84\u0026amp;index=9\"\u003eREM- Finest Worksong(Demo) - YouTube\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"Wire - Strange - YouTube\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BeoYEgPjRJM\"\u003eWire - Strange - YouTube\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"REM Romance - YouTube\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2fD7rOYc9g\"\u003eREM Romance - YouTube\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"Finest Worksong (Other Mix) (2006 Digital Remaster) - YouTube\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQ8SA3Qp3Hg\"\u003eFinest Worksong (Other Mix) (2006 Digital Remaster) - YouTube\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"Rem Last Date - YouTube\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGpCef7yNyc\"\u003eRem Last Date - YouTube\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"R.E.M. - The One I Love [Acoustic/McCabe\u0026#39;s Guitar Shop] - YouTube\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_hTGYqXO5Y\"\u003eR.E.M. - The One I Love [Acoustic/McCabe's Guitar Shop] - YouTube\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"REM - Time after Time - YouTube\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVWwC8ucVEE\"\u003eREM - Time after Time - YouTube\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"Finest Worksong (Lengthy Club Mix) - YouTube\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCJmVjC5dLM\"\u003eFinest Worksong (Lengthy Club Mix) - YouTube\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"R.E.M. - The One I Love - YouTube\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7oQEPfe-O8\"\u003eR.E.M. - The One I Love - YouTube\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"R.E.M. - Finest Worksong - YouTube\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=559eWB93jW4\"\u003eR.E.M. - Finest Worksong - YouTube\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"R.E.M. - It\u0026#39;s The End Of The World - YouTube\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0GFRcFm-aY\"\u003eR.E.M. - It's The End Of The World - YouTube\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","summary":"Their first platinum record. Their first top ten single. Their first kinda bad album?","date_published":"2017-05-10T10:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/60e83935-c364-4c84-9329-cce814675d65/6ce00691-8b37-4b6e-bc1d-33acdaad2fa5.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":49015829,"duration_in_seconds":6020}]},{"id":"4b7c6a47-b8b1-413a-b8bc-d71741e8dcd5","title":"Episode 7: Dead Letter Office","url":"https://www.fileunderwater.net/7","content_text":"We've already talked about most of the B-sides, so instead we turn to the mail bag to read your R.E.M. thoughts.Links:DEAD LETTER OFFICE | R.E.M.HQEPONYMOUS | R.E.M.HQR.E.M. - \"Jazz Lips\" 1981 Drive-In Studio Outtake - YouTubeR.E.M. - \"September Sang\" Rare Song 1982 - YouTubeREM - Ha!(We Get Paid For It) rare track 1981 (audio) - YouTubeGolden Palominos (feat. Michael Stipe) - Boy (Go) - YouTubeOmaha by The Golden Palominos with Michael Stipe (1985) - YouTubeGolden Palominos (feat. Michael Stipe) - Clustering Train - YouTube10,000 Maniacs A Campfire Song - YouTube","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eWe\u0026#39;ve already talked about most of the B-sides, so instead we turn to the mail bag to read your R.E.M. thoughts.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLinks:\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"DEAD LETTER OFFICE | R.E.M.HQ\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http://www.remhq.com/music/dead-letter-office/\"\u003eDEAD LETTER OFFICE | R.E.M.HQ\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"EPONYMOUS | R.E.M.HQ\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http://www.remhq.com/music/eponymous/\"\u003eEPONYMOUS | R.E.M.HQ\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"R.E.M. - \u0026quot;Jazz Lips\u0026quot; 1981 Drive-In Studio Outtake - YouTube\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6f6lQ8GgwE\"\u003eR.E.M. - \"Jazz Lips\" 1981 Drive-In Studio Outtake - YouTube\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"R.E.M. - \u0026quot;September Sang\u0026quot; Rare Song 1982 - YouTube\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUPhH479H60\"\u003eR.E.M. - \"September Sang\" Rare Song 1982 - YouTube\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"REM - Ha!(We Get Paid For It) rare track 1981 (audio) - YouTube\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2unNczzyImo\"\u003eREM - Ha!(We Get Paid For It) rare track 1981 (audio) - YouTube\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"Golden Palominos (feat. Michael Stipe) - Boy (Go) - YouTube\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-I6UpF6UHWg\"\u003eGolden Palominos (feat. Michael Stipe) - Boy (Go) - YouTube\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"Omaha by The Golden Palominos with Michael Stipe (1985) - YouTube\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUOydnBWCyE\"\u003eOmaha by The Golden Palominos with Michael Stipe (1985) - YouTube\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"Golden Palominos (feat. Michael Stipe) - Clustering Train - YouTube\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLBcszpxhwg\"\u003eGolden Palominos (feat. Michael Stipe) - Clustering Train - YouTube\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"10,000 Maniacs A Campfire Song - YouTube\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cuiTbE0Wdg\"\u003e10,000 Maniacs A Campfire Song - YouTube\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","summary":"We've already talked about most of the B-sides, so instead we turn to the mail bag to read your R.E.M. thoughts.","date_published":"2017-04-26T10:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/60e83935-c364-4c84-9329-cce814675d65/4b7c6a47-b8b1-413a-b8bc-d71741e8dcd5.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":41009378,"duration_in_seconds":4896}]},{"id":"34c3bb1c-f0ed-4127-844a-21d7aaa7a17e","title":"Episode 6: Lifes Rich Pageant","url":"https://www.fileunderwater.net/6","content_text":"The top half is R.E.M. at the top of their game, and the bottom half is, appropriately, some bullshit.\n\nAfter the misery of recording Fables of the Reconstruction, R.E.M. wanted a win. So they headed to Indiana to record with John Cougar Mellencamp's producer, with the express goal of making a big dumb rocker. The result is one half of a very good album. Political, clear, resonant. And one half of a shambling mess.Links:R.E.M. - Fall On Me - YouTubeREM - Swan Swan H - YouTubeTired of Singing Trouble - R.E.M. - YouTubeR.E.M. - Rotary Ten - YouTubeToys in the Attic (REM) - YouTubeJust A Touch (Athens Demo) - YouTubeR.E.M. - Dream (All I Have To Do) - YouTubeR.E.M. - Femme Fatale - YouTubeR.E.M - White tornado - YouTubeR.E.M - Theme from Two Steps Onward [Demo] - YouTubeMystery To Me (2006 Digital Remaster) - YouTubeR.E.M. Wait. - YouTubeGet On Their Way (What If We Give It Away?) (Athens Demo) - YouTubeThese Days (Athens Demo) - YouTubeI Believe (Athens Demo) - YouTubeR.E.M. (PSA) Bad Day, I Believe, (demos) 1986 - YouTubeREM - Begin The Begin live 10/21/86 Dekalb IL - YouTubeR.E.M. - 10/02/85 Germany 10. Have You Ever Seen The Rain? - YouTubeR.E.M. Average Setlists of year: 1986 | setlist.fm","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eThe top half is R.E.M. at the top of their game, and the bottom half is, appropriately, some bullshit.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAfter the misery of recording Fables of the Reconstruction, R.E.M. wanted a win. So they headed to Indiana to record with John Cougar Mellencamp\u0026#39;s producer, with the express goal of making a big dumb rocker. The result is one half of a very good album. Political, clear, resonant. And one half of a shambling mess.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLinks:\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"R.E.M. - Fall On Me - YouTube\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lf6vCjtaV1k\u0026amp;list=PL7zrnXIkwlVx--aSS486sXIeVSZFFWgOa\u0026amp;index=7\"\u003eR.E.M. - Fall On Me - YouTube\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"REM - Swan Swan H - YouTube\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_QG6tr9mjo\u0026amp;list=PL7zrnXIkwlVx--aSS486sXIeVSZFFWgOa\u0026amp;index=8\"\u003eREM - Swan Swan H - YouTube\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"Tired of Singing Trouble - R.E.M. - YouTube\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HhPHk8smIsQ\"\u003eTired of Singing Trouble - R.E.M. - YouTube\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"R.E.M. - Rotary Ten - YouTube\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yya--Z16NkA\"\u003eR.E.M. - Rotary Ten - YouTube\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"Toys in the Attic (REM) - YouTube\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JK8E2L08YLI\"\u003eToys in the Attic (REM) - YouTube\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"Just A Touch (Athens Demo) - YouTube\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbpGcsKDp9Y\"\u003eJust A Touch (Athens Demo) - YouTube\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"R.E.M. - Dream (All I Have To Do) - YouTube\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYozND5xcJg\"\u003eR.E.M. - Dream (All I Have To Do) - YouTube\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"R.E.M. - Femme Fatale - YouTube\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21lVxLQwk8Q\"\u003eR.E.M. - Femme Fatale - YouTube\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"R.E.M - White tornado - YouTube\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5RzOxQhakA\"\u003eR.E.M - White tornado - YouTube\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"R.E.M - Theme from Two Steps Onward [Demo] - YouTube\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=renJ8uO9g-c\"\u003eR.E.M - Theme from Two Steps Onward [Demo] - YouTube\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"Mystery To Me (2006 Digital Remaster) - YouTube\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPJSCFgMtl0\"\u003eMystery To Me (2006 Digital Remaster) - YouTube\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"R.E.M. Wait. - YouTube\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxh2kdEmRZo\"\u003eR.E.M. Wait. - YouTube\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"Get On Their Way (What If We Give It Away?) (Athens Demo) - YouTube\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8AZood9Dsg\"\u003eGet On Their Way (What If We Give It Away?) (Athens Demo) - YouTube\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"These Days (Athens Demo) - YouTube\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2q0SBSiPrLI\"\u003eThese Days (Athens Demo) - YouTube\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"I Believe (Athens Demo) - YouTube\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KY2eAbj7p6I\"\u003eI Believe (Athens Demo) - YouTube\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"R.E.M. (PSA) Bad Day, I Believe, (demos) 1986 - YouTube\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dlsJu2VfBv8\"\u003eR.E.M. (PSA) Bad Day, I Believe, (demos) 1986 - YouTube\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"REM - Begin The Begin live 10/21/86 Dekalb IL - YouTube\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18YRTF5C2xk\"\u003eREM - Begin The Begin live 10/21/86 Dekalb IL - YouTube\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"R.E.M. - 10/02/85 Germany 10. Have You Ever Seen The Rain? - YouTube\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7hiKTKUa9I\"\u003eR.E.M. - 10/02/85 Germany 10. Have You Ever Seen The Rain? - YouTube\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"R.E.M. Average Setlists of year: 1986 | setlist.fm\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http://www.setlist.fm/stats/average-setlist/rem-33d6b859.html?year=1986\"\u003eR.E.M. Average Setlists of year: 1986 | setlist.fm\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","summary":"The top half is R.E.M. at the top of their game, and the bottom half is, appropriately, some bullshit.","date_published":"2017-04-12T10:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/60e83935-c364-4c84-9329-cce814675d65/34c3bb1c-f0ed-4127-844a-21d7aaa7a17e.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":83471299,"duration_in_seconds":5169}]},{"id":"a7972739-ab05-40a7-a08c-9b63a7019ed2","title":"Episode 5: Fables of the Reconstruction","url":"https://www.fileunderwater.net/5","content_text":"The band didn't like it. The critics didn't like it. But we do.\n\nR.E.M.'s story so far has been one of effortless creativity. They worked very hard to make good things happen, but they also had the right friends and creative partners to be truly prolific with their work. This changed with Fables of the Reconstruction, when the band traded Mitch Easter and the southern U.S. for a new producer and frigid London. The result is an album that has a reputation for being dark and weird, and that's not necessarily a bad thing. It's also not entirely true.Links:R.E.M. - Can't Get There From Here - YouTubeR.E.M. - Driver 8 - YouTubeR.E.M. - Feeling Gravitys Pull - YouTubeR.E.M. - Life And How To Live It - YouTubeR.E.M. - Bandwagon - YouTubeR.E.M. - Burning Hell (Demo) - YouTubeBurning hell - YouTubeR.E.M. - Crazy - YouTubeR.E.M. LIVE Rockpalast Zeche, Bochum Germany October 2, 1985 - YouTube","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eThe band didn\u0026#39;t like it. The critics didn\u0026#39;t like it. But we do.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eR.E.M.\u0026#39;s story so far has been one of effortless creativity. They worked very hard to make good things happen, but they also had the right friends and creative partners to be truly prolific with their work. This changed with Fables of the Reconstruction, when the band traded Mitch Easter and the southern U.S. for a new producer and frigid London. The result is an album that has a reputation for being dark and weird, and that\u0026#39;s not necessarily a bad thing. It\u0026#39;s also not entirely true.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLinks:\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"R.E.M. - Can\u0026#39;t Get There From Here - YouTube\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gD3cYh5Pp1I\"\u003eR.E.M. - Can't Get There From Here - YouTube\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"R.E.M. - Driver 8 - YouTube\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wuFId1RYSZE\"\u003eR.E.M. - Driver 8 - YouTube\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"R.E.M. - Feeling Gravitys Pull - YouTube\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NodXnjUIZ0U\u0026amp;list=PL7zrnXIkwlVx--aSS486sXIeVSZFFWgOa\u0026amp;index=5\"\u003eR.E.M. - Feeling Gravitys Pull - YouTube\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"R.E.M. - Life And How To Live It - YouTube\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJJwjE2TG6Q\u0026amp;index=6\u0026amp;list=PL7zrnXIkwlVx--aSS486sXIeVSZFFWgOa\"\u003eR.E.M. - Life And How To Live It - YouTube\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"R.E.M. - Bandwagon - YouTube\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYTHWS6xFf4\"\u003eR.E.M. - Bandwagon - YouTube\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"R.E.M. - Burning Hell (Demo) - YouTube\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5XYTLyy2M-w\"\u003eR.E.M. - Burning Hell (Demo) - YouTube\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"Burning hell - YouTube\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbn8doL8n7k\"\u003eBurning hell - YouTube\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"R.E.M. - Crazy - YouTube\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3oTY50Fqv2c\"\u003eR.E.M. - Crazy - YouTube\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"R.E.M. LIVE Rockpalast Zeche, Bochum Germany October 2, 1985 - YouTube\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfvLEPHJrTo\"\u003eR.E.M. LIVE Rockpalast Zeche, Bochum Germany October 2, 1985 - YouTube\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","summary":"The band didn't like it. The critics didn't like it. But we do.","date_published":"2017-03-23T18:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/60e83935-c364-4c84-9329-cce814675d65/a7972739-ab05-40a7-a08c-9b63a7019ed2.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":82481519,"duration_in_seconds":5036}]},{"id":"2dca3e11-1f86-4ad0-a1ee-2fcc4deed858","title":"Episode 4: Reckoning","url":"https://www.fileunderwater.net/4","content_text":"The members of R.E.M. were anxious about creating a followup to Murmur, so instead they created a masterpiece. Reckoning is all over the map when it comes to style and production, but it provides evidence of how prolific and creative the band was from 1980 to 1984. It opens with the sublime \"Harborcoat\", wanders through \"Don't Go Back to Rockville\", and closes on a straight up protest song in \"Little America\". It's hard to say if this is the best possible place to start with R.E.M., but it's absolutely not the worst.\n\nThe next episode will be about Fables of the Reconstruction.","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eThe members of R.E.M. were anxious about creating a followup to Murmur, so instead they created a masterpiece. Reckoning is all over the map when it comes to style and production, but it provides evidence of how prolific and creative the band was from 1980 to 1984. It opens with the sublime \u0026quot;Harborcoat\u0026quot;, wanders through \u0026quot;Don\u0026#39;t Go Back to Rockville\u0026quot;, and closes on a straight up protest song in \u0026quot;Little America\u0026quot;. It\u0026#39;s hard to say if this is the best possible place to start with R.E.M., but it\u0026#39;s absolutely not the worst.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe next episode will be about Fables of the Reconstruction.\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Second time's the charm.","date_published":"2017-03-15T10:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/60e83935-c364-4c84-9329-cce814675d65/2dca3e11-1f86-4ad0-a1ee-2fcc4deed858.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":40104913,"duration_in_seconds":4889}]},{"id":"7ae39f52-f612-494a-9cb0-92f58ad59000","title":"Episode 3: Murmur","url":"https://www.fileunderwater.net/3","content_text":"Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross begin their journey through R.E.M.'s full-length discography in earnest, by discussing the deeply earnest album Murmur. Quiet, dark, and weird, it was unlike anything people had heard. It sold like gangbusters, took Rolling Stone's \"Album of the Year\" over Michael Jackson's Thriller and U2's War, and gave our four boys a seat at the table.\n\nThe links below are a comprehensive listening list, and we encourage you to listen to them before, alongside, and after the podcast.\n\nThe next episode will be about Reckoning.","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eGary Butterfield and Kole Ross begin their journey through R.E.M.\u0026#39;s full-length discography in earnest, by discussing the deeply earnest album Murmur. Quiet, dark, and weird, it was unlike anything people had heard. It sold like gangbusters, took Rolling Stone\u0026#39;s \u0026quot;Album of the Year\u0026quot; over Michael Jackson\u0026#39;s \u003cem\u003eThriller\u003c/em\u003e and U2\u0026#39;s \u003cem\u003eWar\u003c/em\u003e, and gave our four boys a seat at the table.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe links below are a comprehensive listening list, and we encourage you to listen to them before, alongside, and after the podcast.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe next episode will be about \u003ca href=\"http://amzn.to/2mFa6qt\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eReckoning\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"R.E.M.'s first full length album is quiet, weird, and important.","date_published":"2017-03-01T10:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/60e83935-c364-4c84-9329-cce814675d65/7ae39f52-f612-494a-9cb0-92f58ad59000.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":42060269,"duration_in_seconds":5048}]},{"id":"c59afa51-91ee-418a-ab01-b26cbc145060","title":"Episode 2: Chronic Town","url":"https://www.fileunderwater.net/2","content_text":"Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross discuss the music and production history of R.E.M.'s debut EP, \"Chronic Town\". It's an opening salvo that contains bits and pieces of everything the band would eventually become.\n\nThe links below are a comprehensive listening list, and we encourage you to listen to them before, alongside, and after the podcast.\n\nThe next episode will be about Murmur.Links:R.E.M. - Wolves, Lower - YouTube — The album cut of \"Wolves, Lower\" for comparison.R.E.M. - Wolves, Lower (Official Video) - YouTube — R.E.M.'s first official music video. Michael Stipe hated lip syncing.REM - Wolves, Lower rare fast version (Chronic Town outtake) - YouTube — Wolves, Lower was already pretty fast. This is blistering.R.E.M. - Live at the Raleigh Underground (10th October 1982) (PRIVATE REMASTER) - YouTube — Here's a live show the band did in support of Murmur, with lots of Chronic Town favorites.R.E.M. - Ages Of You (Chronic Town Outtake) (Audio) - YouTube — \"Ages of You\" was dropped from the album in favor of \"Wolves, Lower\". A version recorded during the Reckoning sessions would end up on Dead Letter Office.R.E.M. - Shaking Through (Chronic Town outtake) (audio) - YouTube — A song that was dropped from Chronic Town, but ended up on side 2 of Murmur.","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eGary Butterfield and Kole Ross discuss the music and production history of R.E.M.\u0026#39;s debut EP, \u0026quot;Chronic Town\u0026quot;. It\u0026#39;s an opening salvo that contains bits and pieces of everything the band would eventually become.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe links below are a comprehensive listening list, and we encourage you to listen to them before, alongside, and after the podcast.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe next episode will be about \u003ca href=\"http://amzn.to/2ljW5k2\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eMurmur\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLinks:\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"R.E.M. - Wolves, Lower - YouTube\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oxo5JOl1POY\u0026amp;list=PLUQh0Am5_ngaBstByS1FCsVwHFOUnuO90\"\u003eR.E.M. - Wolves, Lower - YouTube\u003c/a\u003e \u0026mdash; The album cut of \"Wolves, Lower\" for comparison.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"R.E.M. - Wolves, Lower (Official Video) - YouTube\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJB628tWEHk\"\u003eR.E.M. - Wolves, Lower (Official Video) - YouTube\u003c/a\u003e \u0026mdash; R.E.M.'s first official music video. Michael Stipe hated lip syncing.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"REM - Wolves, Lower rare fast version (Chronic Town outtake) - YouTube\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIb3U4eblTY\"\u003eREM - Wolves, Lower rare fast version (Chronic Town outtake) - YouTube\u003c/a\u003e \u0026mdash; Wolves, Lower was already pretty fast. This is blistering.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"R.E.M. - Live at the Raleigh Underground (10th October 1982) (PRIVATE REMASTER) - YouTube\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9sBVX9kRmBE\"\u003eR.E.M. - Live at the Raleigh Underground (10th October 1982) (PRIVATE REMASTER) - YouTube\u003c/a\u003e \u0026mdash; Here's a live show the band did in support of Murmur, with lots of Chronic Town favorites.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"R.E.M. - Ages Of You (Chronic Town Outtake) (Audio) - YouTube\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFcaxmxkR-k\u0026amp;index=4\u0026amp;list=PLhCutDzz-jQ53wROZeMprCjHpbO6KlzkZ\"\u003eR.E.M. - Ages Of You (Chronic Town Outtake) (Audio) - YouTube\u003c/a\u003e \u0026mdash; \"Ages of You\" was dropped from the album in favor of \"Wolves, Lower\". A version recorded during the Reckoning sessions would end up on Dead Letter Office.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"R.E.M. - Shaking Through (Chronic Town outtake) (audio) - YouTube\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0uo3kPmDfc\u0026amp;list=PLhCutDzz-jQ53wROZeMprCjHpbO6KlzkZ\u0026amp;index=11\"\u003eR.E.M. - Shaking Through (Chronic Town outtake) (audio) - YouTube\u003c/a\u003e \u0026mdash; A song that was dropped from Chronic Town, but ended up on side 2 of Murmur.\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","summary":"An opening salvo that contains bits and pieces of everything R.E.M. would be.","date_published":"2017-02-15T10:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/60e83935-c364-4c84-9329-cce814675d65/c59afa51-91ee-418a-ab01-b26cbc145060.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":59821227,"duration_in_seconds":3617}]},{"id":"cd781120-39cd-4068-a2ac-09fb0b0a0bf5","title":"Episode 1: Do Not Open","url":"https://www.fileunderwater.net/1","content_text":"Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross discuss the biographies of R.E.M.'s members, and the earliest years of the formation of the band.\n\nThe links below are a comprehensive listening list, and we encourage you to listen to them before, alongside, and after the podcast.\n\nThe next episode will be about the Chronic Town EP.Links:Pylon - Volume (1980) - YouTube — Here's a live show by Pylon, a band that was active in the Athens scene at the time R.E.M. came up.Pylon - Crazy - YouTube — This is Pylon's big single from 1983, which R.E.M. would later cover.LOVE TRACTOR - SPIN YOUR PARTNER - YouTube — This is a video and single from Love Tractor, the band that Bill Berry left to join R.E.M.The Power of Independent Trucking: R.E.M.: \"Cassette Set\" (1981 demo tape, RARE!!!) — A writeup about the earliest known live show bootleg.Invisible Hits: The Earliest Known R.E.M. Bootleg | Pitchfork — Another writeup about the bootleg, with embedded YouTube links.R.E.M. - Narrator - YouTube — A very strange early song.Radio Free Europe - Hib-Tone Single - 1981 - YouTube — The song that started it all. Compare it to other versions of the song... Producers matter!R.E.M. Do Not Open Hib Tone Demo Tape - YouTube — The demo tape that the band sent out to venues to get gigs.Meeting - YouTube — A song from Michael Stipe's German noisepop band.","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eGary Butterfield and Kole Ross discuss the biographies of R.E.M.\u0026#39;s members, and the earliest years of the formation of the band.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe links below are a comprehensive listening list, and we encourage you to listen to them before, alongside, and after the podcast.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe next episode will be about the \u003ca href=\"http://amzn.to/2jXzRmC\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eChronic Town EP\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLinks:\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"Pylon - Volume (1980) - YouTube\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-HoIQkxSIM\"\u003ePylon - Volume (1980) - YouTube\u003c/a\u003e \u0026mdash; Here's a live show by Pylon, a band that was active in the Athens scene at the time R.E.M. came up.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"Pylon - Crazy - YouTube\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOSARRZiC2g\u0026amp;index=15\u0026amp;list=RDEyCWgGhG00o\u0026amp;spfreload=5\"\u003ePylon - Crazy - YouTube\u003c/a\u003e \u0026mdash; This is Pylon's big single from 1983, which R.E.M. would later cover.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"LOVE TRACTOR - SPIN YOUR PARTNER - YouTube\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9z9j8eN0uk\"\u003eLOVE TRACTOR - SPIN YOUR PARTNER - YouTube\u003c/a\u003e \u0026mdash; This is a video and single from Love Tractor, the band that Bill Berry left to join R.E.M.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"The Power of Independent Trucking: R.E.M.: \u0026quot;Cassette Set\u0026quot; (1981 demo tape, RARE!!!)\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http://thepowerofindependenttrucking.blogspot.com/2011/10/rem-cassette-set-1981-demo-tape-rare.html\"\u003eThe Power of Independent Trucking: R.E.M.: \"Cassette Set\" (1981 demo tape, RARE!!!)\u003c/a\u003e \u0026mdash; A writeup about the earliest known live show bootleg.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"Invisible Hits: The Earliest Known R.E.M. Bootleg | Pitchfork\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http://pitchfork.com/thepitch/335-invisible-hits-the-earliest-known-rem-bootleg/\"\u003eInvisible Hits: The Earliest Known R.E.M. Bootleg | Pitchfork\u003c/a\u003e \u0026mdash; Another writeup about the bootleg, with embedded YouTube links.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"R.E.M. - Narrator - YouTube\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p92Tb1bEMp0\"\u003eR.E.M. - Narrator - YouTube\u003c/a\u003e \u0026mdash; A very strange early song.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"Radio Free Europe - Hib-Tone Single - 1981 - YouTube\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyH7NEHfYIo\"\u003eRadio Free Europe - Hib-Tone Single - 1981 - YouTube\u003c/a\u003e \u0026mdash; The song that started it all. Compare it to other versions of the song... Producers matter!\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"R.E.M. Do Not Open Hib Tone Demo Tape - YouTube\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6bmONH2T08\"\u003eR.E.M. Do Not Open Hib Tone Demo Tape - YouTube\u003c/a\u003e \u0026mdash; The demo tape that the band sent out to venues to get gigs.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"Meeting - YouTube\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pk8Utb8fh84\"\u003eMeeting - YouTube\u003c/a\u003e \u0026mdash; A song from Michael Stipe's German noisepop band.\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","summary":"Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross discuss the biographies of R.E.M.'s members, and the earliest years of the formation of the band.","date_published":"2017-02-01T10:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/60e83935-c364-4c84-9329-cce814675d65/cd781120-39cd-4068-a2ac-09fb0b0a0bf5.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":68381582,"duration_in_seconds":4201}]}]}