R.E.M.'s 1994 album, Monster, was, as the band declared at the time, "a 'rock' record, with the rock in quotation marks." In contrast to the sound of its two predecessors - 1991 s Out Of Time and 92 s Automatic For The People - the music of Monster consisted of distorted guitar tones, minimal overdubs, and touches of 1970s glam rock. The album topped the charts in both the US and the UK. In January 1995, R.E.M. set out on its first tour in six years. The tour was a huge commercial success, although health issues plagued the group - on March 1st, Bill Berry collapsed on stage during a performance in Lausanne, Switzerland, having suffered a brain aneurysm. Michael Stipe required emergency surgery for a hernia and Mike Mills needed abdominal surgery mid-tour. Despite the above, the band generally performed superbly, with one of the stand-out shows taking place at The Milton Keynes Bowl in the UK, on July 30th, which was broadcast live nationally on UK FM Radio, and synched too, back home in the U.S. Previously unreleased this exceptional performance is now available for the first time on this double CD set.
Disc 1
- What's the Frequency Kenneth?
- Crush With Eyeliner
- Drive
- Turn You Inside Out
- Try Not to Breathe
- I Took Your Name
- Undertow
- Bang and Blame
- I Don't Sleep, I Dream
- Strange Currencies
- Revolution
- Tongue
- Man On the Moon
Disc 2
- Country Feedback
- Half a World Away
- Losing My Religion
- Pop Song
- Finest Worksong
- Get Up
- Star
- Let Me In
- Everybody Hurts
- Fall On Me
- Departure
- It's the End of the World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)
