R.E.M. at the BBC | ||||
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Released | October 19, 2018 | |||
Recorded | Multiple dates between 1984 and 2008 | |||
Venue | Various BBC studios | |||
Genre | Alternative rock | |||
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Label | Craft Recordings | |||
R.E.M. chronology | ||||
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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. [1] Additionally, a two-disc best-of collection was released on the same day.
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. [1]
On September 20, a promotional video for " Orange Crush" was released, [2] followed on September 27 by " E-Bow the Letter", featuring Radiohead singer Thom Yorke. [3]
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. [4] 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." [5] 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". [6] James Parker of The Atlantic gave the album a positive review, calling it a "a vast and slightly dizzying retrospective". [7] David Fricke of Rolling Stone made this release one of his weekly picks. [8] For Pitchfork Media, Chris Randle gave the collection a 7.4 out of 10, praising Stipe's lyrics and singing in particular. [9] 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." [10] Ian Rushbury of PopMatters also gave the set an eight out of 10 in his review, calling the group, "without doubt, an outstanding live band" and writing that the DVD is "invaluable". [11]
All songs written by Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills, and Michael Stipe, except where noted.
Chart (2018) | Peak position |
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Austrian Albums ( Ö3 Austria) [12] | 60 |
Belgian Albums ( Ultratop Flanders) [13] | 75 |
Belgian Albums ( Ultratop Wallonia) [14] | 78 |
Dutch Albums ( Album Top 100) [15] | 86 |
German Albums ( Offizielle Top 100) [16] | 23 |
Italian Albums ( FIMI) [17] | 75 |
Portuguese Albums ( AFP) [18] | 29 |
Scottish Albums ( OCC) [19] | 19 |
Swiss Albums ( Schweizer Hitparade) [20] | 94 |
UK Albums ( OCC) [21] | 40 |
Chart (2020) | Peak position |
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Spanish Albums ( PROMUSICAE) [22] | 62 |
R.E.M. at the BBC | ||||
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Live album by | ||||
Released | October 19, 2018 | |||
Recorded | Multiple dates between 1984 and 2008 | |||
Venue | Various BBC studios | |||
Genre | Alternative rock | |||
Length |
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Label | Craft Recordings | |||
R.E.M. chronology | ||||
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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. [1] Additionally, a two-disc best-of collection was released on the same day.
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. [1]
On September 20, a promotional video for " Orange Crush" was released, [2] followed on September 27 by " E-Bow the Letter", featuring Radiohead singer Thom Yorke. [3]
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. [4] 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." [5] 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". [6] James Parker of The Atlantic gave the album a positive review, calling it a "a vast and slightly dizzying retrospective". [7] David Fricke of Rolling Stone made this release one of his weekly picks. [8] For Pitchfork Media, Chris Randle gave the collection a 7.4 out of 10, praising Stipe's lyrics and singing in particular. [9] 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." [10] Ian Rushbury of PopMatters also gave the set an eight out of 10 in his review, calling the group, "without doubt, an outstanding live band" and writing that the DVD is "invaluable". [11]
All songs written by Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills, and Michael Stipe, except where noted.
Chart (2018) | Peak position |
---|---|
Austrian Albums ( Ö3 Austria) [12] | 60 |
Belgian Albums ( Ultratop Flanders) [13] | 75 |
Belgian Albums ( Ultratop Wallonia) [14] | 78 |
Dutch Albums ( Album Top 100) [15] | 86 |
German Albums ( Offizielle Top 100) [16] | 23 |
Italian Albums ( FIMI) [17] | 75 |
Portuguese Albums ( AFP) [18] | 29 |
Scottish Albums ( OCC) [19] | 19 |
Swiss Albums ( Schweizer Hitparade) [20] | 94 |
UK Albums ( OCC) [21] | 40 |
Chart (2020) | Peak position |
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Spanish Albums ( PROMUSICAE) [22] | 62 |