Beautiful summer evening. You can see the glow of the late-day sunlight on the trees. With R.E.M. performing an outdoor concert in their early days, one year before I was born. I would give anything to back in time and see them then. This song always has a sunset feeling to me. I love listening to it with the windows down on the highway on a long road trip as the daylight fades out.
A couple of decades now, I've been looking for something I like as much as the first 10 years of REM's work and just not finding it. There's a lot of great music out there if you go looking for it, but this band just had something, I don't even know what.
@@chmick50 There's nothing comparable as far as quality and depth. It was just magical. Pavement/Malkmus did some interesting stuff, Calexico too, but this greatness may never be equaled... well that can't be true, but probably not in my lifetime.
In 1980 I was eighteen and that was the year that REM released Chronic Town and Murmur. I grew up with REM and no other band "takes me back" to the days of my youth like REM. Man I remember travelling in the Raleigh, Greensboro, and Winston-Salem area of North Carolina in the eighties and watching this is magical for me. Man I love REM, especially the 1980-1987 era. Thank you very much for posting this! I truly appreciate it!
@@deadletteroffice-atributet3261 Chronic town to Document are sacred to me and are americana classics IMO. Fables tour, my buddies and i followed the band around like the grateful dead. A magical time for me.
We had the Connell play at a block party we organized at our apartment complex in 1986 when I was at UVA. And REM played at UVA all four years I was there.
one of my favourite REM songs... compares with: seven chinese brothers camera welcome to the occupation disturbance at the heron house i remember california losing my religion half a world away daysleeper... (the dreamy songs...)
the guitar line loops around in my head, so catchy. gaah, like the whole song better than the loop that goes on and on in memory also this reminds me of SUNY-Purchase in "91.
beautiful! i used to think no one but me liked this lol or at least not too many ppl no one ever knew this track wen i talked about r.e.m. kills me though that buck never plays it the way i think it is oh well back to the guitar hehe!!!!!
@superbeavo this may be a glitch in RUclips and not the original recording etc. I've seen hundreds of RUclips vids that have a full one-second gap between the audio and video.
Favorite song on Fables seriously.
Beautiful summer evening. You can see the glow of the late-day sunlight on the trees. With R.E.M. performing an outdoor concert in their early days, one year before I was born. I would give anything to back in time and see them then. This song always has a sunset feeling to me. I love listening to it with the windows down on the highway on a long road trip as the daylight fades out.
You are so right Jon! I wish I'd seen them during this era
What a wonderful comment
Hats off to whoever posted this delicious old entry.
There's just something about hearing the Fables stuff live that sends me to a wonderful place.
Thanks for sharing. My favourite REM song.
Buck's open string arpeggiated chords. Legendary.
'i'd like it here if i could leave and see you from a long ways away'
-one of my favorite stipe lines.
Me too, and I'm not sure why. It has a great ring to it.
A couple of decades now, I've been looking for something I like as much as the first 10 years of REM's work and just not finding it. There's a lot of great music out there if you go looking for it, but this band just had something, I don't even know what.
Such a great comment. Agreed.
@@chmick50 There's nothing comparable as far as quality and depth. It was just magical. Pavement/Malkmus did some interesting stuff, Calexico too, but this greatness may never be equaled... well that can't be true, but probably not in my lifetime.
@@wordup897 yes, absolutely
You're lucky... I'm 21 and i wish i'd been around back then to them when they were at their best. Good Advices is my favourite R.E.M. song
Approaching 40
easily their best song - an absolute classic
In 1980 I was eighteen and that was the year that REM released Chronic Town and Murmur. I grew up with REM and no other band "takes me back" to the days of my youth like REM. Man I remember travelling in the Raleigh, Greensboro, and Winston-Salem area of North Carolina in the eighties and watching this is magical for me. Man I love REM, especially the 1980-1987 era. Thank you very much for posting this! I truly appreciate it!
Don Snodgrass you were so lucky to be a part of that time with the band!
@@deadletteroffice-atributet3261 Chronic town to Document are sacred to me and are americana classics IMO. Fables tour, my buddies and i followed the band around like the grateful dead. A magical time for me.
Same here! What a great journey we had with them.
@@joycehall4866 I'm glad that there's alot of them in the early days here on RUclips#
My personal fave off of Fables. A real treat to see them performing it live. Thank you!
Two of my most favorite bands(R.E.M. & The Connels) together in one concert in Raleigh!! Too bad i didn't move here until 1996!
We had the Connell play at a block party we organized at our apartment complex in 1986 when I was at UVA. And REM played at UVA all four years I was there.
one of my favourite REM songs...
compares with:
seven chinese brothers
camera
welcome to the occupation
disturbance at the heron house
i remember california
losing my religion
half a world away
daysleeper...
(the dreamy songs...)
Incredible what there are comments from, 12 years ago, but mine is today October 3, 2020. ♥ ️
really nice live sound.. simple clean..
classic... cool for the dude who taped this
good FORSIGHT
Best song. Homesick, longing for home whilst recording in rainy UK
A great song, and the trees make a nice backdrop.
awesome...never seen this footage and i love this song.
brilliant lyrics
the guitar line loops around in my head, so catchy. gaah, like the whole song better than the loop that goes on and on in memory also this reminds me of SUNY-Purchase in "91.
Great song!
this is my new favorite rem video. rem at its purest!
My favourite R.E.M song :)
(It was my favourite band Radiohead that got me into these guys)
and i got into radiohead because of R.E.M
Love this song...
very nostalgic song...ah..beautiful.thanks elpantalla1
Always been a favourite REM song of mine..Great post ,cheers!
27 May 1985 - Merideth College Amphitheater, Raleigh, NC
Yep.
This is great, the sound and video are very good considering it was 20+ years ago. Thank you so much for sharing.
Awesome!
Class....
great video!
really great song...
love the boxcar hobo look!!
beautiful! i used to think no one but me liked this lol or at least not too many ppl no one ever knew this track wen i talked about r.e.m. kills me though that buck never plays it the way i think it is oh well back to the guitar hehe!!!!!
Yes!
What a gem. Got any more?
its a great song ,peter plays on 12 strings rickenbacker
its my favorite that time
The best!
Pete: 'Hey Mike how do I play this again'?
No, it's definitely from 1985. This was at the African Relief Benefit concert on May 27, 1985.
Right, Elpantalla1?
@superbeavo
this may be a glitch in RUclips and not the original recording etc. I've seen hundreds of RUclips vids that have a full one-second gap between the audio and video.
@GlueyPorch this is my favorate rem song too
Does anyone know here was this show at in Raleigh in 2005?
Wow. I turned 12 that day.
!!!
wow, they played at meredith?
Who are you going to call for help, what do you have to say
Keep your hat on your head
Home is a long way away
its a great song ,peter plays on 12 strings rickenbacker
who was the first?
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band is my guess.