R.E.M.
PNC Bank Arts Center
Holmdel, NJ
Monday 6 September 1999
support: Ben Trovato, Spacehog
Taper & equipment unknown
Digital transfer by jcameron November 28, 2020
Remaster by eckythump 30 November 2020
Lineage: Unknown source & encoding -> CD-R received via trade in 1999/2000 via murmurs.com-> XLD (Flac, added tags)-> MacBook Pro -> Listen To Me website
Track List:
01 - Lotus (beginning cut)
02 - Crush With Eyeliner
03 - The Wake-Up Bomb
04 - Fall On Me
05 - Michael talks
06 - Suspicion
07 - How The West Was Won And Where It Got Us
08 - Michael talks
09 - Stand [CD fault from 1:22-1:24]
10 - Daysleeper
11 - The Apologist
12 - Live For Today (Michael spoken word)
13 - Sweetness Follows
14 - Michael talks
15 - The Great Beyond
16 - The One I Love
17 - Find The River
18 - Michael talks
19 - At My Most Beautiful
20 - Star 69
21 - Losing My Religion
22 - Man On The Moon
23 - Walk Unafraid
Encore
24 - Leave - Black Boys On Mopeds (Michael solo)
25 - Hope (Michael solo)
26 - Why Not Smile
27 - What's The Frequency, Kenneth?
28 - Tongue
29 - Michael talks - band intros
30 - Wolves, Lower
31 - Ghost Rider
32 - It's The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine) (cut)
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Notes:
-Have the original transfer and the Eckythump remaster.
-Before wake Up Bomb, MS welcomes the audience "Welcome to the Thunderdome, children of the corn".
-Before Suspicion notes the heat & humidity, MS questions the origins of Cheesequake (name of a nearby town). After the song he again notes the heat and encourages the audience to take off their clothes. He goes on to introduce HTWWW&WIGU "We don't do this song very much but since it feels like the American desert tonight, we decided to go ahead and do it". After the song MS demonstrates dome dance moves.
-Before Stand MS urges crowd to "open your hearts to the beauty and majesty of this song".
-Standard intro for The Aopolgist.
-Skip in Sweetness Follows. After the song he notes his poor choice in clothes "Corduroy is not happening tonight. I'd take them off but I'm freeballing". He goes on to note the quick passage of 1999 and the "Right now is all that there is and your life is going to be so fucking fantastic and noody can ring you down. Nobody. And that's where I'm at, I hope you're there with me". He starts introducing Great Beyond then stops "Is that rose for me? Who's is that? Can I have it? It's not for me but I'll take it. Thank you so much. I never get roses ever".
-Before AMMB MS offers a twist on his 'I wish I was in the back..' story by starting it out "All the most beautiful people are on the lawn" and they are doing all the usual things that MS wishes he was doing.
-Issue during Why Noy Smile? similar to Stand
-Before Band Intros MS mocks Cheesquake again "Mom, dad, hi it's Michael. No I spent Labor Day in Cheesequake. Well not in it but near it. 'Oh wow'. It's really cool here. It's hot but really cool". He goes on to promote the charity Ironbound Community Corporation.
-Before Wolves, MS "How many of you are over 18 years old, raise your hand [crowd cheers]. How many of you are under 18 years old, raise your hand [crowd cheers]. This song was written before you were born. How about that?" It's odd to hear keys in Wolves, but there it is.
Grade: C
-There are burst of fuller sound periodically