R.E.M.
DAR Constitution Hall
Washington, DC
01 November, 2004
Taped by Rob Radel
Source: DPA 4060 > Battery Box (bass roll-off @ 120 Hz) > Sony PCM-M1 (44.1 kHz) [4th row, right side]
Transfer: Sony PCM-R300 > Coax > M-Audio Audiophile 2496 > Adobe Audition > Flac Frontend
***Please do not sell recording or encode to MP3***
Disc 1:
01. Around the Sun
02. Begin the Begin
03. These Days
04. Animal
05. Boy in the Well
06. Cuyahoga
07. High Speed Train
08. South Central Rain
09. Electron Blue
10. Imitation of Life
11. The Ascent of Man
12. Bad Day
13. I Wanted to Be Wrong
14. The One I Love
15. The Final Straw
16. Losing My Religion
Disc 2:
17. Walk Unafraid
18. Life and How to Live It
19. What's the Frequency Kenneth
20. Country Feedback
21. Leaving New York
22. Born to Run
23. Permanent Vacation
24. I'm Gonna DJ
25. Man On The Moon
Notes: This was the last show before the US Presidential elections. The band was very
enthusiastic, including Mike's chanting of "Kerry for President" for a couple minutes
after everybody had left the stage.
This recording is far from perfect, but should be enjoyable. We were under the PA, so
the vocals were faint. Also we were in front of Peter, so there is a lot of guitar in
this mix. Finally, the idiot 2 seats down was clapping very loud during 5-6 songs,
which is picked up on the recording. I EQ'ed this to boost the vocals, but couldn't
do much with the clapping. Enjoy!
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Timeline notes: 'Final Straw' was dedicated to Mike's friend Bernie. First live performance of 'The Ascent Of Man'.
Notes:
-Glitch in BITW at 4:21
-Mildly rare So Central rain, one of 10 in 2004 Even Rarer Country Feedback, one of four this tour. PB solo 2:06 and played at a much faster tempo than in the past (this is not the correct term you'll just have to listen to it to see)
-Before I Wanted to Be Wrong, MS does a standard autobiographical intro but adds that he unknowingly sang the album version with his Texas accent he had as a child
-As Rob states above, the vocals are a little low, but I tend to think they are usually too prominent, so I like it that way.
-MS talking about lifting a gesture from Springsteen leads them into the Born To Run cover.
Grade: B