"Cuyahoga"
"The Great Beyond"
"Orange Crush"
"The One I Love"
"Losing My Religion"
"What's the Frequency Kenneth?"
"Drive"
"(Don't Go Back to) Rockville"
"Man on the Moon"
The rest of the 22-track DVD has songs from the '90s up to now. Newer fans will not be disappointed at the way this band has honed the songs we love into something its fans will most assuredly love even more. Sometimes live DVD's are just muted and poorly recorded versions of previously released music. Not so with Live. There are all kinds of surprises. Fans of the '80s band never saw greasepaints on Stipe's head this way! And he performs like a 25-year old until the grease paint wears off.
The stage set and Stipe's wardrobe alone make for a great show. Peter Buck's scissor kicks and tandem moves with bassist Mike Mills are classic R.E.M. to watch. This musical collection of energy, talent, and art is a must for R.E.M. fans old and new. Seeing the abstract stage sets behind the rock moves of Peter Buck and Mike Mills on bass brings out a band we never knew in the '80s, though half the songs are the same.
It's a great DVD for any age, but ESPECIALLY If you're in your 30's or 40's and having friends over for a party soon, get this DVD for the background. It'll surely launch your party to the heights that no one in alt rock music had reached and that R.E.M. through this DVD has catapulted even higher into this new millennium.
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