Album Review: R.E.M., “Live at the Olympia†(Warner Bros.)
If anyone was wondering how R.E.M. [ tickets ] went from the brooding, disappointing murk of 2004’s “Around the Sun†to the urgent, clarion call, return-to-form of 2008’s “Accelerate,†you’ll find part of the answer on “Live at the Olympia.â€Â
This two-CD, 39-song set is culled from the band’s 2007 five-night engagement at Dublin’s historic Olympia Theatre. Th...
Live Daily — If anyone was wondering how R.E.M. [ tickets ] went from the brooding, disappointing murk of 2004’s “Around the Sun†to the urgent, c... more info