<http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117937307.html>

A bit more thoughtful than most reviews, IMO at least.

The reviewer complained that Stipe sang with his back to the audience for
one song.

When I saw REM in 1986 he sang with his back to the audience for the entire
show.

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On Wed, 4 Jun 2008 08:52:27 -0700, "Sal Video" access.com>
felt compelled by mysterious forces to say:

the one song he always sings with his back to the audience, too.

Green tour? he did that where i saw them. kind of sucked, i thought.

On Tue, 3 Jun 2008 23:32:05 -0500, »Q« gmx.net> felt
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it was quite good! not sure about "Electrolite" being such a concert
rarity, though :-) and i was a little baffled that he thought The
National was so special, but not Modest Mouse. i thought Modest Mouse
was fantastic and the National just so-so (i mean, they're okay for a
Joy Division knock-off, but not as good at it as, say, Interpol) :-)

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Green was '89 silly. :-)

In '84 he hid behind his long hair.

Yes young 'uns, he once had hair, & lots of it,

Eric H.

In 4ax.com>,
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Not the whole show, but he faced away for a lot of the show I saw in
1987. I'm glad he's (mostly) quit that.

On Wed, 04 Jun 2008 23:15:45 -0700, "Eric H."
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forces to say:

did i mention i was old? :-D

On Thu, 5 Jun 2008 01:44:43 -0500, »Q« gmx.net> felt
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On Fri, 6 Jun 2008 21:26:00 -0500, »Q« gmx.net> felt
compelled by mysterious forces to say:

I saw the National in a small venue last year and they were terrific, but
their songs take a while to sink in and I think 'Alligator's is far
superior to their current album 'Boxer'. I can certainly see why they're
supporting REM - wish they were with them in the UK, too.

D