Live from Austin, TX (R.E.M. album)
2010 video album by R.E.M.
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Live from Austin, TX is a 2010 video album by R.E.M. recorded on March 13, 2008, for the television series Austin City Limits. The television broadcast aired on PBS starting March 24, 2008.
ReleasedOctober 26, 2010
RecordedMarch 13, 2008, Austin, Texas, United States
GenreAlternative rock
Length70:02
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| Released | October 26, 2010 | |||
| Recorded | March 13, 2008, Austin, Texas, United States | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Length | 70:02 | |||
| Language | English | |||
| Label | New West | |||
| Director | Gary Menotti | |||
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The DVD includes three songs not broadcast on the television program—"So. Central Rain (I'm Sorry)", "Fall on Me", and "Imitation of Life"; the live performance also featured "Final Straw", "Walk Unafraid", and an alternate version of "Supernatural Superserious".
Track listing
All songs written by Peter Buck, Mike Mills, and Michael Stipe, except where noted.
- "Living Well Is the Best Revenge" – 3:24
- "Man-Sized Wreath" – 3:01
- "Drive" (Bill Berry, Buck, Mills, Stipe) – 5:04
- "So. Central Rain" (Berry, Buck, Mills, Stipe) – 3:39
- "Accelerate" – 3:47
- "Fall on Me" (Berry, Buck, Mills, Stipe) – 3:07
- "Hollow Man" – 3:20
- "Electrolite" (Berry, Buck, Mills, Stipe) – 4:55
- "Houston" – 3:07
- "Supernatural Superserious" – 3:32
- "Bad Day" (Berry, Buck, Mills, Stipe) – 4:40
- "Losing My Religion" (Berry, Buck, Mills, Stipe) – 4:46
- "I'm Gonna DJ" – 2:31
- "Horse to Water" – 3:38
- "Imitation of Life" – 5:21
- "Until the Day Is Done" – 5:40
- "Man on the Moon" (Berry, Buck, Mills, Stipe) – 6:30
Tracks 1, 2, 5, 7, 9, 10, 13, 14, 16 all taken from Accelerate.
Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| DVD Verdict | Positive[1] |
| PopMatters | 6/10[2] |
| Record Collector |   [3] |
| Sputnikmusic | 3.5/5[4] |
| Uncut | [5] |
The album received mixed and positive reviews.
Personnel
R.E.M.
- Peter Buck – guitar
- Mike Mills – bass guitar, backing vocals, keyboards, piano
- Michael Stipe – vocals
Additional musicians
- Scott McCaughey – guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
- Bill Rieflin – drums, percussion
