Released: 10/11/23
Released in 1998, Up is the eleventh studio album from R.E.M. In the UK Up is platinum certified and charted at number 2 on release. The album, featuring the singles "Daysleeper,” “Lotus,” “Suspicion” and “At My Most Beautiful,” draws inspiration from electronic music, using a wide range of tools to create a dreamy pop landscape that is reflective and moody. It was the band's first album without drummer Bill Berry, who retired from the group in October of 1997. This deluxe reissue celebrates the album’s 25th anniversary.
The Live set represents one of the first times R.E.M. performed songs from Up, so it’s positioned as an intimate “rehearsal” to the in-studio crowd. The set includes the hits and Up tracks. Fans are aware that the performance happened, but unaware that this audio capture exists (no bootlegs currently online for this bonus material) .