R.E.M. release new anthology and DVD
Out today (Tuesday, September 12th) are a new two-CD anthology and a DVD from R.E.M. that reach back to their early days. The album is called And I Feel Fine: The Best Of The I.R.S. Years 1982-1987, and it features rarities, live tracks, and previously unreleased songs, while the DVD titled When The Light Is Mine includes a mix of music videos and live TV performances.
With the band's early history on display through the new releases, bassist Mike Mills told us that it's interesting to see the changes they went through, including the loss of drummer Bill Berry: "It's a different band because of Bill, but it's also a different band because, you know, people change so much over 20 years. We're all still essentially the same people, but so much around us maybe is what has changed, and so it's a walk through a different land when you go back that far."
Berry quit REM back in 1997, though he's stayed friendly with his former bandmates.
Berry will perform with Mills, lead singer Michael Stipe, and guitarist Peter Buck when REM is inducted into the Georgia Music Hall Of Fame on Saturday (September 16th) in Atlanta.
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