The RBALLY blog has been posting a lot of great MP3s, but of special interest are a couple of live shows from two of the best American '80s bands, arguably in their prime, THE REPLACEMENTS (from July 1, 1985) and R.E.M. (from 1984).
Both bands certainly were breaths of fresh air when they hit the scene in the early 1980s. And what are they up to these days? Apparently, the surviving original Replacements have reunited for a pair of songs that will be on a forthcoming "best of" collection. Meanwhile, R.E.M. just refuses to go away!
Anyway, you need to check out these shows - they're fun stuff. And of course there are some cool covers - R.E.M. covers THE VELVET UNDERGROUND and THE BYRDS, and The Replacements cover DAVID BOWIE and ROBYN HITCHCOCK.
The pages are here:
RBALLY - R.E.M. ON WLIR (1984)
RBALLY - THE REPLACEMENTS (JULY 1, 1985)
Color me impressed!
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