the last time the Minutemen played together before D Boon died was on this song during REM's encore when they were touring with 'em.
@synthmalicious7541 Жыл бұрын
He should’ve just played the riff straight lol but regardless this is one of the best videos of R.E.M. and one of the best Television covers. They totally get what the style of the song is about
@guilhermevideira111 жыл бұрын
Television and R.E.M. Two of the best bands of all time!!!
@ClueSign17 жыл бұрын
Hey this is a fantastic post. During this REM era "See No Evil" popped up as an encore from time to time. I heard Michael introduce it around this time at Berkeley's Greek Theatre as "Here's the greatest rock song of all time." Many TV fans would humbly agree and the band does it justice. Peter even dispels the notion that he can't really jam!
@dathorndike49089 ай бұрын
Pete's best guitar solo
@lauriejoseph361910 жыл бұрын
Since 1989 I've been trying to figure out what song R.E.M. closed their concert with. I've spent hours trying to find the song and I finally found it. I was absolutely in love with this song but was too young to know the band Television, who originally did it.
@ClueSign9 жыл бұрын
They used to introduce it as "the best song ever written." :)
@Mff2115 жыл бұрын
buck did a good job of meshing the rhythm and lead guitar parts of the song.
@thiagovarella370814 жыл бұрын
@ripelivejam wow!!! my favorite band playing a total classic from Television!!! Tom Verlaine should`ve got really proud
@kipperfeast3 жыл бұрын
Wow. One of my favourite Television songs.
@jamesmacdonaldjr.3594 Жыл бұрын
RIP Tom Verlaine
@historyman6814 жыл бұрын
this is basically the greatest thing ever
@Jammerkevin15 жыл бұрын
stop hating, folks! R.E.M. did a good job with this classic. They put their unique stamp on is all...
@HolleradoOperaHouse10 жыл бұрын
This is incredible.
@beefheart14107 жыл бұрын
Jake Boyd Yes: incredibly poor!
@martymefurst16 жыл бұрын
It's great to see Buck when he still rocked, and he did a great job here. This song really needs two guitars, though I understand why they would want to attempt it with just the one - it has a groove and a drive you can't resist.
@atomeyes99 Жыл бұрын
this was before he thought the drink cart on an airplane was a giant CD player and drunkenly tried to load a CD into it, yes?
@mikewattdisciple11 жыл бұрын
Agreed. I saw them cover this with the Minutemen (who opened for them) helping them in November '85 and THAT was absolutely great.
@cameronmeza48705 жыл бұрын
mikewattdisciple i just read about that in ‘our band could be your life’. I wish there was video of it. Damm
@callumsutherland29545 жыл бұрын
@@cameronmeza4870 I've been trawling the net for videos of this too, just read about it in exactly the same book.
@Gioncol16 жыл бұрын
It is a great cover of a great great great song... cazzo!!!
@ClueSign17 жыл бұрын
It's a cover of the band Television's first seminal 1977 album "Marquee Moon," one of the most influential proto-punk records of all recorded time. That album helped inspire/launch a million guitar-based indie bands, including this one.
@taurangasurf5 жыл бұрын
ClueSign ....2019 and couldn’t agree more 👍
@ClueSign5 жыл бұрын
@@taurangasurf Thanks!! Enjoy.
@dcfcinla17 жыл бұрын
never heard of this song before. can't say it's my favorite, but I'm glad it has crossed my path.
@thiagovarella370814 жыл бұрын
@ripelivejam Tom Verlaine must`ve got really proud
@REMchout17 жыл бұрын
Lucky...I have a tape of the Minutemen's last set...December 13 1985 - Park Center, Charlotte, NC
@MD94CircaA.D.3 жыл бұрын
Is their a way youd be able to upload that tape ?
@Jammerkevin16 жыл бұрын
I think Buck did a great job with the solo in this song. Watching the video, I see that he's totally riffing within the melody of the song. That's okay in my book. He doesn't have to be a virtruoso (hope I spelled this right...if not, you understand!) to make this song really rock. REM is a band that gets you with smart, melodic,songs. Michael knows how to touch an emotion by using pin-point accurate lyrics. That's what's great about the band. So stop comparing their work to others!
@kidcalabria17 жыл бұрын
This track, which opened Marquee Moon, made Television sound Punk, in a Ramones/Pistols kinda way. Amazing how this guitar riff sounds so loose in the hands of Buck (don't take offense anyone!) as opposed to Verlaine, a guitar genius.
@burnlastsunday4 жыл бұрын
Verlaine was very good. Tasteful. Richard Lloyd was a mad genius.
@mysterysurf13 жыл бұрын
For whatever reason, it's kind of weird to me seeing/hearing someone playing a Rickenbacker on this song. Looks like they're having fun with it in any event.
@kellymoon340611 жыл бұрын
It's not easy covering Television with only one guitar.
@KerreyTheBitterSugar15 жыл бұрын
cool song I'd like to hear more of Peter's vocal input in REM's songs ^^
@dcfcinla17 жыл бұрын
thank you for the info.
@nnnnnn9517 жыл бұрын
The show I saw was in Columbus Ohio...I believe December 10, 1985.
@nnnnnn9517 жыл бұрын
I saw REM in December 1985 with the Minuteman as an opening act and D. Boon died about a week later. Sad. Michael had the same hair color that night.
@DeadLetter6 жыл бұрын
Me, too. I saw them at the Mosque (now the Altria Theater) in Richmond VA Dec '85
@ripelivejam16 жыл бұрын
great, fun cover, don't understand what you people's problem with it is...
@REMchout16 жыл бұрын
amen
@REMchout17 жыл бұрын
Yep, It's a great album.
@robcohen76787 жыл бұрын
this is very tight
@JohnVP198712 жыл бұрын
I said "harm", not "hurt". Tell me this: what exactly is wrong with it??
@JohnVP198712 жыл бұрын
Something wrong with being gay??
@TheGreatGallbo16 жыл бұрын
I wouldn't see they butchered it so much as turned it into an REM song circa 1985...