R.E.M. - MORAL KIOSK (Early Mix) Murmur Outtake

Almost there....no woodblocks yet...

[@JLDB1987]

That certain sound...I remember lots of live shows 84-89 or so when they had it going on (if you saw them then, you know). Loved all of the rest since then too, but something was special about the simple, lyrical, powerful and affecting songs on Chronic Town, Murmur, Reckoning, Fables of the Reconstruction and Life's Rich Pageant. I liked or loved Green and all the rest up to Collapse into Now, but for me, the first five were the essence of R.E.M.

[@Bill-c4o]

FIRST FIVE

[@sydglover4842]

chronic town is not an album but I get what your trying to say

[@sexobscura]

*Green Grow The Rushes*

[@RobertBirkrem-qg7du]

Yeah, "Chronic Town" and the first 4 are my faves! I'm so glad they remastered "Chronic Town" and re-released that but I wish they would remaster "Dead Letter Office". Their covers of the 3 Velvets songs on there was how I discovered The Velvet Underground. Their cover of Pylon's "Crazy" is also a fave!

[@InParticularNobody]

Murmur represents a high water mark for capturing the sound a Rickenbacker makes.

[@sexobscura]

A truly AMAZING record

[@urbangorilla33]

Catapult is particularly remarkable. It's like you can hear sparks flying off the strings.

[@talpajam]

that Asus2/B chord doesn't hurt =|

[@sexobscura]

*FIRE* *TWILIGHT*

[@spookerz35]

My favorite song on Murmur. It's great to hear an alternate version! Thanks for posting this.

[@thirdofaman]

Thank you for uploading.

[@fred6059]

Later when they bought their own individual houses Michael and Mike each bought a house that share the same back yard. As far as I know they have never sold either house for this exact reason. Cool to walk out in your backyard and there is your best friend and band mate!

[@stephenhill9999]

I think they own the entire block now. All of those houses were around 75k in the 80s.

[@rbraxley]

@@stephenhill9999 I live in that very neighborhood now, and it's no longer a cheap alternative.

[@smiddlecn]

Nice! You can hear the vocals really clearly on this.

[@MushroomsMythologyandMedicine]

That's what I was thinking, probably why they changed it.

[@REMchout]

@fred6059 Michael's current Athens house is the next street over from this one!

[@ClaydenLee]

This is clearly a 3am "we've finally got the mix!" mix, before listening the next day and realising they've got the bass on the left fucking channel only. Peter's guitars have more presence here but they would, wouldn't they, in the circumstances. The final mix of Murmur is perfect, they got there in the end!

[@REMchout]

It's the Barber St. house, where Bill and Mike lived then.

[@neseunit]

Spent quite some time at 169.

[@ceilingsandfloors]

that bass is all over the place

[@arthurbludgeon]

Amazing! Why the hell didn't they release these alternate mixes and outtakes with the Murmur deluxe re release? WTF???

[@lbmclean]

beautiful

[@wreckofthehesperas8323]

8 year old comments make me feel very sad.

[@richardhunter132]

I feel like it allows you to communicate with people in the past.

[@RacerPaul3]

Very A+ version / what are the spoken lyrics under the bridge?

[@REMchout]

This is an early mix of the same version that is on murmur.

[@perrymorrison7606]

Awesomeness

[@RacerPaul3]

Cool alt version

I love this music

[@scotty_mac65]

Those aren't woodblocks. They're drums. They're what are known as Octobans. Stewrat Copeland uses them too.

[@callumsutherland2954]

Close, but if I recall right they were actually Rototoms -- one can use rototoms to create a very similar sound to Octobans.

[@thebestREM]

thx..!

[@subwaygoddess1]

I love this mix, but I still can’t hear what Michael is mumbling around the -:35 mark

[@sexobscura]

MURMUR was jokingly reviewed as 'MUMBLE', you know

[@WickedWings07]

Is that Mitch Easter's house in the photograph?

[@bradleyr.6385]

REM - the only good thing I can associate with UGA 🤣

[@rbraxley]

Ouch. As an alum and current employee I have to take exception. It's a beautiful place. I go to work each day in a garden.

[@bradleyr.6385]

No it’s a beautiful campus, but I’m an LSU Tiger, so I have no love for the bulldogs. Unless y’all are playing Florida, Alabama, or anyone outside the SEC

[@rbraxley]

@@bradleyr.6385 Understood. Geaux Dawgs! (And Tigers too, I suppose.)

[@void0094]

drums and especially bass too low in the mix imo. The bass has nice low end but it's too quiet.