R.E.M. - Stumble/Skank (Live in Madison 1982)

[@dathorndike4908]

I love how they extend out Stumble. The transition into Skank is seamless. It sounds like they are like two halves of the same song they fit so well together.

[@angiesemler2408]

Thank you for this upload 👍

[@dathorndike4908]

During that `1982 tour they almost always closed their sets with Skank. To my knowledge they never put it down in the studio, it was only played live in a concert setting and was originally just an improvised jam when they had a long set to play and were feeling experimental. But as it sounds here, you can hear there is some structure to it, and lyrics, which the song has began to solidify with. I really like it as a companion to Stumble. It would have been amazing to hearing both tracks side by side on Chronic Town. I mean, wow, if they had ended that EP with Stumble/ Skank like they did their concerts in '82- that would have been incredible.

[@dathorndike4908]

For folks who only casually know of REM from Losing My Religion and such... play them this to blow their minds.