R.E.M. - Perfect Square
by Julia Knowles
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Actor: Michael Stipe, Mike Mills, R.E.M.Director: Julia Knowles
Brand: WEA DES Moines Video
Editor: Damian O'Neill
Editor: Jon Blow
Producer: Ray Still
Producer: Sharon Ali
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.78:1
Running Time: 143 minutes
Published: 2004-03-01
DVD Release Date: 2004-03-16
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Warner Bros / Wea
Movie Reviews of R.E.M. - Perfect Square
Movie Review: Broadcasting a joyful noise
Summary: 5 Stars
Like the "In Time" tour and CD, the "Perfect Square" disc plays like a greatest hits compilation. All the songs you'd expect to see are here. However, there are a handful of more obscure tracks (including the first official release of the 24-year-old song "Permanent Vacation") to satisfy fans rabid for something different.The venue chosen for the featured concert is gorgeous. Shots of the fountain and buildings surrounding the Bowling Green in Wiesbaden, Germany make for much more pleasant scenery than the insides of the dark Summit stadium in Atlanta where their last concert video, "Road Movie," was shot. Image quality, too, is wonderful.
The thing that stands out most about "Perfect Square" is that it actually feels like a concert - you can even see the progression of time as the sun sets. R.E.M.'s past concert videos have been noticably pieced together, taking a song from here and another from there. This time, finally, it's a single show, and as such it gives you much more of an idea of what it's like to be there.
The bonus documentary "A Stirling Performance" chronicles the production of a trio of concerts the band performed at Sterling Castle in Scotland during the "Up" tour in 1999. It was quite interesting to see what sort of planning had to go into such a major production. The documentary unfortunately suffers from grainy picture quality and even worse sound quality. It made understanding the residents of the tiny tourist town, already with thick with Scottish accents, very difficult. But it was nice to get to see a bit more concert footage, regardless.
Since Amazon doesn't have a track listing, here's the setlist for the "Perfect Square" concert:
Begin the Begin
What's the Frequency, Kenneth?
Maps and Legends
Drive
Animal
Daysleeper
The Great Beyond
Bad Day
The One I Love
All the Way to Reno
Orange Crush
Losing My Religion
At My Most Beautiful
Electrolite
She Just Wants to Be
Walk Unafraid
Man on the Moon
Everybody Hurts
So Fast, So Numb
Country Feedback
Permanent Vacation
Imitation Of Life
It's The End of the World As We Know It
Summary of R.E.M. - Perfect Square
Studio: Wea-des Moines Video Release Date: 03/16/2004 Rating: Nr
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