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R.E.M. - Perfect Square by Julia Knowles
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DVD Cover InformationActor: 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 SquareMovie 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 SquareStudio: Wea-des Moines Video Release Date: 03/16/2004 Rating: Nr
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