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Out on deck for “Cover Saturday” and one helluva nice job by members of the Gin Blossoms, Toad The Wet Sprocket and Vertical Horizon on one of personal favorite REM tunes that was in my regular rotation at my first radio gig out yonder in western Nebraska when it was released in 1985. I want that Iron Maiden tee but mine won’t be sleeveless. 😁
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Out on deck for “Cover Saturday” and one helluva nice job by members of the Gin Blossoms, Toad The Wet Sprocket and Vertical Horizon on one of personal favorite REM tunes that was in my regular rotation at my first radio gig out yonder in western Nebraska when it was released in 1985. I want that Iron Maiden tee but mine won’t be sleeveless. 😁
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"Fables of the Reconstruction" by R.E.M. released this day in 1985.
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"Fables of the Reconstruction" by R.E.M. released this day in 1985.
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On the way home from work jam: happy birthday, R.E.M.
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On the way home from work jam: happy birthday, R.E.M.
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Michael Shannon, Jason Narducy and Friends play R.E.M.’s Fables of the Reconstruction at the Royale Boston, March 7th, 2025
I missed the last Shannon-Narducy recreate R.E.M. tour, when they came through doing Murmur at the Sinclair. This time I was not going to miss out.
The band includes Jon Wurster (who’s played with Bob Mould, Superchunk, and The Mountain Goats) on drums, John Stirratt (of Uncle Tupelo and Wilco) on bass, Dag Juhlin (Poi Dog Pondering) on guitar, and Vijay Tellis-Nayak in addition to Shannon’s vocals and Narducy’s guitar work. (Narducy has also played in Bob Mould’s band and with Superchunk, as well as Verbow).
Comedian Dave Hill opened, with some musical numbers of his own as well as pickup lines tailored to a Boston Audience.
Honestly they undersell the whole tour – while they are careful to note it isn’t a tribute band, they do recreate what I imagine it was like to see R.E.M. in a smaller venue earlier in their career. (Maybe it should be called Michael Shannon and Jason Narducy play the R.E.M. catalogue). By the time I saw R.E.M. on the Work tour in 1987, they were big enough to play the Roy Wilkins Auditorium in St. Paul – a 5000 seat arena.
We got there early enough to get seats in the balcony – the view’s a bit obstructed when you’re sitting, but standing it’s a great view.
A few clips:
“Maps and Legends” “Driver 8”“Can’t Get There From Here”After playing Fables through, they went into what was actually the longer set of other songs from across the R.E.M. catalogue, including covers they played around the time, like this one (one of several they played from Dead Letter Office):
“Femme Fatale” (Velvet Underground cover)They also went back and forward in the R.E.M. catalog, to “Daysleeper” from Up and back to Chronic Town (Wolves, Gardening at Night). Some of my favorite Reckoning tracks made it too.
“7 Chinese Bros”They called this one a deep cut for the true followers:
“Bandwagon”If you get a chance to catch the show – on this tour or hopefully on tours to follow for other R.E.M. album anniversaries – don’t miss it
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#REM's #FablesOfTheReconstruction, which turns 40 this year, was the very first true indie album I ever found completely on my own and bought with my own money, back when I was 15; I already owned bands like the Smiths and the Dead Kennedys, but were cassette copies given to me by my friend Andy, while previously bought albums like The Police's "Synchronicity" were indie gateways but not really indie albums themselves. https://www.stereogum.com/2281573/michael-shannon-jason-narducy-will-tour-another-r-e-m-album-next-year/news/
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Based on information from the official R.E.M. FB account, "Fables of the Reconstruction" was released this day in 1985.
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@neanderthalsnavel
You just named two of my favorite bands from the past. I was fortunate enough to see U2 twice. What emotional heartfelt shows they put on. But then, man- Bono got hair plugs, the whole Red thing. I don’t really choose them much anymore either.REM has such a timeless feel, great harmonies, interesting compositions.
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