26.01.1995
Australia, Melbourne, Myer Music Bowl
Monster Tour Melbourne - Night II
very good Aud.

01. Intro [0:18]
02. Circus Envy [4:17]
03. What's the Frequency, Kenneth? [4:07]
04. Crush With Eyeliner [4:50]
05. Disturbance at the Heron House [3:55]
06. Drive [3:49]
07. You [4:46]
08. King of Comedy [4:19]
09. I Don't Sleep, I Dream [4:26]
10. Revolution [3:18]
11. Try Not to Breathe [4:16]
12. Tongue [5:30]
13. Man on the Moon [5:41]
14. Half a World Away [4:14]
15. Losing My Religion [4:56]
16. Pop Song '89 [3:23]
17. I Took Your Name [4:10]
18. Orange Crush [3:54]
19. Get Up [2:53]
20. Star 69 [3:30]
21. It's the End of the World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine) [5:10]
22. Let Me In [4:55]
23. Everybody Hurts [6:40]
24. Wichita Lineman (w. Jim Courier, false start) [1:48]
25. Wichita Lineman (w. Jim Courier) [4:22]
26. Bang and Blame [4:50]
27. Finest Worksong [4:07]

Total Running TIme: [1:52:24]

Band:
Bill Berry (drums, bass, vocal)
Peter Buck (guitar, mandolin, farfisa)
Mike Mills (bass, organ, guitar, vocal)
Michael Stipe (vocal)

with musicians Nathan December and Scott McCaughey

Master recording
DAT to WAV capture using M-Audio ---> Adobe Audition ---> FLAC

Notes:
Here’s a clean, clear, and likely not-very-circulated recording I made in 1995, when R.E.M. began its year-long tour to support Monster. Australia is beautiful and it was their summer, so I lined up freelance work, got my tourist visa, and arranged to bring recording equipment, too. I saw three shows in Sydney and two in Melbourne. Though the tour was in its embryonic stage, the performances were quite good. The band focused on material from its most recent albums. They changed their set every night, so here, we get “King of Comedy,” which they later dropped (Mike Mills said some months later that it was “too hard to play”), the unreleased rant "Revolution," and a cover of “Wichita Lineman” with tennis player Jim Courier playing drums. He needed a few attempts to get the song going, but eventually got it right. We also heard a well-received “Disturbance at the Heron House” and “Half a World Away.” Samples provided. I recorded four nights, missing only the first in Sydney, where I got busted and endured a stern dressing-down from one of the band’s crew. Undeterred, I went on to tape the remainder, and enjoyed them a lot. Grant Lee Buffalo and Died Pretty opened, and they were terrific, too. Trade freely, and for free, and enjoy! - slipkid68

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