Supernatural Superbestness
20. Jun, 2008 
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R.E.M.
Madison Square Garden
June 19th
[fotos via workinpana]
Originally we weren’t so hot on R.E.M.’s latest release Accelerate, but a lot can happen in two months with repeated listeningings. The album grew on us at a pace that was as fast and furious as the songs found within. The new tunes are so darn good that they don’t even feel like new tunes. When played live they complement the old ones in a very natural way (good eggzamples: ‘Until The Day is Done’ following ‘One I Love’ and ‘I’m Gonna DJ’ following ‘Orange Crush’). One ditty in particular, ‘Supernatural Superserious’ [d], is such an insta-classic that it was rightly used to kick off an encore than included the (mavis) staples ‘Losing My Religion’, ‘Begin The Begin’, ‘Fall On Me’ and their usual closer ‘Man on the Moon’. There aren’t many bands around today who can continue to be fresh and relevant almost 30 years after they were formed, like R.E.M. (and U2) are. Hopefully they will still be going for another 30 years. Juss imagine how angry a 78 year-old Michael Stipe will be in 2038? Hopefully by then they’ll put another man on the moon
full set list, pics and other shaz can be found on The Vegan
