Name: Episode 5 — R.E.M. (1)
Released: 1991-04-24
Duration: 60 min

MTV Unplugged (1989 – ...)

1989 • 35 seasons • Documentary • TV-PG

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Episode 5 — R.E.M. (1)

Released: 1991-04-24 • Documentary

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R.E.M., the band touted by Rolling Stone Magazine as ""America's Best Rock and Roll Band,"" spent several hours in New York's Chelsea Studios on April 10, 1991 to tape a one hour acoustic performance for ""MTV Unplugged."" Original bands members Michael Stipe (vocals), Peter Buck (guitar/keyboards), Mike Mills (bass) and Bill Berry (drums), along with Peter Holsapple (guitar/accordion), perform a memorable acoustic medley of hits past and present. Song selections include ""Fall On Me"" (which Stipe tells the studio audience is his personal favorite), ""The End Of The World As We Know It,"" ""Losing My Religion"" and many more.

An excerpt from the MTV Unplugged book... ""'This may well be my favorite song in the R.E.M. catalogue.' With those words from Michael Stipe, the band offered up a heart-wrenching version of 'Fall on Me' that produced one of Unplugged's most transcendent moments. As he delivered the lines 'Buy the sky/and sell the sky/and bleed the sky/and tell the sky/don't fall on me,' St

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Episode air date	24.04.1991
Episode runtime	60 min
Episode rating	0.00
Genres	Documentary
TMDB series rating	7.1
IMDb series rating	8.2
Series status	Returning series
Age rating	6+
Country	US

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Episode 5 — R.E.M. (1)

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