rare REM live at the 40 Watt w\ Drew Worsham on drums
This is a small sample of a show by the band REM taking the stage at the 40 Watt club in AThens GA (unscheduled) after the band Mystery Date performed. Bill Berry was not at the club that night so they asked Dreams So Real drummer Drew Worsham to fill in. The show was going well until the amp Peter was playing through blew out, abruptly ending the show. This was around Fall 1988, just prior to the Life's Rich Pageant tour.
About R.E.M.
R.E.M. was an American rock band formed in Athens, Georgia, in 1980 by drummer Bill Berry, guitarist Peter Buck, bassist Mike Mills, and lead vocalist Michael Stipe, who were students at the University of Georgia. R.E.M. was noted for Buck's arpeggiated "jangle" guitar playing; Stipe's distinctive vocal style, unique stage presence, and cryptic lyrics; Mills's countermelodic bass lines and backing vocals; and Berry's tight, economical drumming. In the early 1990s, other alternative rock acts suc...
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