'Going Great '- CBC, 1982 (Spoons/Rob Preuss)
CBC's 'Going Great', hosted by Chris Makepeace. We (Spoons) had just released our Nova Heart EP, and this segment features an interview and clips of us playing at a club in Hamilton, Ontario.... Also- there's my Mom, our dog Micki, and me playing some speedy Chopin... I was 16, and as i watch this, from a distance of 35 years, i almost feel like i’m watching someone else, even though i remember every moment as if it were yesterday...! My 16 year-old self said it best: ’i just like being onstage, and i like the music so much. i like everything about it.’
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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