• R.E.M. delivered two knockout performances on MTV’s Grammy® and Emmy® award-winning “Unplugged” series - in 1991 and 2001 - giving them the unique distinction of being the only band to headline this twice.
• The audio has never been available, making this some of the most demanded music in the R.E.M. vaults.
• Includes every performance from the original broadcasts, and 11 songs that never aired.
• The 1991 performance spotlights songs from the ‘Out of Time’album, which sold over 18 million copies worldwide, including ‘Radio Song’, ‘Low” and ‘Losing My Religion’. The remainder • spans eight years of music and touches on five different albums. Five songs can be heard for the first time, including two tracks from the multi-platinum album ‘Green’: ‘Get Up’ and ‘World Leader Pretend’.
• R.E.M. made a rare second appearance on ‘Unplugged’ in 2001, without original drummer Bill Berry. For this, the band focused on its 12th studio album ‘Reveal’ with tracks also from eight different albums . Includes six songs from the session that were never broadcast such as ‘The One I Love’ from 1987’s ‘Document’.
