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What Is The Sound of Michael Stipe Not Singing?

Posted at 9:45 AM on September 21, 2006 by Hans Eisenbeis

R.E.M. was inducted into Georgia's version of the RNR hall of fame last weekend. IN celebration of which fact the original lineup (previously retired Bill Berry on drums) reunited for a downhome downscale hoedown. And someone bootlegged this video of the event. The song? "End of the World." Notable not only for the traffic pylons and the feedcaps onstage, but for this: Michael Stipe sure is bald. Maybe the baldest man ever.

  • Also this: "Reckoning" is one of our top five favorite records all-time. Confirm or deny in the comments.

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