Wednesday, July 31, 2019

Mid-Week Birthday Twin Spin


Today is the 60th birthday of Bill Berry, founding member and drummer for the iconic band R.E.M.  Berry left the band in 1997, and was replaced by various other drummers for live and studio work.  Generally retired from the music business, he's now a hay farmer in Georgia (!). We're featuring one song from the Berry era and one from several years after he left the band, because why just play one R.E.M. song when you can play two?  "What's The Frequency Kenneth?" (the title a reference to an incident involving Dan Rather several years earlier) was released in 1994 and "Imitation of Life" in 2001, both reaching the top of the Alternative Rock charts.  A little trivia:  the suit bassist Mike Mills wears in "What's The Frequency Kenneth?" was once owned by Gram Parsons.  Hope you enjoy.