705. R.E.M. - Unplugged 2001

I remember seeing bits and pieces of REM's first unplugged show (1992 or 94 I think) and being impressed with how much energy they had and how fresh they sounded. This Unplugged session on the other hand has the band sleepwalking through their set which was oddly located in Times Square... Granted the Unplugged series was always commercial, it still managed to feel like a show, where this performance, with its neon billboard backdrop, felt more like a mandatory engagement.

6,3 out of 10