When R.E.M. visited The Colbert Report a ways back, we got to see an interview, a tall stool, and Accelerate used as a codpiece, but not the band's "Hollow Man." Well, Stephen Colbert showed it last night, likening the extra R.E.M. serving to when you get a dozen LifeSavers candies in a roll instead of the normal 11, telling the audience, "I'd like to give you a little bonus rock to suck on." Of course. This take is less desktop pixelated than the video. It's also more live.
At the beginning of "Hollow Man," Stipe talks about echoes falling on him, but Saturday night at Jones Beach, it was raindrops. After welcoming the crowd to "R.E.M. Survivor 2008," the band kicked into a cover of "Have You Ever Seen The Rain?" followed by their own "So. Central Rain."
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Rain it did. And more. Lightning struck the structure, there was a rain/lightning delay before, a lot of people left. Scary, maybe, but lighting striking is rarer than Johnny Marr joining the band for "Fall On Me" or any other so-called rarities, so let's call it a special night Jones Beach.
