This month's Uncut's cover boys are R.E.M. There are three versions of the issue and each comes with a fantastic mix CD curated by each band member. Worth checking out wherever they sell UK periodicals near you.
The mag also feels the group's In Time: The Best Of REM 1988-2003 could've been better. In that spirit, they've compiled an alternative selection of their finest moments (1988-2003). None of the tracks appear on the Warner disc.
Uncut's "Alternative" Best Of REM 1988-2003
Leaving New York Around The Sun 20040
Country Feedback Out Of Time 1991
Drive Automatic For The People 1992
So Fast, So Numb New Adventures In Hi-Fi 1996
How The West Was Won And Where It Got Us New Adventures in Hi-Fi 1996
Try Not To Breathe Automatic For The People 1992
Turn You Inside-Out Green 1988
Half A World Away Out Of Time 1991
Find The River Automatic For The People 1992
Falls To Climb Up 1998
I've Been High Reveal 2001
Get Up Green 1998
Near Wild Heaven Out Of Time 1991
Tongue Monster 1994
Walk Unafraid Up 1998
Let Me In Monster 1994
High Speed Train Around The Sun 2004Stream the whole thing here (Real).
Your mission: post an "alternative" Best Of for your fave band. Then we'll all argue about it. We won't play by Uncut's silly rule that none of the songs can appear on the official release. Feel free to include b-sides too to show us how smart you are.
