Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Entertainment/2014 July 25

= July 25 =

REM's (Don't_Go_Back_To)_Rockville
According to your article, REM's (Don't_Go_Back_To)_Rockville was originally performed in a punk/thrash style, and later recorded in its more familiar country style. Where can I hear the former? Llamabr (talk) 15:26, 25 July 2014 (UTC)
 * You would have to look for live bootlegs of the early REM. I don't think any early live recordings of the song have been officially released. --Viennese Waltz 15:47, 25 July 2014 (UTC)
 * I did some looking for the OP on YouTube, and the oldest recording I can find is from a live show at the Raleigh Underground in 1982, which would have been two years before the song made it on an album, and it was pretty much the same country/jangle pop hybrid you find on Reckoning. If there is an earlier punk/thrash version, it predates 1982.  -- Jayron  32  03:14, 26 July 2014 (UTC)
 * claims to be from 1980. Definitely not "thrash" but seems a bit faster than the album version. --67.161.57.188 (talk) 05:21, 29 July 2014 (UTC)