"Begin" to "End"
Just an observation: the first song on R.E.M.'s retrospective is Begin The Begin and the last is It's The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel FIne).
Also, the second disc (on the special edition) contains some unreleased bits, including a very early version of Bad Day - it's easy to see how it turned into two songs, the music turned into the music for End Of The World, while the lyrics later became Bad Day with only a few changes. It's just plain fun seeing - hearing - these things.
Also, the liner notes booklets have comments on the songs by the various band members. It's interesting to see what they say about the varying songs.
Also, the second disc (on the special edition) contains some unreleased bits, including a very early version of Bad Day - it's easy to see how it turned into two songs, the music turned into the music for End Of The World, while the lyrics later became Bad Day with only a few changes. It's just plain fun seeing - hearing - these things.
Also, the liner notes booklets have comments on the songs by the various band members. It's interesting to see what they say about the varying songs.