Highlights of my REM concert days-
Theme song from Barney Miller, Dont fear the Reaper, and other requests because they ran out of music (w/ 200 people @ a tiny place in Scotia, NY) 1981
Up front, inside a speaker @ the Boston U. gym- English Beat opened (responsible for my tinnitus)1983
Best opener ever- Minutemen @ The Mosque in Richmond 1985ish
Didn't get much better than the Gargoyle EP and Murmur, as far as ANY "progressive rock" is concerned
RIP