I know very well that Rock bands have utilized mandolins in their songs and I love it! One in particular I love is Led Zeppelin’s “Going to California” is one of my favorites. The mandolin is not a mainstream instrument for rock songs but I still appreciate it. One of my favorite non-traditional instruments used in a rock song is the bag pipes in ACDC’s “It’s a Long Way to the Top”. I absolutely love that song! 💙✌️
WE GET IT MIKE! You can play EVER instrument! Challenge! Bagpipes....make it happen! 🤣🤣 Anyway, another fantastic job all the way around. Well done gang.
LLB introduces me to music I would not normally listen to, I can trust LLB to deliver music, not entertainment, not celebrity worship, Pure music. And so it is I heard a song today that i now like, and to which I must listen again. Thank you for your dedication to music.
In a word Awesome! You folks never cease to amaze me! Nick Jones is incredible as lead vocal. Randy Refalo's bass play is stunning, I can just listen to the bass track. Love the mandolins and drums. The keys are simply amazing. Thanks for another super video! This one takes me back to 1991 when I was still in the Air Force. Thanks so much for sharing.!
Great job recreating this REM classic. Everything about it was spot on. Mike, was that your son on drums? The acorn doesn’t fall far from the tree! 👍 He was flawless in his performance. Congrats Father and Son!!!
I seen a comment they said REM was the last great American band . This song says it all . Thank you for doing a song by my favourite band of all time .
This song is so amazing. I remember a story Michael Stipe told where he said the execs thought the idea of the album's lead single being a dirge with a mandolin solo was pure lunacy, and they wanted Shiny Happy People as the lead. Two Grammys later, the execs seemed to be OK with the mandolin solos. You guys KILLED IT, as usual. It's odd to see such a stripped down group, but ya got that essence just right. BRAVO!!
Remember every song they do they use all different musicians . I think there are three or four main members. No matter which musicians they use they all at the top of there game. Just a truly great band in every respect. Thank you LLB, Leon Ritchie / Scottsdale, AZ.
And once again LLB pulling out the talent train and knocking down another classic as only they can. Fantastic run on this one you folks are going great keep them coming thank you
One thing I've come to discover watching the LLB videos is the fine details of a song. For some songs/bands if you're not a hard core follower you may hear something in the music and wonder how a band did that. With LLB since it's straight music, you see the musicians, their instraments and how they create that sound. A few little things in this REM song that I heard before, but until seeing this didn't know how they musically did it. Great stuff!!
Absolutely love this cover! Nick Jones is the perfect lead vocal, and he nails it! The instrumentals are spot on! The backing vocal harmony is excellent. This cover invokes such a strong memory, thank you so much for sharing.
This is one of my favorite songs. Your performance is excellent. The song is plaintive and tells a geat story of someone who is falling into despair. Well done Lexington Lab Band!
Amazing! You all must be very proud. I was fortunate to write and record a song with my two older children back in 2012, they were 14 and 12 at the time and it was a wonderful experience. Happy New Year to all of you and I look forward to another year of great LLB music!
This was one of the first songs I tried to learn when starting to play my Mandolin, the original had some funky chords, as if some guitar player played Mandolin. Oh wait, It WAS! From the band just across the state from me, in Georgia. Awesome job!!
Another amazing cover. Thanks guys for this REM song. Hopefully we will hear more. And to the whole LLB team. I wish you all the best in 2024, lot of success and for us, much more incredible cover songs. Thank for all you gave to us in 2023
Been watching you guys for years. Love how you pay respects very well to so many good artists. Tribute bands and anyone that keeps great music alive are a great contribution to the world.
Musically, I love it. It's memory perfect to my ear and evokes all the feels... However, on a performance note, I think there is a decided lack of life up until the end of V2 where he starts to 'feel' it... Then again at the bridge, he gets another slight groove going, and begins to 'feel' it even more. This carries to the end and finishes really really well ... Y'all always impress so keep up the hard work !
Who says you can’t have a mandolin in a rock song! That was awesome! Thank you for being a bright star in our lives! 💙✌️
You’ve never seen Queen then? (Without lambert btw)
There have been several bands/duets that used mandolins in their songs. Seals and Crofts for one.
Depends what age rosa is I would think, only us old gits know the music of Queen really nowadays@@stumpusMaximus
If rosa is a younger person then Seals and Crofts may not be known?
I know very well that Rock bands have utilized mandolins in their songs and I love it! One in particular I love is Led Zeppelin’s “Going to California” is one of my favorites. The mandolin is not a mainstream instrument for rock songs but I still appreciate it. One of my favorite non-traditional instruments used in a rock song is the bag pipes in ACDC’s “It’s a Long Way to the Top”. I absolutely love that song! 💙✌️
Another masterpiece. The young lad on the drums just hit the groove and never missed a beat. Impressive
A big thank you to everyone involved in LLB for giving us a great year of music. Best wishes for 2024!
WE GET IT MIKE! You can play EVER instrument! Challenge! Bagpipes....make it happen! 🤣🤣 Anyway, another fantastic job all the way around. Well done gang.
I'm sure he could !
Accordion!
He plays it.
Solid drums from the youngster❤
I enjoy watching father and son !!
LLB introduces me to music I would not normally listen to, I can trust LLB to deliver music, not entertainment, not celebrity worship, Pure music. And so it is I heard a song today that i now like, and to which I must listen again. Thank you for your dedication to music.
I was never a big REM fan but I know a spot on cover when I hear one. ❤
In a word Awesome! You folks never cease to amaze me! Nick Jones is incredible as lead vocal. Randy Refalo's bass play is stunning, I can just listen to the bass track. Love the mandolins and drums. The keys are simply amazing. Thanks for another super video! This one takes me back to 1991 when I was still in the Air Force. Thanks so much for sharing.!
That was just a dream. Thanks from me in the corner. Happy New Year 🎉
Great job recreating this REM classic. Everything about it was spot on. Mike, was that your son on drums? The acorn doesn’t fall far from the tree! 👍 He was flawless in his performance. Congrats Father and Son!!!
What a talented family.
I seen a comment they said REM was the last great American band . This song says it all . Thank you for doing a song by my favourite band of all time .
Excellent job guys ! Kudos to the kid on the drums, such restraint for a young player, nailed it !
This song is so amazing. I remember a story Michael Stipe told where he said the execs thought the idea of the album's lead single being a dirge with a mandolin solo was pure lunacy, and they wanted Shiny Happy People as the lead.
Two Grammys later, the execs seemed to be OK with the mandolin solos.
You guys KILLED IT, as usual. It's odd to see such a stripped down group, but ya got that essence just right. BRAVO!!
🤘🤘
Tim Pierce played the mandolin in Iris for the Goo Goo Dolls. There’s a great story behind that one too.
Remember every song they do they use all different musicians . I think there are three or four main members. No matter which musicians they use they all at the top of there game.
Just a truly great band in every respect. Thank you LLB, Leon Ritchie / Scottsdale, AZ.
Another spot-on rendition!! Please do more REM! Happy New Year to all!!
Awesome !!!!! Right On The Spot Light' Thumbs Up To The Young Drummer!!!
Amazing!!! Your band is off the charts with the caliber of your renditions. Thank you. 🙏🙏🙏👏👏👏
Great work, folks! Hope there’s more REM in your future. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Indeed, they’ve so many great songs.
Heck no
Another well done classic guys ! You just keep sending out such wonderful work. You guys Rock ! Thanks again for this......
Another fantastic cover. God bless you guys.
Great job guys! I’d appreciate hearing more REM in the future. 👍
Nice cover.... attended the same high school and college as Peter Buck. Cheers.
Amazing song ! You do it Justice. Great vocal and production. Congrats to all . Happy new year to all 💫
And once again LLB pulling out the talent train and knocking down another classic as only they can. Fantastic run on this one you folks are going great keep them coming thank you
Great cover...amazing song...another homerun. 😊😊👏👏
One thing I've come to discover watching the LLB videos is the fine details of a song. For some songs/bands if you're not a hard core follower you may hear something in the music and wonder how a band did that. With LLB since it's straight music, you see the musicians, their instraments and how they create that sound. A few little things in this REM song that I heard before, but until seeing this didn't know how they musically did it. Great stuff!!
no words, perfect
Yet another LLB treat! Thank you! Some time down the road, if you found it interesting, Let It Roll, Little Feet?
What a lovely song, lovingly performed...ringing out the old year.🙂
Absolutely love this cover! Nick Jones is the perfect lead vocal, and he nails it! The instrumentals are spot on! The backing vocal harmony is excellent. This cover invokes such a strong memory, thank you so much for sharing.
You guys play like a dream. Excellent!! Love the mandolin!! Peace👏👏👏
Awesome. Well done. LLB captures the heart and soul of the songs they cover again.
I’ve never heard a cover band cover such a wide variety of artists. From a true music lover, you guys rock🎉🕺🏾🎸
This is one of my favorite songs. Your performance is excellent. The song is plaintive and tells a geat story of someone who is falling into despair. Well done Lexington Lab Band!
That was beautiful!!!
Rock on L.L.B.!!! May your talents be known throughout the whole world and beyond.
❣️🎸🎶
REM is a tough one to cover. As per usual LLB knocks it out of the park.
I'm never loosing my LLB religion. 😊
Terrific! Is that Mike's boy on drums? Tight!!
Yep!
Amazing! You all must be very proud. I was fortunate to write and record a song with my two older children back in 2012, they were 14 and 12 at the time and it was a wonderful experience. Happy New Year to all of you and I look forward to another year of great LLB music!
Two mandolins! An acoustically fantastic version. Good job everyone.
That young kid on the drums has fantastic feel. Keep going dude
Perfect! 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
Other than the usual sky-high excellence... nice to see LLB The Next Generation in action... young Mr. Vandemark is spot on!
It's amazing how you can keep knocking them out of the park! Bravo!!
These folks never disappoint, and I'm ok with that! ❤
Another home run. Great job by everyone including your son on drums. Mike, Is there any instrument you don't play? You are one talented guy.
Props to the young drummer
Another fantastic song! Maybe time for "the one I love" :D
Wow! Just Wow, what an awesome rendition of this great song, you guys absolutely nailed it.🤘😍
Need some "Happy shining people" up in here.
Excellent!!! Great job.
Fantastic drumming.
Wonderful!🥰👍
This is beautiful :) Much thanks and happy new year to you all people.
Without ANY, ANY doubt, this the VERY, VERY best cover band that EVER existed.
steveogden...you are right on...GREAT group of PROs
Loved it!! like to see you guys do more REM.
You all are soooooo awesome. Love you all!! Keep up the awesome music❤️❤️❤️❤️
Nicely done.
Yep! Mandolins sound awesome!
The awesomeness continues for LLB
Un vrai plaisir! Bravo les amis!
Another amazing one guys. Fantastic as always.
This was one of the first songs I tried to learn when starting to play my Mandolin, the original had some funky chords, as if some guitar player played Mandolin. Oh wait, It WAS! From the band just across the state from me, in Georgia. Awesome job!!
Sublime*, LLB!
* of very great excellence or beauty
Just fabulous ! ❤ LLB❤
Awesome as always. (Little guy laying down a rock solid beat!)
Love me some REM! Awesome job!
Fantastic.👏🏻🎸🎤🙌🏻
Out of the park !
I imagine that y’all overthink everything and I am glad you do! Always so good 🤙🏼
Killer guys one of the best Covers of this Track (:
That is a brave song to attempt. And You CRUSHED It! That may be the best thing I have ever seen! Or extremely close. I am so impressed.
Another amazing cover. Thanks guys for this REM song. Hopefully we will hear more. And to the whole LLB team. I wish you all the best in 2024, lot of success and for us, much more incredible cover songs. Thank for all you gave to us in 2023
Been watching you guys for years. Love how you pay respects very well to so many good artists. Tribute bands and anyone that keeps great music alive are a great contribution to the world.
Magistral cover!!!!!!!!!!
Lovin it from Toronto Canada 🇨🇦
Wow!!! You guys make it like a recording one. Bravo!!!
Yes it is a masterpiece! Wonderful job playing this song so smooth.
As always another Awesome performance! Thank you!
GREAT JOB GUYS!!! HAPPY NEW YEAR!!
Great version!!
Sacar covers no es cosa facil, requiere de mucho oido aparte del talento e instrumentación. Gracias amigos de LLB feliz 2024.
My god, takes me back as a newlywed on holiday in Crete, 1986, strutting my stuff on th floor, such happy memories, thank you! 💘
As always, just plain fantastic
Excellent as usual! The timing saddens me. Losing my religion at Christmas.
Thanks! It’s not a spiritual song. The phrase comes from slang for getting frustrated. Appreciate the listen
Growing up around Athens, GA in the 80's it wasn't hard to run into the 'new' music coming out of there. This brings back good memories. Thanks.
How many times can we “like “ a song?!?!❤
A gazillion million
Amazing. 5 Gold Stars
Love it, you guys are amazing
Thank you!
Great work guys as always
Excellent job done well!
It was great seeing Rob on keyboards….always a favorite of mine.
Smiling ear to ear!!! Another home run!!
Outstanding performance! 💯 Liked and shared to the world.
Musically, I love it. It's memory perfect to my ear and evokes all the feels...
However, on a performance note, I think there is a decided lack of life up until the end of V2 where he starts to 'feel' it... Then again at the bridge, he gets another slight groove going, and begins to 'feel' it even more. This carries to the end and finishes really really well ... Y'all always impress so keep up the hard work !
Thanks for the review
We used to play this in the band I play in. Sang backup vocals on it. Miss you, Rob
Just a dream......come true! Thanks LLB!!
You guys are really good.
REM may be gone but their music lives on thanks to talented people like yourselves.
I'm here just to hear again that marvellous song ❤
I know I am not the only one to say it but you all do an insanely good job with all of these songs. All of you are beyond talented.