R.E.M.’s Plagued Monster Tour Revisited in Clip From Documentary R.E.M. by MTV

R.E.M. have shared a five-minute clip from R.E.M. by MTV, a new documentary that traces the band’s history concurrent to the rise of MTV. The documentary is included in a six-DVD retrospective, REMTV, chronicling R.E.M.’s performance history on MTV. Out November 24, it also includes R.E.M.’s “MTV Unplugged” and “VH1 Storytellers” performances, award show footage, and live MTV clips from 1995 to 2008. Read more details about the box set here.

In the clip, which can be watched below via Pitchfork.tv, the band members discuss the inexplicable string of health issues that arose during their Monster tour in the mid-’90s. In quick succession, Bill Berry suffered a brain aneurysm, Mike Mills had an abdominal operation, and Michael Stipe required surgery for a hernia. Among the vintage “MTV News” footage is an amazing clip of Stipe, wearing an inexplicable du-rag, showing off his surgery scar to Tabitha Soren.

The documentary will screen on VH1 Classic and Palladia tomorrow, November 22.

Read Ryan Dombal’s interview with R.E.M. after they announced their 2011 breakup, and read our rundown of R.E.M.’s best (and weirdest) rarities.

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