R.E.M. (band)
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| R.E.M. | ||
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| Background information | ||
| Origin | Athens, Georgia, USA | |
| Type(s) of music | Alternative rock College rock Jangle pop |
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| Years active | 1980 — present | |
| Label(s) | I.R.S., Warner Bros. | |
| Associated acts |
Automatic Baby Hindu Love Gods The Minus 5 Tuatara |
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| Website | www.remhq.com | |
| Members | ||
| Michael Stipe Peter Buck Mike Mills |
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| Former members | ||
| Bill Berry | ||
R.E.M. is an American rock band. It was formed formed in Athens, Georgia in 1980. R.E.M. was one of the first popular alternative rock bands. R.E.M. released its first single, "Radio Free Europe" in 1981.
During the 1980s, R.E.M. were one of the most important rock bands in the college radio movement. They became successful internationally in 1987, when they released the song, "The One I Love". They were very popular in the early 1990s and are still making new music. They have been inducted in to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
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[change] Discography
[change] Studio albums
- Murmur (1983)
- Reckoning (1984)
- Fables of the Reconstruction (1985)
- Lifes Rich Pageant (1986)
- Document (1987)
- Green (1988)
- Out of Time (1991)
- Automatic for the People (1992)
- Monster (1994)
- New Adventures in Hi-Fi (1996)
- Up (1998)
- Reveal (2001)
- Around the Sun (2004)
[change] References
- Buckley, David. R.E.M.: Fiction: An Alternative Biography. Virgin, 2002. ISBN 1-85227-927-3
- Platt, John (editor). The R.E.M. Companion: Two Decades of Commentary. Schirmer, 1998. ISBN 0-02-864935-4
- Sullivan, Denise. Talk About the Passion: R.E.M.: An Oral Biography. Underwood-Miller, 1994. ISBN 0-88733-184-x
[change] Further reading
- Fletcher, T. Remarks: the story of R.E.M. Omnibus, 1989. ISBN 0-7119-1813-9.
- Gray, M. It crawled from the South: an R.E.M. companion. Guinness, 1992. ISBN 0-85112-584-0.
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