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Athens, Georgia, United States (1980 – present)
R.E.M. is an alternative rock band formed in Athens, Georgia, United States in 1980. The band originally consisted of Michael Stipe (vocals), Peter Buck (guitar, mandolin), Mike Mills (bass, keyboards, vocals) and Bill Berry (drums). Berry retired from the band in October 1997 after having suffered a brain aneurysm on the ‘95 Monster tour. He is now a farmer.
Although “R.E.M.” can stand for “Rapid Eye Movement”, which is a certain stage during a person’s nightly sleep, it does not have special significance with respect to the band, for they have stated that they got the term at random out of a dictionary. Their first show together had been performed under the name Twisted Kites.
Throughout the 1980s, the band worked relentlessly, releasing records every year from their debut album Murmur in 1983 through Green in 1988. Alongside this hectic recording schedule, R.E.M. toured constantly, playing both theaters and backwoods dives. Along the way, they inspired countless bands, from the legions of jangle pop groups in the mid-1980s to scores of alternative pop groups in the 1990s, who admired their slow climb to stardom and were instrumental in the rise of college radio. The band’s politics, aesthetics, and hardworking ethos - largely inspired by the early punk and art rock movements of the 1970s - enabled the group to establish itself quickly as one of the pillars of the U.
Although “R.E.M.” can stand for “Rapid Eye Movement”, which is a certain stage during a person’s nightly sleep, it does not have special significance with respect to the band, for they have stated that they got the term at random out of a dictionary. Their first show together had been performed under the name Twisted Kites.
Throughout the 1980s, the band worked relentlessly, releasing records every year from their debut album Murmur in 1983 through Green in 1988. Alongside this hectic recording schedule, R.E.M. toured constantly, playing both theaters and backwoods dives. Along the way, they inspired countless bands, from the legions of jangle pop groups in the mid-1980s to scores of alternative pop groups in the 1990s, who admired their slow climb to stardom and were instrumental in the rise of college radio. The band’s politics, aesthetics, and hardworking ethos - largely inspired by the early punk and art rock movements of the 1970s - enabled the group to establish itself quickly as one of the pillars of the U.
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In Time: The Best of R.E.M. 1988-2003
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Automatic for the People
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Out of Time
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Shoutbox
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AdamGott wrote:
REM DEMO WEEK - Chronic Murmurings - Chronic Town/Murmur demos - http://empeefree.blogspot.com/2009/11/rem-demo-week-chronic-murmurings.html
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lera_lera1232 wrote:
точно :D
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Clown00 wrote:
Укупник о_0
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BackNDaDay90 wrote:
Please check out my group http://www.last.fm/group/I+Love+the+80s! Every week I feature a throwback video from the 1980's and this week I chose one from R.E.M. I think you all will like my choice.
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WhiteTrashZero wrote:
I have a hard time choosing between Murmur and Reckoning for IRS-era and Out of Time and Automatic for the People for Warner Bros-era R.E.M.
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MrLJM wrote:
I'm pushing an elephant up the stairs. Sometimes I amaze myself.
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ChrisCappello wrote:
False. Fables of the Reconstruction is their Magnum Opus
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MargaridaKossta wrote:
i just love 'At my most beautiful' and 'Nightswimming' they're my favorite. So many great songs from this band... :)
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Atirez wrote:
This has got to be one of the best bands in all time!
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blueberrywoo wrote:
The Great Beyond <3
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Mosquitokillah wrote:
Murmur is their Magnum opus [2]
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scarboro wrote:
Their magnum opus is yet to come! (maybe)
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passport90 wrote:
Murmur is their Magnum opus
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ofgriding wrote:
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5Aix07MLHE <
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fifi_summer wrote:
Automatic for the People is their magnum opus
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anteybk wrote:
Внезапно !!! Укупник !!!
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tomorrowsparty wrote:
um...no
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Rickki wrote:
Monster \o/ The Best album.
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Akheron_ wrote:
drive
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MissClarck wrote:
Hi, I just want you to discover this band with their afrogroove, call Bantunani http://www.lastfm.fr/music/Bantunani Listen the song BlackNinja ..amazing
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Mike and Michael Discuss Live At The Olympia Today at XFM and NPR
25 Oct 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/rem
Mike will host Xfm's "Live Hour" tonight at 8:00 p.m. on Sunday (UK time). He'll be playing tracks from LIVE AT THE OLYMPIA. Michael, in the meantime, will be on NPR's "All Things Considered" where h. …
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