R.E.M.
- Type: Band/Group
- Country: United States
- Born: April 5, 1980 in Athens, Georgia, United States
- Active: 1980 - 2011
Biography
Formed in Athens, Georgia, R.E.M. was a foundational force in the development of American alternative rock. The band established a signature sound defined by Peter Buck’s arpeggiated, jangling guitar work; Michael Stipe’s cryptic lyricism and distinct vocals; and the melodic, counter-rhythmic interplay of bassist Mike Mills and drummer Bill Berry. Emerging from the 1980s college rock scene, the group achieved international success while maintaining artistic integrity, influencing subsequent generations of musicians by proving the commercial viability of a sound rooted in post-punk and 60s folk-rock. Their trajectory from underground favorites to global stadium act set a blueprint for the alternative genre's mainstream ascension.
Genres
R.E.M. Discography
- Radio Free Europe / Sitting Still (1981) - Single - rated 4.23/5
- Chronic Town (1982) - EP - rated 4.02/5
- Murmur (1983) - Album - rated 4.34/5
- Reckoning (1984) - Album - rated 3.87/5
- Fables of the Reconstruction (1985) - Album - rated 3.77/5
- Lifes Rich Pageant (1986) - Album - rated 4.07/5
- Document (1987) - Album - rated 4.04/5
- The One I Love / Maps and Legends (1987) - Single - rated 4.19/5
- It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine) / This One Goes Out (1987) - Single - rated 4.15/5
- Dead Letter Office (1987) - Compilation - rated 3.36/5
- Green (1988) - Album - rated 3.7/5
- Eponymous (1988) - Compilation - rated 4.1/5
- Shiny Happy People (1991) - Single - rated 3.32/5
- Out of Time (1991) - Album - rated 3.89/5
- Losing My Religion (1991) - Single - rated 4.2/5
- Man on the Moon (1992) - Single - rated 4.21/5
- Automatic for the People (1992) - Album - rated 4.42/5
- Everybody Hurts (1993) - Single - rated 3.47/5
- Nightswimming (1993) - Single - rated 4.25/5
- Monster (1994) - Album - rated 3.07/5
- New Adventures in Hi-Fi (1996) - Album - rated 3.74/5
- Lotus (1998) - Single
- Daysleeper (1998) - Single
- Up (1998) - Album - rated 3.27/5
- Country Feedback / Ambulance Blues (1999) - Single - rated 3.74/5
- Suspicion (1999) - Single - rated 3.55/5
- At My Most Beautiful (1999) - Single - rated 3.71/5
- I'll Take the Rain (2001) - Single - rated 3.58/5
- All the Way to Reno (2001) - Single - rated 3.55/5
- Reveal (2001) - Album - rated 3.25/5
- The Lifting / I've Been High (2002) - Single - rated 3.55/5
- In Time: The Best of R.E.M. 1988-2003 (2003) - Compilation - rated 4.1/5
- Around the Sun (2004) - Album - rated 2.78/5
- And I Feel Fine... The Best of the I.R.S. Years 1982-1987 (2006) - Compilation - rated 4.32/5
- R.E.M. Live (2007) - Album - rated 3.73/5
- Accelerate (2008) - Album - rated 3.25/5
- R.E.M. Live at the Olympia (2009) - Album - rated 3.92/5
- Part Lies Part Heart Part Truth Part Garbage: 1982-2011 (2011) - Compilation - rated 4.25/5
- Collapse Into Now (2011) - Album - rated 3.66/5
Members
- Michael Stipe - vocals (1980–2011)
- Peter Buck - guitar (1980–2011)
- Mike Mills - bass, vocals (1980–2011)
- Bill Berry - drums (1980–1997)