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Biography

Formed: 1980 in Athens, GA
Genre: Rock
Years Active: '80s, '90s, '00s, '10s

R.E.M. marked the point when post-punk turned into alternative rock. When their first single, "Radio Free Europe," was released in 1981, it sparked a back-to-the-garage movement in the American underground. While there were a number of hardcore and punk bands in the U.S. during the early '80s, R.E.M. brought guitar pop back into the underground lexicon. Combining ringing guitar hooks with mumbled, cryptic lyrics and a D.I.Y. aesthetic borrowed from post-punk, the band simultaneously sounded traditional...

Top Albums By R.E.M.
In Time - The ..	Accelerate (De..	Murmur	Collapse Into ..	Around the Sun

Top Songs By R.E.M.
	Name	Album	Time	Price
1.	Losing My Religion	In Time - The Best of R.E.M..	4:27	$1.29
2.	Everybody Hurts	In Time - The Best of R.E.M..	5:17	$1.29
3.	Man on the Moon	In Time - The Best of R.E.M..	5:13	$1.29
4.	Orange Crush	In Time - The Best of R.E.M..	3:51	$1.29
5.	It's the End of the World As We Know..	Document	4:06	$1.29
6.	Stand	In Time - The Best of R.E.M..	3:10	$1.29
7.	Shiny Happy People	Out of Time	3:43	$1.29
8.	What's the Frequency, Kenneth?	In Time - The Best of R.E.M..	4:00	$1.29
9.	Radio Free Europe	Murmur	4:05	$0.99
10.	Nightswimming	In Time - The Best of R.E.M..	4:10	$1.29

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