R.E.M. (band)

**R.E.M.** is an American rock band. It was 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. The lead singer of the band was Michael Stipe.

During the 1980s, R.E.M. were one of the most important rock bands in the campus radio movement. They became successful internationally in 1987, when they released the songs, "The One I Love" and "It's The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)". They were very popular in the early 1990s and broke-up in 2011. They have been inducted in to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

## Associated with

R.E.M. has been associated with many different bands within the years. Most of them from different parts of the world.
- Warren Zevon
- Mercury Return
- Radiohead
- Dude3
- Microband
- Bruce Springsteen
- Pearl Jam
- Foo Fighters
- Coldplay
- Chris Martin
- Michael Stipe (REM lead singer)
- Mike Mills (REM bass guitar player)
- Peter Buck (REM lead guitar player)
- Bill Berry (REM dummer 1979 - 1997)
- William Thomas (REM drummer from 1998)
- Neil Young (REM guitarist on "Country Feedback" at Bridge School Benefit Festival - 17, 18 & 19 October 1998)
- Thom Yorke (REM guitarist and backing singer on "E-Bow The Letter" at Tibetan Freedom Concert - 14 June 1998
- Michael Casi
- Patti Smith
- Foo Fighters
- Stipe: R.E.M. Tribute Band
- Monster: R.E.M. Tribute Band
- Drive: R.E.M. Tribute Band
- Dead Letter Office: R.E.M. Tribute Band
- Leonard Cohen

### Albums & DVDs

- Chronic Town (1982)
- _Murmur_ (1983)
- _Reckoning_ (1984)
- _Fables of the Reconstruction_ (1985)
- _Lifes Rich Pageant_ (1986)
- Dead Letter Office (1987)
- _Document_ (1987)
- _Green_ (1988)
- Tourfilm (1989)
- Parallel (1990)
- The Best Of R.E.M. - IRS Years (1991)
- _Out of Time_ (1991)
- _Automatic for the People_ (1992)
- _Monster_ (1994)
- New Adventures In Hi-Fi (1995)
- _Road Movie_ (1996)
- _Up_ (1998)
- Man on the Moon Soundtrack (1999)
- Rock In Rio (2001)
- Live at Cologne (2001)
- _Reveal_ (2001)
- In Time: The Best Of R.E.M. 1988 - 2003 (2003)
- T In The Park (2003)
- Perfect Square (2004)
- iTunes Origanals (2004)
- _Around the Sun_ (2004)
- The Best Of R.E.M. - IRS Years #2 (2006)
- Album:#9 Dream (2007)
- R.E.M. Live (2007)
- Live at the Olympia (2007)
- _Accelerate_ (2008)
- Oxygen [Five Songs] (2008)
- Movistar Arena - 3 November 2008 (2009)
- Austin City Limits (2010)
- Part Lies, Part Truth, Part Heart, Part Garbage (2011)
- _Collapse into Now_ (2011)
- Unplugged: The Complete 1991 and 2001 Sessions (2014)
- Complete Rarities: Warner Bros. 1988 - 2011 (2014)
- REMTV (2014)

### Singles

- Permanent Vacation (1980)
- Bubblegum Pop (1981)
- Wolves, Lower (1981)
- Radio Free Europe (1982)
- Talk About The Passion (1983)
- Perfect Circle (1983)
- We Walk (1984)
- Haborcoat (1984)
- 7 Chinese Bros. (1984)
- Pretty Persuasion (1984)
- So. Central Rain (1985)
- (Don't Go Back To) Rockville (1985)
- Little America (1985)
- Feeling Gravity's Pull (1985)
- Maps and Legands (1985)
- Hyena (1985)
- Begin the Begin (1986)
- These Days (1987)
- Fall on Me (1987)
- Cuyahoga (1987)
- Superman (1987)
- Burning Hell (1987)
- Welcome To The Occupation (1987)
- Finest Worksong (1988)
- Pop Song 89 (1988)
- Get Up (1988)
- You Are The Everything (1988)
- Stand (1989)
- World Leader Pretend (1989)
- I Remember California (1989)
- Eleven Untitled Track (1989)
- Radio Song (1991)
- Losing My Religion (1991)
- Country Feedback (1992)
- Me In Honey (1992)
- Try Not To Breathe (1992)
- The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite (1992)
- Drive (1993)
- Everybody Hurts (1993)
- Crush With Eyeliner (1993)
- What's the Frequency, Kenneth? (1994)
- Electrolite (1994)
- Tongue (1995)
- Bang and Blame (1995)
- How The West Was Won And Where It Got Us (1995)
- The Wake-Up Bomb (1995)
- Undertow (1995)
- Binky The Doormat (1995)
- Bittersweet Me (1995)
- Be Mine (1996)
- So Fast, So Numb (1996)
- Airportman (1997)
- Lotus (1998)
- Suspicion (1999)
- Falls to Climb (1999)
- The Great Beyond (2000)
- The Lifting (2000)
- I've Been High (2001)
- All The Way To Reno (2001)
- She Just Wants To Be (2001)
- Imitation of Life (2002)
- Animal (2003)
- Bad Day (2003)
- The Worst Joke Ever (2003)
- Leaving New York (2005)
- Electron Blue (2005)
- Living Well Is The Best Revenge (2008)
- Man-sized Wreath (2009)
- Discoverer (2010)
- ÜBerlin (2012)

## Further reading

- Buckley, David. _R.E.M.: Fiction: An Alternative Biography_. Virgin, 2002.
- Platt, John (editor). _The R.E.M. Companion: Two Decades of Commentary_. Schirmer, 1998.
- Fletcher, T. _Remarks: the story of R.E.M._ Omnibus, 1989. .
- Gray, M. _It crawled from the South: an R.E.M. companion_. Guinness, 1992. .
- Sullivan, Denise. _Talk About the Passion: R.E.M.: An Oral Biography_. Underwood-Miller, 1994.

## Other websites

- Official R.E.M. website

## Infobox (musical artist)

- **name**: R.E.M.
- **img**: Padova REM concert July 22 2003 blue.jpg
- **img capt**: R.E.M. in concert in Padova, Italy, July 22, 2003
- **background**: group_or_band
- **years active**: 1980–2011
- **origin**: Athens, Georgia, Athens, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia, United States, USA
- **genre**: Alternative rock, college rock, jangle pop, folk rock, post-punk, new wave music, new wave, punk rock
- **label**: I.R.S. Records, I.R.S., Warner Records, Warner Bros.
- **associated acts**: Automatic Baby
Hindu Love Gods (band), Hindu Love Gods
The Minus 5
Tuatara (band), Tuatara
- **past members**: Michael Stipe
Peter Buck
Mike Mills
Bill Berry
- **url**: [http://www.remhq.com www.remhq.com]