R.E.M.

R.E.M. was the definitive college rock band. 
== successes ==
They were enormously successful, with almost all of their albums being certified. They had numerous hit singles.
== awards ==
They won three Grammys.
== Recommended Songs ==
* Stand
* Losing My Religion
* Orange Crush
* The One I Love
* It's the End of the World as We Know It
* Man on the Moon
* Radio Free Europe
* Gardening at Night
* So. Central Europe (I'm Sorry)
* Talk About the Passion
* The Great Beyond
* Fall on Me
* Shiny Happy People
* Superman
== Recommended Albums ==
* Green
*Document No. 1
*Out Of Time
== Trivia ==
* They are named for rapid eye movement, the process which causes dreams
*They greatly influenced the indie band The Decemberists. 
*They were inducted their first year of eligibility, an obvious choice. 
*They were inducted by Eddie Vedder of grunge band Pearl Jam. 
*They were parodied by Weird Al Yankovic. 
*They performed a variant of Shiny Happy People on Sesame Street.
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Category:Eighties
Category:First year inductees
Category:Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees
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