Conversation so far:
What was significant about 1994?
R.E.M.'s 1994 album Monster was, as Buck said, "a 'rock' record, with the rock in quotation marks..
Was the album successful?
Monster topped the charts in both the US and UK.
Did they tour for the album?
In January 1995, R.E.M.
set out on its first tour in six years.

Question: What countries did they play?
Self-contained rewrite: What countries did R.E.M. play in?