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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.
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	Name	Artist	Time	Price
1.	Hyena (Live)	R.E.M.	3:37	$0.99
2.	Letter Never Sent (Live)	R.E.M.	3:05	$0.99
3.	Pretty Percussion (Live)	R.E.M.	3:57	$0.99
4.	Harborcoat (Live)	R.E.M.	4:10	$0.99
5.	Pale Blue Eyes (Live)	R.E.M.	2:51	$0.99
6.	Central Rain (Live)	R.E.M.	3:18	$0.99
7.	Seven Chinese Brothers (Live)	R.E.M.	4:36	$0.99
8.	Old Man Kensey (Live)	R.E.M.	3:59	$0.99
9.	Second Guessing (Live)	R.E.M.	2:55	$0.99
10.	9-9 (Live)	R.E.M.	2:52	$0.99
11.	Wind Out (Live)	R.E.M.	2:33	$0.99
12.	Sitting Still (Live)	R.E.M.	3:30	$0.99
13.	Gardening at Night (Live)	R.E.M.	3:42	$0.99
14.	Radio Free Europe (Live)	R.E.M.	3:46	$0.99
15.	Driver (Live)	R.E.M.	3:26	$0.99
16.	Carnival of Sorts (Live)	R.E.M.	4:44	$0.99
17.	Little America (Live)	R.E.M.	3:02	$0.99

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