R.E.M. is a multiplatinum selling rock band from Athens, Georgia led by lead singer and political activist Michael Stipe. Over their 25+ year career, the band have released 14 studio albums and are generally considered to be one of the most successful indie rock bands in history. While the band achieved its greatest success during their heyday in the late 1980s and early 1990s, the band have to continued to write and record new material. The band released their latest album, Accelerate, in 2008.
Studio Albums
- 1983: Murmur
- 1984: Reckoning
- 1985: Fables of the Reconstruction
- 1986: Lifes Rich Pageant'
- 1987: 'Document
- 1988: Green
- 1991: Out of Time
- 1992: Automatic for the People
- 1994: Monster
- 1996: New Adventures
- 1998: Up
- 2001: Reveal
- 2004: Around the Sun
- 2008: Accelerate
Featured Video: Losing My Religion
References
Fast Facts
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Years active
1980 - present
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Origin
Athens. Georgia
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Fact:
Helped originate Alt-rock and sub-genres "College Rock" and "Jungle Pop"
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1st TV appearance
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Fact:
$80M deal with Warner Bros. Records in 1997 was a record
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2007
Inducted into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
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''L.A. Times''
One of the "most liberal and politically correct rock groups."
