R.E.M.
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R.E.M. was formed in April, 1980 at Athens, Greece. The band became famous, they even beat Michael Jackson's album Thriller as the best album 1983 from the Rolling Stone. Their first single, "Radio Free Europe" was an instant hit.
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Mike Mills was born on December 17, 1958 while Bill Berry was born on July 31, 1958. They were both attended high school in Macon. Together, they performed in a number of bands during their youth days.
"Michael Stipe" was born on January 4, 1960. He was a military brat. During his youth days, he discovered punk rock through Patti Smith, Television and Wire. He performed in Cover Bands in St. Louis. He studies at the University of Georgia in Athens majoring in Arts. He always had a time visiting the Wuxtry Record Store.
"Peter Buck" was born on December 6, 1956 in California. He used to be to work in Wuxtry Record Store as a clerk. He loves to collect albums. He started to learn how to play guitar. Discovering that Michael and Peter had a similar taste, they began working together. One time, they met Mike and Bill through their mutual friend.
Together they formed a band to play a party for their friend. The group's name was called Twisted Kites. In summer of 1980, the four changed their name into R.E.M. in April 1980. They met Jefferson Holt who became their manager after witnessing the group's first out-of-state concert in North Carolina.
In 1981, they released their first single "Radio Free Europe" which became hit on college radio. The single also earned the attention of largest independent labels. In the early part of 1982, R.E.M. signed a recording contract to I.R.S. Records; they released their first EP Chronic Town which also became hit.
In 1983, on their height of their fame, the group released their first studio album Murmur. Their album receive a good reviews from music critics. They beat Michael Jackson album Thriller as the best album of 1983 by Rolling Stone. The band became an instant famous worlwide.
After their first album, many more studio albums, compilations and singles were released. In October 1997, Bill shocked his fans and the media when he announced that he was retiring and will more concentrate on his farm already. The group minus Bill still continues to perform in other place. The band hired a new full-time drummer "Bill Rieflin" who had been a former member of Ministry. But they just hired him for their tour. The band remains an official three-piece.
On September 16, 2006, the band together with Bill had performed during the ceremony to honor their induction into the Georgia Music Hall of Fame.
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Discography
Albums
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Chronic Town
1982 |
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Singles
S. Central Rain
1984 |
Rockville
1984 |
Wendell Gee
1985 |
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Driver 8
1985 |
Fall on Me
1986 |
Superman
1986 |
The One I Love
1987 |
Finest Worksong
1988 |
Orange Crush
1988 |
Stand
1988 |
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Get Up
1989 |
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Electrolite
1997 |
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Lotus
1998 |
Suspicion
1998 |
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Bad Day
2003 |
Electron Blue
2005 |
Wanderlust
2005 |
Compilations
Dead Letter Office
1987-04-27 |
Eponymous
1988 |
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The Best of R.E.M.
1991-09-30 |
The Automatic Box
1993-11-30 |
Singles Collected
1994-09-22 |
The Originals
1995 |
In Time: The Best of R.E.M. 1988-2003
2003-10-27 |
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