R.E.M.

Formed: 1980 in Athens, GA

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Disbanded: Sep, 2011

Genre: Pop/Rock

Group Members: Peter Buck, Mike Mills, Michael Stipe, Bill Berry

Biography: 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. ...Read full biography

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Murmur

Released: 1983

Label: A&M

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Leaving behind the garagey jangle pop of their first recordings, R.E.M. developed a strangely subdued variation of their trademark sound for their full-length debut album, Murmur. Heightening the enigmatic ...Read full review

Reckoning

Released: 1984

Label: A&M

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R.E.M. abandoned the enigmatic post-punk experiments of Murmur for their second album, Reckoning, returning to their garage pop origins instead. Opening with the ringing "Harborcoat," Reckoning runs through ...Read full review

More R.E.M. albums: Main Albums (20), Compilations (48), Singles & EPs (112), DVD/Video (25), Others (31)