Posts tagged R.E.M.

The late 80s and early 90s had seen U2 get big. Too big. They seemed to have reached critical mass with the live / studio …

The compilation album consisting of multiple acts recording a variety of songs penned by a single artist by way of tribute resulted in a series …

These days the signing of a much respected alternative / indie band to a major label is met with trepidation from the band’s established fans. …

There was something about R.E.M.’s Up that rang alarm bells with me from the moment I heard that it was going to be released. Like …

R.E.M. may have taken the scenic route to international fame, but if the only thing they ever released had been Automatic For The People, that …

Like many R.E.M. fans here in the UK, it wasn’t until the early 90s that I first became aware of them through hit singles like …

‘Nightswimming’ is unassailable. This beautiful song is a rarity in R.E.M.’s back catalogue in terms of arrangement and features a relatively straightforward set of lyrics, …

It has become a consistent starting point for the old ‘old record box’ articles. I wonder how the disc in question has come to gather …

“I’m only a person, with Eskimo chain I tattooed my brain all the way Won’t you miss me? Wouldn’t you miss me at all?” My …