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  Behind The Albums3 weeks ago

  ‘Document’: Capturing R.E.M. At A Pivotal Point In Their Career

  ‘Document’ gave R.E.M. the chance to further broaden their palette, fashioning songs from riffs written on instruments such as mandolins and accordions.

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  Behind The Albums2 months ago

  ‘Lifes Rich Pageant’: How R.E.M. Banked A Classic

  ‘Lifes Rich Pagent’ was a watershed album for R.E.M. on which Michael Stipe gained in confidence as a frontman and began to clearly enunciate his lyrics.

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  Behind The Albums3 months ago

  The Full Story Behind R.E.M.’s ‘Fables Of The Reconstruction’

  The difficult third album? That’s a tag that has frequently been attached to R.E.M.’s 'Fables Of The Reconstruction,' but it couldn't be further from the truth.

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  Behind The Albums5 months ago

  How ‘Reckoning’ Surpassed All Expectations For R.E.M.

  As R.E.M. looked to record the follow-up to 'Murmur,' the bar set for their second album 'Reckoning' was already exceedingly high.

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  Behind The Albums6 months ago

  R.E.M. – Out Of Time

  Though both introspective and diverse, 'Out Of Time' quickly connected with the critics, with many of the industry’s most respected publications heaping five-star praise on the album.

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  Behind The Albums10 months ago

  ‘Green’: The Album That Thrust R.E.M. Into The Eye Of The Storm

  R.E.M. released ‘Green’ to coincide with the US presidential election. Michael Stipe said they intended the album to be a gesture of hope and encouragement.

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  Behind The Albums11 months ago

  ‘Live At The Olympia’: R.E.M.’s Gift To Its Loyal Fans

  R.E.M. booked a five-night stand at Dublin’s Olympia Theatre, lasting from 30 June to 5 July 2007, with advance billing referring to the shows as “public rehearsals”.

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  Behind The Albums12 months ago

  ‘Automatic For The People’: How R.E.M. Created A Soul-Searching Classic

  Artistically, ‘Automatic For The People’ arguably remains R.E.M’s high-water mark. It continues to attract plaudits from far and wide.

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  Behind The Albums12 months ago

  ‘Monster’: How R.E.M. Unleashed Their Inner Rock’n’Roll Beast

  With their ‘Monster’ album, R.E.M. got back to making what guitarist Peter Buck described as a "real noisy rock’n’roll record”.

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  Behind The Albums4 years ago

  R.E.M. – The Final Years

  So was it really the end of the world as we knew it when R.E.M. split? Maybe, but as this overview of the band’s final albums suggests, there's plenty of music to...

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  Behind The Albums4 years ago

  How Debut Album ‘Murmur’ Spread The Word About R.E.M.

  The record R.E.M. emerged with remains one of the most compelling and otherworldly debut albums in rock history. Filler-free and the passing of time have merely added to the record’s timeless allure.