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| R.E.M. - UP released OCT 27
Save 30% - order NOW! just $11.88 |
R.E.M. - UP released OCT 27
Limited Edition comes boxed with a 48-page spiral-bound book |
| "R.E.M., who are big fans of Sonic Youth, Nirvana, and numerous other modern groups, have reinvented their own sound, creating a mesmerizing roar of highly distorted guitar-based rock, with Stipe's vocals purposely mixed down low and dirty..." | ||
| R.E.M. mark 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 US during the early '80s,
R.E.M. brought guitar-pop back into the underground lexicon.
Combining ringing guitar hooks with mumbled, cryptic lyrics and
an D.I.Y. aesthetic borrowed from post-punk, the band
simultaneously sounded traditional and modern. More... |
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Though there
were no overt innovations in their music. R.E.M. had an identity
and sense of purpose that transformed the American
underground. Throughout the '80s, they worked relentlessly, releasing records every year and
touring constantly, playing both theaters and backwoods dives. Along the way, they inspired
countless of bands, from the legions of jangle-pop groups in the mid-'80s to scores of
alternative-pop groups in the '90s, who admired their slow climb to stardom. from REM at All-Music Guide |
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| R.E.M. - UP released OCT 27
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R.E.M. - UP released OCT 27
Limited Edition - comes boxed with a 48-page spiral-bound book |
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