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R.E.M. formed in the early 1980s with the close-knit members Bill Berry as drummer, guitarist Peter Buck, bassist Mike Mills, and vocalist Michael Stipe. Formed during college in Athens, Georgia, R.E.M. had a slow steady rise to fame. They released an album every year for five years and toured constantly, beginning to gain success on the college rock stations. R.E.M. earned recognition in the early 1980s with the Murmur album being named the best album of 1983 by Rolling Stone Magazine. Their success grew with the alternative rock scene.

R.E.M. is known for cryptic lyrics leaving their songs open to much interpretation. But as the ‘90s began, R.E.M. was infusing social and political topics into their songs. The album Lifes Rich Pageant peaked at No. 21 on the Billboard album chart. Document's first single, "The One I Love," reached No. 9 on the Billboard charts. After R.E.M. released Green, they toured large arenas worldwide in 1989. Some fans complained that R.E.M. had become too commercial and that the quality of the music had decreased, but the band was reaching a wider audience with radio hits like the Top 10 "Stand."

The 1991 followup Out of Time became R.E.M.'s large success, selling more than four million copies in the U.S. "Losing My Religion" reached No. 4 in the U.S and "Shiny Happy People" hit Top 10. The darker album Automatic for the People produced three Top 10 hits and sold 15 million copies. R.E.M. changed their style for the grunge-influenced Monster in 1994. The band hit the road in 1995 for the first time since 1989 but three members of R.E.M. were plagued by medical problems.

After receiving $80 million, the largest recording contract advance in history at the time, R.E.M.'s next album did not achieve the success of its predecessors. In 1997, Bill Berry amicably left the band and R.E.M. continued as a three-man group. Another less successful experimental album followed in 1998. A 2001 album returned to a mellower approach but met limited success and mixed reviews. While songs in the films Man on the Moon and Vanilla Sky kept R.E.M. in the public eye, their popularity was fading.

The 2004 album Around the Sun featured new drummer Bill Rieflin, who had previously been a member of Ministry. R.E.M. toured to promote the album but makes a point of involving themselves is concerts that project their social and political beliefs. A new R.E.M. rock album is expected in late 2006 or early 2007.

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