1) R.E.M. were an American
alternative rock band from Athens, Georgia, formed in 1980 by drummer
Bill Berry, guitarist
Peter Buck, bassist/backing vocalist
Mike Mills, and lead vocalist
Michael Stipe. One of the first alternative rock bands, R.E.M. was noted for Buck's ringing, arpeggiated guitar style, Stipe's distinctive vocal quality and obscure lyrics, Mills's melodic basslines and backing vocals, and Berry's tight, economical style of drumming. R.E.M. released there first single—"Radio Free Europe"—in 1981 on the independent record label Hib-To…
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