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An electrifying cultural biography of the greatest and last American rock band of the millennium whose music such as Losing My Religion Man on the Moon The One I Love and It s the End of the World as We Know It ignited a generation and reasserted the power of rock and roll from New York Times bestselling music writer Peter Ames Carlin BRUCE and PAUL A Life. Kindle The Name of This Band Is r.e.m. beauty In the spring of 1980 an unexpected group of misfits came together to play their very first performance at a college party in Athens Georgia Within a few short years they had taken over the world with smash records like OUT OF TIME AUTOMATIC FOR THE PEOPLE MONSTER and GREEN Raw outrageous and expressive Michael Stipe and R. Book The Name of This Band Is r.e.m. songs M s distinctive musical flair was unmatched and a string of mega successes solidified them as generational spokesmen In the tumultuous transition between the wide open 80s and the anxiety of the early 90s from Reagan to Bush to Clinton followed by the resurgence of spirit youth and MTV politics pop rock music led by R. The Name of This Band Is r.e.m.s property felt as if it had a message again Flowing from every FM radio were culturally influential songs like Shiny Happy People Everybody Hurts Losing My Religion Man on the Moon The One I Love and It s the End of the World as We Know It R. The Name of This Band Is R.E.M. ebook reader M pursued music like true artists chasing a vision and working tirelessly to cultivate a magnetic transgressive sound In this breathtaking biography by the critically acclaimed author of BRUCE PAUL A Life and HOMEWARD The Life of Paul Simon Peter Ames Carlin not only documents R. Music The Name of This Band Is r.e.m. interviews M s success in the music industry but also opens a fascinating window into the lives of four college friends Michael Stipe Peter Buck Mike Mills and Bill Berry who stuck together with a common goal He paints a cultural history of the commercial peak and near total collapse of rock n roll and the story of an era and the generation that came of age at the apotheosis of rock The Name of This Band Is R. The Name of This Band Is R.E.M. musical The first song I ever heard by them is still one of my favorites I m so excited about reading this book if it appears after its release on our bookstore shelves Biography Music I received this an eGalley from NetGalley Before I read this book I knew REM was four nice southern boys who made good music After I read this book I knew that REM was four nice southern boys who made good music Biography Music Hackily written but somewhat informative unauthorized bio of a band I ve been following my whole life but I don t know anything about personality wise Wait I know Peter Buck hates talking on the phone having committed that fact to memory in 1991. EPub The Name of This Band Is r.e.m. discography Props to the author for doing his best with previously published interviews research and speaking with side characters like Bill s girlfriend who lived in the church But I feel like these elliptical close mouthed fellows are not great subjects for a successful bio: The Name of This Band Is R.E.M. musical M provided a sound track to the 80s and 90s challenging the corporate and social order R: Book The Name of This Band Is r.e.m. everybody M remains one of my favorite bands since I was a teenager A beautiful art rock with depth to it Great songs that musically paint vivid sunny pictures. Book The Name of This Band Is r.e.m. everybody Thanks to Edelweiss for the review copy Biography Music