John Michael Stipe is an American singer,songwriter and artist,best known as the lead singer and lyricist of the alternative rock band R.E.M.
Monster is the ninth studio album by American rock band R.E.M.,released by Warner Bros. Records in the UK on September 26,1994,and in the US the following day. It was produced by the band and Scott Litt and recorded at four studios. The album was an intentional shift from the style of their previous two albums,Out of Time (1991) and Automatic for the People (1992),by introducing loud,distorted guitar tones and simple lyrics.
Reckoning is the second studio album by American alternative rock band R.E.M.,released on April 9,1984,by I.R.S. Records. Produced by Mitch Easter and Don Dixon,the album was recorded at Reflection Sound Studio in Charlotte,North Carolina,over 16 days in December 1983 and January 1984. Dixon and Easter intended to capture the sound of R.E.M.'s live performances,and used binaural recording on several tracks. Lead singer Michael Stipe dealt with darker subject matter in his lyrics,with water-related imagery being a recurring theme on the album.
In Time:The Best of R.E.M. 1988–2003 is the second official compilation album released by R.E.M. Issued in 2003,it includes tracks from their Warner Bros. Records era,from 1988's Green to 2001's Reveal,as well as two new recordings and two songs from movie soundtracks. The album was the tenth-best-selling album of 2003 in the UK,and the 50th-best-selling album of the 2000s in the UK.
Around the Sun is the thirteenth studio album by American alternative rock band R.E.M.,released on October 5,2004 on Warner Bros. Records. The album was supported by several singles and a world tour. It was commercially successful but received mixed reception and is often considered the weakest in the band's catalogue.
Michael Edward Mills is an American multi-instrumentalist,singer,and composer who was a founding member of the alternative rock band R.E.M. Though known primarily as the bass guitarist and backing vocalist of R.E.M.,his musical repertoire also includes keyboards,guitar and occasional lead vocals. He contributed to a majority of the band's musical compositions and is the only member to have had formal musical training.
"Shiny Happy People" is a song by the American rock band R.E.M.,released as the second single from their seventh studio album,Out of Time (1991). It features guest vocals by Kate Pierson of the B-52's,who also appears in the music video.
"Radio Song" is a song by American rock band R.E.M.,released as the fourth single from their seventh album,Out of Time (1991),where it appears as the opening track. Lead singer Michael Stipe once said that he hoped everyone had enough sense of humor to realize that he was "kind of taking the piss of everyone," himself included. Stipe also asked KRS-One,leader of Boogie Down Productions,to contribute to the track. He provides some backing vocals for the track,as well as a closing rap,and appears prominently in the video.
The Macon Coliseum is a multi-purpose arena in Macon,Georgia,United States. It is home to the Macon Mayhem,a minor-league hockey team in the SPHL. The Centerplex was home to the Macon Whoopee (ECHL),Macon Whoopee (CHL) and Macon Trax ice hockey teams and the Macon Knights arena football team. It seats 7,182 for hockey and arena football and up to 9,252 for concerts.
James Herbert is an American painter and filmmaker known for directing a series of music videos for the band R.E.M. He has also made over forty short films,including John Five (1992) and Jumbo Aqua (2001),and directed four independent features:Scars (1997),Speedy Boys (1998),Rabbit Pix (2005) and Abandoned House (2007). Some of his short films have been collected on the video compilation Figures (1990).
Perfect Square is a 2004 concert film of the alternative rock band R.E.M.,filmed on July 19,2003,at the Bowling Green in Wiesbaden,Germany. It was released by Warner Reprise Video on March 9,2004.
"Electrolite" is a song by American rock band R.E.M.,released as the closing track from their tenth studio album,New Adventures in Hi-Fi (1996),and as the album's third single later that year. The song is a piano-based ballad dedicated to Hollywood and the closing twentieth century. Frontman Michael Stipe initially objected to including the song on the album,but was convinced by his bandmates Peter Buck and Mike Mills.
Road Movie is a documentary-style film by rock group R.E.M.,released on both VHS and DVD,charting the conclusion of the band's 1995 worldwide tour in support of Monster,their album released the previous year. Directed by Peter Care,the ninety-minute-long footage features nineteen songs performed over the final three nights of the tour,at The Omni in Atlanta,Georgia. The set-list reads very much like a complete R.E.M. show—gigs on the Monster tour were opened by either "I Took Your Name" or "What's the Frequency,Kenneth?",while the last song of the night was invariably "It's the End of the World as We Know It ". The film is a companion piece to the Tourfilm documentary,which chronicles the band's 1989 tour on the back of the previous year's album Green.
"Get Up" is the fourth and final single released by R.E.M. from the band's sixth album Green (1988). It was included in the limited edition Singleactiongreen box set released in November 1989. The song was released as a single only in the US but failed to chart on the Billboard Hot 100.
When the Light Is Mine:The Best of the I.R.S. Years 1982–1987 is a DVD featuring videos by the rock band R.E.M. during its tenure with I.R.S. Records from 1982 to 1987. It was released in the United States on September 12,2006,to coincide with the release of And I Feel Fine:The Best of the I.R.S. Years 1982-1987,a compilation album featuring selections from the band's I.R.S. back catalogue.
R.E.M. Live is a live album from R.E.M.,recorded at the Point Theatre,Dublin,Republic of Ireland,on February 26 and 27,2005,the closing nights of the winter European leg of the Around the World Tour in support of their thirteenth studio album Around the Sun,released in late 2004. It was released in the United Kingdom on October 15,2007,and in the United States a day later as a two-CD audio set and a DVD,then released in February 2008 as a triple vinyl set. The performance was filmed by Blue Leach,who also directed Depeche Mode's Touring the Angel:Live in Milan.
R.E.M. was an American alternative rock band formed in Athens,Georgia,in 1980 by drummer Bill Berry,guitarist Peter Buck,bassist Mike Mills,and lead vocalist Michael Stipe,who were students at the University of Georgia. One of the first alternative rock bands,R.E.M. was noted for Buck's ringing,arpeggiated guitar style;Stipe's distinctive vocal quality,unique stage presence,and obscure lyrics;Mills's melodic bass lines and backing vocals;and Berry's tight,economical drumming style. In the early 1990s,other alternative rock acts such as Nirvana,Pixies and Pavement viewed R.E.M. as a pioneer of the genre. After Berry left in 1997,the band continued with mixed critical and commercial success. The band broke up amicably in 2011,having sold more than 90 million albums worldwide and becoming one of the world's best-selling music acts.
Green is the sixth studio album by American rock band R.E.M.,released in the United States on November 8,1988,by Warner Bros. Records and the following day in the UK and Europe. The second album to be produced by the band and Scott Litt,it continued to explore political issues both in its lyrics and packaging. The band experimented on the album,writing major-key rock songs and incorporating new instruments into their sound including the mandolin,as well as switching their original instruments on other songs.
REMTV is a six-disc DVD box set collecting appearances by American alternative rock band R.E.M. on MTV and related channels,from 1983 to 2008,released November 24,2014. The collection was compiled by the former band members as they looked through all of the MTV film footage in their vault to prepare the release of Unplugged:The Complete 1991 and 2001 Sessions.
