Alphabet Beats #116: R is for....R.E.M.

If you were expecting another in the series on The Letter Q then prepare to be disappointed! I have decided that there are no more bands/artists that begin with Q that I like and so as a bonus there will be three extra days on The Letter R.

R is for....

Formed in Athens, Georgia in 1980 R.E.M. were a very successful rock band that released 15 Studio albums, 3 Live albums, and more than 63 singles over the course of 31 years garnering over 85 million in worldwide sales of the studio albums alone.

Click on the links to enjoy the music of R.E.M.

 

 The Music

Chronic Town EP (1982)
    Murmur (1983)
    Reckoning (1984)
    Fables of the Reconstruction (1985)
    Lifes Rich Pageant (1986)
    Document (1987)

Dead Letter Office (1987)*

Eponymous (1988)*
    Green (1988)
    Out of Time (1991)
    Automatic for the People (1992)
    Monster (1994)
    New Adventures in Hi-Fi (1996)
    Up (1998)
    Reveal (2001)
    Around the Sun (2004)

And I Feel Fine...The Best of the IRS Years 82-87 (2006)*

R.E.M. Live (2007)
    Accelerate (2008)

Live From London EP (2008)

Live at The Olympia (2009)

Reckoning Songs From The Olympia EP (2009)
    Collapse into Now (2011).

Part Lies, Part Heart, Part Truth, Part Garbage 1982-2011 (2011)

Unplugged 1991/2001 (2014)

The Complete Warner Rarities 1988-2011 (2014)*

*Compilations 

The Soundtrack4Life Top 20

R.E.M.

20. Get Up.

19. Star 69.

18. Living Well is the Best Revenge.

17. Alligator_Aviator_Autopilot_Antimatter.

16. The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite.

15. Radio Song.

14. Pop Song 89 (Acoustic).

13. Where's Captain Kirk (Spizz Energi Cover).

12. Nightswimming.

11. Orange Crush.

10. Me In Honey.

09. Drive.

08. Finest Worksong.

07. Everybody Hurts.

06. Stand.

05. The One I Love.

04. Radio Free Europe.

03. What's The Frequency Kenneth?

02. It's The End of the World.

01. World Leader Pretend. 

Quick note, if you are wondering why 'Losing My Religion' is not among the Top 20 it's basically down to the fact that it's not a song I ever cared much about...yeah I know, stone me!