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Topic | 7 Days of Alternative Rock |
EverDownward 07/19/19 4:53:57 AM #72: | Day Five: R.E.M. - Shiny Happy People Heralded as one of the best selling music artists of all time, R.E.M. had a bit of a shaky start in the 80s but would find success as early as their first single, Radio Free Europe and go on into the 90s as a pioneer of the genre that was starting to be taken more seriously and released two of their best selling albums during that time - Out of Time, and Automatic for the People. This user has some measure of love and respect for the band beyond their obvious success, in that R.E.M. saw a considerable chunk of their early history helped by North Carolina (which is where this user comes from). Along with The B-52s, R.E.M. would go on to massive success before peacably splitting in 2011. Kate Pearson would lend her vocal talents to R.E.M., particularly in this little gem of a song. --- "Tried to point my finger, but the wind was blowing me around in circles, circles." ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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