21/09/2011

News // R.E.M. are over after 31 years together

Thirty one years and 15 albums after R.E.M. come to an end.

This band created in 1980 in Athens, Georgia wrote on their official site:

"To our Fans and Friends: As R.E.M., and as lifelong friends and co-conspirators, we have decided to call it a day as a band. We walk away with a great sense of gratitude, of finality, and of astonishment at all we have accomplished. To anyone who ever felt touched by our music, our deepest thanks for listening." R.E.M.

The last R.E.M. album came out this year Collapse Into Now, the album was very well received by the critics. At the time the band revealed they weren't going to do a tour to promote it.

From the very known discography, there are some classic albums like Out Of Time (1991), Automatic For The People (1992) and Monster (1994). The band has many classics and hit songs that includes Everybody Hurts, Man On The Moon and Losing My Religion.


To celebrate their career, R.E.M. will release a final album - composed only by his best songs and hits, in November.

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