Its 1996 release, New Adventures in Hi-Fi, though critically acclaimed, was less commercially successful. for a reported US$80 million, at the time the most expensive recording contract in history. The band began its first tour in six years to support the album the tour was marred by medical emergencies suffered by three of the band members. R.E.M.'s 1994 album Monster continued its run of success. Out of Time received seven nominations at the 34th Annual Grammy Awards, and lead single "Losing My Religion", was R.E.M.'s highest-charting and best-selling hit. R.E.M.'s most commercially successful albums, Out of Time (1991) and Automatic for the People (1992), brought it to the vanguard of alternative rock just as it was becoming mainstream. In the early 1990s, other alternative rock acts such as Nirvana and Pavement viewed R.E.M. Records in 1988, and began to espouse political and environmental concerns while playing large arenas worldwide. achieved a mainstream hit with the 1987 single "The One I Love". Following years of underground success, R.E.M. In 1983, the group released its critically acclaimed debut album, Murmur, and built its reputation over the next few years through subsequent releases, constant touring, and the support of college radio. It was followed by the Chronic Town EP in 1982, the band's first release on I.R.S.
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released its first single, "Radio Free Europe", in 1981 on the independent record label Hib-Tone. was noted for Buck's ringing, arpeggiated guitar style, Stipe's distinctive vocals and obscure lyrics, Mills's melodic basslines and backing vocals, and Berry's tight, economical drumming. One of the first alternative rock bands, R.E.M. Additionally, many liner notes from the band's albums list attorney Bertis Downs and manager Jefferson Holt as non-musical members.
was an American rock band from Athens, Georgia, formed in 1980 by drummer Bill Berry, guitarist Peter Buck, bassist Mike Mills, and lead vocalist Michael Stipe.