It's the end of the show as we know it (and we feel fine). This has been a great deal of fun, revisiting one of our favorite bands and thinking long and hard about what makes them special. We found new favorite songs and learned about the lives and stories of some truly great artists. This finale is a variety episode. We answer a few letters, name our favorite songs from R.E.M.'s catalog, and even bring you a special surprise... but you have to listen to find out what it is.

It's the end of the show as we know it (and we feel fine). This has been a great deal of fun, revisiting one of our favorite bands and thinking long and hard about what makes them special. We found new favorite songs and learned about the lives and stories of some truly great artists. This finale is a variety episode. We answer a few letters, name our favorite songs from R.E.M.'s catalog, and even bring you a special surprise... but you have to listen to find out what it is.

Episode 20: Finale

R.E.M. goes out on a high note with Collapse Into Now, an album that takes a bit of a tour through the band's various styles over the years. It's impossible to say that the upward trend in the quality of their records would continue, but it's fitting that the group busted their ass to make their last effort their best in years.

R.E.M. goes out on a high note with Collapse Into Now, an album that takes a bit of a tour through the band's various styles over the years. It's impossible to say that the upward trend in the quality of their records would continue, but it's fitting that the group busted their ass to make their last effort their best in years.

Episode 19: Collapse Into Now

R.E.M. pulls out of its nosedive with an album whose title also serves as its mission statement. It was lauded as a return to form for the band, compared to Lifes Rich Pageant, and talked up as the album that Monster was supposed to be. But does it stand up on its own merits, or does it only succeed because it follows Around the Sun?

R.E.M. pulls out of its nosedive with an album whose title also serves as its mission statement. It was lauded as a return to form for the band, compared to Lifes Rich Pageant, and talked up as the album that Monster was supposed to be. But does it stand up on its own merits, or does it only succeed because it follows Around the Sun?

Episode 18: Accelerate

Well, this is it. The nadir. If you're thinking R.E.M. couldn't release an album as bad as Around the Sun's reputation would indicate, then we're sorry to tell you that they can. Up might have had a daysleeper, but this one's a sleepwalker. It's hard to recommend listening to this album, but maybe dip into a few songs to get a feel for what we're talking about. The good news is that this album stunk so bad that the band got their shit together and made two good and fun albums after it.

Well, this is it. The nadir. If you're thinking R.E.M. couldn't release an album as bad as Around the Sun's reputation would indicate, then we're sorry to tell you that they can. Up might have had a daysleeper, but this one's a sleepwalker. It's hard to recommend listening to this album, but maybe dip into a few songs to get a feel for what we're talking about. The good news is that this album stunk so bad that the band got their shit together and made two good and fun albums after it.

Episode 17: Around the Sun

R.E.M. set out to make an idyllic album about summer, but instead made a product that showed the world just how comfortable they'd gotten. The highs are still high, but the search for what R.E.M.'s voice would be would continue.Links:r.e.m.IX - WikipediaThe Lifting (Original Version) - YouTube(1) Beat A Drum (Dalkey Demo) - YouTube(1) 2JN - YouTube(1) REM / Yellow River - YouTube(1) 165 Hillcrest (R.E.M) - YouTube(1) Summer Turns To High (32 Chord Song Demo) - YouTube(1) R.E.M. - Fascinating - YouTube(1) R.E.M. Reveal February 2001 Advance Master - YouTube(1) REM - Favorite writer - YouTube

R.E.M. set out to make an idyllic album about summer, but instead made a product that showed the world just how comfortable they'd gotten. The highs are still high, but the search for what R.E.M.'s voice would be would continue.Links:<ul><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R.e.m.IX" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">r.e.m.IX - Wikipedia</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YvB4tMw0uCM" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Lifting (Original Version) - YouTube</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RD2KOJ_vA_U" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">(1) Beat A Drum (Dalkey Demo) - YouTube</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ay07tHEkjcg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">(1) 2JN - YouTube</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=upydkuWvYTo" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">(1) REM / Yellow River - YouTube</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0C-dtuF0MI" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">(1) 165 Hillcrest (R.E.M) - YouTube</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQ9w5C3amZ4" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">(1) Summer Turns To High (32 Chord Song Demo) - YouTube</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QH0Lc2sBavI" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">(1) R.E.M. - Fascinating - YouTube</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bn0s1GeXgGg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">(1) R.E.M. Reveal February 2001 Advance Master - YouTube</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9-g4cdSjvo" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">(1) REM - Favorite writer - YouTube</a></li></ul>

Episode 16: Reveal

After the Bill Berry left the band, R.E.M. had to make the biggest adjustment of their 18 year career. Previous reinventions happened on their own time, and at their own discretion. The shifts into clearer lyrics, into softer instrumentation, and into cocky rock were nothing compared to losing 1/4 of their band. The album that resulted from this labor, Up, nearly broke them up. But it shifted their sound into something more electronic and more produced. Does it stick the landing, or is it twisting in the wind?Links:Radiohead W/ Michael Stipe - Lucky - YouTubeR.E.M. - E-Bow the Letter (with Thom Yorke) - YouTubeCountry Feedback (with guest Neil Young) - YouTubeNeil Young &amp; REM - Ambulance Blues - Bridge Benefit, 1998 - YouTubeR.E.M. - Falls To Climb (1999 Documentary) - YouTubeREM Why Not Smile Oxford American version - YouTubeEmphysema - YouTubeSurfing The Ganges - YouTubeREM Lotus (Weird Mix) - YouTubeLeonard Cohen - Suzanne (Audio) - YouTubeDraggin' the line by R.E.M. - YouTubeR.E.M. - Lotus (Official Music Video) - YouTubeR.E.M - Suspicion - YouTubeR.E.M. - At My Most Beautiful (Official Music Video) - YouTubeR.E.M. - Daysleeper (Official Music Video) - YouTube

After the Bill Berry left the band, R.E.M. had to make the biggest adjustment of their 18 year career. Previous reinventions happened on their own time, and at their own discretion. The shifts into clearer lyrics, into softer instrumentation, and into cocky rock were nothing compared to losing 1/4 of their band. The album that resulted from this labor, Up, nearly broke them up. But it shifted their sound into something more electronic and more produced. Does it stick the landing, or is it twisting in the wind?Links:<ul><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FwwaVLYGpQ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Radiohead W/ Michael Stipe - Lucky - YouTube</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0O_QD-UZ8M" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">R.E.M. - E-Bow the Letter (with Thom Yorke) - YouTube</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGIVMgyY3uQ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Country Feedback (with guest Neil Young) - YouTube</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qMfjE9qdrQ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Neil Young &amp; REM - Ambulance Blues - Bridge Benefit, 1998 - YouTube</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GM0m7xiGssI" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">R.E.M. - Falls To Climb (1999 Documentary) - YouTube</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgjCjyHZaeU" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">REM Why Not Smile Oxford American version - YouTube</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-HbqBoSGd8" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Emphysema - YouTube</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IjVus7jXXM0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Surfing The Ganges - YouTube</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQx2ujinxNE" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">REM Lotus (Weird Mix) - YouTube</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svitEEpI07E" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Leonard Cohen - Suzanne (Audio) - YouTube</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdbHURUI4ZE" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Draggin' the line by R.E.M. - YouTube</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vu2jN3d2zzU" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">R.E.M. - Lotus (Official Music Video) - YouTube</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Dzh3MDhR0I" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">R.E.M - Suspicion - YouTube</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIXs66BPooY" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">R.E.M. - At My Most Beautiful (Official Music Video) - YouTube</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uUcKeKt8C1k" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">R.E.M. - Daysleeper (Official Music Video) - YouTube</a></li></ul>

Episode 15: Up

Our second letters episode also looks at two MTV Unplugged performances, separated by a decade.

Our second letters episode also looks at two MTV Unplugged performances, separated by a decade.

Episode 14: Unplugged

One last hurrah for the boys as we knew them. Hot off the Monster tour with some recordings in hand, R.E.M. was ready to make their best album in years. New Adventures in Hi-Fi meanders in all the right ways, keeping you on your toes with new ideas and unconventional choices. "E-bow the Letter" as the lead single? Great. "How the West Was Won and Where it Got Us" as the opening track? Hell yeah. But it's not all happy... stick around to the end to hear the sad tale of Bill Berry's departure from the band.Links:R E M Only in America - YouTubeR.E.M. - I will survive - YouTubeREM - Live For Today - YouTubeRevolution - YouTubeTricycle (Instrumental) - YouTubeWichita Lineman by R.E.M. (Live in Houston, 1996) - YouTubeR.E.M. - Be mine (Mike on bus version) - YouTubeLove is all around by R.E.M. (1991) - YouTubeR.E.M. New Adventures In Hi-Fi interview 1996 (The New Music) - YouTubeREM - The Passenger @ Stockholm - 1998 - YouTubeR.E.M. - How The West Was Won And Where It Got Us (Official Music Video) - YouTubeR.E.M. - E-Bow The Letter (Official Music Video) feat. Patti Smith - YouTubeR.E.M. - Electrolite (Official Music Video) - YouTubeR.E.M. - Bittersweet Me (Official Music Video) - YouTube

One last hurrah for the boys as we knew them. Hot off the Monster tour with some recordings in hand, R.E.M. was ready to make their best album in years. New Adventures in Hi-Fi meanders in all the right ways, keeping you on your toes with new ideas and unconventional choices. "E-bow the Letter" as the lead single? Great. "How the West Was Won and Where it Got Us" as the opening track? Hell yeah. But it's not all happy... stick around to the end to hear the sad tale of Bill Berry's departure from the band.Links:<ul><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkDb1BQoT9A" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">R E M Only in America - YouTube</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yb_86-EYQwE" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">R.E.M. - I will survive - YouTube</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3u2HYUB2p4" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">REM - Live For Today - YouTube</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQ4Oqvhp5rs" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Revolution - YouTube</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03FcJt0vzqI" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tricycle (Instrumental) - YouTube</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vW9foZaBbVA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Wichita Lineman by R.E.M. (Live in Houston, 1996) - YouTube</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6A0Jdf-pL8" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">R.E.M. - Be mine (Mike on bus version) - YouTube</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HuziejRJao" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Love is all around by R.E.M. (1991) - YouTube</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrG956vHpo0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">R.E.M. New Adventures In Hi-Fi interview 1996 (The New Music) - YouTube</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9dJcjUdAYs" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">REM - The Passenger @ Stockholm - 1998 - YouTube</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9BC07l2_zKU" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">R.E.M. - How The West Was Won And Where It Got Us (Official Music Video) - YouTube</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5cnIQHJ169s" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">R.E.M. - E-Bow The Letter (Official Music Video) feat. Patti Smith - YouTube</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1LewYq40Svw" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">R.E.M. - Electrolite (Official Music Video) - YouTube</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-R2hvKDFLHE" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">R.E.M. - Bittersweet Me (Official Music Video) - YouTube</a></li></ul>

Episode 13: New Adventures in Hi Fi

Bigger, dumber, more inconsistent. Hot off the heels of their biggest success ever, R.E.M. was ready to tour again. And concurrently, Bill Berry gave the band an ultimatum: no more soft acoustic jams. The result was an album that reveled in its confidence, and changed the band into an act that would fill arenas. Problem is, the risks they took didn't always pay off, leaving us with our most inconsistent outing yet.

Bigger, dumber, more inconsistent. Hot off the heels of their biggest success ever, R.E.M. was ready to tour again. And concurrently, Bill Berry gave the band an ultimatum: no more soft acoustic jams. The result was an album that reveled in its confidence, and changed the band into an act that would fill arenas. Problem is, the risks they took didn't always pay off, leaving us with our most inconsistent outing yet.

Episode 12: Monster

Two cars in every garage, and a copy of "Automatic for the People" on every media shelf. The R.E.M. rocket is about to reach its apex, as our boys from Athens are riding high after "Out of Time" and about to release their most successful album ever. What kind of album does a touring band make when they don't tour anymore? A softer, weirder, more morbid album that landed with a bang in its time but lands with a thud now.

Two cars in every garage, and a copy of "Automatic for the People" on every media shelf. The R.E.M. rocket is about to reach its apex, as our boys from Athens are riding high after "Out of Time" and about to release their most successful album ever. What kind of album does a touring band make when they don't tour anymore? A softer, weirder, more morbid album that landed with a bang in its time but lands with a thud now.

Episode 11: Automatic for the People

Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross talk you through R.E.M.'s history, albums, music, and influence.

I&#39;m not into this band, but I am into these sweet sweet boys.

I don&#39;t like R.E.M. At all but it&#39;s entertaining and fascinating to hear about.

Very interesting

File Under Water

We've already talked about most of the B-sides, so instead we turn to the mail bag to read your R.E.M. thoughts.Links:DEAD LETTER OFFICE | R.E.M.HQEPONYMOUS | R.E.M.HQR.E.M. - "Jazz Lips" 1981 Drive-In Studio Outtake - YouTubeR.E.M. - "September Sang" Rare Song 1982 - YouTubeREM - Ha!(We Get Paid For It) rare track 1981 (audio) - YouTubeGolden Palominos (feat. Michael Stipe) - Boy (Go) - YouTubeOmaha by The Golden Palominos with Michael Stipe (1985) - YouTubeGolden Palominos (feat. Michael Stipe) - Clustering Train - YouTube10,000 Maniacs A Campfire Song - YouTube

We've already talked about most of the B-sides, so instead we turn to the mail bag to read your R.E.M. thoughts.Links:<ul><li><a href="http://www.remhq.com/music/dead-letter-office/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">DEAD LETTER OFFICE | R.E.M.HQ</a></li><li><a href="http://www.remhq.com/music/eponymous/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">EPONYMOUS | R.E.M.HQ</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6f6lQ8GgwE" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">R.E.M. - "Jazz Lips" 1981 Drive-In Studio Outtake - YouTube</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUPhH479H60" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">R.E.M. - "September Sang" Rare Song 1982 - YouTube</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2unNczzyImo" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">REM - Ha!(We Get Paid For It) rare track 1981 (audio) - YouTube</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-I6UpF6UHWg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Golden Palominos (feat. Michael Stipe) - Boy (Go) - YouTube</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUOydnBWCyE" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Omaha by The Golden Palominos with Michael Stipe (1985) - YouTube</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLBcszpxhwg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Golden Palominos (feat. Michael Stipe) - Clustering Train - YouTube</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cuiTbE0Wdg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">10,000 Maniacs A Campfire Song - YouTube</a></li></ul>

Episode 7: Dead Letter Office

Warner Bros. signed R.E.M. at the height of their popularity as an alternative rock band. Imagine their surprise when the R.E.M. they got sounded nothing like the R.E.M. that released Document just a couple of years earlier. Peter, Mike, Michael, and Bill had decided to swap instruments around. Peter picked up the mandolin, and a few folk ballads made their way into the mix. Given all of this upheaval, it's surprising that Green is one of the most solid R.E.M. albums, front to back.Links:(2) Title - R.E.M. Bootleg - YouTube(2) REM - Title? (1987) - YouTubeR.E.M. - Great Big (Instrumental) (Green Demo Outtake) - YouTube(2) R.E.M. - Green Demos Pop song 89 - YouTubeR.E.M Stand (demo) - YouTubeREM- You Are the Everything(Demo) - YouTubeREM- Get Up(Demo) - YouTubeREM - Parade of the Wooden Soldiers - YouTubeR.E.M. - See No Evil - YouTubeREM - Funtime - YouTubeR.E.M. - Pop Song 89' (Acoustic Version) - YouTube(2) REM MEMPHIS TRAIN BLUES (the lost b-side to STAND) - YouTubeSkin Tight (Live From Orlando, FL / 4/30/1989) - YouTubeREM - Ghost Rider - YouTube(2) R.E.M. - Dark Globe - YouTube(2) R.E.M. - "Deck The Halls" - YouTube(2) R.e.M. I walked with a zombie - YouTube(2) R.E.M. - Orange Crush (Official Music Video) - YouTube(2) R.E.M. - Get Up (Official Music Video) [Pop Screen Video Version] - YouTube(2) R.E.M. - Stand (Official Music Video) - YouTube(2) R.E.M. - Pop Song 89 (Official Music Video) [Pop Screen Video Version] - YouTube

Warner Bros. signed R.E.M. at the height of their popularity as an alternative rock band. Imagine their surprise when the R.E.M. they got sounded nothing like the R.E.M. that released Document just a couple of years earlier. Peter, Mike, Michael, and Bill had decided to swap instruments around. Peter picked up the mandolin, and a few folk ballads made their way into the mix. Given all of this upheaval, it's surprising that Green is one of the most solid R.E.M. albums, front to back.Links:<ul><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cxo-_qbSoxc" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">(2) Title - R.E.M. Bootleg - YouTube</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KvJOBlud1TE" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">(2) REM - Title? (1987) - YouTube</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_OVtD6yIyU" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">R.E.M. - Great Big (Instrumental) (Green Demo Outtake) - YouTube</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PH3SNupo5P4&amp;list=RDPH3SNupo5P4#t=28" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">(2) R.E.M. - Green Demos Pop song 89 - YouTube</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWSUEQ4nMgA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">R.E.M Stand (demo) - YouTube</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ro-vRfbv2Zs" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">REM- You Are the Everything(Demo) - YouTube</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uohYUYch-B8" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">REM- Get Up(Demo) - YouTube</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJkyGaCCx-4" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">REM - Parade of the Wooden Soldiers - YouTube</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8ldIKY8tL8" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">R.E.M. - See No Evil - YouTube</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dp9beOqDVcI" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">REM - Funtime - YouTube</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZbB8Mk3cBQ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">R.E.M. - Pop Song 89' (Acoustic Version) - YouTube</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QU2sv9IIqo" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">(2) REM MEMPHIS TRAIN BLUES (the lost b-side to STAND) - YouTube</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZ1ZIWjX10I" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Skin Tight (Live From Orlando, FL / 4/30/1989) - YouTube</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYzpXjiyPDU" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">REM - Ghost Rider - YouTube</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gr34i5UmjmE" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">(2) R.E.M. - Dark Globe - YouTube</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcOvNxAuO4s" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">(2) R.E.M. - "Deck The Halls" - YouTube</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIptH1awUNI" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">(2) R.e.M. I walked with a zombie - YouTube</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mSmOcmk7uQ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">(2) R.E.M. - Orange Crush (Official Music Video) - YouTube</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPIEBohSojI" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">(2) R.E.M. - Get Up (Official Music Video) [Pop Screen Video Version] - YouTube</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKKqLl_ZEEY" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">(2) R.E.M. - Stand (Official Music Video) - YouTube</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjMwfDFypa4" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">(2) R.E.M. - Pop Song 89 (Official Music Video) [Pop Screen Video Version] - YouTube</a></li></ul>

Episode 9: Green

Their first platinum record. Their first top ten single. Their first kinda bad album? It was 1987 and R.E.M. was staring down their last album with IRS. Continuing the trend from Lifes Rich Pageant, they wanted it to be loud and political. That may have been the right move commercially, but we come down on the side that Document is, overall, no great shakes. Listen to our 30 year old hot takes today!Links:Work Tour TrailerREM- Exhuming McCarthy (Demo) - YouTubeREM- Oddfellows Local 151 (Demo) - YouTubeREM- Lightnin' Hopkins(Demo) - YouTubeREM- It's The End Of The World As We Know It(Demo) - YouTubeREM- Welcome To the Occupation(Demo) - YouTubeREM- Finest Worksong(Demo) - YouTubeWire - Strange - YouTubeREM Romance - YouTubeFinest Worksong (Other Mix) (2006 Digital Remaster) - YouTubeRem Last Date - YouTubeR.E.M. - The One I Love [Acoustic/McCabe's Guitar Shop] - YouTubeREM - Time after Time - YouTubeFinest Worksong (Lengthy Club Mix) - YouTubeR.E.M. - The One I Love - YouTubeR.E.M. - Finest Worksong - YouTubeR.E.M. - It's The End Of The World - YouTube

Their first platinum record. Their first top ten single. Their first kinda bad album? It was 1987 and R.E.M. was staring down their last album with IRS. Continuing the trend from Lifes Rich Pageant, they wanted it to be loud and political. That may have been the right move commercially, but we come down on the side that Document is, overall, no great shakes. Listen to our 30 year old hot takes today!Links:<ul><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOxkM0_Cjm8&amp;index=19&amp;list=PLxn-k7OqSA-9gq69L6gLDP0UfCaMCLYOX" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Work Tour Trailer</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGWT_eMpFBk&amp;list=PL29FDFD3804A5EE84&amp;index=2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">REM- Exhuming McCarthy (Demo) - YouTube</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujgycd730hw&amp;index=3&amp;list=PL29FDFD3804A5EE84" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">REM- Oddfellows Local 151 (Demo) - YouTube</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNsnepfIlHo&amp;list=PL29FDFD3804A5EE84&amp;index=5" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">REM- Lightnin' Hopkins(Demo) - YouTube</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6DWR2HfcPZE&amp;list=PL29FDFD3804A5EE84&amp;index=7" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">REM- It's The End Of The World As We Know It(Demo) - YouTube</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WoqGubvMw88&amp;index=8&amp;list=PL29FDFD3804A5EE84" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">REM- Welcome To the Occupation(Demo) - YouTube</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pFUtiXyUQE&amp;list=PL29FDFD3804A5EE84&amp;index=9" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">REM- Finest Worksong(Demo) - YouTube</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BeoYEgPjRJM" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Wire - Strange - YouTube</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2fD7rOYc9g" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">REM Romance - YouTube</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQ8SA3Qp3Hg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Finest Worksong (Other Mix) (2006 Digital Remaster) - YouTube</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGpCef7yNyc" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rem Last Date - YouTube</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_hTGYqXO5Y" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">R.E.M. - The One I Love [Acoustic/McCabe's Guitar Shop] - YouTube</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVWwC8ucVEE" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">REM - Time after Time - YouTube</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCJmVjC5dLM" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Finest Worksong (Lengthy Club Mix) - YouTube</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7oQEPfe-O8" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">R.E.M. - The One I Love - YouTube</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=559eWB93jW4" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">R.E.M. - Finest Worksong - YouTube</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0GFRcFm-aY" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">R.E.M. - It's The End Of The World - YouTube</a></li></ul>

Episode 8: Document

The top half is R.E.M. at the top of their game, and the bottom half is, appropriately, some bullshit. After the misery of recording Fables of the Reconstruction, R.E.M. wanted a win. So they headed to Indiana to record with John Cougar Mellencamp's producer, with the express goal of making a big dumb rocker. The result is one half of a very good album. Political, clear, resonant. And one half of a shambling mess.Links:R.E.M. - Fall On Me - YouTubeREM - Swan Swan H - YouTubeTired of Singing Trouble - R.E.M. - YouTubeR.E.M. - Rotary Ten - YouTubeToys in the Attic (REM) - YouTubeJust A Touch (Athens Demo) - YouTubeR.E.M. - Dream (All I Have To Do) - YouTubeR.E.M. - Femme Fatale - YouTubeR.E.M - White tornado - YouTubeR.E.M - Theme from Two Steps Onward [Demo] - YouTubeMystery To Me (2006 Digital Remaster) - YouTubeR.E.M. Wait. - YouTubeGet On Their Way (What If We Give It Away?) (Athens Demo) - YouTubeThese Days (Athens Demo) - YouTubeI Believe (Athens Demo) - YouTubeR.E.M. (PSA) Bad Day, I Believe, (demos) 1986 - YouTubeREM - Begin The Begin live 10/21/86 Dekalb IL - YouTubeR.E.M. - 10/02/85 Germany 10. Have You Ever Seen The Rain? - YouTubeR.E.M. Average Setlists of year: 1986 | setlist.fm

The top half is R.E.M. at the top of their game, and the bottom half is, appropriately, some bullshit. After the misery of recording Fables of the Reconstruction, R.E.M. wanted a win. So they headed to Indiana to record with John Cougar Mellencamp's producer, with the express goal of making a big dumb rocker. The result is one half of a very good album. Political, clear, resonant. And one half of a shambling mess.Links:<ul><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lf6vCjtaV1k&amp;list=PL7zrnXIkwlVx--aSS486sXIeVSZFFWgOa&amp;index=7" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">R.E.M. - Fall On Me - YouTube</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_QG6tr9mjo&amp;list=PL7zrnXIkwlVx--aSS486sXIeVSZFFWgOa&amp;index=8" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">REM - Swan Swan H - YouTube</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HhPHk8smIsQ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tired of Singing Trouble - R.E.M. - YouTube</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yya--Z16NkA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">R.E.M. - Rotary Ten - YouTube</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JK8E2L08YLI" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Toys in the Attic (REM) - YouTube</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbpGcsKDp9Y" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Just A Touch (Athens Demo) - YouTube</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYozND5xcJg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">R.E.M. - Dream (All I Have To Do) - YouTube</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21lVxLQwk8Q" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">R.E.M. - Femme Fatale - YouTube</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5RzOxQhakA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">R.E.M - White tornado - YouTube</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=renJ8uO9g-c" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">R.E.M - Theme from Two Steps Onward [Demo] - YouTube</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPJSCFgMtl0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mystery To Me (2006 Digital Remaster) - YouTube</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxh2kdEmRZo" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">R.E.M. Wait. - YouTube</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8AZood9Dsg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Get On Their Way (What If We Give It Away?) (Athens Demo) - YouTube</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2q0SBSiPrLI" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">These Days (Athens Demo) - YouTube</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KY2eAbj7p6I" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">I Believe (Athens Demo) - YouTube</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dlsJu2VfBv8" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">R.E.M. (PSA) Bad Day, I Believe, (demos) 1986 - YouTube</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18YRTF5C2xk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">REM - Begin The Begin live 10/21/86 Dekalb IL - YouTube</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7hiKTKUa9I" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">R.E.M. - 10/02/85 Germany 10. Have You Ever Seen The Rain? - YouTube</a></li><li><a href="http://www.setlist.fm/stats/average-setlist/rem-33d6b859.html?year=1986" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">R.E.M. Average Setlists of year: 1986 | setlist.fm</a></li></ul>

Episode 6: Lifes Rich Pageant

The band didn't like it. The critics didn't like it. But we do. R.E.M.'s story so far has been one of effortless creativity. They worked very hard to make good things happen, but they also had the right friends and creative partners to be truly prolific with their work. This changed with Fables of the Reconstruction, when the band traded Mitch Easter and the southern U.S. for a new producer and frigid London. The result is an album that has a reputation for being dark and weird, and that's not necessarily a bad thing. It's also not entirely true.Links:R.E.M. - Can't Get There From Here - YouTubeR.E.M. - Driver 8 - YouTubeR.E.M. - Feeling Gravitys Pull - YouTubeR.E.M. - Life And How To Live It - YouTubeR.E.M. - Bandwagon - YouTubeR.E.M. - Burning Hell (Demo) - YouTubeBurning hell - YouTubeR.E.M. - Crazy - YouTubeR.E.M. LIVE Rockpalast Zeche, Bochum Germany October 2, 1985 - YouTube

The band didn't like it. The critics didn't like it. But we do. R.E.M.'s story so far has been one of effortless creativity. They worked very hard to make good things happen, but they also had the right friends and creative partners to be truly prolific with their work. This changed with Fables of the Reconstruction, when the band traded Mitch Easter and the southern U.S. for a new producer and frigid London. The result is an album that has a reputation for being dark and weird, and that's not necessarily a bad thing. It's also not entirely true.Links:<ul><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gD3cYh5Pp1I" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">R.E.M. - Can't Get There From Here - YouTube</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wuFId1RYSZE" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">R.E.M. - Driver 8 - YouTube</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NodXnjUIZ0U&amp;list=PL7zrnXIkwlVx--aSS486sXIeVSZFFWgOa&amp;index=5" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">R.E.M. - Feeling Gravitys Pull - YouTube</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJJwjE2TG6Q&amp;index=6&amp;list=PL7zrnXIkwlVx--aSS486sXIeVSZFFWgOa" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">R.E.M. - Life And How To Live It - YouTube</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYTHWS6xFf4" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">R.E.M. - Bandwagon - YouTube</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5XYTLyy2M-w" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">R.E.M. - Burning Hell (Demo) - YouTube</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbn8doL8n7k" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Burning hell - YouTube</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3oTY50Fqv2c" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">R.E.M. - Crazy - YouTube</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfvLEPHJrTo" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">R.E.M. LIVE Rockpalast Zeche, Bochum Germany October 2, 1985 - YouTube</a></li></ul>

Episode 5: Fables of the Reconstruction

It took seven albums and 11 years, but R.E.M. finally got their breakthrough in 1991 with Out of Time. The overall album heads in the same direction as Green, but goes even further into mandolin weirdness. Freed from the constraints of touring, Peter, Mike, Bill, and Michael had every opportunity to make exactly the album they wanted... but the result is oddly inconsistent. This episode features a brief appearance by Brayton Cameron of Teenage Dirtbags to discuss "Radio Song".Links:(2) Timepiece - YouTubeFirst we take Manhattan by R.E.M. - YouTubeR.E.M. Fretless - YouTube(2) R.E.M. - Good King Wenceslas - YouTubeR.e.M. Academy Fight Song (cover) - YouTube(2) R.e.M.Ghost reindeer in the sky - YouTube(2) R.E.M. Summertime - YouTubeR.E.M. Christmas Griping - YouTube(2) R.E.M. 19910428 Mountain Stage, Capital Plaza Theatre, Charleston, WV - YouTube(2) REM "Here I Am Again" - Lyrics - YouTubeSugar Cane - YouTubeR.E.M. - Radio Song (Official Music Video) [This Film Is On Video Version] - YouTube(2) R.E.M. - Shiny Happy People (Official Music Video) - YouTube(2) R.E.M. - Losing My Religion (Official Music Video) - YouTube(2) R.E.M. - "Near Wild Heaven" (Official Music Video) [This Film Is On Version] - YouTube(2) Furry Happy Monsters - YouTube

It took seven albums and 11 years, but R.E.M. finally got their breakthrough in 1991 with Out of Time. The overall album heads in the same direction as Green, but goes even further into mandolin weirdness. Freed from the constraints of touring, Peter, Mike, Bill, and Michael had every opportunity to make exactly the album they wanted... but the result is oddly inconsistent. This episode features a brief appearance by Brayton Cameron of Teenage Dirtbags to discuss "Radio Song".Links:<ul><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5O7qRC-SAHU&amp;index=50&amp;list=PLxlvB6dUxeCjQ5c9eO2v7eZGLwY2yTX2p" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">(2) Timepiece - YouTube</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9PrGQAE8Mo" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">First we take Manhattan by R.E.M. - YouTube</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_ORGkvz_cU" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">R.E.M. Fretless - YouTube</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIpj4crxAqI" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">(2) R.E.M. - Good King Wenceslas - YouTube</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2yXvZzSbBM" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">R.e.M. Academy Fight Song (cover) - YouTube</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4lGekseJRCg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">(2) R.e.M.Ghost reindeer in the sky - YouTube</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HKh0UBrtlM" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">(2) R.E.M. Summertime - YouTube</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9A7adBeqf4" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">R.E.M. Christmas Griping - YouTube</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTYf0oN3d54" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">(2) R.E.M. 19910428 Mountain Stage, Capital Plaza Theatre, Charleston, WV - YouTube</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Sj3UuF35XA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">(2) REM "Here I Am Again" - Lyrics - YouTube</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fc-rogi7xiw" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sugar Cane - YouTube</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0XhYEqz2Hu8" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">R.E.M. - Radio Song (Official Music Video) [This Film Is On Video Version] - YouTube</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYOKMUTTDdA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">(2) R.E.M. - Shiny Happy People (Official Music Video) - YouTube</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwtdhWltSIg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">(2) R.E.M. - Losing My Religion (Official Music Video) - YouTube</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oC7er_6dpsI" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">(2) R.E.M. - "Near Wild Heaven" (Official Music Video) [This Film Is On Version] - YouTube</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXVvvRBBUn8" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">(2) Furry Happy Monsters - YouTube</a></li></ul>

Episode 10: Out of Time

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