R.E.M. were the band to watch come the turn of 1984. Issued the previous April, debut LP had put the Athens, Georgia quartet at the forefront of a new strain of alternative American guitar-rock: raw, mysterious and strangely melodic. On one level, R.E.M. were leftfield classicists,
R.E.M. RECKONING
Feb 02, 2024
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