R.E.M.是一支于1980年组建于美国的摇滚乐团。乐团的原成员有迈可尔·斯蒂佩（Michael Stipe，主唱）、彼得·巴克（Peter Buck，吉他手）、迈可·米尔斯（Mike Mills，贝司手）和比尔·贝里（Bill Berry，鼓手）。R.E.M.是首批红起来的另类摇滚乐团。他们最先吸引大家注意的是彼得的吉他音色，带有一种急速变奏的吉他风格，以及斯蒂佩迷蒙的歌词和唱腔。R.E.M.于1981年由独立厂牌Hib-Tone出版了第一支单曲“Radio Free Europe”。接下来的1982年乐队出版了首张EP“Chronic Town”，这是乐队第一份由I.R.S.唱片出版的作品。1983年，乐队出版了广受好评的处子专辑“Murmur”，并且乐队通过接下来几年的作品，固定的巡演以及大学电台的大力支持逐渐确立了自己的地位。随着几年的地下的成功，乐队用单曲“The One I Love”赢得了主流的成功。1988年，乐队转签约华纳兄弟唱片，并开始涉及政治以及环境问题。

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R.E.M. was an American rock band from Athens, Georgia, formed in 1980 by lead singer Michael Stipe, lead guitarist Peter Buck, bassist/backing vocalist Mike Mills, and drummer Bill Berry. One of the first popular alternative rock bands, R.E.M. were noted for Buck's ringing, arpeggiated guitar style, Stipe's particular vocal quality, and Mills' melodic basslines and backing vocals. R.E.M. released their first single, "Radio Free Europe", in 1981 on the independent record label Hib-Tone. The single was followed by the Chronic Town EP in 1982, the band's first release on I.R.S. Records. 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. Following years of underground success, R.E.M. achieved a mainstream hit in 1987 with the single "The One I Love". The group signed to Warner Bros. Records in 1988, and began to espouse political and environmental concerns while playing large arenas worldwide.