REM is an American alternative rock band formed in 1980 in Athens, Georgia. It consists of Michael Stipe (vocals and rhythm guitar), Peter Buck (guitar and bass), Mike Mills (bass and vocals), and Bill Berry (drums and percussion). The band's career began with the release of their first album, Murmur, in 1983. The group gained critical and commercial success with the release of their second album, Reckoning, in 1984, and reached its peak with the release of their third album, Fables of the Reconstruction, in 1985. REM continued to explore new musical territories with the albums Lifes Rich Pageant (1986), Document (1987) and Green (1988), and reached a new commercial peak with Out of Time (1991), which produced the hits "Losing My Religion" and "Shiny Happy People". The band faced difficulties with the album Monster (1994), but rebounded with a return to a more energetic and rock approach on New Adventures in Hi-Fi (1996). The band took a long break before making a comeback in 2001 with the album Reveal. REM then experienced a period of transition with the album Around the Sun (2004), before disbanding in 2011.

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