While recording Reckoning, Stipe spontaneously sang the liner notes to the gospel album "The Joy of Knowing Jesus" over the music for 7 Chinese Brothers. While he didn't sing everything in the liner notes, he not only included the catalog number for the record, but also a sticker on the shrink wrap advertising the services of a recording studio.
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While recording Reckoning, Stipe spontaneously sang the liner notes to the gospel album "The Joy of Knowing Jesus" over the music for 7 Chi… read more
While recording Reckoning, Stipe spontaneously sang the liner notes to the gospel album "The Joy of Knowing Jesus" over the music for 7 Chinese Brothers. While he didn't s… read more
R.E.M. was an American rock band from Athens, Georgia, formed in 1980 by drummer Bill Berry, guitarist Peter Buck, bassist/backing vocalist Mike Mills, and lead vocalist Michael Stipe. One of the first alternative rock bands, R.E.M. was noted for Buck's ringing, arpeggiated guitar style, Stipe's distinctive vocal quality and obscure lyrics, Mills's melodic basslines and backing vocals, and Berry's tight, economical style of drumming. R.E.M. released its first single—"Radio Free Europe"—in 1981 on the independent record label Hib-Tone. The single was fo… read more
R.E.M. was an American rock band from Athens, Georgia, formed in 1980 by drummer Bill Berry, guitarist Peter Buck, bassist/backing vocalist Mike Mills, and lead vocalist Michael Stipe. One … read more
R.E.M. was an American rock band from Athens, Georgia, formed in 1980 by drummer Bill Berry, guitarist Peter Buck, bassist/backing vocalist Mike Mills, and lead vocalist Michael Stipe. One of the first alternative rock bands, R.E.M. wa… read more