Why R.E.M. Don't Get The Credit They Deserve

R.E.M. feel somewhat overlooked these days. Michael Stipe, Peter Buck, Mike Mills and Bill Berry once had the world at their feet. From Murmur through to the mega success of Losing My Religion and beyond, the band were at one time arguably both the most critically acclaimed AND the biggest band in the world (famously resigning to Warner Bros for a record $80million in 1996). But looking back today, the true value of the band's legacy appears to be in question. There is a schism between those who only ever dipped their toes into the shallow end of the band's discography - the radio hits - and those who've taken a deep dive through the IRS albums and the rest of their three-decades long body of work. In this video, we argue the case for R.E.M.'s place in the rock n roll canon and look at the reasons why some may doubt their ranking in the pantheon of the greats.
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