44 years ago these two guys met in this very record store and formed a band. All these years, tours, awards, songs and ups/downs later, here they are again. A friendship that started with a love of music continues to this day. May we all be so lucky. /@rem
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Now, that’s old school cool!
Wuxtry!
Shiny and happy
Just had to get that Madonna vinyl!!! 😂
Great post! Arguably the best band out of the states ever.
Who’s that
Saw them at Glastonbury in 99, went and saw them again shortly after on tour. What a band!
Are they standing in the place that they were?
Look, that’s me in the corner!
What is the name of the record shop and where is it? Because I’d like to go there.
Everybody…shops…🤔
Fun fact:
Kurt Cobain loved REM.
And that Pylon album was in the exact same place…
I love that Alfred E Neuman is hoovering over Stipe.
We miss you. sincerely, GenX
Never went to the Athens store but live a few miles from Wuxtry Decatur
Get back together already!
And thus the music of my angsty teen years was born!
My all-time favorite band.
There are only a few bands that could outdo a first album so full of promise and they did it over and over again.
Peter’s guitar work, Michael’s lyrics/delivery, Mike’s backing vocals, Bill’s drumming, it’s all magic and I love all their albums as a four piece.
I saw REM in concert back in the late ’90s. Michael Stipe spent a great deal of time trying to talk us all into taking off our clothes. 🤣
Saw them in 84 in Philadelphia. Bought many t-shirts.
Athens in the ‘80s was a wonderful world ago.
The greatest thing since bread came sliced
I thought it all started with an earthquake, birds, snakes, and aeroplanes.
Imagine being the person who snapped that pic. Incredible.
I’m a little disappointed they didn’t go down the Billy Preston tribute band path.
Although, what’s the frequency Kenneth is quite the rocker.
One of my favorite ever!!
I guess they didn’t lose their religion after all.
That’s Madonna?
So many good songs over the years…👍
He just officiated Francis Bean Cobain and Riley Hawk’s wedding.
Why are those guys? I really don’t know.
Now I just feel old.
One of my few claims to hipness: I was a R.E.M. fan back when Michael Stipe was a longhair.