Sleep with R.E.M. Part 2
R.E.M. Part 2
Sleep with Rock Stars, the Gen X Sleep Podcast. You deserve a good night's sleep…or whatever.
Relax and unwind while award-winning radio host and podcaster, Sloane Spencer, lulls you with soothing details about bands and musicians beloved by Gen X. Start with a calm meditation to train your brain that it's time to sleep, settle your headspace, and drift off with a low, mellow, sometimes whispering history lesson about the best bands to ever grace your mixed tapes.
This Week
- R.E.M. Berry/Buck/Mills/Stipe founded April 5, 1980 in Athens, Georgia.
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Transcript Highlights
00:00 Introduction to Sleep with Rock Stars
01:43 Relaxation Techniques for Better Sleep
02:50 R.E.M.'s Album 'Reveal' and Its Impact
04:44 R.E.M.'s Later Albums and Tours
09:37 R.E.M.'s Breakup and Final Works
10:58 Post-Breakup Releases and Events
13:57 R.E.M.'s Musical Style and Songwriting
20:17 R.E.M.'s Legacy and Influence
25:02 R.E.M.'s Political Activism
28:32 Band Members and Collaborators
31:35 R.E.M.'s Discography
32:51 Conclusion and Credits
Sloane Spencer is an award-winning voice over actor, radio personality, and podcast host. As a lifelong insomniac, she created Sleep with Rock Stars to incorporate sleep science successes (like meditation, repetition, and soothing vocals) with her favorite topic, Gen X music. Even when sleep deprived, Spencer enjoys distance running, her family, and her rescue dog.
Transcript
2011–present: Post-breakup releases and events
In: In March: In October: In September: In:Musical style
Sound and songwriting process
post-punk, and new wave. In a:All songwriting is credited to the entire band, even though individual members are sometimes responsible for writing the majority of a particular song. Each member is given an equal vote in the songwriting process; however, Buck has conceded that Stipe, as the band's lyricist, can rarely be persuaded to follow an idea he does not favor. Among the original line-up, there were divisions of labor in the songwriting process: Stipe would write lyrics and devise melodies, Buck would edge the band in new musical directions, and Mills and Berry would fine-tune the compositions due to their greater musical experience. Regarding Buck's driven approach, Mills said: "Someone's got to drive the train, and we were all more than happy to have Peter be our motivator." Stipe added, addressing Buck: "There's a body of work that wouldn't be there had you not been pushing us as hard as you did."
Vocals and lyrics
's lyrics. Stipe commented in: r, as "nonsense", saying in a:Peter Buck playing guitar and smiling
Peter Buck's guitar-playing style has defined R.E.M.'s sound.
Instrumentation
of R.E.M.'s music. During the:Legacy and influence
Pavement, one of several bands to name R.E.M. as an influence, wrote the song "Unseen Power of the Picket Fence" in honor of them.
ternative rock." In the early: s Charles Aaron wrote that by: e No Alternative compilation (:Awards
Main article: List of awards and nominations received by R.E.M.
Campaigning and activism
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auses; he is seen here at the: poses." An example is that in: l issues. Through the late: Stipe himself ran ads for the: From the late: In:Members
Main members
, percussion, backing vocals (: – guitar, mandolin, banjo (: s, keyboards, backing vocals (: ichael Stipe – lead vocals (:Non-musical members
Bertis Downs – attorney (: Jefferson Holt – manager (:Several publications made by the band, such as album liner notes and fan club mailers, list Downs and Holt alongside the four founding band members
Touring and session musicians
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Murmur (: Reckoning (: Fables of the Reconstruction (: Lifes Rich Pageant (: Document (: Green (: Out of Time (: Automatic for the People (: Monster (: New Adventures in Hi-Fi (: Up (: Reveal (: Around the Sun (: Accelerate (: Collapse into Now (:
