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👹 Crank it up! “What’s The Frequency, Kenneth?” was released as the first single from Monster on this day in 1994. In an interview that year, Michael explained his lyrics: “I wrote that protagonist as a guy who’s desperately trying to understand what motivates the younger generation, who has gone to great lengths to try and figure them out, and at the end of the song it’s completely fucking bogus. He got nowhere.” The video was directed by Peter Care who also worked with the band on “Drive,” “Man On The Moon,” “Electrolite,” “Aftermath,” “Leaving New York,” & “Radio Song.” #rem

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Pretty Persuasion (Left of Reckoning, 1984) #definitivesoundseries

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New Adventures In Hi-Fi turns 30 today. The band wrote and recorded much of it on the road during the Monster tour, working up songs at soundchecks and rolling a mobile studio from town to town, so the record carries the feel of the road itself. Tell us your favorite song from the album in the comments. #rem

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⛏️ What would Labor Day be without a work song? Video directed by Michael Stipe. #laborday #worksong #rem

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“Time After Time (Annelise)” from Left of Reckoning, 1984

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25 years later, there’s more to Reveal. Arriving November 20, Reveal (25th Anniversary Edition) expands R.E.M.’s 2001 album with The Black Sessions Revealed, a previously unreleased 17-song performance recorded for Radio France in Paris just days before the album’s release. The deluxe edition also features new liner notes by journalist Birgit Fuss, with fresh reflections from Michael, Peter and Mike on the making of Reveal and the place the album holds in the R.E.M. catalog. The Black Sessions Revealed will also be available as a standalone 2-LP set, including a Neon Pink pressing exclusive to REMHQ.com. Also available exclusively at REMHQ is the original 1-LP Reveal album on Neon Orange vinyl. “Imitation of Life (The Black Sessions)” is out now. Preorder and listen at the link in bio. @Craft Recordings

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Leaving New York never easy… Happy Anniversary to Around The Sun.

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👹 🐻 Monster was released on this day in 1994. “What’s the Frequency, Kenneth?” was the lead single from the band’s 9th studio album.

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A finest worksong for the people who built it, and the team that will make it home. @buildingbuffalodoc #finestworksong

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Shannon/Narducy and a whole lot of friends, the fadeout at the Dublin show last week still has us reeling. Crazy what you could have had. Video: Lance Bangs @jasonnarducy

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😴 Sleep delays my life… “Get Up” was released as the fourth single from Green on September 5, 1989. This video clip is from Tourfilm from the band’s concert at Greensboro Coliseum (November 10, 1989). #rem

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🚂 Driver 8 take a break… (single released on this day in 1985). #rem