Self-motivated as R.E.M. was from the very outset of their career, it is hardly coincidental that the iconoclastic Georgians released their most

#rem #automaticforthepeople #90srock #90smusic #alternativerock #altrock #baroquepop #billberry #michaelstipe #mikemills #peterbuck #rock #rockmusic #music #musicsky #musiciansky Now, Andy did you hear about this one?  Automatic For The People ~ born October 6, 1992. The phrase was the slogan of Weaver D's Delicious Fine Foods, a diner in Athens, Georgia, that the band frequented. And, that Sputnik-like ornament on the album's cover was part of a sign for the Sinbad Motel in Miami, near where the album was recorded. 

#pattismith #peaceandnoise #ninetiesrock #rock #rockmusic #music #musicsky #musiciansky #artpunk #godmotherofpunk #alanginsberg #michaelstipe The Godmother of Punk releases her seventh on September 30, 1997 during a time of raw grief. Pretty much the whole album deals with the loss of her husband Fred "Sonic" Smith, her brother Todd and close friend Robert Mapplethorpe. The album touches on Smith's close relationship with beat poet Allen Ginsberg, who passed away in April of '97.

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#REM #Document #documentno.5 #80srock #80smusic #rock #rockmusic #music #musicsky #musiciansky #billberry #peterbuck #mikemills #michaelstipe September 1, 1987 ~ R.E.M release No. 5 -- or the "Document" album. The album is noted for its harder rock sound, more audible lyrics, and fiery political anger directed at the Ronald Reagan presidency of the '80s. The album gave the band their first top 10 hit -- "The One I Love." It's #212 on Rolling Stone's "500 Greatest Albums of All Time."

Released four decades ago, R.E.M.'s third full-length album, Lifes Rich Pageant (released 7/28/86), represented a willful if cautious nod to the

#warrenzevon #sentimentalhygiene #80srock #bobdylan #michaelstipe #neilyoung #peeterbuck #rem #rock #rockmusic #music #musicsky #musiciansky August 29, 1987 ~ Zevon's back after a 5-year hiatus and enlists some notables in the effort. Peter Buck, Bill Berry and Mike Mills, back up Zevon on this album and fellow R.E.M. alum Michael Stipe appears on the album providing vocals and harmony on the song "Bad Karma". Dylan and Neil Young are there, too; Orpheus playing harmonica on "The Factory" and Shakey does lead guitar on the title track.

https://idiocracy23.blogspot.com/2022/08/1001-ways-to-make-america-great-and.html   “A magisterial collection. A combination of Bukowski’s L...

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#10000maniacs #80smusic #altrock #folkrock #inmytribe #michaelstipe #nataliemerchant #peterasher #music #musicsky #musiciansky #rock #rockmusic 10,000 Maniacs release their 3rd on July 27, 1987. It's produced by Peter Asher and sold over 3M copies. "What's The Matter Here" and "Like The Weather" were both major college radio and mainstream rock radio hits and drove the maniacs the summer of '87.

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