It was also important for us as a band to work on something, to do something, without the pressure of an REM album. It was great to score a movie, writing music for someone else, and it put us in ...

Or at least they were there for a combination of the two. Shannon, guitarist Jason Narducy and a backing band performed R.E.M.’s 1985 album “Fables of the Reconstruction” in its entirety in Chicago in ...

REM’s original line-up was broken in 1997 with ... “We quit at the right time. Great album, great tour, go home.” The band ...

Dessner goes on to reveal that his most treasured REM album is 1986’s 'Lifes Rich Pageant'. For more of Bryce Dessner on the most important albums of his life, check out the new March issue of ...

They’re just performers with a deep affection for the albums of R.E.M. and a desire to play them for the legion of like-minded fans. Such an homage would be unnecessary if R.E.M. were still extant.

R.E.M. released five more albums after Berry’s departure before calling it quits for good in 2011. The band’s last onstage performance came when they played their iconic anthem “Losing My ...