***"R.E.M."*** was an American rock band from ***[Athens, Georgia](https://cutt.ly/NmRkghQ)***, formed in 1980 by drummer ***[Bill Berry](https://cutt.ly/AmRklXQ)***, guitarist ***[Peter Buck](https://cutt.ly/ymRkcq5)***, bassist ***[Mike Mills](https://cutt.ly/CmRknrO)***, and lead vocalist ***[Michael Stipe](https://cutt.ly/lmRkQn5)***, who were students at the University of Georgia. Combining ringing guitar hooks with mumbled, cryptic lyrics and a D.I.Y. aesthetic borrowed from post-punk, the band simultaneously sounded traditional and modern. While there were a number of hardcore and punk bands in the U.S. during the early '80s, ***"R.E.M."*** brought guitar pop back into the underground lexicon. The band marked the point when post-punk turned into alternative rock, and inspired countless bands, from the legions of jangle pop groups in the mid-'80s to scores of alternative pop groups in the '90s, who admired their slow climb to stardom. The band’s ninth album ***”Monster”*** was an intentional stylistic shift from ***"R.E.M.'s" previous two albums ***"[Out of Time](https://cutt.ly/pmPOH0J)"*** and ***"[Automatic for the People](https://cutt.ly/rmPPfhq)"***, with loud, distorted guitar tones and simple arrangements. ***Michael Stipe's*** lyrics at times deal with the nature of celebrity, and some are sung from the viewpoint of a character. From the androgynous sleaze of ***"[Crush With Eyeliner](https://cutt.ly/smAFsds)"*** to the subtle, Eastern-tinged menace of ***"[You](https://cutt.ly/YmAGr5m)"*** most of the album sounds dense, dirty, and grimy, which makes the punchy guitars of ***"[What's the Frequency, Kenneth?](https://cutt.ly/gmAFoqO)"*** and the warped soul of ***"[Tongue](https://cutt.ly/LmAFfar)"*** all the more distinctive. The album doesn't have the conceptual unity or consistently brilliant songwriting of ***"[Automatic for the People](https://cutt.ly/rmPPfhq)"***, but it does offer a wide range of sonic textures that have never been heard on an ***"R.E.M."*** album before. ***”Star 69”*** is the fifth song on the band’s ninth studio album ***"[Monster](https://cutt.ly/hmPAlbd)"***, released on September 27, 1994 by ***”Warner Bros. Records”***. *** ***"R.E.M."*** info: **[Wikipedia](https://cutt.ly/UmEN4em)** **/** **[Official](https://remhq.com/)** **/** **[Allmusic](https://cutt.ly/VmEMxKC)** **/** **[Discogs](https://cutt.ly/dmEMlJa)** **/** **[Spotify](https://cutt.ly/UmEMgFG)** **/** **[Last.fm](https://cutt.ly/imEMPrb)** **/** **[Facebook](https://cutt.ly/TmEMqjC)** **/** **[YouTube](https://cutt.ly/tmEMfuH)** **/** **[Twitter](https://cutt.ly/hmEMrAR)** **/** **[Instagram](https://cutt.ly/AmEMuMS)** **/** **[Lyrics](https://cutt.ly/NmEMbsG)** **/** *** More ***"R.E.M."*** **Organism Star** candy: **"R.E.M."** **/** ***[Murmur](https://cutt.ly/6mPIH1l)*** **"R.E.M."** **/** ***[Reckoning](https://cutt.ly/KmPIKSM)*** **"R.E.M."** **/** ***[Fables Of The Reconstruction](https://cutt.ly/OmPIZq5)*** **"R.E.M."** **/** ***[Lifes Rich Pagiant](https://cutt.ly/WmPIXWX)*** **"R.E.M."** **/** ***[Document](https://cutt.ly/zmPICOI)*** **"R.E.M."** **/** ***[Green](https://cutt.ly/lmPI0Oo)*** **"R.E.M."** **/** ***[Out Of Time](https://cutt.ly/pmPOH0J)*** **"R.E.M."** **/** ***[Automatic For The People ](https://cutt.ly/rmPPfhq)*** **"R.E.M."** **/** ***[New Adventures In Hi-Fi](https://cutt.ly/lmPAJ4v)*** *** > **[Organism Star Official](https://organismstar.wordpress.com/)** / Complete *Organism Star* LBRY Archive!

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