R.E.M.'s Anger Comes Into Focus on 'Welcome to the Occupation'
Their third song about U.S. intervention in Central and South America was the most direct repudiation yet.
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'Finest Worksong': R.E.M. Gets Loud and Political but Stays Weird
As they sprinted toward a long-developing commercial breakthrough in 1987, they came to more fully understand their power as a band.
How R.E.M.'s 'Document' Dragged College Rock Into the Mainstream
A Top 10 hit and a platinum album marked the end of their world as an underground sensation (and they felt fine).