R.E.M. "Green" soundtracks “It’s Been Awhile

“It’s Been Awhile

Guitarist Nick Zinner had brought along an old keyboard he bought on eBay to work with during the writing session

the album flows like a lava stream from one track into another

step to the ride/I’ve got an open mind so why don’t you all get inside”)

The 16-track studio album

R.E.M. "Green" soundtracks “It’s Been Awhilegreen catapulted r. e. m. from campus cult favorites to rock stars of the highest order. the album contains three of the athens, georgia, quartet's most popular radio hits ("pop song 89," "stand," and "orange crush"), punching up the big rock hooks and letting the spooky independent production slip away. some diehard fans cried "sellout!" but that's a strange attitude given singer michael stipe's environmental activism. "i'm very scared of this