R.E.M. In Time: The Best Of R.E.M. 1988-2003 [2 LP] 100 Joe Johnson

Joe Johnson

Additional personnel: Bucky Baxter (pedal steel guitar)

Scott Granlund (saxophone)

to social critics who found layers of meaning in these tales of disillusioned America

R.E.M. In Time: The Best Of R.E.M. 1988-2003 [2 LP] 100 Joe JohnsonR. E. M.: Michael Stipe, Peter Buck, Mike Mills, Bill Berry. Includes liner notes by Peter Buck. Many of those who revere R. E. M. tend to fixate on the Athens band's earlier days, when the Byrds gone new wave jangle of Peter Buck's guitar and the inscrutable murmurs of curly headed frontman Michael Stipe ruled the college rock roost and set the standard for what came to be known as "alternative rock." Thus, it's often overlooked that the band didn't