R.E.M.—“Nightswimming”
60 Songs That Explain the '90s
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The Unease of R.E.M.'s Out of Time
R.E.M.'s seventh album, Out of Time, released in March 1991. Michael Steip: "When I say that this record is going to alter the course of pop history, I say it with my tongue pretty firmly in my cheek and a little snicker on my lips" The band decides they won't really tour in support of this record because they toured for 10 years straight and they're tired. On the first single Peter Buck is playing a mandolin of all things.
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