Yeah, REM has been around forever. I haven't listened to much of their new stuff (post 1997 or whenever Up came out) but I heard their new album isn't bad.
Most people talk about their early 90s stuff but I think it's definitely inferior to their first few albums, though some of the individual songs from Automatic for the People and Monster were pretty fuckin' awesome. I also try to forget that Shiny Happy People ever happened.

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