A Farewell to R.E.M.
After 31 years of amazing music, R.E.M. is hanging it up and bringing their amazing career to an end. While I must admit that I'm sad to hear the band is calling it a day, I'm also extremely thankful for the wonderful music they left behind and I'm happy that they're going out on a high note and in good spirits. I respect their decision and they've worked harder than we'll ever know these past three decades to bring us the best possible music they could. In honor of one of my all-time favorite groups, I figured I'd count down the band's 15 albums in my personal order of favorites. Every R.E.M. record is full of touching and amazing tunes and I thought it might be fun to look back and see how every one of their albums has impacted me. 1. Fables of the Reconstruction (1985) Picking a favorite R.E.M. album is no easy task and my number one favorite has changed multiple times over the years. Fables of the Reconstruction has claimed that top spot for the ti...