Summary
A comprehensive guide to REM, its members, their backgrounds, and their music, IT CRAWLED FROM THE SOUTH is both a treasure trove of information about the band and an enlightening depiction of the Athens, Georgia, music scene of the 1980s and early 1990s. Chapters are devoted to the musical influences of each member, how they met, and how, when, and why they wrote their songs, among a host of other absorbing topics. Marcus Gray constructs a fascinating portrait of a band of widely differing personalities drawn together by a common love of music-namely, the punk rock of the late 1970s-and their re-imagining of this music as an eccentric blend of guitar rock and swirling, half-heard lyrical imagery. Gray also lists the many Atlanta and Athens clubs in which the band performed (and still sometimes shows up at for surprise gigs), and the equally numerous REM-related landmarks in the area, such as Weaver D's Delicious Fine Foods, the Athens soul food restaurant whose motto gave the band the title of their AUTOMATIC FOR THE PEOPLE album. IT CRAWLED FROM THE SOUTH is an invaluable aid to any fan seeking to delve deeper into REM's roots.
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"Essential reading for fans of the band that professes to think-and does."
-- Cosmopolitan
Bibliographic Details
Publisher: Lightning Source Inc
Published date: 1997
Size: 5.75 x 8.25 inches
Weight: 1.4 pounds
Publisher's Notes
This revised edition includes several analytic essays that decode Michael Stipe's cryptic lyrics and explain the concepts behind R.E.M.'s intriguing album cover artwork.
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