{"product_id":"the-name-of-this-band-is-r-e-m-9780385546942","title":"The Name of This Band Is R.E.M.","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTHE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW \u003c\/i\u003eEDITORS'' CHOICE ?An electrifying cultural biography of the greatest and last American rock band of the millennium, whose music ignited a generation?and reasserted the power of rock and roll\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e[Carlin''s] unique gift for capturing the sweep and tenor of a cultural moment...is here on brilliant display. ?MichaelChabon\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the spring of 1980, an unexpected group of musical eccentrics came together to play their very first performance at a college party in Athens, Georgia. Within a few short years, they had taken over the world ? with smash records like \u003ci\u003eOut of Time\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAutomatic for the People\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMonster\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eGreen\u003c\/i\u003e. Raw, outrageous, and expressive, R.E.M.?s distinctive musical flair was unmatched, and a string of mega-successes solidified them as generational spokesmen. In the tumultuous transition between the wide-open 80s and the anxiety of the early 90s, R.E.M. challenged the corporate and social order, chasing a vision and cultivating a magnetic, transgressive sound.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this rich, intimate biography, critically acclaimed author Peter Ames Carlin looks beyond the sex, drugs, and rock?n?roll to open a window into the fascinating lives of four college friends ? Michael Stipe, Peter Buck, Mike Mills and Bill Berry ? who stuck together at any cost, until the end. Deeply descriptive and remarkably poetic, steeped in 80s and 90s nostalgia, \u003ci\u003eThe Name of This Band is R.E.M.\u003c\/i\u003e paints a cultural history of the commercial peak and near-total collapse of a great music era, and the story of the generation that came of age at the apotheosis of rock.","brand":"Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49896819491159,"sku":"9780385546942","price":22.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780385546942.jpg?v=1738093560","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-name-of-this-band-is-r-e-m-9780385546942","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}