The Name Of This Band Is R.E.M: An electrifying biography of influential alternative American rock band, by best selling author of BRUCE, PAUL McCARTNEY and HOMEWARD BOUNDIn 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 Out of Time, Automatic for the People, Monster and Green. 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