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You won’t spot them waving Confederate flags or singing rebel anthems, but REM are definitely the standard-bearers for the current, heart-warming renaissance of Southern rock ’n’ roll. Not since Talking Heads has American rock produced a band as capable of turning unanimous critical adulation into a commercial success achieved without damaging compromise.

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Rip It Up, Issue 113, 1 December 1986, Page 2

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You won’t spot them waving Confederate flags or singing rebel anthems, but REM are definitely the standard-bearers for the current, heart-warming renaissance of Southern rock ’n’ roll. Not since Talking Heads has American rock produced a band as capable of turning unanimous critical adulation into a commercial success achieved without damaging compromise. Rip It Up, Issue 113, 1 December 1986, Page 2

You won’t spot them waving Confederate flags or singing rebel anthems, but REM are definitely the standard-bearers for the current, heart-warming renaissance of Southern rock ’n’ roll. Not since Talking Heads has American rock produced a band as capable of turning unanimous critical adulation into a commercial success achieved without damaging compromise. Rip It Up, Issue 113, 1 December 1986, Page 2