R.E.M.（快转眼球乐队）Rapid Eye Movement简介

 

      R.E.M.（快转眼球乐队）Rapid Eye Movement介绍：将80年代的校园摇滚正名为90年代，甚至是21世纪的摇滚主流，R.E.M.就是那股推动年轻世代摇滚精神里的不可漠视的力量，这支来自乔治亚州Athens市的乐团面对英伦新浪漫摇滚、电子摇滚、饶舌摇滚的潮流替换，始终坚持最纯正的摇滚元素，R.E.M.用20多年的时光证明校园摇滚也可以是一支伟大的摇滚乐团。 1980年4月，R.E.M.正式组队，团名是Rapid Eye Movement(意指做梦时眼球会快速转动)的缩写.1987年以专辑《Document》与单曲“The One I Love”初次闯进排行TOP 10，1991年，专辑《Out Of Time》创造乐团巅峰，专辑直冲冠军王座，连推“Losing My Religion”、“Shinny Happy People”两首TOP 10单曲，并赢得****流行乐团、另类音乐与音乐录像带3座葛莱美奖，此张专辑与Nirvana同年发表的专辑《Nevermind》为非主流乐团响起号角，更为摇滚乐找回失落许久的年轻精神。

 

 

      R.E.M.（Rapid Eye Movement）是一个精神病学和医学名词，意为"浅睡中的眼球跳动"，是潜意识和梦境最为活跃的时间。1980 年来自乔治亚大学的四位小伙子——乐队的核心人物、主唱及主要歌曲创作者 Michael Stipe、吉他手 Peter Buck、贝司手 Mike Mills 和鼓手 Bill Berry --把它作为自己乐队的名字，开始了他们的摇滚生涯。R.E.M.是一支典型的变换乐队，在主流摇滚世界的边缘存活和发展。早期的R.E.M.有着乡村、民谣的声音，配以好象性质上相斥的强劲的贝司线条和急进的旋律，特别受大学生的喜爱。1981年，R.E.M.录制了他们的第一支单曲《自由电波在欧洲》，然而并没有在排行榜上取得任何成绩，但却成为大学校园无线电广播台的一位座上常客，在以后的十几年内，R.E.M.乐队通过朋克音乐的结合并对古典摇滚作尽可能的改进，在摇滚乐坛上创造了一个新的模式--强调了新摇滚包装和上演舞台设计的重要性。

 

      R.E.M乐队的名字是Rapid Eye Movement（快速转动眼球），于1980年组建，乐队用英式朋克音乐的嘲讽态度从新浪潮的音乐层面上出发，重新定义了美国摇滚乐中另类的定义，从某种意义上讲，他们是美国另类摇滚乐之父。作为一支真正起家于地下的乐队，他们在建团初期就开着大篷车周游美国大陆，将自己的音乐理想和精神传播于乡村、学校和酒馆。R.E.M代表着地下音乐的最高水平，听似舒缓的旋律表现着深沉的摇滚内涵，噪重的吉他噪音却变得慵懒了起来，暴躁的鼓鸣也优雅了许多，本应嘶喉的嗓音却也如细腻的丝绸一般哀婉深沉。他们的音乐态度一直是阴暗低调的，总是从非常人性的角度来解释一些深刻的人生哲学，而不似流行音乐简单的享乐主义。他们的音乐拥有着梦一般的气质：飘逸、放浪、又隐含着些许甜蜜的忧伤。形式上的大胆突破，跳动的吉他弹奏、坚实的贝司线条，以及主唱魅力四射的吟唱，交织出一首首似梦似真又直击心灵的旋律。这种特立独行的气质使R.E.M在上世纪80年代吹响了非主流音乐的号角，也深深地影响了后辈，几乎每个另类摇滚乐队身上都有他们的影子。R.E.M乐队也总是竭尽全力地维持着地下音乐的状态，展现在乐迷面前的是一种摇滚乐内在的力量，一种纯粹而神秘的境界。

 

 

      快转眼球乐队 Rapid Eye Movement 英文介绍

      R.E.M. is an American rock band formed in Athens, Georgia, in 1980 by Michael Stipe (lead vocals), Peter Buck (guitar), Mike Mills (bass guitar), and Bill Berry (drums and percussion). R.E.M. was one of the first popular alternative rock bands, and gained early attention due to Buck's ringing, arpeggiated guitar style and Stipe's unclear vocals. R.E.M. released its first single, "Radio Free Europe", in 1981 on the independent record label Hib-Tone. The single was followed by the Chronic Town EP in 1982, the band's first release on I.R.S. Records. In 1983, the band released its critically acclaimed debut album Murmur, and built its reputation over the next few years through subsequent releases, constant touring, and the support of college radio. Following years of underground success, R.E.M. achieved a mainstream hit in 1987 with the single "The One I Love". The group signed to Warner Bros. Records in 1988, and began to espouse political and environmental concerns while playing large arenas worldwide.

 

      By the early 1990s, when alternative rock began to experience broad mainstream success, R.E.M. was viewed as a pioneer of the genre and released its two most commercially successful albums, Out of Time (1991) and Automatic for the People (1992), which veered from the band's established sound. R.E.M.'s 1994 release Monster was a return to a more rock-oriented sound. The band began its first tour in six years to support the album; the tour was marred by medical emergencies suffered by three band members. In 1996, R.E.M. re-signed with Warner Bros. for a reported US$80 million, at the time the most expensive recording contract in history. The following year, Bill Berry left the band amicably, with Buck, Mills, and Stipe continuing as a three-piece. Through some changes in musical style, the band continued its career into the next decade with mixed critical and commercial success. In 2007, the band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.