The end of REM

No, I'm not going to say "REM RIP", which had become a hoary old cliche within 24 hours of the announcement. I feel sad about it, because although I didn't hear their last album I did hear "Accelerate", and to me it sounded that they still had fuel in the tank.

I still haven't heard the first four albums, and I'll try to seek them out. Like a lot of fans, "Document" was the first one I heard and liked. But "New Adventures In Hi-Fi" is my favourite.

I only saw them live once, at Wembley Arena on the "Green" tour in 1989. At the time their music didn't seem to me to fit big venues like that - I remember people singing along to "You Are The Everything" at the tops of their voices and thinking it was a bit stupid. But obviously they grew into it.

Good luck!