Warner Bros. signed R.E.M. at the height of their popularity as an alternative rock band. Imagine their surprise when the R.E.M. they got sounded nothing like the R.E.M. that released Document just a couple of years earlier. Peter, Mike, Michael, and Bill had decided to swap instruments around. Peter picked up the mandolin, and a few folk ballads made their way into the mix. Given all of this upheaval, it's surprising that Green is one of the most solid R.E.M. albums, front to back.

Links:

• (2) Title - R.E.M. Bootleg - YouTube

• (2) REM - Title? (1987) - YouTube

• R.E.M. - Great Big (Instrumental) (Green Demo Outtake) - YouTube

• (2) R.E.M. - Green Demos Pop song 89 - YouTube

• R.E.M Stand (demo) - YouTube

• REM- You Are the Everything(Demo) - YouTube

• REM- Get Up(Demo) - YouTube

• REM - Parade of the Wooden Soldiers - YouTube

• R.E.M. - See No Evil - YouTube

• REM - Funtime - YouTube

• R.E.M. - Pop Song 89' (Acoustic Version) - YouTube

• (2) REM MEMPHIS TRAIN BLUES (the lost b-side to STAND) - YouTube

• Skin Tight (Live From Orlando, FL / 4/30/1989) - YouTube

• REM - Ghost Rider - YouTube

• (2) R.E.M. - Dark Globe - YouTube

• (2) R.E.M. - "Deck The Halls" - YouTube

• (2) R.e.M. I walked with a zombie - YouTube

• (2) R.E.M. - Orange Crush (Official Music Video) - YouTube

• (2) R.E.M. - Get Up (Official Music Video) [Pop Screen Video Version] - YouTube

• (2) R.E.M. - Stand (Official Music Video) - YouTube

• (2) R.E.M. - Pop Song 89 (Official Music Video) [Pop Screen Video Version] - YouTube