October 15, 1994 –
R.E.M.’s ninth studio album, released by Warner Bros., Monster, was No. 1 on the Billboard Charts, on this date.
After releasing two consecutive slow-paced albums, Out Of Time and Automatic For The People, R.E.M really wanted to rock out on their album Monster. They were also trying to find their place in the alternative landscape as the early ’90s saw grunge explode out of Seattle, and U2 reinventing their sound with the theatrical Achtung Baby.
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