Document

R.E.M. brought together a variety of experiences to create the second 'Document' single and one of the most famous songs in the band's catalog.

Michael Stipe was inspired by 'Animal Farm' to create an animalized revolution put down by the Reagan administration.

R.E.M.'s most topical album yet just kept getting more intense.

As R.E.M. sprinted toward a long-developing commercial breakthrough in 1987, they came to more fully understand their own powers as a band.