Vinyl Chapters writer Michael Sumsion pores over REM’s catalogue and delivers his verdict on the band’s Top Ten albums. R.E.M. and their seismic career can be divided into three distinct phases or acts: the arty college-rock darlings of the alternative 80’s underground, the supernova crossover pop star era and then the epoch where these elder statesmen came to terms with fame … [Read more...] about R.E.M. – Ten Of Their Albums Rated and Ranked