Kuze kube namuhla angikwazi ukucabanga ukuthi elinye lamaqembu avela kule minyaka edlule liyakwazi ukumaka izizukulwane ezi-3, kunzima kakhulu, futhi nakakhulu uma lowo ofika kuqala emqondweni (Coldplay) ekhiphe i-albhamu engenamsebenzi njengalena. . last "Mylo Xyloto" (2011).
I-REM zenziwe ngolunye udaka, abaphethe amafulegi bendawo yesehlakalo saseMelika eminyakeni yamashumi ayisishiyagalombili, yaqala njengeqembu elihle le-post-punk elathola ngokushesha ukuthi ibhalansi phakathi kwamandla kanye nomuzwa futhi uchungechunge lwama-albhamu angene kubalaleli abanolwazi kakhulu, wabe eseqala esinye isigaba, esikhazimula kakhulu, lapho nje inkontileka yakhe nenkampani enkulu yokuqopha ifika njengoba Warner. Nge "Green" (1988) iqembu laqala ukukhuphukela endaweni yokugeza yesixuku eyayizoqedwa ngalo "Kuphelelwe Isikhathi" (1991) kanye neMantshi "Automatic For the People" (1992).
Kamuva, iqembu lazama ukuphila ngomculo walo ngesizotha, lazi ukuthi kwakubonakala kunzima lapho selizinikele ngokungcono kakhulu, nokho, lapho kungekho muntu owayelindele okuthile kubo, bafika. "Ukulingisa Ukuphila" ingoma engasoze yalibaleka ayethule "Veza" (2001) waphinde waxhuma esinye isizukulwane. Amarekhodi angcono noma amabi alandelwe, kodwa ehlala egcina ikhwalithi ephezulu, ukumangala futhi ngonya eyethulwe. "Sheshisa" (2008).
Futhi konke lokhu kuvela eqinisweni lokuthi lokhu kuhlanganiswa kukhumbula wonke lo mlando omnandi womculo odumile, njengamagugu enani elingenakubalwa ahlelwe ngokulandelana kwezikhathi, cishe kukhona zonke izingqikithi okufanele zibe (Radio Free Europe, Fall On Me, The One I Love, Orange Crush, Ukulahlekelwa Inkolo Yami, Indoda Enyangeni, Wonke Umuntu Uyabuhlungu, Ukulingisa Ukuphila ...).
Amanye ama-albhamu anesisindo esikhudlwana, amanye angekho okuphawulekayo (lawo afika engqondweni kuqala athi “Shayela” noma “Thola Umfula”) kodwa sikhuluma nje ngokujwayelekile. i-anthology eqondile yeqembu, ubufakazi bezizukulwane ezizayo bokuthi kungani i-REM yayinkulu kangaka emashumini amathathu eminyaka.