Which R.E.M. album was the last to feature drummer Bill Berry?
Answer
New Adventures in Hi-Fi
Answer
New Adventures in Hi-Fi
New Adventures in Hi-Fi was the last R.E.M. album to feature drummer Bill Berry.
Released in 1996, New Adventures in Hi-Fi was R.E.M.'s tenth studio album and the final one recorded with Berry as a member of the band. Berry left R.E.M. amicably the following year, in 1997, after suffering a brain aneurysm during the 1995 Monster tour.
The album has a distinctive road-tested sound because much of it was recorded during and after that tour. The band captured live performances with portable eight-track equipment, then completed additional work at Bad Animals Studio in Seattle. Patti Smith contributed vocals to "E-Bow the Letter."
Around the Sun, Reveal, and Up all came after Berry's departure and were made by R.E.M. as a three-piece, with session musicians sometimes supporting them. That is why New Adventures in Hi-Fi is often described as Berry's final R.E.M. album, even though he did not play on later releases.
Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Aug. 2026