Group
Community Trolls
- From
- Georgia, United States
- Active
- 1983–1985
- Releases
- 0
- rock
About
Community Trolls was a short-lived musical duo between Michael Stipe of R.E.M. and Matthew Sweet. In 1983, they collaborated as part of the Athens, Georgia, music scene, writing and recording three songs together. One of the compositions, "Tainted Obligation", was nearly released on a compilation album in 1986, and later appeared on bootlegs; it was released officially in 2002. Another Community Trolls' song, "Six Stock Answers", appeared in an unreleased indie film featuring Stipe, Sweet and some of their friends.
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Community Trolls, who may have at times included additional band members, performed in public at least twice. However, sometime in 1984, Sweet began distancing himself from the Athens music scene, and in 1985 he got a record deal and moved to New York. While he was accused of using his Athens music connections to get ahead and desert the scene, R.E.M. did not hold any hard feelings towards him.
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Data from MusicBrainz, saved 8 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.