Peter Buck, the murmur days

Here's a clip from Athens, GA Inside-Out featuring Peter Buck circa 1983 (judging from his own testimony.) Peter is a member of R.E.M., and quite possibly the worst guitar player who ever lived - yet somehow also one of the best. figure that one out. this film was released in 1987. it seems to be a documentary cobbled together using footage from 1980 - 1986. there's not much information on it, but it's an interesting film.

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[Frequency95]

I love how laid back he is, just walking around town in his pyjamas, picking up branches for no reason, giving interviews in his pyjamas, giving a tour of his house but only showing the bathroom, moving into that house because it was close to Walter's BBQ...only Peter Buck is that cool.

[Sligomol]

@Frequency95 yeah, totally agree. this sort of coolness only comes around once every forty years at best.

[minedarea]

Judging by what the black guy at the end is saying this must be from 1986. The Butthole Surfers moved into to the area in 1986 and, according to Wikipedia at least, made a habit of stalking members of R.E.M.

[Sligomol]

@minedarea - You're probably right - I figure it's around that time at least. I think in '83 Buck's hair looked like one of the Beatles'.

[Sligomol]

I speculate that this is footage from '83 because he says he moved to Athens in 1978, then later in his conversation says "being in a band is an ideal living . . . it is, five years later down the road, it's pretty neat"

It's kind of hard to date this movie's clips.

[Sligomol]

Why '86?

[deeeecraig2]

I think that he's a GREAT guitarist. Peter Buck really isn't that easy to imitate. His parts are melodic and memorable. You can hum them. He knew how to dress up Bill Berry's songs better than anyone else.

[metallicatt316]

Peter is so sexy in this video.

[MusicalElitist1]

@deeeecraig2: Mike Mills said Pete had the "best right hand in the business" cos of the way he structures his guitar parts and how he plays them.

[pggtips]

@Sligomol Cos that was the first year they had actually made enough money to buy their own houses ;-)

[forumchatter09]

Grab a Bud heavy and a big as* branch

[fred6059]

He can't afford clothes

[millsfreak]

I understand he is incredibly sexy, but where the hell was he going with that branch???

[fanofaestallings]

It is 1986. I have a photo of him on that porch I took when I was visiting him. Thanks for posting I had forgotten that part of his house.