Buck also has made contributions on many other musicians' albums, including The Replacements, Billy Bragg, The Decemberists, Robyn Hitchcock, and several Eels albums. And I like that energy a little bit, and that gives them their aggression."īuck has produced many bands, including Uncle Tupelo, Dreams So Real, Drivin N Cryin, The Fleshtones, Charlie Pickett, and The Feelies. "And it's almost like performing and having to deal with all of that is a bit of a compromise for him, so just fuck off. but that's all," explained U2's lead singer Bono in 2003. And you feel that he wants to be in a band because he likes what they do. "When Peter plays guitar, there's a strong sense of fuck off that comes from his side of the stage. releases prior to Accelerate (2008), his guitar parts have been less prominent. He has also used a wide variety of other instruments as the group has continued to experiment and develop. albums that saw the band break through to international popularity, has been associated with Rickenbacker guitars, particularly a Jetglo (black) model 360. His sound, especially on mid-period R.E.M. He makes wide use of open strings while chording to create chiming and memorable pop melodies. Music īuck's style of guitar playing is simple and yet distinctive. While in Athens, Buck worked at the Wuxtry Records store, where he met future bandmate Michael Stipe as well as R.E.M.'s future manager, Bertis Downs. Buck moved to Athens, Georgia, and attended the University of Georgia as well. After graduating with honors from Crestwood High School in 1975, Buck attended Emory University and joined Delta Tau Delta fraternity. After spending time in Los Angeles and San Francisco, the Buck family moved, via Roswell, Georgia, to Atlanta. Peter Lawrence Buck was born on December 6, 1956, in Berkeley, California, to Peter and Violet Buck. īuck also has a career as a record producer including releases by Uncle Tupelo, Vigilantes of Love, Dreams So Real, The Fleshtones, The Feelies, and The Jayhawks, as well as a session musician (for the likes of The Replacements, Billy Bragg, Decemberists and Eels). Nixon consists of Buck, Scott McCaughey and Bill Rieflin, the same three musicians who comprise The Venus 3. Nixon", a band Buck founded in 2012 to support the release of his solo album with live gigs, has never issued an official recording. As well, ad hoc "supergroups" Bingo Hand Job ( Billy Bragg and R.E.M.), Musical Kings (Michelle Malone, Peter Buck, John Keane) and Nigel & The Crosses (Robyn Hitchcock, Peter Buck, Glenn Tilbrook and others) have each commercially released one track. Another side project group called Full Time Men released an EP while Buck was a member. Additionally, the experimental combo Slow Music (which also features Fred Chalenor, Hector Zazou, Matt Chamberlain, Robert Fripp, and Bill Rieflin) have released an official live concert CD. These groups included Arthur Buck (with Joseph Arthur), Hindu Love Gods, The Minus 5, Tuatara, The Baseball Project, Robyn Hitchcock and the Venus 3, Tired Pony, The No-Ones, and Filthy Friends, each of which have released at least one full-length studio album. (1980–2011), as well as during his subsequent solo career, Buck has also been at various times an official member of numerous 'side project' groups. He also plays the banjo and mandolin on several R.E.M. He was a co-founder and the lead guitarist of the alternative rock band R.E.M. Peter Lawrence Buck (born December 6, 1956) is an American musician and songwriter.
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