Isn't he the main hitmaker in the band? I can't picture Michael Stipe playing a guitar, and Peter Buck is said to have just picked up a guitar upon starting the band.
Is Mike Mills the wizard behind R.E.M?
2006-12-06 03:31:29 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
Although I consider Stipe a lyrical genius, I've always thought Mike Mills was the heart of the band.
2006-12-06 03:54:36 · answer #1 · answered by ? 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Peter Buck is a pretty good guitar player, truly under rated...and the words are all Michael Stipe...but you are right, every band has one dude who knows music theory and arrangements, and i think that is Mike Mills...plus the vocal harmonies, which really define the early sound.
But, would they suck? I don't think so...listen to the 1st three records again ( or the IRS Years), was it Mike Mills that made those records great or was it Mike Mills that turned the later records into adult contemporary radio friendly crap? I remember them as a punk band from Athens...not the soundtrack making hit machine....either way, they will always be a band that matters.
2006-12-06 04:26:24 · answer #2 · answered by Doctor J. 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
i think it was a mixture of all of them. I dont listen to REM much anymore because of when their drummer left. They were a great band in thier day though.
2006-12-06 03:35:27 · answer #3 · answered by johnjd_cmu 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
with or without REM sucks.
2006-12-06 03:35:33 · answer #4 · answered by iron chef bryan 4 · 0⤊ 4⤋