Peter Buck (album)
| Peter Buck | ||||
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| Studio album by Peter Buck | ||||
| Released | October 5, 2012 | |||
| Recorded | 2012 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Length | 44:09 | |||
| Language | English | |||
| Label | Mississippi | |||
| Producer | Peter Buck | |||
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Peter Buck is the debut solo album from Peter Buck. It has received positive critical reception.
Recording and promotion
[edit]The album was initially announced by long-time collaborator Scott McCaughey in an interview with KIRO-FM on March 14, 2012, with an off-hand remark that Buck had been recording with no firm plans for a release.[1] The collaborators spent four days in the studio, recording and mixing.[2] On May 26, 2012, Buck performed with Joseph Arthur, playing the song "10 Million B.C." live and contributing vocals, which he had rarely done in his three decades with R.E.M.[3] An unfinished studio recording of the song was broadcast on WMFU's Diane's Kamikaze Fun Machine by guest DJ Steve Wynn on June 14, 2012.[4] McCaughey e-mailed Seattle Weekly on August 14, 2012, to confirm that the album was being released on vinyl only through local label Mississippi Records with no firm release date.[5] Buck formed the group Richard M. Nixon to preview the material live alongside McCaughey's band Young Fresh Fellows.[6]
Critical reception
[edit]| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 77⁄100 (four reviews)[7] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic Guide |   [8] |
According to the review aggregator Metacritic, Peter Buck received "generally favorable reviews" based on a weighted average score of 77 out of 100 from four critic scores.[7] Editors at AllMusic Guide scored this album four out of five stars, with critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine praising "how filthy it feels" and "a back-to-basics move for Buck".[8]
Track listing
[edit]All songs composed by Peter Buck
Side one
- "10 Million BC" – 3:04
- "It's Alright" – 3:34
- "Some Kind of Velvet Sunday Morning" – 4:15
- "Travel Without Arriving" – 4;13
- "Migraine" – 2:17
- "Give Me Back My Wig" – 2:50
- "Nothing Matters" – 3:38
Side two
- "So Long Johnny" – 2:30
- "L.V.M.F." – 1:23
- "Nothing Means Nothing" – 3:43
- "Hard Old World" – 4:02
- "Nowhere No Way" – 2:35
- "Vaso Loco" – 1:57
- "I'm Alive" – 4:08
The track "L.V.M.F.", featuring the sampled voice of Sonny Boy Williamson, appears only on the first pressing of 2,000 copies due to licensing restrictions, and was omitted from the repress of the LP in 2013 – which has the track name blacked out on the back cover.
Personnel
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- Peter Buck – guitar, piano, vocals
- Jenny Conlee – percussion
- Lenny Kaye – guitar
- Scott McCaughey – vocals, guitar
- Mike Mills – vocals, bass guitar
- Bill Rieflin – drums
- Corin Tucker – vocals
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ Michaels, Sean (March 15, 2012). "REM's Peter Buck working on solo album". The Guardian. Retrieved June 21, 2012.
- ^ Jackson, Josh (September 18, 2012). "Peter Buck Announces Lineup for Todos Santos Music Festival, Solo Album Details". Paste. Wolfgang's Vault. Retrieved September 19, 2012.
- ^ King, Katie (June 4, 2012). "Joseph Arthur Backs Peter Buck's Singing Debut". Paste. Wolfgang's Vault. Retrieved June 21, 2012.
- ^ "Peter Buck's First Solo Track Surfaces Online". Rolling Stone. Wenner Media, LLC. June 18, 2012. Retrieved June 21, 2012.
- ^ Kornelis, Chris (August 14, 2012). "Peter Buck's First Post-R.E.M. Solo Record as Richard M. Nixon Features Vocals From Mike Mills, Corin Tucker, and ... Peter Buck". Seattle Weekly. Village Voice Media. Archived from the original on August 16, 2012. Retrieved August 14, 2012.
- ^ Grow, Kory (August 23, 2012). "R.E.M.'s Peter Buck Plots Return With Richard M. Nixon, Solo LP". Spin. Buzzmedia. Retrieved August 23, 2012.
- ^ a b "Peter Buck by Peter Buck". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
- ^ a b Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Peter Buck – Peter Buck | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
External links
[edit]- Peter Buck at Discogs (list of releases)
- Peter Buck at MusicBrainz (list of releases)
- Press release from R.E.M.'s site
- Preview of the unfinished version of "10 Million B.C." from R.E.M.'s website
- Preview of the studio version of "10 Million B.C." from R.E.M.'s website
- Mississippi Records catalogue
