R.E.M. Reluctant To Pin Down New Album Direction
Mills' comment that "there isn't a whole lot of overdubbing on this record" supports reports -- as well as aural evidence from recent "working rehearsal" shows at Dublin's Olympia theater -- that it will be a guitar-dominated, hard-rocking record. For now, however, Mills says that he, Stipe and Peter Buck "made an agreement we weren't going to say what it is or not because we don't want to have expectations out there in any direction. But, of course, you can go on YouTube and listen to some of the Dublin shows and get a pretty good idea of where we're going."I think turning up the guitars is probably a good strategy for REM. Even better, bring back the harmonies. Heck, bring back the chiming guitars. If U2 and the Edge could bring back their classic sound, why not REM? The world doesn't need another "Monster" it needs another "Murmur," "Reckoning" or "Lifes Rich Pageant."
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