Dude, you just know “Monster” — arguably R.E.M.’s best LP ever — was influenced by Peter Buck’s time spent living in Seattle, way back in the early-1994 day.
Why, I’ll even wager that Kurt Cobain — frisky secret Japanophile — told R.E.M. to visually represent themselves for the “Crush With Eyeliner” video with a wild bunch of Nihonjin kids, rather than with a wild bunch of Deep South hippies. Aspiring Nirvana wannabes, they smartly complied.
Crazy Asian punks and wild Scandinavian dreamers: that’s the Seattle I understand best.
What’s my takeaway here?
ELECTRIC GUITAR FOREVER.
– Jeff Stevens
