Could it be because the most instantly recognisable thing about this track is the mandolin riff and the bass weaves round it and gives it space? There's a similar thing happening with Deep Purple's "Smoke on the Water". The guitar riff is so well known that people expect the bass line to echo it in some way but in fact it steadfastly avoids doing so.
I love the range of it, how the melodic phrase feels like it's going upward but he drops it down to a lower octave and keeps the same phrase walking up. It's always been so interesting to me.
Wrong. Mike Mills plays bass like piano. Piano was his first intsrument. Peter Buck plays way less complicated parts than Johnny Marr. The R.E.M. guys learned how to play before The Smiths didn't exist.
He took inspiration from John McVie on this one. In an interview he talked about how he was struggling to come up with the right bassline until he thought "What would John McVie do?".
If its the original bass record everyone in the world plays it wrong as fuck
I was playing waaaaay more notes
Could it be because the most instantly recognisable thing about this track is the mandolin riff and the bass weaves round it and gives it space? There's a similar thing happening with Deep Purple's "Smoke on the Water". The guitar riff is so well known that people expect the bass line to echo it in some way but in fact it steadfastly avoids doing so.
Definitely used a pick on this song
he almost always used one
such a weird part, with so much space...
Sorry for the late reply :P
But the space is what makes this song for me! (among other things of course)
Well thank GOD. You should do some digging through R.E.M. Mills is genius w/timing & melody. Go back to 85-86 live stuff. Peace!
I love the range of it, how the melodic phrase feels like it's going upward but he drops it down to a lower octave and keeps the same phrase walking up. It's always been so interesting to me.
John McVie was a huge inspiration on his bass composition
Wow, have I ever been playing this wrong!
Me too. There's so much space when it's in isolation. Sounds so much more when mixed
Where did Rock Band get this track from? Is the original track played by Mike Mills for the album or a recreation by studio pros for Rock Band?
the space between the notes match the lyrics: the distance between the singer and the unrequited loved person.
well done thankss
Is he starting with an open D?
Yep! 0-2-0 on the D with a 3 on the A.
@@That_One_Guy_In_A_Band Thank you.
What do you mean?
This reminded me of deadmau5... lol
Perfect
huh?
I didn't made it, so don't thank me. I just shared it with others :)
I loved R.E.M. and admired Mike's skills as a songwriter, musician and arranger but I really didn't like his bass tone.
@bassmanjoe It is.
His bassline is so complicated...
This is the bass straight into the mixing board.
The record has an amp tone on it.
Do you make money by doing this?
Historical note: he and Peter Buck learned everything they know from Johnny Marr & Andy Roarke.
Only R.E.M is better than The Smiths!
They are both good bands. I believe they started playing at roughly the same time, and Murmur came out before the first Smiths album.
R.E.M. started in 1980. The Smiths first album didn't come out until 1984.
Wrong. Mike Mills plays bass like piano. Piano was his first intsrument. Peter Buck plays way less complicated parts than Johnny Marr. The R.E.M. guys learned how to play before The Smiths didn't exist.
He took inspiration from John McVie on this one. In an interview he talked about how he was struggling to come up with the right bassline until he thought "What would John McVie do?".