POLLSTAL BLOWFISH - ILM Artist Poll #8 - Guided By Voices - ReSuLtS!!!

*tries to imagine that* *fails miserably*

lol
that early tractor rape chain was pretty great. not as great as what we know and love, but sort of nice in a bizarre, alt-universe way.

Pretty sure Greer said he didn't want people to download them, otherwise he'd stop putting more up, so although they are no doubt out there, it'll probably be on the downlow.

Yep, I missed it too. FUCK. Honestly, kind of pissed at Greer for this. I 100% understand not wanting people to download it, fair enough, but can't you at least leave the stream up for a few weeks?

http://www.matadorrecords.com/matablog/2011/10/25/guided-by-voices-new-single-by-original-lineup-the-unsinkable-fats-domino/
mp3!

!!!

listened to that few days before, unfortunately I'm not very impressed by this song :(

Well, it's a minor song in the classic-era catalogue sure, but it still makes me optimistic for the record(s).

I'm still very curious to the record too, wonder what Tobin brought to the table

http://gbvsongs.tumblr.com/

^quality tumblr

ha, that's awesome. is he doing the whole catalogue? :)

man, i missed this poll. :/ cones.

those are so great! i wonder how he chooses. does he take requests?

yeah, "raincloud", "a salty salute" and "tractor rape chain" are especially great

The "it's" in Hunting Knife is driving me crazy.

yes that is a little painful. photoshop anyone?

yeah, that one's really bad overall, though, so no big loss

i've never been a big GBV guy but i have to say i've been listening to the best tracks spotify playlist today and it's sounding really good

!!!!!!!!!
see??

new pollard album, mouseman cloud dropping soon -- sounds ... kind of great?
as for the latest GBV, i actually like it more and more.

I haven't heard anything off it yet, but I love the cover. I know Pollard loves his collages, but its just such a cool photo for him to use.

http://gbvdb.com/images/robert_pollard_mouseman_cloud_large.jpg

I wonder if he is in pinterest.

On

lol

agree, i like that pic of him

new pollard album, mouseman cloud dropping soon -- sounds ... kind of great?
as for the latest GBV, i actually like it more and more.

― tylerw, Wednesday, March 7, 2012 4:05 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Can't say I'm surprised it sounds kind of great, especially considering how strong Bob's 2011 output was. Waving At The Astronauts, Space City Kicks, New Theory Of Everything, Lord Of The Birdcage, Let It Beard, Capsized!, and Let's Go Eat The Factory were all excellent albums. I can't wait for Mouseman!

Really wanted the classic line up to deliver again.

They didn't

Perhaps I should give it a fifth listen? That's a lot in these hectic times

i think you should give it another listen! it's a grower.

Ok , I will tylerw.

I'm trusting you

The only one that grabbed me was Waves by Sprout.

but i only do tunes. Having said that. Pollard's lyrics. FFS.

ignore me, i'm a weirdo

New GBV single "Keep It In Motion" up at Quietus. Bob and Toby on vocals!

http://soundcloud.com/firerecords/guided-by-voices-keep-it-in

Like this at least twice as much as any song on Factory. Hoping Class Clown is their "no fuckin' around" reunion album.

GBV gets the White House seal of approval, sort of:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/14/jay-carney-guided-by-voices-press-conference_n_1345403.html

Jay Carney's GBV crush has been documented in the past as well.

I just learned something unbelievable about a GBV song I thought I knew!
According to the gbvdb official lyrics for the original version of "If We Wait", the last line is

We'll all be there

not, as I have thought for literally umpteen years

We'll all be dead

My mind: it is blown.

Actually, even worse, now that I look, it's (acc to gbvdb) "Then we'll be there"

are we sure it's not we'll all be dead? that's what i thought it was too! gah!

i mean, it's definitely "we'll all be ..." maybe it's a mistake? please let it be a mistake!

i know! it HAS to be "dead"!! but i checked and listened to it a few times and it could either pollard using his fake english accent OR a poorly articulated "dead."

i just know that i have been singing "dead" at the top of my lungs for a long time and don't believe i will stop now.

listening to a stream of Class Clown -- title track is some kind of instant classic.

Is this a stream you can share with the class?

sorry, did not mean to be a tease, it's some kinda password protected thing. i'm sure it'll be available shortly. really sounding good though!

Class Clown Spots A UFO is an old GBV song, known as Crocker's Favorite Song on King Shit and the Golden Boys. There's also a version on Suitcase 3. The clip I heard from this newest version sounds fantastic...

ah ok, knew the title had been around for a while, didn't know it was that song. actually not the *worst* idea pollard's had -- to go back and rework some of those older tunes?

he's been doing that for ages -- tractor rape chain was one of those!

right, yeah! see, he should write songs, let them sit around for a decade or so, and then re-write them. instant classics!

another great one on the new gbv - Roll Of The Dice, Kick In The Head, 46 seconds of perfection.

Hoping Class Clown is their "no fuckin' around" reunion album.

Just now getting around to listening to it. Less fuckin' around than Let's Go Eat the Factory, but still not a terrible lot of umph to it. So this is the sound of old dudes making choons, I guess.

i like it a lot more than factory so far in general, but sprout's tunes are worse than ever

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/guided-by-voices-ready-third-album-of-2012-20120727

With a pair of albums already out this year, Guided By Voices releases another new effort this fall — and plans to put out a new album every six months after that, guitarist Tobin Sprout says.

The Bears for Lunch is due in November, and the band is set to begin work on the next LP, English Little League, in August.

The Bears for Lunch track listing:

"King Arthur the Red"
"The Corners are Glowing"
"Have a Jug"
"Hangover Child"
"Dome Rust"
"Finger Gang"
"The Challenge Is Much More"
"Waving at Airplanes"
"The Military School Dance Dismissal"
"White Flag"
"Skin to Skin Combat"
"She Lives in an Airport"
"Tree Fly Jet"
"Waking Up the Stars"
"Up Instead of Running"
"Smoggy Boy"
"Amorphous Surprise"
"You Can Fly Anything Right"
"Everywhere Is Miles From Everywhere"