By: Guided By Voices Appears on: Space Gun Originally released in the form of a Robert Pollard boombox demo on Suitcase 3, “That’s Good” got the full band treatment for Space Gun, complete with a string arrangement. The main guitar parts really didn’t change, but Doug Gillard did add some lead fills, so those are […]
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Sons Of The Beard
By: Guided By Voices Appears on: Sweating The Plague “Sons Of The Beard” is the best kind of Guided By Voices album closing track: a sprawling, epic prog masterpiece featuring multiple different sections, tempos, time signatures, and some scorching lead guitar work by Doug Gillard. There is nothing I don’t love about this song, so […]
Your Rate Will Never Go Up
By: Robert Pollard Appears on: We All Got Out Of The Army “Your Rate Will Never Go Up” features a chugging rhythm guitar during the intro, verse, and outro, and a middle section that uses a pedal point through a couple of its chord progressions. You need to be logged in to view the rest […]
Goodbye Note
By: Guided By Voices Appears on: August By Cake “Goodbye Note” is one of the two songs contributed by Doug Gillard for the August By Cake album. It features a few terrific riffs and some slick lead work. You need to be logged in to view the rest of the content. Please Log In. Not […]
Dunce Codex
By: Robert Pollard Appears on: Lord Of The Birdcage With the Hot Freaks digital subscription, we got to hear the “roughs” from Lord Of The Birdcage—all the songs from the album, but with just Robert Pollard’s vocal and guitar tracks. These provide clear audio of Pollard’s isolated guitar parts, which make the job of learning […]
Little Pigs
By: Robert Pollard Appears on: Of Course You Are The demo version of “Little Pigs” is on Suitcase Four: Captain Kangaroo Won The War with the title “I Can Never Let You Win.” This version lets you clearly hear Robert Pollard’s use of open string drone riffs in the song. For the version recorded for […]
Free Agents
By: Guided By Voices Appears on: Earth Man Blues “Free Agents” is a classic example of a Guided By Voices song that grew on me the more I heard it. I used to think it was just okay, but I eventually became obsessed with it, especially after seeing the band perform it live in Lancaster […]
I Share A Rhythm
By: Guided By Voices Appears on: It’s Not Them. It Couldn’t Be Them. It Is Them! “I Share A Rhythm” originally appeared on Suitcase 3, but was given the full band treatment on It’s Not Them. It Couldn’t Be Them. It Is Them! where it really shines. Still, being able to hear Robert Pollard’s original […]
The Bell Gets Out Of The Way
By: Guided By Voices Appears on: It’s Not Them. It Couldn’t Be Them. It Is Them! On first listen, “The Bell Gets Out Of The Way” struck me as a very 1950’s style song. The chord progression and vocal melody during the verses sound similar to Sha-Na-Na’s “Those Magic Changes” from Grease in my opinion […]
Cherub And The Great Child Actor
By: Guided By Voices Appears on: It’s Not Them. It Couldn’t Be Them. It Is Them! Robert Pollard’s songwriting process can often yield puzzling results. In the case of “Cherub And The Great Child Actor,” he starts off with a simple guitar riff as an intro, uses it again for a first verse, and then […]
