By: Guided By Voices Appears on: How Do You Spell Heaven “Tenth Century” from How Do You Spell Heaven is one of those great “cool-down” numbers that Robert Pollard likes to throw onto his albums, just to take a break from the near-constant rocking. Although it stays pretty light for the most part, with acoustic guitars […]
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We Liken The Sun
By: Guided By Voices Appears on: August By Cake “We Liken The Sun” from August By Cake is a track that I didn’t give enough attention when the album first came out. I guess that’s somewhat acceptable, as there were plenty of new songs vying for attention all at once. I’ve really come to appreciate this […]
I Am A Scientist
By: Guided By Voices Appears on: Bee Thousand It pretty much goes without saying that every song on Bee Thousand is a classic, but “I Am A Scientist” surely must hold a special place for being a classic classic. Since its release in 1994, there probably hasn’t been a single Guided By Voices show that didn’t include […]
Sport Component National
By: Guided By Voices Appears on: Space Gun Just as Robert Pollard uses a collage as the artwork on many of his album covers, so also does he write some of his songs in the same fashion. In “Sport Component National” from Space Gun, he combines snippets of seemingly unrelated melodies and music into a cohesive […]
Flight Advantage
By: Guided By Voices Appears on: Space Gun “Flight Advantage” from Space Gun comes charging like a wild stallion right out of the gate, and the energy doesn’t relent until its frantic race is finished. The song uses an open string drone, with the open D note on the fourth string ringing throughout each chord. You […]
Liar’s Box
By: Guided By Voices Appears on: Space Gun “Liar’s Box” from Space Gun is one of those great Robert Pollard tunes that defies all standard song structure. It has one or two parts that repeat during the song, but other than that, it’s a series of distinct parts that sum up to a satisfying whole. As […]
See My Field
By: Guided By Voices Appears on: Space Gun Today’s post is “See My Field” from the Space Gun album. There’s a cool riff and some easy chords. What more needs to be said? Nothing! Let’s get to it! You need to be logged in to view the rest of the content. Please Log In. Not […]
King 007
By: Guided By Voices Appears on: How Do You Spell Heaven Some fans have described “King 007” from How Do You Spell Heaven as having a jazz feel due to the opening chord progression. The chords go from E major to Am7, back to E major, and then to a D6, which is shown in the guitar […]
Back To The Lake
By: Guided By Voices Appears on: Universal Truths And Cycles “Back To The Lake” is arguably one of the greatest songs from Universal Truths and Cycles, and that’s an album just bursting with worthy contenders. There’s the anthemic, fist-pumping chorus of “Christian Animation Torch Carriers,” the dizzying thrill ride riffage that is “Everywhere With Helicopter,” […]
Amusement Park Is Over
By: Guided By Voices Appears on: August By Cake For whatever reason, I’m often tricked into thinking “Amusement Park Is Over” is the last track on August By Cake. It seems to have that kind of melancholy, bittersweet tone to it that makes for a good album closer, but maybe it’s just the word “over” in […]
