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Tag: Half Smiles Of The Decomposed
Sleep Over Jack
By: Guided By Voices Appears on: Half Smiles of the Decomposed I’ve mentioned at least a few times on this website that I’d love to be able to hear all of Robert Pollard’s demos, and “Sleep Over Jack” is one in particular that I always thought would be interesting to hear. As I learned how to […]
A Second Spurt Of Growth
By: Guided By Voices Appears on: Half Smiles of the Decomposed For all its rocking moments, Half Smiles Of The Decomposed is not without its soft spots. “A Second Spurt Of Growth” adds a gentle touch of finger-plucked acoustic guitars to break up the album’s second side, beautifully accompanied by the signature “noises & atmospheres” sounds […]
Gonna Never Have To Die
By: Guided By Voices Appears on: Half Smiles of the Decomposed When trying to learn how to play Robert Pollard’s songs on guitar, I’ve had the most success when I have access to either live footage of the band playing (actually seeing them live is better, of course) or a stripped-down recording of the song, such […]
Asphyxiated Circle
By: Guided By Voices Appears on: Half Smiles of the Decomposed According to the invaluable resource of all things Robert Pollard, GBVDB – Guided By Voices Database, “Asphyxiated Circle” from 2004’s Half Smiles Of The Decomposed was only ever played lived by the band a total of 13 times. This, in my opinion, is not […]
