By: Ricked Wicky Appears on: Swimmer To A Liquid Armchair So much of Ricked Wicky’s catalog has such a raw, guitar-driven, rock feel, and “A Number I Can Trust” is no exception with its heavy riffing and rolling drum fills. You need to be logged in to view the rest of the content. Please Log […]
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Too Strong For No One To See You
By: Ricked Wicky Appears on: King Heavy Metal The Ricked Wicky project delivered a slew of high octane rock, but at times it also offered up some tender moments, such as King Heavy Metal track “Too Strong For No One To See You.” This song features a gentle acoustic arpeggio during the verses, lightly strummed […]
Could I See The List One More Time?
By: Ricked Wicky Appears on: Swimmer To A Liquid Armchair I don’t know what list Robert Pollard is referring to in this song, but I like to think it’s his set list at a Guided By Voices show, perhaps swiped from the stage by some overzealous fan before the show’s conclusion. Pollard beseeches the crowd […]
Mobility
By: Ricked Wicky Appears on: I Sell The Circus On “Mobility,” Robert Pollard uses just two very common chord shapes and then moves them up and down on the guitar neck. It’s a fairly simple song, but the dynamics between verse and chorus really make it fantastic. You need to be logged in to view […]
Cow Headed Moon
By: Ricked Wicky Appears on: I Sell The Circus With its gentle acoustic guitar pluckings and lyrics referencing the moon, stars, and a pillow, you might consider “Cow Headed Moon” to be Robert Pollard’s version of a lullaby; then again, it’s hard to imagine anyone falling asleep to this beautiful piece of music. You need […]
A Real Stab
By: Ricked Wicky Appears on: I Sell The Circus “A Real Stab” features some really fun guitar work. For the verses, Robert Pollard and guitarist Nick Mitchell combine palm-muted notes and staccato chord phrasing for a “stabbing” effect. The verse chords themselves should feel familiar if you’ve learned some of the other songs on this […]
Piss Face
By: Ricked Wicky Appears on: I Sell the Circus Hey, did you know that Ricked Wicky was the first of many fake band names that Robert Pollard ever conceived? Although he credited this band name to the song “Messenger” on Suitcase: Failed Experiments and Trashed Aircraft, it wasn’t until Pollard joined up with Nick Mitchell, […]
Map And Key
By: Ricked Wicky Appears on: King Heavy Metal Nick Mitchell brought some tasty guitar work to Robert Pollard’s table throughout their collaborations on Pollard’s solo album Of Course You Are, the three Ricked Wicky albums, and the 2016 Guided By Voices tour. One of the finest guitar solos he contributed, in my opinion, was on […]
Poor Substitute
By: Ricked Wicky Appears on: Swimmer to a Liquid Armchair Not to go off on a tirade, but if you’ve read one critic’s review of any Robert Pollard musical project, you’ve pretty much read them all. Here’s a drinking game for you: gather a bunch of these reviews, start reading through them, and down a shot […]
