cungar
08-17-2003, 01:52 PM
I know Rich puts these on GBV.com but I figured a thread would be another nice place. So far I haven't found a really bad one. Of course the Pichforkmedia.com hasn't come out yet.
From
http://www.playlouder.co.uk/review/+earthquakeglue/
Favorite quote: "Ultimately, however, the Guided By Voices experience is one of joyously simplistic pop tunes tumbling over each other to be heard, like Andrex puppies in a tumble dryer."
This is a true story, this is: about a decade ago your hack was privy to a GBV gig in CBGB's at CMJ in NYC and it wouldn't be totally unfair to say that they were an utter, utter M.E.S.S. It says much for Robert Pollard's troopers however that even back then there was a rival British journalist on hand to insist that Guided By Voices' recklessly haphazard set was in fact the epitome of underground genius. So it goes in the world of GBV, stalwarts-and-all troubadours of the US underground whose umpteenth album, 'Earthquake Glue', once again posits Pollard as purveyor of stupidly breezy tunes. Reassuringly, the artwork looks like it was put together by a child. Happily, the odd tune here and there sounds uncannily like it is being made up on the spot (notably 'Dead Cloud', which resembles a drunk The Jam working out which Beatles tune to turn into 'Start!'). And, predictably, Guided By Voices didn't get where they are today without accidentally nodding towards their longterm peers such as Flaming Lips on the squelching 'I'll Replace You With Machines' or Michael Stipe on 'Useless Inventions'. Ultimately, however, the Guided By Voices experience is one of joyously simplistic pop tunes tumbling over each other to be heard, like Andrex puppies in a tumble dryer. Digging deep into these fifteen insanely enthusiastic tracks, one is struck by the sheer loveliness of 'Mix Up The Satellites', the jingle jangle sound of exuberance that is 'A Trophy Mule In Particular' and the proud, upbeat 'Secret Star'. By the time you get to the end, the fact that 'Of Mites And Men' parodies a particularly drug-addled John Lennon is merely par for the GBV course. It's been a rocky one, but they always get there in the end...
Simon Williams
From
http://www.playlouder.co.uk/review/+earthquakeglue/
Favorite quote: "Ultimately, however, the Guided By Voices experience is one of joyously simplistic pop tunes tumbling over each other to be heard, like Andrex puppies in a tumble dryer."
This is a true story, this is: about a decade ago your hack was privy to a GBV gig in CBGB's at CMJ in NYC and it wouldn't be totally unfair to say that they were an utter, utter M.E.S.S. It says much for Robert Pollard's troopers however that even back then there was a rival British journalist on hand to insist that Guided By Voices' recklessly haphazard set was in fact the epitome of underground genius. So it goes in the world of GBV, stalwarts-and-all troubadours of the US underground whose umpteenth album, 'Earthquake Glue', once again posits Pollard as purveyor of stupidly breezy tunes. Reassuringly, the artwork looks like it was put together by a child. Happily, the odd tune here and there sounds uncannily like it is being made up on the spot (notably 'Dead Cloud', which resembles a drunk The Jam working out which Beatles tune to turn into 'Start!'). And, predictably, Guided By Voices didn't get where they are today without accidentally nodding towards their longterm peers such as Flaming Lips on the squelching 'I'll Replace You With Machines' or Michael Stipe on 'Useless Inventions'. Ultimately, however, the Guided By Voices experience is one of joyously simplistic pop tunes tumbling over each other to be heard, like Andrex puppies in a tumble dryer. Digging deep into these fifteen insanely enthusiastic tracks, one is struck by the sheer loveliness of 'Mix Up The Satellites', the jingle jangle sound of exuberance that is 'A Trophy Mule In Particular' and the proud, upbeat 'Secret Star'. By the time you get to the end, the fact that 'Of Mites And Men' parodies a particularly drug-addled John Lennon is merely par for the GBV course. It's been a rocky one, but they always get there in the end...
Simon Williams