Guided by Voices (merged)

[Squid]

guided by Guided by Voices

Anyone here into this band? I've been thinking about buying one of their CDs, but I don't really know which one. Everyone here seems to have great musical taste (especially those who responded to my Pavement thread ) and I'd like to get your opinions. Suggest away!

 

[u2popmofo]

I dont have any of their albums but I have quite a few songs downloaded. I really like some of them.

The songs I have and like are in alphabetical order:

Chasing Heather Crazy
Game of Pricks
Glad Girls
I Am a Scientist (awesome song)
Teenage FBI (AMAZING song)

 

[Elvis Presley]

Guided are good, they are local to me from Dayton, Ohio, so we have known of them for quite some time now, matter of fact they are playing a Earth Day festival that I will be attending.......free show....

 

[Salome]

their "Alien Lanes" album is phenomenal
"Under the Bushes, Under the Stars" is very good

I'm not that crazy about what they have released since those two albums though

 

[Leeloo]

Guided by Voices

I'm looking for info on this band, are they well known here? I hear they were garage and indy until recently and are almost as old as U2. I like their latest album Earthquake Glue. Are there any fans here and what can you tell me about their other stuff please?

 

[Salome]

their albums "Alien Lanes" and "Under the bushes, under the stars" are 2 of my most fave albums from the 90's


I don't really care that much for what they've done since
Pollard will always be a very talented songwriter though

 

[Leeloo]

Thanks to similar threads I found this! I'm a fan and would like to know more!

 

[Leeloo]

Thanks Salome! I hear they have a history of lineup changes, so are they even the same band?

 

[Salome]

and I see I posted something similar in this one

for me

 

[Leeloo]

for you! If you want to merge my thread go ahead, I'm sorry I never saw that one until I posted mine.

 

[Salome]

Guided by Voices mainly is Robbert Pollard

I don't think many of the musicians who played on the 90's albums are still in the band

 

[Whats The Story?]

The best band ever (well one of them at least )


Check out Alien Lanes, its a classic album. The more recent ones Earthquake Glue and Universal Truths And Cycles are superb as well.

These are good songs to download:



Unspirited
As We Go Up, We Go Down
Everywhere With Helicopter
Chasing Heather Crazy
Hot Freaks
My Valuable Hunting Knife


I'm a bif fan, but I never see anyone talking about them which is amazing to mw considering the quality of their output.. Bravo this thread!