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I don't think this guy actually likes GBV

I like how this video is only 3 years old and since, about 25% of thier discography now has been released since

Cant believe how low both Alien Lanes and VOT are on your list. Wild.

Adam Shore is cool. I heard that James Blunt saw an angel of him.

2021 - Batman mentioned in "Batman sees the ball" (a different kind of batman, although)

I just barely started checking their discography but man Self Inflicted is WAY better than Sandbox. I actually really didn’t like Sandbox

I ain’t laminating no list. No way!

he says "Half smiles of the decomposed" in Sleepover Jack, from the 2004 album of the same name.

For some reason , I love sandbox coz it’s jangly and fun I like the bears for lunch and vampire on Titus

As a new fan (2024) this album and I are fast friends

useless inventions is a dope track

Thank you; this is going to be helpful as I investigate GBV (via the Airport 5). Is it just me or are they the closest thing the US has to the The Fall?

Actually so hard to pick. At this exact moment this would be A list… 1. Weedking 2. Short on Posters 3. We Liken the Sun 4. How to Murder a Man (In 3 Acts) 5. Hang Mr. Kite 6. Slopes of Big Ugly 7. That’s Good 8. If We Wait 9. Sleep Over Jack 10. Buzzards and Dreadful Crows

Actually so hard to pick. At this exact moment this would be A list… 1. Weedking 2. Short on Posters 3. We Liken the Sun 4. How to Murder a Man (In 3 Acts) 5. Hang Mr. Kite 6. Slopes of Big Ugly 7. That’s Good 8. If We Wait 9. Sleep Over Jack 10. Buzzards and Dreadful Crows

Actually so hard to pick. At this exact moment this would be A list… 1. Weedking 2. Short on Posters 3. We Liken the Sun 4. How to Murder a Man (In 3 Acts) 5. Hang Mr. Kite 6. Slopes of Big Ugly 7. That’s Good 8. If We Wait 9. Sleep Over Jack 10. Buzzards and Dreadful Crows

Actually so hard to pick. At this exact moment this would be A list… 1. Weedking 2. Short on Posters 3. We Liken the Sun 4. How to Murder a Man (In 3 Acts) 5. Hang Mr. Kite 6. Slopes of Big Ugly 7. That’s Good 8. If We Wait 9. Sleep Over Jack 10. Buzzards and Dreadful Crows

Actually so hard to pick. At this exact moment this would be A list… 1. Weedking 2. Short on Posters 3. We Liken the Sun 4. How to Murder a Man (In 3 Acts) 5. Hang Mr. Kite 6. Slopes of Big Ugly 7. That’s Good 8. If We Wait 9. Sleep Over Jack 10. Buzzards and Dreadful Crows

Interesting results here: Bee Thousand, Propeller and Under the Bushes right up there, but Alien Lanes and Vampire on Titus so low on list?? (My first purchase was Vampire/Propeller too. Then, The Grand Hour, which is GBV's Watery Domestic!)

Alien Lanes is my favorite so crazy to have it listed far down but I liked that Do the Collapse is higher up there. I really like that album.

It just struck me: "Do the Collapse" looks like a compressed Minion robot.

1 Demons are real 2 man called aerodynamics 3 dusted 4 14 cheerleader coldfront 5 game of pricks 6 the gleemer 7 key losers 8 my valuable hunting knife 9 as we go up we go down 10 your name is wild

The short songs on Alien Lanes are like Haiku masterpieces; Cigarette Tricks, Hit, Gold Hick. If the lyrics made clear sense, the songs would be unremarkable, and unbearable.

1. Valuable Hunting Knife 2. Game of Pricks 3. Tractor Rape Chain 4. As We Go Up 5. Chasing Heather Crazy 6. Space Gun 7. Cut Out Witch 8. Sad If I Lost It 9. Smothered in Hugs 10. Dayton, Ohio

Ya lost me with this episode. I put up with the red herrings and non-sequiturs as well as the "i know it's very obvious i'm just reading something off wikipedia", because at least the observations were thoughtful and easy to connect with as a fan. But "Cigarette Tricks" is a PERFECT song. It is pure zen. Part of me does wish it were longer, but I also feel at the same time it is complete and does what it does correctly and arrives at the station right on time. "Dumbcharger" is also exactly what it should be. It's fabulous with its chord progression that taps into the limbic system and vocals creeping ethereally overtop. I'm not a huge fan of lo-fi or a gbv purist who thinks this is their sound and not to be produced, but these are some of their great songs and they're just particularly good at being musical wizards of basement recording.

hey ty Jeff for all the work you put into making these videos. fans for years to come will be watching. as for warp and woof, to me it feels like another Do the Collapse - an underrated album that will one day be seen as top 10 in the gbv catalog.

My fave GBV record ….followed by Alien Lanes

Cut out witch Do the earth My kind of soilder Jill hives Echoes myron Glad girls Local mix up / murder charge My valuable hunting knife Gunna never have to die Dusted

It didn't sit right with me cos I wasn't into prog at the time.....wot a toss in so many ways

Imagine being a Guided By Voices superfan and your major gripe with recording artists is too many songs. I mean, cmon. WTF. _That's_ one of the things that makes GBV great. It's a trademark. Imagine if GBV only had 12 studio albums with 12 tracks each. No one would even know who they are. A surplus of tracks takes nothing from an album, especially these days. I would argue it never has.

Really....? Alien Lanes at whatever number!? Wow.... I am still going to watch, though. But, seriously! Wow.....

What about Titus and Strident Wet Nurse? They were playing it live all the time when I first started seeing them and it was always incredible.

top favorite lists for Guided By Voices are always interesting. Rarely ever the same. And I'll be lucky if I even know half of the songs. lol

I've got Alien Lanes as my personal #2, but your list is fine by me.

"Ooooooooh, Mesh Gear Fooooxxx." There are GBV songs I love, and then there are moments of GBV songs that I want to live within.

I never heard of or considered "A Drinker's Peace" being an ode to alcohol itself. One of my favorite GBV songs takes on a new life.

For me, this is where the serious work of GBV commences. I love this record. "The Future Is In Eggs," "White Whale," and "The Qualifying Remainder" are some standouts to me but more the half of the songs are worth singling out.

Just discovering this podcast! Beyond stoked to see someone dedicating this level of attention to a mythologic band hiding in plain sight. Oh Frostman I'm with you.

Thank you so much for making this GBV series! I've listened to it multiple times over the past few years. If you ever get the itch to do some more, I'd love to hear your thoughts on Bob's solo records :)

Best overall album is the Ric Ocasek produced Do The Collapse.

Alien Lanes is their best album, so it’s really hard to take this list seriously.

I think the reason that mainstream critics didn't cover them is twofold. 1) Bob and co probably don't "pay" for good reviews/press coverage anymore through a strong publicist. And 2) if I were a mainstream critic, I'd be a little wary of giving an honest/balanced review when a group has a smallish but extremely devoted fanbase. There isn't much of an ROI on giving them free press and then being attacked on twitter by a bunch of people 🤣

This is really an incredible record that I think gets a bit overlooked. And I'm with you, I love Tobin's dreamy melodies during this era. It's a nice contrast to Pollard's more muscular rockers and weird ditties

Sad if I lost it and Twilight Campfighter

I’ve been blessed to have done sound for GBV multiple times, first time was at the infamous Sudsy Malone’s in Cincinnati in the 90’s. I had heard the band’s recordings before and was unimpressed. Live was a totally different experience. Simply put the best bar band I’ve ever heard, absolutely stunning. It tickles me hear the names of various people & bands I’ve worked with over a 30+ year career, Kim Deal, Steve Albini, The Grifters among others. A brief random story, I worked a day job picking up donations for a thrift store and at night I provided P.A. and did sound at clubs in the Cincinnati area. Sometime in the 90’s I was picking up donations in Dayton on Arthur Ave. off of N. Dixie Ave. and I came to a house and in the garage is a Buick with a Guided By Voices bumper sticker, in the bags of clothes i picking up was a GBV tee shirt and there was a wooden sign next to the door that said “The Pollads” I knocked on the door and Bob’s Mother answered the door. We talked for a minute and she revealed Robert’s nickname, this is a secret I don’t reveal to anyone but my closest friends. There’s more stories.

Very interesting listing. You're totally wrong, but still very interesting :)

Yikes. I listened to Alien Lanes recently after several years and I absolutely loved it. And I think Propeller is Pollard's 'Meddle'.

I just bought your zeppelin over Dayton book!

Appreciate your research

These videos should have more views!

88.5 WXPN is Philadelphia plays a few tunes off this on regular rotation.