tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19872823.post114246325171950946..comments2023-07-05T08:54:57.225-07:00Comments on The Rock Robot's Guide to Guided By Voices: Nightwalker: In Shop We Build Electrical Chairs - Professional Music By Nightwalker 1984-93 (1999)The Rock Robothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17300141365255615404noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19872823.post-18589918954267821772017-07-08T02:14:43.931-07:002017-07-08T02:14:43.931-07:00This is the only Bob record I don't think I...This is the only Bob record I don't think I'll buy, now that I have a superior version of Amazed. Having said that, Dogwood Grains is quite lovely (his voice sounds very early eighties here) and Trashed Canned Goods rocks. But there's nothing as enjoyable as Firehouse Mountain, which I frequently play over and over.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19872823.post-44839704390294712842014-10-15T12:22:26.235-07:002014-10-15T12:22:26.235-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16540334089898658535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19872823.post-38671388275947777212013-07-09T00:11:56.816-07:002013-07-09T00:11:56.816-07:00I love Ceramic Cock Einstein because the sludgy ri...I love Ceramic Cock Einstein because the sludgy riffage you hear congealing towards the end was later sourced as a frontpiece abrubptly clipped in the front of 'Paper Girl'. I'd always been fascinated, to an nearly Asbergersian degree, about that 30 second snippet and lo n' behold, there it was -the all of it -it it's aimless, shitfaced glory. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19872823.post-61933841808482796972007-12-31T19:26:00.000-08:002007-12-31T19:26:00.000-08:00Dogwood Grains is good, but The Fink Swan (Swims A...Dogwood Grains is good, but The Fink Swan (Swims Away) is great. The recording of Fink is not too great, but the melody is quite unique and at times complex. Dig it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19872823.post-1166897770107559702006-12-23T10:16:00.000-08:002006-12-23T10:16:00.000-08:00'Also, the main riff from "Postal Blowfish" appear...<I>'Also, the main riff from "Postal Blowfish" appears in a very slow form in "Those Little Bastards Will Bite." Anyone know which song came first?'</I><BR/><BR/>Just wanted to comment on this...around the time that this record came out, there was an interview with Bob (I believe it was in Magnet, but I'm not positive) where he said that "Those Little Bastards Will Bite" is basically a recording of he and Mitch, ridiculously drunk, jamming on a riff they had just written which would go on to become "Postal Blowfish". I remember he mentioned that they recorded it in the middle of the night, and he said the next day his wife had all his things packed and waiting for him on the front lawn!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19872823.post-1143140613837218302006-03-23T11:03:00.000-08:002006-03-23T11:03:00.000-08:00Thanks for the comments. Obviously with any Pollar...Thanks for the comments. Obviously with any Pollard-related release, there is going to be fans. I guess when I look at an album, my approach is writing for the newer fan (which I still consider myself). I think that it would generally be a bad idea for someone to recommend Nightwalker to a person who is just getting started with Pollard's music, as it could turn them off. However, for someone who is already a huge fan, or at least appreciates anything GBV-related, Nightwalker may in fact be a hidden treasure. <BR/><BR/>Perhaps the first thing anyone new to GBV should understand is that the fanbase is extremely diverse, and every album/EP/side project/solo album/box set is at least someone's absolute favorite, And on the other side, someone's least favorite. Just look at the threads over at DTS which talk about the top 5 (or whatever) releases to introduce someone to the band, and you will see that other than the consistent B1000, the suggestions are all over the map.The Rock Robothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17300141365255615404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19872823.post-1143088020845463942006-03-22T20:27:00.000-08:002006-03-22T20:27:00.000-08:00I fall somewhere between Rock Robot and Anonymous ...I fall somewhere between Rock Robot and Anonymous on this. I don't think it's just self-indulgent, unlistenable garbage (and I really like "Dogwood Grains" and "Weird Rivers & Sapphire Sun"), but it's definitely in the bottom tier. <BR/>Does anyone know the story behind "Weird Rivers"? It sounds almost like a Native American chant, that or Bob and friends goofing around. Anyone know for sure? Also, the main riff from "Postal Blowfish" appears in a very slow form in "Those Little Bastards Will Bite." Anyone know which song came first?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19872823.post-1142877665792626932006-03-20T10:01:00.000-08:002006-03-20T10:01:00.000-08:00I have always been attracted to the more experimen...I have always been attracted to the more experimental side of Pollards music, and this and Acid Ranch rate very highly with me, its mutant psychedelic music,I guess i can see how the indie pop lovers would puke blood if subjected to this for long enough, and maybe thats the point, its stuff like Nightwalker that proves to me that Pollard is so far ahead of all the weak sound-a-like indie bands that its not even funny. Not for everyone i guess, but goddamn it, i love this stuff!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19872823.post-1142552146042950382006-03-16T15:35:00.000-08:002006-03-16T15:35:00.000-08:00Hi Michelle. I immediately gave "Dogwood Grains" a...Hi Michelle. I immediately gave "Dogwood Grains" another listen after reading your comment. It still does not hit me the way other similar GBV tracks do. However, I will put it on my re-visit list for now (a list where I put all songs which I simply am not sure of at the time of listen). Often songs where the sound quality put me off at first listen, require further listens before I actually start liking them.<BR/><BR/>In the case of this CD, I reviewed it after only my second listen. That is not the case with most of the albums I have wrote about so far. However, I just recently got my copy of Nightwalker. Usually before writing about an album, I listen to it in my car while driving to/from my college, so I am not going in completely fresh. <BR/><BR/>Therefore, if I had more time with Nightwalker, maybe I would have enjoyed it more. However, you can rest assured that I will give Dogwood Grains another chance later on.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the commentThe Rock Robothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17300141365255615404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19872823.post-1142544326887873652006-03-16T13:25:00.000-08:002006-03-16T13:25:00.000-08:00I've been waiting for this one..... please reconsi...I've been waiting for this one..... please reconsider "Dogwood Grains" for the playlist. It's a beautiful song. Just listen again and again..... it's worth it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com