tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19872823.post3926997976724226267..comments2023-07-05T08:54:57.225-07:00Comments on The Rock Robot's Guide to Guided By Voices: Guided By Voices: Earthquake Glue (2003)The Rock Robothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17300141365255615404noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19872823.post-25621346796051890262017-07-05T19:13:18.469-07:002017-07-05T19:13:18.469-07:00I agree 100%! A fine album with a few masterpieces...I agree 100%! A fine album with a few masterpieces and "a bunch of sixes!"<br /><br />My list:<br /><br />My Kind Of Soldier <br />My Son, My Secretary, My Country<br />I'll Replace You With Machines<br />The Best Of Jill Hives<br />Useless Inventions <br />A Trophy Mule In Particular <br />Secret Star<br /><br />Wow, what an EP that would make! I prefer the Edison's Demos versions of most of the others.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19872823.post-27201289023785796502007-12-07T21:47:00.000-08:002007-12-07T21:47:00.000-08:00I used to feel the same way about the "watery" sou...I used to feel the same way about the "watery" sound effect on "IRYWM" (it sounds like someone tapping on a spring reverb), feeling that the noise should be harder and more identifiably mechanical. Later I have come to realize that it is in all likelihood a f**ked-with spring reverb, that it sounds pretty cool as is. It is even cooler if you think about the place in the pantheon of GBV sound effects that the Patented Jimmy Pollard Amp Drop holds, and upon that reflection the ONLY sound effect that could possibly be used, and used so throughout the song. Currently, "IRYWM" is the ONLY EG song on my various computers / mp3 players.libertyvinihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06242695257941874397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19872823.post-54481965170424595282007-09-17T16:53:00.000-07:002007-09-17T16:53:00.000-07:00Thanks Evan for the kind words.Thanks Evan for the kind words.The Rock Robothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17300141365255615404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19872823.post-11919684195923204522007-09-17T15:12:00.000-07:002007-09-17T15:12:00.000-07:00"It is immediately followed by one of Pollard's mo..."It is immediately followed by one of Pollard's most beautiful songs, The Best Of Jill Hives. This goose bump inducing pop-ballad is a candidate for the best song to introduce your friend to GBV with."<BR/><BR/>Absolutely. My brother listened to that song, no exaggeration, twenty times in a row when he first heard it.<BR/><BR/>I love the blog, by the way. Been reading it since July '06 or something like that. Keep up the great (and fascinating) work!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com