Download rare Guided By Voices studio tracks
Mar 24, 2008
By Damian Konopka
Filed in MP3s, Music
A week or so ago I noticed that Robert Pollard, singer/songwriter for Guided By Voices, was releasing a new album. His most recent stuff has yet to grow on me, but I’ll be forever entangled in so many tunes from GBV.
Listening to their old albums like Fast Japanese Spin Cycle, Bee Thousand, and Alien Lanes (I could go on) has renewed my love for the magic Robert Pollard created with guitarist Tobin Sprout. I saw GBV play live once, at the Trocadero in Philadelphia, and the show was wild, manic, and brilliant. I swear Pollard swigged an entire Budweiser beer before each song. No matter — he rocked.
So I’ve once again become a disciple of old school indie rock, which, to me, means college days in the early ’90s. In honor of how much Guided By Voices kicks ass, I’ve included two rare studio outtakes below. Hope you enjoy them as much as I do.
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By Damian Konopka on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
I just feel the need to say how much I love this version of Surgical Focus in as many words as possible…