I have tried and tried to listen to guided by voices, I can't quite figure out what it is, I would ask people about where to start, what would do it, I've tried Alien Lanes, Propeller, I think I need like a definitive documentary, or 33 1/3 book and a solid wekend.I finally sold all the seven inches I had accumulated, someone else should appreciate them...I'm starting to feel that way about my interpol, bloc party and BYOP singles...they just don't have the same good feelings anymore, they are out of the singles world, the personal caring world of bands I give a shit about. They have been marketed shitty, and the music hasn't been backing it up. I'm glad to have seen them, I think that period can live on in my memory, and people will question how they would have come up in those circles, but there was a time when they were just another band playing shows, and pressing singles.
None of which applies to Robert Pollard, he sure keeps right on pressing away, with side projects and tons of band and solo singles behind him at this point. It's impressive and that's why I keep trying, it just never sticks...I may be a lost cause but he is a legend in the world of seven inches and I will recognize.
Here it is, his latest.
950 copies 500 numbered through the website.
TAKEOVERS "Little Green Onion Man" (Off - OFF 992) 7" $6.00
I totally get this. I have been a GBV /Pollard fanatic for 14 years now, and my collection just keeps growing exponentially. That said, I have never successfully converted someone to the church of Bob. I've spent week perfecting mixes, given Bee Thousand, Propeller AND Alien Lanes as gifts... nothing.
ReplyDeleteThe only minor success I have ever had was making people watch the "Watch Me Jumpstart" documentary. Try that.