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Track Listings
| 1. Laundry and Lasers | |||
| 2. The Head | |||
| 3. Doughnut For A Snowman | |||
| 4. Spiderfighter | |||
| 5. Hang Mr. Kite | |||
| 6. God Loves Us | |||
| 7. The Unsinkable Fats | |||
| 8. Domino | |||
| 9. The Big Hat and Toy Show | |||
| 10. Imperial Racehorsing | |||
| 11. How I Met My Mother | |||
| 12. Waves | |||
| 13. My Europa | |||
| 14. Chocolate Boy | |||
| 15. The Things That Never Need | |||
| 16. Either Nelson | |||
| 17. Cyclone Utilities (Remember Your Birthday) | |||
| 18. Old Bones | |||
| 19. Go Rolling Home | |||
| 20. The Room Taking Shape | |||
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Guided By Voices classic lineups first album of new material in fifteen years! After a fifteen year hiatus, the "classic line up" of Guided By Voices (Robert Pollard, Tobin Sprout, Mitch Mitchell, Greg Demos, and Kevin Fennell) finishes off its year-long reunion tour by releasing an album of 21 new songs, deliberately choosing to return to what bandleader Robert Pollard calls the "semi-collegial" approach of iconic GBV albums like Bee Thousand and Alien Lanes. Let's Go Eat The Factory is much more than a mere return, however: sprawling, variegated, heavy, melodic, and yet still recognizably and coherently Guided By Voices in both its literal and mythic senses. "At first I said: no reunion, period," explains Pollard about the decision to revive Guided By Voices. "And definitely no record or re-formation. But the tour went so well; the response was really unexpected. I thought at some point that a lot of people would like to hear new GBV music. The chemistry was still there." Choosing to eschew the recording studio, LGETF was instead manufactured in the living rooms, basements, and garages of various long-time bandmembers. Some tracks were recorded more-or-less live at Mitch Mitchell's garage, where the band would often practice back in the early- and mid-90s. These sessions comprised Mitch, Bob, and Jimmy Pollard, Bob's brother and long-time collaborator, who, though never a part of the touring ensemble, always played a crucial role on the classic-era releases. Some tracks were improvised over acoustic jam sessions at Greg Demos' house. Many were recorded at Tobin Sprout's place in Wherever, Michigan, and later lovingly f**ked with in order to achieve the proper level of weirdness. Band members occasionally switched instruments (Bob plays drums; Mitch plays drums; Kevin plays drums; Jimmy Pollard plays bass; Greg plays lead guitar; Toby plays pretty much everything; etc.), and Bob gladly accepted input from other band members. Tobin Sprout wrote or co-wrote and sings on six out of the 21 songs. The aesthetic is very much in keeping with Guided By Voices, but in some unexpected ways (more prevalent use of keyboards and samples, for one thing) the 21st century can't help but poke its nose into the resulting music. Devoted fans of Bee Thousand will not be disappointed in, for instance, the demonically tuneful "Chocolate Boy," or the relentless chug of "We Won't Apologize For The Human Race," which Tobin Sprout describes as "Peter Gabriel singing 'I Am The Walrus.'" Other standouts include "Doughnut For A Snowman," which Pollard calls "the goofiest, twinkliest song I've ever written," or "Spider Fighter," a Tobin Sprout number that was in fact the first song title conceived for the new album, and which features a piano coda that Pollard likens to "a Pete Townshend demo for Lifehouse." Let's Go Eat The Factory will be released January 16th 2012 on Fire Records. A 7 single with exclusive B-sides Doughnut For A Snowman is released on Fire 28th November 2011. Guided By Voices is Robert Pollard, Mitch Mitchell, Kevin Fennell, Tobin Sprout, Greg Demos with Jimmy Pollard.
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GUIDED BY VOICES - LETS GO EAT THE FACTORY BRAND NEW CD ALBUM
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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A self-confessed GBV-aholic, I've loved this band since I first heard ALIEN LANES back in 1994. The sheer enthusiasm for writing, playing and recording music displayed on this album, and it's predecessor BEE THOUSAND was enough to get me hooked, although getting addicted to a band as prolific as GBV were in the '90's was a daunting prospect.
The following album, the excellent UNDER THE BUSHES, UNDER THE STARS, would be the last with this particular line up, and for me the magic was lost from here on. Main man Robert Pollard soldiered on and GBV became a slick rock band, well produced and performed by a whole new backing band. The songs seemed to suffer for this though, and Tobin Sprout, the original band's George Harrison to Pollard's combined Lennon/McCartney, was sorely missed, and apart from the odd flash of Pollard genius, the later albums were increasingly disappointing until their split in 2004. So I didn't really get excited at the prospect of a GBV reformation. On hearing it was the classic '90's line-up though, I decided to give it a try.
I'm so glad I did. LET'S GO EAT THE FACTORY is the perfect follow-up to UNDER THE BUSHES, without at all appearing as a safe retread of former glories. Like all the best GBV albums, it's like fiddling with a dial on a radio at times, with rough and ready pop classics rearing their head above the static, only to disappear almost as quickly as the melodies have registered. It's not to everyone's taste I'm sure, but fans will not be disappointed, and there are quite a few surprises here and there, like Sprout's wonderful 'THE THINGS THAT NEVER NEED'. It's possibly about 5 minutes too long overall, hence 4 stars instead of 5, and I know quality control was never GBV's strength, but they just overdo it a tad toward the end. These are minor quibbles though, and songs like DOUGHNUT FOR THE SNOWMAN, HANG MR.KITE, CHOCOLATE BOY and WE WON'T APOLOGIZE FOR THE HUMAN RACE are up there with the classics.
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The following album, the excellent UNDER THE BUSHES, UNDER THE STARS, would be the last with this particular line up, and for me the magic was lost from here on. Main man Robert Pollard soldiered on and GBV became a slick rock band, well produced and performed by a whole new backing band. The songs seemed to suffer for this though, and Tobin Sprout, the original band's George Harrison to Pollard's combined Lennon/McCartney, was sorely missed, and apart from the odd flash of Pollard genius, the later albums were increasingly disappointing until their split in 2004. So I didn't really get excited at the prospect of a GBV reformation. On hearing it was the classic '90's line-up though, I decided to give it a try.
I'm so glad I did. LET'S GO EAT THE FACTORY is the perfect follow-up to UNDER THE BUSHES, without at all appearing as a safe retread of former glories. Like all the best GBV albums, it's like fiddling with a dial on a radio at times, with rough and ready pop classics rearing their head above the static, only to disappear almost as quickly as the melodies have registered. It's not to everyone's taste I'm sure, but fans will not be disappointed, and there are quite a few surprises here and there, like Sprout's wonderful 'THE THINGS THAT NEVER NEED'. It's possibly about 5 minutes too long overall, hence 4 stars instead of 5, and I know quality control was never GBV's strength, but they just overdo it a tad toward the end. These are minor quibbles though, and songs like DOUGHNUT FOR THE SNOWMAN, HANG MR.KITE, CHOCOLATE BOY and WE WON'T APOLOGIZE FOR THE HUMAN RACE are up there with the classics.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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Guided By Voices return with a great album and whilst it is not their greatest album it is still a fantastic album. "Let's Go Eat The Factory" will take a couple of listens to make sense but soon it's charms will win you over. The mood is lo-fi and at times experimental but there are still some catchy Rock songs that only Robert Pollard seems to be able to write. Tobin Sprout also weighs in with some of the albums highlights and as a whole this album will please many a long time GBV fan. Probably not the best starting point for new listeners this is still an interesting and challenging album and will be up there at the end of the years as one of the best albums of 2012.
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sound little ditties that you wish would last that little bit longer so you can bask in their delight, but are perfectly formed, and don't require any adjustment. an experience.
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