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| From | Bill Silvers <wsilvers@earthlink.net> |
| Subject | Re: Guided By Voices |
| Date | Mon, 19 Feb 2007 09:42:56 -0600 (GMT-06:00) |
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Bob Hutton asked:
>My eMusic downloads refresh today and I am thinking of treating myself
>to some GBV - any fans here have opinions on the best introduction to
>the band, or should I just go for the best-of selection, "Human
>Amusements At Hourly Rates"?
Career Records answered
>You can't go wrong with that one... Conventional Wisdom says Bee1000
>might be their best album...
Lee Elliott added:
>I think the best of is very well done. I have most of the classic
>stuff and access through friends to everything else - but I've pretty
>much settled on Human Amusements for my fix when I need it. If
>nothing else it will help you figure out an era to begin with.
>
>Other than that I'd get Bee Thousand first.
I guess you'ver already used up those extra downloads, Bob, but here's a minority suggestion for ALIEN LANES.
BEE THOUSAND has always been sort of a consensus for best individual GbV record, but IMO ALIEN LANES has even more pop thrills and as the last full record with Tobin Sprout on it, is the one I go back to most. Many of the best tunes made the greatest hits comp (though inexplicably, "Closer You Are" and Sprout's wonderful "Little Whirl" were omitted), and overall AL rocks a little harder than BEE 1000. Along with the following UNDER THE BUSHES... this period was GbV's creative peak.
b.s.
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