By: Guided By Voices Appears on: It’s Not Them. It Couldn’t Be Them. It Is Them! With all the albums the current (as of this writing) lineup of Guided By Voices has been releasing, it can sometimes be easy to overlook stand-out tracks such as “Black And White Eyes In A Prism.” If you’ve forgotten […]
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Spanish Coin
By: Guided By Voices Appears on: It’s Not Them. It Couldn’t Be Them. It Is Them! In “Spanish Coin,” Robert Pollard pulls out some of his best guitar tricks: floating chord shapes and open note drones. Doug Gillard embellishes the tune with string and trumpet arrangements, plus an impeccable nylon string guitar solo. You need […]
I Share A Rhythm
By: Guided By Voices Appears on: It’s Not Them. It Couldn’t Be Them. It Is Them! “I Share A Rhythm” originally appeared on Suitcase 3, but was given the full band treatment on It’s Not Them. It Couldn’t Be Them. It Is Them! where it really shines. Still, being able to hear Robert Pollard’s original […]
The Bell Gets Out Of The Way
By: Guided By Voices Appears on: It’s Not Them. It Couldn’t Be Them. It Is Them! On first listen, “The Bell Gets Out Of The Way” struck me as a very 1950’s style song. The chord progression and vocal melody during the verses sound similar to Sha-Na-Na’s “Those Magic Changes” from Grease in my opinion […]
Cherub And The Great Child Actor
By: Guided By Voices Appears on: It’s Not Them. It Couldn’t Be Them. It Is Them! Robert Pollard’s songwriting process can often yield puzzling results. In the case of “Cherub And The Great Child Actor,” he starts off with a simple guitar riff as an intro, uses it again for a first verse, and then […]
Flying Without A License
By: Guided By Voices Appears on: It’s Not Them. It Couldn’t Be Them. It Is Them! In “Flying Without A License,” Robert Pollard uses open drone strings in the main guitar riff, which culminates in a single strum of an E chord. Other than that riff, there are just a few other chords that you’ll […]
Dance Of Gurus
By: Guided By Voices Appears on: It’s Not Them. It Couldn’t Be Them. It Is Them! Other than the lead guitar solo at the end of the song, “Dance Of Gurus” is relatively simple to play. The hardest part might just be getting the syncopated strumming down in a few of the sections, so I’d […]
