[MMcG]

Narlus, being the super cool Monkey that he is, made me a couple of CDs of music by Guided By Voices and I gotta tell you I'm really digging these CDs!!

I've been playing them more and more and there is just something about this group that draws me in. I can't put my finger on it yet, but I'm diggin it. :dancing:

Thanks Narlus!!

What are some other bands like GBV that I should keep an eye or ear out for?

 

[jdcamb]

Did anyone see them on Austin City Limits Sunday? They freekin' rocked it out.......jdcamb

 

[narlus]

damn, i missed that ACL viewing but i'm imagining that it'll show up on bittorrent at some point. they also rocked out on the conan o'brien show a couple months ago.

sadly this version is over (leader bob pollard disbanded GBV at the end of '04), but he'll still put out music (i've got an advance copy of his next release, and it's good to great) as he was always the prime creative force behind the band.

 

[MMcG]

Thanks for packing so many songs onto these discs Narlus!!

How would you classify GBV?? Or do they defy classification?

 

[narlus]

well i guess "indie rock" is a broad brush stroke but they have so many influences which aren't typical indie rock fare (prog stuff like genesis, soft machine, etc). they did the lo-fi / studio f*ckery bit and then also made the big sounding rock anthem records. hard to say. check out www.gbvdb.com for a very extensive database.

 

[MMcG]

well i guess "indie rock" is a broad brush stroke but they have so many influences which aren't typical indie rock fare (prog stuff like genesis, soft machine, etc). they did the lo-fi / studio f*ckery bit and then also made the big sounding rock anthem records. hard to say. check out www.gbvdb.com for a very extensive database.

Yeah I hear touches of indie, garage rock, prog rock, even some alternative sounds,.........it all blends together so well in my opinion.

Man why had I never heard of GBV before? Another plus for surfin the Monkey I guess!