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Read [James Greer Book] * Guided by Voices: A Brief History: Twenty-One Years of Hunting Accidents in the Forests of Rock and Roll Online # PDF eBook or Kindle ePUB free. Guided by Voices: A Brief History: Twenty-One Years of Hunting Accidents in the Forests of Rock and Roll Flawed but enjoyable read James B. Nipe I doubt I'll say much of anything that hasn't already been said in Thomas Mitchell's spot-on reviewbut here goes: I do love GBV. They're undoubtedly one of my two favorite bands since the Replacements, The Pixies, and Husker Du broke up (yeahI knowPixies are back togetherI saw 'emthey're still greatbl. "revelatory" according to janey. I recently became familiar with the music of Guided by Voices. The band's brilliance enticed me to want to learn more about
| Title | : | Guided by Voices: A Brief History: Twenty-One Years of Hunting Accidents in the Forests of Rock and Roll |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.50 (908 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0802170137 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 336 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-05-02 |
| Language | : | English |
Flawed but enjoyable read James B. Nipe I doubt I'll say much of anything that hasn't already been said in Thomas Mitchell's spot-on reviewbut here goes: I do love GBV. They're undoubtedly one of my two favorite bands since the Replacements, The Pixies, and Husker Du broke up (yeahI knowPixies are back togetherI saw 'emthey're still greatbl. "revelatory" according to janey. I recently became familiar with the music of Guided by Voices. The band's brilliance enticed me to want to learn more about thier history (Having recently disbanded after 20+ year history of prolific genius.) In spite of their truly innovative sound and masterful lyrics, the band has seemingly had mai. "I make music for soundtracks now" according to David Ballard. Overall, this is a pretty informative, quick read. However, being a longtime, diehard GBV fan, I would have liked to have known more about the recording of the various albums, as well as have more time deveoted to some of the other important characters in the group, namely Tobin Sprout and Mitch Mitch
He is currently working with director Steven Soderbergh on a rock musical. . James Greer is the author of the novel Artificial Light (Akashic 2006), which won a California Book Award for Best Debut Novel, and the nonfiction book Guided By Voices: A Brief History (Grove Press 2006), a biography about a band for which he once played bass guitar
James Greer, an acclaimed music writer and former Spin editor, enjoys a unique advantage in having played in the band for two years. But it all started rather prosaically when Pollard, a fourth-grade teacher in his early thirties from Dayton, Ohio, began recording songs with drinking buddies in his basement. Guided by Voices was one of the most popular indie-rock bands of the 1990s. Pollard has been compared by The New York Times to Mozart, Rossini, and Paul McCartney (in the same sentence) and everyone from P. Harvey, Radiohead, R.E.M., the Strokes, and U2 has sung his praises and cited his music as an influence. Critics internationally have lauded the band’s brain trust, Robert Pollard, as a once-in-a-generation artist. J. This personal connection grants him unparalleled insight and complete access to the workings of Pollard’s muse.
All rights reserved. Musicians have come and gone, but besides inspiring an impressive list of other acts, GBV has endured as one of the longest-running nineties indie-rock aggregations. Mike TribbyCopyright © American Library Association. Of course, not a lot of discouraging words appear here, but those interested in maverick performers who fashion careers by persevering at rootsy, highly idiosyncratic music may consider the Pollard/GBV story hard to beat, especially when told as enthusiastically as Greer tells it. Mainstream acceptance has been elusive, but reading Greer makes one think that overwhelming success could destroy the band's particular appeal. From Booklist Greer'
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