Guided by Voices

On November 4th, Matador will be releasing "Hardcore
UFOs : Revelations, Epiphanies and Fast Food in the
Western Hemisphere", the definitive Guided By Voices
box set of 5 CDs plus 1 DVD in deluxe slipcase with
large perfect-bound booklet.

Contents will include:

* "The Best of Guided By Voices: Human Amusements At
Hourly Rates", consisting of the band's greatest songs
from 1987 through 2003, selected and sequenced by
GBV's Robert Pollard

*a DVD with an expanded version of the 1996 "Watch Me
Jumpstart" documentary, directed by Banks Tarver, now
containing extra footage, live material and all of the
bands promotional video clips.

* a CD (titled : LIVE AT THE WHEELCHAIR RACES ) of
unreleased live material from throughout GBV's career,
selected by Robert Pollard and Rich Turiel

* one CD (titled : DELICIOUS PIE & THANK YOU FOR
CALLING) of unreleased studio material selected by
Robert Pollard

* one CD (titled : DEMONS AND PAINKILLERS) consisting
of all the band's Matador Records singles and
compilation tracks.

* the first ever CD release of GBV's debut EP,
"Forever Since Breakfast", originally released in 1986

In addition, "The Best of GBV" CD and the "Watch Me
Jumpstart" DVD will be available separately for those
who do not wish to purchase the entire box set. The
'Best of Guided By Voices CD" will be at a special low
price, with a different sequence from the version
contained in the box set. All the releases will be
available simultaneously on November 4th.

Rich
Here's a track listing of the best of: 01 A Salty Salute
02 Things I Will Keep
03 Everywhere With Helicopter
04 I Am a Tree
05 My Kind of Soldier
06 14 Cheerleader Coldfront
07 Twilight Campfighter
08 Echos Myron
09 Learning To Hunt
10 Bulldog Skin
11 Captain's Dead
12 Tractor Rape Chain
13 Game of Pricks
14 To Remake the Young Flyer
15 Hit
16 Glad Girls
17 Drinker's Peace
18 Surgical Focus
19 Cut-Out Witch
20 The Best of Jill Hives
21 Hot Freaks
22 Shocker in Gloomtown
23 Chasing Heather Crazy
24 My Valuable Hunting Knife
25 The Official Ironmen Rally Song
26 Non-Absorbing
27 Motor Away
28 Teenage FBI
29 Watch Me Jumpstart
30 Exit Flagger
31 Back to the Lake
32 I Am a Scientist
oh, i could have done without having "everywhere with helicopter" on it. . .i don't know how "goldheart mountain top queen directory" isn't on the list though.
get a room!!!!
Due to the fact that the ink still isn't dry on all
that lawyer material between Matador, Scat & TVT I
can't tell ya what is and what isn't on the box set
yet but hopefully we'll be able to tell all soon.

Rich

Also if you click on the images on:
http://www.gbv.com/hardcoreufosannouncement.html

you'll see a bigger version of each cover.

Rich
Pictures from the Philly show including all 3 bands on stage for the finale

http://www.gbv.com/philadelphiapa952003.html
they'er playing them on kexp right now
Originally posted by jadetree:
Pictures from the Philly show including all 3 bands on stage for the finale

http://www.gbv.com/philadelphiapa952003.html
Did Chris fit in well on bass?He was in a GBV cover band from Portland "Giant Bug Village" before so he shoulda known the songs.I can't help but miss Tim,such a great guy.Hey Jadetree,were you at the GBV show w/the Strokes at Black Cat a few years back?
Originally posted by SPARX:
Did Chris fit in well on bass?He was in a GBV cover band from Portland "Giant Bug Village" before so he shoulda known the songs.I can't help but miss Tim,such a great guy.Hey Jadetree,were you at the GBV show w/the Strokes at Black Cat a few years back?
Chris was ok, but I missed Tim, Nate did not seem to happy with him either. I still had a good time. Was not at the Black Cat show.
Originally posted by jadetree:
[[/qb]
Chris was ok, but I missed Tim, Nate did not seem to happy with him either. I still had a good time. Was not at the Black Cat show. [/QB] Yep,it will take Nate awhile to get over losing Tim.They definitely fed off of each other live.Man,I can't figure out what would've caused such a hasty departure.
Originally posted by SPARX:
Hey Jadetree,were you at the GBV show w/the Strokes at Black Cat a few years back?
i was there. . .i missed the strokes for the second straight night too (they played philly the night before, and got there when gbv took the stage). they closed with baba o'reilly if i remember correctly.
The Von Bondies are opening for GBV on the west coast, no word yet whether or not they will stay on for the east coast
Originally posted by jadetree:
The Von Bondies are opening for GBV on the west coast, no word yet whether or not they will stay on for the east coast
I'd love to see The Von Bondies with the 22-20s.
Not only is he former Sub-Pop recording artist or Off
Records creator or current GBV bass player but Chris
Slusarenko is also a video director. He recently
created this BRILLIANT video for Mascara Snakes and
you can check it out here;

http://www.offrecords.com/media.html

I don't think there has ever been a video for one of
Bob's projects taht have been nearly this good!
All to be released on Matador Records on Tuesday,
November 4th, 2003:
a 5CD + DVD Box Set, along with a Best Of CD at
mid-price and a DVD,
together consisting of the definitive record of
Dayton's Guided By
Voices.

(Where not otherwise marked, the tracks were
originally released
either by the band on their own labels, or by Matador
Records.)


THE BOX SET (5 CDs plus 1 DVD):

OLE-550
"Hardcore UFOs: Revelations, Epiphanies and Fast Food
in the Western
Hemisphere" 5CD + DVD SLIPCASE BOX SET WITH BOOK (142
COMPLETE
TRACKS, 14 FRAGMENTARY TRACKS, 8 VIDEOS)

DISC ONE: "Human Amusements At Hourly Rates: The Best
of Guided By
Voices" CD

[ALSO AVAILABLE AS SEPARATE CD ENTITLED "THE BEST OF
GUIDED BY
VOICES: HUMAN AMUSEMENTS AT HOURLY RATES" WITH
DIFFERENT ARTWORK,
SEQUENCE AND SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT VERSIONS: SEE
"SEPARATE RELEASES"
SECTION AFTER BOX SET, BELOW]

1. Captain's Dead (courtesy of Scat Records)
2. Drinker's Peace (courtesy of Scat Records)
3. Exit Flagger (courtesy of Scat Records)
4. 14 Cheerleader Coldfront (courtesy of Scat Records)
5. Shocker In Gloomtown (courtesy of Scat Records)
6. Non-Absorbing (courtesy of Scat Records)
7. Tractor Rape Chain (courtesy of Scat Records)
8. Hot Freaks (courtesy of Scat Records)
9. Echos Myron (courtesy of Scat Records)
10. I Am A Scientist - SINGLE VERSION (courtesy of
Scat Records)
11. A Salty Salute
12. Watch Me Jumpstart
13. Game Of Pricks - ALBUM VERSION
14. Motor Away - ALBUM VERSION
15. Hit
16. My Valuable Hunting Knife - ALBUM VERSION
17. Cut-Out Witch
18. The Official Ironmen Rally Song
19. To Remake The Young Flyer
20. I Am A Tree
21. Bulldog Skin
22. Learning To Hunt
23. Teenage FBI - DEMO VERSION
24. Things I Will Keep (courtesy of TVT Records)
25. Surgical Focus (courtesy of TVT Records)
26. Chasing Heather Crazy (courtesy of TVT Records)
27. Twilight Campfighter (courtesy of TVT Records)
28. Glad Girls (courtesy of TVT Records)
29. Back To The Lake
30. Everywhere With Helicopter
31. My Kind Of Soldier
32. The Best Of Jill Hives

DISC TWO: "Demons and Painkillers - Matador B-Sides,
Out-of-Print
Singles and Compilation Tracks" CD

1. Motor Away
2. Color Of My Blade
3. My Valuable Hunting Knife
4. Game Of Pricks
5. Mice Feel Nice (In My Room)
6. Not Good For The Mechanism
7. Kiss Only The Important Ones
8. Dodging Invisible Rays
9. Deaf Ears
10. Why Did You Land?
11. June Salutes You!
12. Delayed Reaction Brats
13. He's The Uncle
14. The Key Losers
15. Postal Blowfish
16. Unleashed! The Large Hearted Boy
17. Some Drilling Implied
18. Systems Crash
19. Catfood On The Earwig
20. The Who Vs. Porky Pig
21. A Life In Finer Clothing
22. The Worryin' Song
23. Subtle Gear Shifting
24. Finks
25. The Finest Joke Is Upon Us
26. The Singing Razorblade
27. Now To War (Electric Version)
28. Mannequin's Complaint (Wax Dummy Meltdown)
29. Do They Teach You The Chase?
30. (I'll Name You) The Flame That Cries
31. The Ascended Master's Grogshop
32. My Thoughts Are A Gas
33. Running Off With The Fun City Girls
34. None Of Them Any Good
35. Choking Tara (Creamy Version)

DISC THREE: "Delicious Pie and Thank You For Calling -
Previously
Unreleased Songs and Recordings" CD

1. I
2. Back To Saturn X
3. H-O-M-E (Matador)
4. You're The Special
5. Perhaps We Were Swinging
6. Mother & Son
7. 7 Strokes To Heaven's Egde
8. Fire 'Em Up, Abner
9. Harboring Exiles
10. Still Worth Nothing
11. Never
12. Slave Your Beetle Brain
13. It Is Divine
14. They
15. I Invented The Moonwalk (And The Pencil Sharpener)
16. Fly Into Ashes
17. The Various Vaults Of Convenience
18. Thrashed Aircraft
19. Running Off With The Fun City Girls
20. Bulldog Skin (Mag Earwhig! Demo)
21. Portable Men's Society (Mag Earwhig! Demo)
22. Choking Tara (Mag Earwhig! Demo)
23. Man Called Aerodynamics - Concert For Todd Version

DISC FOUR: "Live at the Wheelchair Races - Unreleased
Live Recordings
1995-2002"

1. intro by Randy Campbell – The Paradise, Boston,
MA, June 20, 1995
2. I Am Produced – Bogart's, Cincinnati, OH, July 25,
1997
3. Why Did You Land? – Fox Theatre, Denver, CO, April
10, 1995
4. Zap – Cat's Cradle, Carrboro, NC, April 16, 2002
5. Little Lines – Bogart's, Cincinnati, OH, July 25,
1997
6. 14 Cheerleader Coldfront – The Paradise, Boston,
MA, June 20, 1995
7. Everywhere With Helicopter – Cat's Cradle,
Carrboro, NC, April 16,
2002
8. Quicksilver – Bogart's, Cincinnati, OH, July 25,
1997
9. James Riot – Bernie's Bagel Shop, Columbus, OH,
March 28, 1998
10. Pretty Bombs – Cat's Cradle, Carrboro, NC, April
16, 2002
11. Far Out Crops – unknown
12. My Impression Now – Phantasy Club, Cleveland, OH,
April 26. 1997
13. Look At Them – The Metro, Chicago, IL, February
24, 1996
14. A Salty Salute – unknown
15. Melted Pat – The Metro, Chicago, IL, February 24,
1996
16. How Loft Am I? – The Metro, Chicago, IL, July 11,
1998
17. King And Caroline/Motor Away – First Avenue,
Minneapolis, MN,
February 22, 1996
18. Trap Soul Door – unknown
19. Cheyenne – Cat's Cradle, Carrboro, NC, April 16,
2002
20. Make Use – The Metro, Chicago, IL, July 11, 1998
21. Burning Flag Birthday Suit – The Metro, Chicago,
IL, February 24,
1996
22. Weed King – The Metro, Chicago, IL, February 24,
1996
23. Town Of Mirrors – Bimbo's, San Francisco, CA,
February 27, 1999
24. Over The Neptune/Mesh Gear Fox – The Paradise,
Boston, MA, June
20, 1995
25. Dragon's Awake – 40 Watt Club, Athens, GA,
January 22, 2000
(courtesy of TVT Records)
26. Shrine To The Dynamic Years – Bernie's Bagel
Shop, Columbus, OH,
March 28, 1998
27. Game Of Pricks – unknown
28. Tractor Rape Chain – Melkweg, Amsterdam, Holland,
July 10, 1997
29. Key Losers – Fox Theatre, Denver, CO, April 10,
1995
30. Now To War? – Melkweg, Amsterdam, Holland, July
10, 1997
31. Johnny Appleseed – Crocodile Club, Seattle, WA,
April 17, 1995
32. Drinkers Peace – – unknown

DISC FIVE "Forever Since Breakfast" CD (FIRST REISSUE
OF THE GBV
VINYL-ONLY DEBUT IN ANY FORMAT)

1. Land of Danger
2. Let's Ride
3. Like I Do
4. Sometimes I Cry
5. She Wants to Know
6. Fountain of Youth
7. The Other Place

DISC SIX: DVD: "Watch Me Jumpstart" + Extras (NTSC
ALL-REGION DVD)

[THIS IS AN EXPANDED VERSION OF THE OUT-OF-PRINT VHS
"WATCH ME
JUMPSTART", ORIGINALLY RELEASED BY MATADOR IN 1998.]

[THE DVD WILL ALSO BE RELEASED SEPARATELY IN TWO
DIFFERENT PACKAGES:
SEE "SEPARATE RELEASES BELOW.]

1. The Original "Watch Me Jumpstart" documentary by
Banks Tarver

The documentary features footage of fractions of the
following songs
(all from 1995/1996):

Club Molluska (1:31) (courtesy of Scat Records)
14 Cheerleader Coldfront (1:34) (courtesy of Scat
Records)
If We Wait (:59)
Gold Star for Robot Boy (1:00)
Systems Crash (1:45)
Don't Stop Now (:32, 1:37)
Blimps Go 90 (1:55)
Yours To Keep (:54)
Weed King (1:13)
Hot Freaks (1:27)
To Remake the Young Flyer (1:40)
Chicken Blows (:41)
A Salty Salute (1:25)
Goldheart Mountain Top Queen Directory (2:02)

2. The original live footage that followed "Watch Me
Jumpstart" on
the VHS (1994-1997):

Hot Freaks
Superwhore
Gold Heart Mountain Top Queen Directory
Shocker in Gloomtown
Postal Blowfish
Weed King
Exit Flagger
I Am A Scientist

3. "Beautiful Plastic" 8-minute film by Banks Tarver,
2003, not on VHS

4. Music Videos (these 5 also on the original VHS)

I Am A Scientist (courtesy of Scat Records)
Auditorium/Motor Away
My Valuable Hunting Knife
The Official Ironmen Rally Song
Bulldog Skin

(plus two added videos not on the original VHS):

Glad Girls (courtesy of TVT Records)
My Kind of Soldier

5. Three live songs filmed at Warsaw in June 2002 (not
on the original
VHS):

Echos Myron [5 angles choosable]
Tight Globes
Cut-Out Witch

6. One Easter Egg to be discovered


THE SEPARATE RELEASES:

OLE-565
"The Best of Guided By Voices: Human Amusements At
Hourly Rates" CD
MID-PRICE

[ALSO AVAILABLE IN BOX SET ENTITLED "HUMAN AMUSEMENTS
AT HOURLY
RATES: THE BEST OF GUIDED BY VOICES" WITH DIFFERENT
ARTWORK, SEQUENCE
AND SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT VERSIONS: SEE "BOX SET" DISC
ONE, ABOVE]

1. A Salty Salute
2. Things I Will Keep (courtesy of TVT Records)
3. Everywhere With Helicopter
4. I Am A Tree
5. My Kind Of Soldier
6. 14 Cheerleader Coldfront (courtesy of Scat Records)
7. Twilight Campfighter (courtesy of TVT Records)
8. Echos Myron (courtesy of Scat Records)
9. Learning To Hunt
10. Bulldog Skin
11. Captain's Dead (courtesy of Scat Records)
12. Tractor Rape Chain (courtesy of Scat Records)
13. Game Of Pricks - SINGLE VERSION
14. To Remake The Young Flyer
15. Hit
16. Glad Girls (courtesy of TVT Records)
17. Drinker's Peace (courtesy of Scat Records)
18. Surgical Focus (courtesy of TVT Records)
19. Cut-Out Witch
20. The Best Of Jill Hives
21. Hot Freaks (courtesy of Scat Records)
22. Shocker In Gloomtown (courtesy of Scat Records)
23. Chasing Heather Crazy (courtesy of TVT Records)
24. My Valuable Hunting Knife - ALBUM VERSION
25. The Official Ironmen Rally Song
26. Non-Absorbing (courtesy of Scat Records)
27. Motor Away - SINGLE VERSION
28. Teenage FBI - DEMO VERSION
29. Watch Me Jumpstart
30. Exit Flagger (courtesy of Scat Records)
31. Back To The Lake
32. I Am A Scientist - ALBUM VERSION (courtesy of Scat
Records)

OLE-595 [AMARAY PACKAGE: TRADITIONAL PLASTIC DVD CASE]
OLE-596 [JEWELCASE PACKAGE: CD-SIZED JEWELCASE STAMPED
WITH DVD LOGO]
"Watch Me Jumpstart" + Extras (NTSC all-region DVD)

[Track listing identical to version included in box as
Disc Six,
above.]
Apparently Beatle Bob put in an appearance at the Old 97's set at the Austin City Limits Fest (this written by somebody on one of their message boards)


This is not a proper review but just some quick thoughts. Wish I could
remember the setlist but I was too busy singing/dancing. opened with the
other shoe, ended with doreen for 2 song encore. (the first was a solo
question from Rhett) Beattle Bob joined in for the last several songs,
weather was perfect, crowd was huge. setlist was all the "hits" I guess you
could say. Just an awesome 60 mins. I think the band won't ever forget this
one. they seemed to be having a ball.


Originally posted by Rhett Miller:
http://www.subgenius.com/bigfist/FIST2000-3/tips/X0005_Beatle_Bob_2000.html

So I heard Beattle Bob stars in the new GBV video (see link above). Can anybody confirm this?

I remember briefly chatting with him at a festival in Alabama about 7 years ago. Strange guy. Anybody else seen/met him?
Pollard said in an interview in Amsterdam that he wrote GBV's current single for the Strokes, but decided to keep it, interesting.
There better be some good news announced for November 9th

Thu-Nov-06 Atlanta, GA Variety Playhouse
Fri-Nov-07 Asheville, NC Orange Peel
Sat-Nov-08 Carrboro, NC Cats Cradle
Mon-Nov-10 Baltimore, MD Recher Theatre
Wed-Nov-12 Brooklyn, NY Warsaw
Fri-Nov-14 Toronto, ON Opera House
Sat-Nov-15 Detroit, MI Magic Stick
Sun-Nov-16 Cleveland, OH Grog Shop
Tue-Nov-18 Minneapolis, MN First Ave
Wed-Nov-19 Madison, WI The Annex
Sat-Nov-22 Chicago, IL The Abbey Pub
Sun-Nov-23 Chicago, IL The Abbey Pub
First post here…I moved into the area about a month and a half ago. Went to the University of Dayton, with Brian Pollard, Bob's son. Good stuff, and they played constantly in the area. Nothing like cheap beer with the kids of stars huh?
You ain't just whistling Dixie, jadetree (you know, that's now a rock n' roll song, not country)

;)

Originally posted by jadetree:
There better be some good news announced for November 9th

Thu-Nov-06 Atlanta, GA Variety Playhouse
Fri-Nov-07 Asheville, NC Orange Peel
Sat-Nov-08 Carrboro, NC Cats Cradle
Mon-Nov-10 Baltimore, MD Recher Theatre
Wed-Nov-12 Brooklyn, NY Warsaw
Fri-Nov-14 Toronto, ON Opera House
Sat-Nov-15 Detroit, MI Magic Stick
Sun-Nov-16 Cleveland, OH Grog Shop
Tue-Nov-18 Minneapolis, MN First Ave
Wed-Nov-19 Madison, WI The Annex
Sat-Nov-22 Chicago, IL The Abbey Pub
Sun-Nov-23 Chicago, IL The Abbey Pub