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- #1
- Posted: 06/06/2012 20:00
- Post subject: Album of the day (#568): Bee Thousand by Guided By Voices
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Today's album of the day
Bee Thousand by Guided By Voices (View album)
Year: 1994.
Overall rank: 268.
Average rating: 81/100 (from 79 votes).
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Tracks:
1. Hardcore UFOs
2. Buzzards and Dreadful Crows
3. Tractor Rape Chain
4. The Goldheart Mountaintop Queen Directory
5. Hot Freaks
6. Smothered in Hugs
7. Yours to Keep
8. Echos Myron
9. Gold Star for Robot Boy
10. Awful Bliss
11. Mincer Ray
12. A Big Fan of the Pigpen
13. Queen of Cans and Jars
14. Her Psychology Today
15. Kicker of Elves
16. Ester's Day
17. Demons Are Real
18. I Am a Scientist
19. Peep-Hole
20. You're Not an Airplane
About album of the day: The BestEverAlbums.com album of the day is the album appearing most prominently in member charts in the previous 24 hours. If an album has previously been selected within a x day period, the next highest album is picked instead (and so on) to ensure a bit of variety.
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- #2
- Posted: 06/06/2012 20:07
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Really weird album but really good. I do like the "weak" production of it and not made to sound like something it shouldn't be. Buzzards and Dreadful Crows is one of my all time fav. tracks.
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- #3
- Posted: 06/06/2012 22:06
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Is the album as good as the song titles suggests?
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- #4
- Posted: 06/06/2012 22:10
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| Borve Baunehoj wrote: | | Is the album as good as the song titles suggests? |
If you haven't heard it, get it. It's not like anything you've heard. I'd say its a mix of pavement + Frank Zappa... seems like a weird mix and it sort of is.
The production sounds like it was done in a basement, because it was. It is super lo-fi and the production is really nothing extraordinary. It is raw and creative and catchy.
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And I stare at the sun.
And it leaves me Blind.
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Mr. Shankly
Gender: Male
Age: 53
Location: Auburn, Washington 
- #5
- Posted: 06/07/2012 03:12
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| dp39 wrote: | If you haven't heard it, get it. It's not like anything you've heard. I'd say its a mix of pavement + Frank Zappa... seems like a weird mix and it sort of is.
The production sounds like it was done in a basement, because it was. It is super lo-fi and the production is really nothing extraordinary. It is raw and creative and catchy. |
Beware though. Bee Thousand is a gateway drug to the world of Guided by Voices, and once you're hooked it's hard to get off their particular, unique brand /approach to rock and pop. Personally, I love GBV. During the 90's and very early 2000's, they were one of my favorite bands. Unlike powerful drugs, it probably won't hit you right away, but over time and repeated listens, you may get hooked as I did. You've been warned. 
One of these days, I'm going to start a GBV appreciation thread. 
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cartoken
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Age: 40
Location: Paris 
- #6
- Posted: 06/07/2012 10:50
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upgraded my rating a bit, but this is still an above average album for me  One good song though: Queen Of Cans And Jars
40/100
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- #7
- Posted: 06/07/2012 10:56
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This was a great listen actually - the lo-fi really adds to it.
There is some pretty good guitar work on here, and the lyrics are eccentrically brilliant.
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Mr. Shankly
Gender: Male
Age: 53
Location: Auburn, Washington
- #8
- Posted: 06/08/2012 00:12
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I find it telling and sad that apparently more BEA members are more knowledgeable about the Killers than Guided by Voices, and this classic album. I'm telling you, you're missing out.
Eggman, Have you heard them? Someone who likes both Captain Beefheart and The Beatles equally would probably love GBV!
Last edited by Mr. Shankly on 06/08/2012 00:16; edited 1 time in total
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- #9
- Posted: 06/08/2012 00:15
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| Mr. Shankly wrote: | | I find it telling and sad that apparently more BEA members are more knowledgeable about the Killers than Guided by Voices, and this classic album. I'm telling you, you're missing out. |
People are probably just more interested in insulting rather than praising
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- #10
- Posted: 06/08/2012 00:16
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| Mr. Shankly wrote: | | I find it telling and sad that apparently more BEA members are more knowledgeable about the Killers than Guided by Voices, and this classic album. I'm telling you, you're missing out. |
same. This is a masterpiece in indie.
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