Disc 2 - Me, telling you - about it - betterly.
Disk 2 - Guided By Voices - Suitcase 2
1.
I Am Decided - Maybe the best song on the disc and a good starterouter. Not that the rest of the disc doesnt live up, it does - this is just a great one that probably could have gone on a real release. Tape is fucked sounding, which adds to the sound. It warbles.
42.
Tainted Angels With Butter Knives - Bass is too loud, but the song is pretty alright. Epic in sound, but not length. Ending drags like a shit that wont come out.
2.53.
What About The Rock? - This song is weird. A semi-funny stream of consciousness answering machine message that gets old quick and lasts like 3+ minutes that goes into an absurd and equally exceptional prog rock ending. Keyboards, mind riffs, 80s effects solos, and hilarious if you can make it through the message part. (Reminds me of the prog sounding stuff on the second Lifeguards release) -
2.54.
Pack Of Rolling Papers - Bob wrote and recorded this 25 second acoustic diddy 2 minutes before getting high, as he was looking at the rolling papers sitting on the 4 track. Although it reminds me of one of the short ones off of Alien Lanes.
2.55.
Telephone Town - Organic sounding. First one like this by GBV that I remember hearing. Song parts are great, laid back and Bob in high register. Always a recipe for good times.
36.
Hey I Know Your Old Lady - You just read pretty much the entire song. One chord shitter. Macho Bob should have eaten nachos instead. Crews on Drums.
1.57.
Headache Revolution - Wish this was recorded by a full band. Hard to get behind the silly chorus of "Headache Revolution" - but the song still works pretty well.
2.58.
Every Man - Early live one. Most REM of all the songs heard thus far. Sell some clothes washers with this as the background to the commercial. Repetitive jangle.
2.59.
Alibible - 1 chord nonsense sloppy sex.
110.
I Can't Help But Noticing - HARMONIES, mutherfucking HARMONIES for the first time on the box. Bob must have fucked an angel to get such a pristine ear for this shit.
3 11.
Mannequin's Complaint- Coolest sounding song on disc 2. Changes up like hell. Good instrumentation complete with the THUNDER BOX. Bar room chanting at the end, all of their livers just fell out and they could give a fuck.
412.
Zarkoff's Coming - Throwaway, but wait. This is fuckin scared in the woods Bob screaming because a fuckin' banshee (also read his bitchy wife) is chasing him with some q-tips in which she plans on busting his eardrums with. I believe this dude, trust me.
313.
Supersonic Love Funky Love Gun - Just when you were high on the wave thinking Bob cant do no wrong, he drops this shit stain.
114.
Perch Warble - Fuckin rocker. Sounds like its from Propeller ERA classic zone. (Shin Splints anyone?) Another perfect pitch harmony section with some chips.
3.515.
You're Not The Queen Anymore - My favorite song on this disc. Quiet Acoustic and it almost sounds like it was recorded around the time of Gold Heart. Definition of a perfect 4 track song.
416.
Ivanhoe - repetitive electric guitar licks. Decent, but boring. I stand by the statement that Jon's Ivanhoe is better.
217.
How Can You? - Lets have a cookout at the beach at night and play songs to each other, dudes. This is the one I came up with about the 96 Election. Great change of pace.
3.518.
The Lodger Carried A Gun - Early and live as fuck. Jangly open chords and a familiar GBV chord progression - REM pt 2. Bob actually really singing. Sounds southern.
319.
Metro XVI - Big brother warning song. Tin can robotic with some rusty hinges. Makes my ear hurt and anus cramp.
1.5 20.
My Dream Making Machine - Cant understand a word. Cant understand why he recorded this.
121.
Mustard Man - Another drunk show. Another song about condiment man. Reminded me of my economics professor named Dr. Mustard. Not a good thing.
222.
Alone In Time - Listen, Im glad that im listening to this over lets say - a "Hydra" bside collection, but this is average as kissing an semi-ugly girl (who just at what Dr. Mustard served her).
223.
Dusty Bushworms - Now this is better - picking it back up for the end of the disc. Cool sounds here - efx on Bob's vox and great guitar sound. Sounds familiar, sounds friendly. Clicking on tape fucks it though, which is both the beauty and the bitch. I like the song.
324.
Free It - Fuck. Fuck. Acoustic punch to the face. More Acoustic on the Acoustic jamboree. I gauge songs like this (which there have been a lot on this disc) on how it would sound with a full band. To that I ask, does this need to exist?
1.525.
Are You Faster? - Awesome, a good closer here. Pulled it together to please teacher. One electric guitar but Pollard has the feeling here. You stick with this one and it delivers one of the best choruses of the disc. You gotta stick with it though its a long'un. Fuck yeah, he's back.
3.5Scored lower than the first, but much better as a solid whole than the first.
Bob's shit is my gold.Overall Score (not tell tale):
2.54