Released February 21st, 1990 Length 31:52 | Recorded 1990 Release date 21 February 1990 Label Rocket #9 | |
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Guided by voices same place the fly got smashed 1990 full album
Same Place the Fly Got Smashed is the fourth album by Guided by Voices. Bandleader Robert Pollard describes the release as "a concept album [with] a linear story" about an alcoholic who commits a murder and is eventually executed for his crime. Same Place the Fly Got Smashed marks the beginning of the band's lo-fi era, featuring a production value markedly less crisp and clear than their previous releases.
Contents
- Guided by voices same place the fly got smashed 1990 full album
- Track listing
- Side A
- Side B
- Songs
- References
In James Greer's book Guided by Voices: A Brief History: Twenty-One Years of Hunting Accidents in the Forests of Rock and Roll, Pollard calls this album his favorite lyrical album citing the lyrics for "Pendulum" as "my favorite lyrics I've ever written."
The "You brought me down, you and your family. I did not!" sample at the beginning of "Airshow '88" came from the movie Shattered Dreams. The made-for-TV movie came out in 1990 and starred Lindsay Wagner.
Track listing
All songs written by Jim Pollard and Robert Pollard unless otherwise noted.
Side A
- "Airshow '88" – 2:12
- "Order for the New Slave Trade" (R. Pollard) – 3:09
- "The Hard Way" – 2:53
- "Drinker's Peace" (R. Pollard) – 1:52
- "Mammoth Cave" – 2:17
- "When She Turns 50" (R. Pollard) – 2:07
- "Club Molluska" – 1:35
Side B
- "Pendulum" – 1:49
- "Ambergris" – 0:52
- "Local Mix-Up" (R. Pollard) – 4:40
- "Murder Charge" – 2:12
- "Starboy" (Greg Demos, R. Pollard) – 1:10
- "Blatant Doom Trip" – 3:59
- "How Loft I Am?" (R. Pollard) – 1:05
Songs
1Airshow '882:13
2Order for the New Slave Trade3:09
3The Hard Way2:53