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The perils of the four-track recorder: When you're recording a full band with room mics, unless you dedicate a separate track to a vocal overdub, the lyrics will be buried and indecipherable. Robert Pollard starts off singing strong here. I'm confident the first two words of the lyric are "I walked." Beyond that, until the song comes to an end and he begins to repeat the phrase "There's nothing I'd rather do," I have no idea what he is singing.
That's a problem with some of Vampire on Titus that the listener simply must get past. It would help if there was a strong melody to at least hum along to, but no such luck. It's a fairly standard song that, with a more forceful vocal could perhaps do something for me. Instead, it's kind of a placeholder.
A couple of interesting notes:
--The guitar solo at the end echoes R.E.M.'s "Green Grows the Rushes."
--Tobin Sprout, who co-wrote the track, has performed this live more than Guided by Voices ever did, though Pollard sings lead on the album version.
That's a problem with some of Vampire on Titus that the listener simply must get past. It would help if there was a strong melody to at least hum along to, but no such luck. It's a fairly standard song that, with a more forceful vocal could perhaps do something for me. Instead, it's kind of a placeholder.
A couple of interesting notes:
--The guitar solo at the end echoes R.E.M.'s "Green Grows the Rushes."
--Tobin Sprout, who co-wrote the track, has performed this live more than Guided by Voices ever did, though Pollard sings lead on the album version.
Labels: Vampire on Titus