Album artwork for Alien Lanes (120 Gram Vinyl) by Guided By Voices

where 'bee thousand' was full of instantly catchy beatles and hollies hooks, 'alien lanes' from 1995 has more of a '70s hard-rock mood, with two-minute blasts of muscularly melodic rock crashing into one-minute (and less) bits of arena-rock balladry and miscellaneous weirdness. it'll take a few listens before it all sinks in. 'motor away' edits the simultaneous leaving and longing of bruce springsteen's 'born to run' down to two glorious minutes. it's one of several songs here that pare anthemic rock hooks and roaring guitars down to their pop essence. 'big chief chinese restaurant,' on the other hand, is one of those overture-like ballads with which hard-rock bands used to awe arena crowds, complete with a guitar lead that nods to guns n' roses. being guided by voices, though, the lead goes as quick as it comes, the whole thing fades out before a minute is up, and another blast of beatlesque hard-rock comes crashing in.

Guided By Voices

Alien Lanes (120 Gram Vinyl)

Album artwork for Alien Lanes (120 Gram Vinyl) by Guided By Voices
LP

$26.99

Released 08/09/2011Catalog Number

OLE-123-0

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Guided By Voices

Alien Lanes (120 Gram Vinyl)

Album artwork for Alien Lanes (120 Gram Vinyl) by Guided By Voices
LP

$26.99

Released 08/09/2011Catalog Number

OLE-123-0

Learn more

where 'bee thousand' was full of instantly catchy beatles and hollies hooks, 'alien lanes' from 1995 has more of a '70s hard-rock mood, with two-minute blasts of muscularly melodic rock crashing into one-minute (and less) bits of arena-rock balladry and miscellaneous weirdness. it'll take a few listens before it all sinks in. 'motor away' edits the simultaneous leaving and longing of bruce springsteen's 'born to run' down to two glorious minutes. it's one of several songs here that pare anthemic rock hooks and roaring guitars down to their pop essence. 'big chief chinese restaurant,' on the other hand, is one of those overture-like ballads with which hard-rock bands used to awe arena crowds, complete with a guitar lead that nods to guns n' roses. being guided by voices, though, the lead goes as quick as it comes, the whole thing fades out before a minute is up, and another blast of beatlesque hard-rock comes crashing in.