Guided By Voices - Echos Myron

[Boxcons]

holy shit that last minute!

[RulerOFmany]

This was my favorite song when I was about 3 or 4 years old and still my favorite GBV song

[goldenarm20]

Well it's definitely not on the level of OK Computer or Pinkerton, but it's easily Top 5...and the Nirvana debate is pointless, because Nirvana got famous off of what Pixies invented. If you want to argue, argue about GBV vs. Pixies....

[selrahc84]

@goldenarm20

All nirvana really took from pixies was the soft-loud dynamic (and chord progression from umass). But if you listen to the unplugged mtv album all the songs are quite excellent including the covers without any nod to the pixies or punk. Cobain takes the meat puppets and bowie and old blues song and renders them in a simple and beautiful and new way that is pretty impressive. That same thoughtfulness is in a lot of song on In Utero too, i think.

[goldenarm20]

@selrahc84 I don't know, Kurt himself said he wished Nirvana coud've been more like Pixies. And that's not saying I dislike Nirvana at all, but I favor Pixies a little more...but although In Utero doesn't seem like it flows as well as Bleach and Nevermind, it definitely has brilliant songs

[monkeygonetoheavensi]

@goldenarm20 Yeah. I got 2 Pixies tattoo's.. now i wish i had got a GBV one instead! Saw Nirvana same week i saw the Pixies. No contest there really. Saw Radiohead. Was bored with them. Saw Weezer. Dullards. And never saw GBV. Would trade all the above bands just to have seen GBV in Oslo this year.

[goldenarm20]

@monkeygonetoheavensi You thought Weezer was dull??? I loved them, I think they're one of those bands that sound even better live...that said, their new stuff is disgustingly bad, but I'll take 2 incredible albums and 1 awesome un-released album...and it's unfortunate that you found Radiohead to be boring, their work is usually a level above everyone else's..but recently they've been much more experimental and mellow, so their shows probably arent as intense as they used to be

[MEYERS3000]

Classic song from a classic album by a classic band.

[TheRealImpertinent]

Voted best album of the year by Magnet magazine . Way back when 94 or 5. I guess i could just look it up , I love love love this !

[headtrips1]

@TheRealImpertinent in 2009 amazon.com editors named it the best indie lo fi rock album of all time

[Catch22ish]

please dont compare GBV to the beatles, they're badass on their own =)

[basebureaucrat]

Or something like that

[1710libra]

Could´ve been some old Beatlessong from the early sixties, GREAT.

[ultrakool]

@1710libra right, circa hard day's night

[SkippySywalker]

I am really curios to know who the douche is that disliked Echoes Myron. I mean do you fucking have ears you retarded turd eating monkey raping fucktard? Listen to the song, and learn about art. By the way, I make the most badass art films... I am the one and only Skippy Sywalker, Beeeaatches. Bob Pollard is actually my Dad.

[Prodigiousguy8]

@SkippySywalker Holy shit man!! He's actually your dad?

[WeirdBeach]

when bob says "relatively" in that fucking awesome fake british accent....it fucking kills me. perfect pop song.

[f0r3v3rl33t]

@musicjew158 Beatlesque? GBV is GBV, they are like no other and no other is like them.

[IIIRounder]

@f0r3v3rl33t naw man...its pretty hard to say this isn't beatlesque. As soon as I heard this, the first thought that came into my head was: "damn this sounds like beatles influence!"

[rafael28]

@f0r3v3rl33t the beatles influence is undeniable, he even sounds like lennon on some parts

[8sk8r]

Please tell me why this band is so great.

[dorkusImalorkus]

@8sk8r

If you have to ask then you'll never know.

[Thexxman123456]

Great song. The indie rock bands of the 80's and 90's really knew how to make great rock music.

[lucksondube]

one day they will get credit for turning my autistic mind straight, one day.

[emokidsblowdick]

@lucksondube how did they do it man?

[lucksondube]

@emokidsblowdick magic patterns, sweet melodies,sharp lyrics..

[Pantsbandit]

@klinsmeier

You are wrong as clearly you are posting about my post having nothing at all related to this song, just as the 9 people who liked my post were wrong. You are also wrong for not understanding that art has no best, but only original and unoriginal, and you are also in a serious case of "classic worship" because to call nevermind, an album that blatently ripped off the pixies the best nirvana album (and 90s album) is some bullshit, In Utero is obviously superior and on topic: GBV is god

[TheGrungeGestapo]

Nirvana and Guided By Voices are both amazing bands, now everyone shut the fuck up because Nirvana has nothing to do with this.

[Jamie165]

One of the greatest basslines ever composed.

[jakke007]

@Jamie165

completely right. Shit yeah it's cool

[hookedonsaxophonics]

who started the GBV vs. Nirvana flame war?

[gergsar]

both bands are good, don't need to chose, or compare apples and oranges...

[8sk8r]

NIRVANA IS THE BEST GBV SUCKS

[BabylonAGoGo]

more like Daytonphiles.

[jonsonkie]

i didn't like this song at first either, i used to skip it when i was listening to the album, but now it's one of my favourites. It's the line 'shit yeah it's cool' that gets me

[chasebizzy]

I bought this album listened to it twice and decided I didn't like it. Over the next few days though I realized every song on the album was stuck in my head. It's like the music snuck up on me. What a cool feeling.

[mnwalke]

@chasebizzy I had a similar experience. At first I was like, "what the hell is this," then some months later found myself quoting lyrics to friends.

[royalnash]

so come as you are and teen spirit and all apologies are downhill your stupid

[xbyiu97]

@royalnash teen spirit is a fucking terrible song, and this is coming from someone whos spent the last 4 years absolutely obsessed with the band

[xbyiu97]

the best stuff nirvana did was bleach+everything before it. after that they went downhill

[dogwitamullet]

all fall downnnnnnnnnnnnn

[MusicJew158]

This song is beautifully Beatlesque especially in the way the bass is played as the lead. I am really getting in to Guided By Voices now...anglophiles are awesome

[GBVGBVGBVGBV]

'Tower to the skies'... in such a tower, i expect to find Robert Pollard high kicking at the very top, after all, the man IS God!

[SebastianSolorzano]

Bee Thousand is my favorite album of the90's. (In my opinion) it's better than "OK Computer" and My Bloody Valentine's "Loveless" and EVEN better than "In the Aeroplane Over the Sea". It's of course better than "Nevermind" (no pun intended to Nirvana)

[Pantsbandit]

Nevermind isn't even the best Nirvana album, hell of the 90's.

[SebastianSolorzano]

which do you think is the best album by Nirvana?

[SebastianSolorzano]

My personal favorite is "Bleach", but I think "In Utero" is the best.

[Pantsbandit]

Of course In Utero is the best, In Utero is imo the best of the 90's. I think it goes in the top 10 albums ever made, in my opinion. Its my absolute favorite.

[dankradschwag]

@SebastianSolorzano Kurt said he intentionely made In Utero bad because he was tired of all the fame.

[klinsmeier]

@Pantsbandit

You are wrong: as clearly as "Revolver" is the best album of the 60es, "Nevermind" is the best album of the 90es. There can be no doubt.

[gigantecrunch]

@klinsmeier

Lots of folks would argue about revolver being the best album of the '90s, or Nevermind being the best album of the '90s. You're confusing your opinion with fact. Why the hell is anyone even talking about Nirvana. This is a GBV video. Let's talk about how cool this song is, and how it's just great to have so much wonderful music to hear.

[emokidsblowdick]

@klinsmeier one word "loveless"

[GoogleTRUTHRISINGnow]

It's actually the other way round. 80%classic, 15% good, 5% unlistenable.

[SebastianSolorzano]

I agree

[strathm]

theyre my favorite band, but i have to agree...

[psnapplebee]

@munkeybrains agreed

[RulerOFmany]

my favorite gbv song

[astrozombierat]

Yep.... Bee Thousand is total awesomeness.

[SebastianSolorzano]

no fuckin' doubt 'bout it.

[germanui]

low-fi is a religion

[FFGG22E]

I think that that weakens it. It's an artistic choice. Like oils or spraypaint.

[germanui]

I totally disagree, nowadays it´s really easy and cheap to record with professional sound quallity. If you listsen to some details in bee thousan (like the guitar unplugging in hardcore´s ufo) you will notice that it´s a choice

[ConsumptionMayCause]

great song!

[TheModestMouser]

I'm currently listening to "Goldheart Mountaintop Queen Directory", "Strawdogs", "Game of Pricks", "Buzzards and Dreadful Crows", and "Gold Star for Robot Boy". But my favorite by far; has to be "Smothered in Hugs". Thanks for the suggestions guys!

[oddmanout1792]

thats my favorite song too. i just ordered Propeller on vinyl, i'm so pumped. this band is badass, and i live close to where they were formed.

[Noelnsf]

Guided by Voices has much better material than this Modest Mouse. Check "Hot Freaks"

[TheModestMouser]

I just found out about these guys yesterday and so far I'm HOOKED! Can anyone tell me if they have any other songs that sound like this? Or some of your personal faves? xD

[honeypower]

Check out the album Bee Thousand or the songs Gold Star for Robot Boy, Game of Pricks, ...Hunting Knife, Buzzards and dreadful crows, Tractor Rape Train.

[iarescientist69]

You forgot I am a Scientist and Smothered in Hugs, fucking classic album though

[afaiienphoenix]

try alien lanes. that was my first GBV album. it's a weird one, but it's great.

[kadane7777777]

my favourite gbv song. and, of course, best pop song ever.

[matt20063263]

men of wisdom and men of compromise

[GoogleTRUTHRISINGnow]

This song is better with the "Yours to keep" build up, they always did that live, and he goes 1, 2, 3, 4 to count in Myron. Seen them 4times. Epic band. Could someone upload some Aliens Lanes, especially Always Crush Me, and email me. I'm on travels at the moment...?

[spooner0099]

I hate that didn't know about this band earlier. I just got into them this year. This song and album is sooo good!

[bioshock000]

in bob we trust..

what a writer! holy sh..!

[kbeathappening]

noise

gbv rules

[maida1982a]

bob may be the most entertaining front man I have ever seen. he loves what he does and it shows. the high kick king..

[Movienevermade]

2 minutes and 43 minutes? of perfection

[steplo01]

I spoke to a guy called Myron today at work, I should have told him about this song...

[Rallisport]

Echoes Myron like a siren, with endurance like a Liberty bell...

[cosutton]

....and shit yeah it's cool

[cosutton]

2 minutes and 43 minutes of perfection

[cosutton]

...or something like that.

[Movienevermade]

i think you had it spot on man