Scalping the Guru
Scalping the Guru | ||||
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Compilation album by Guided by Voices | ||||
Released | October 28, 2022 (2022-10-28) | |||
Recorded | 1993–1994 | |||
Genre | Indie rock | |||
Length | 33:13 | |||
Language | English | |||
Label | Guided by Voices, Inc. | |||
Guided by Voices chronology | ||||
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Scalping the Guru is a 2022 compilation album by American indie rock band Guided by Voices. The collection includes tracks from the extended plays Static Airplane Jive (City Slang), Get Out of My Stations (Siltbreeze), Fast Japanese Spin Cycle (Engine Records), and Clown Prince of the Menthol Trailer (Domino), released in 1993 and 1994[1] and has received positive reviews from critics.[2]
Reception
Scalping the Guru received positive reviews from critics noted at review aggregator Metacritic. It has a weighted average score of 78 out of 100, based on four reviews.[2] Editors at AllMusic rated this album 4 out of 5 stars and named it the Best of 2022,[3] with critic Fred Thomas writing that this period of Guided by Voice's career had "some of the strongest indie rock of its era as well as being emblematic of the lo-fi movement the band was at the forefront of".[4] Pat King of Paste rated the compilation an 8.5 out of 10, calling it "a must for longtime fans who have logged countless hours trying to nab original copies of these EPs".[5] PopMatters' John Garratt rated Scalping the Guru a 7 out of 10, calling the music "fun, rough, and artful" and "a treat".[6]
Track listing
- "Matter Eater Lad" (Robert Pollard) – 1:11 (Clown Prince of the Menthol Trailer)
- "Damn Good Mr. Jam" (Randy Campbell, R. Pollard, and Tobin Sprout) – 3:32 (Static Airplane Jive)
- "Hunter Complex" (Jim Pollard, R. Pollard, and Sprout) – 1:39 (Clown Prince of the Menthol Trailer)
- "My Impression Now" (R. Pollard) – 2:06 (Fast Japanese Spin Cycle)
- "Scalding Creek" (R. Pollard) – 1:36 (Get Out of My Stations)
- "Mobile" (Mitch Mitchell, J. Pollard, and R. Pollard) – 1:24 (Get Out of My Stations)
- "Melted Pat" (R. Pollard) – 1:41 (Get Out of My Stations)
- "Glow Boy Butlers" (R. Pollard) – 1:51 (Static Airplane Jive)
- "Hey Aardvark" (R. Pollard) – 0:48 (Static Airplane Jive)
- "Spring Tiger" (R. Pollard) – 2:19 (Get Out of My Stations)
- "Rubber Man" (R. Pollard) – 0:31 (Static Airplane Jive)
- "Big School" (R. Pollard) – 2:24 (Static Airplane Jive)
- "Volcano Divers" (R. Pollard) – 1:16 (Fast Japanese Spin Cycle)
- "Indian Fables" (R. Pollard and Sprout) – 0:41 (Fast Japanese Spin Cycle)
- "Pink Gun" (R. Pollard) – 0:36 (Clown Prince of the Menthol Trailer)
- "Dusty Bushworms" (R. Pollard) – 2:29 (Get Out of My Stations)
- "Gelatin, Ice Cream, Plum" (R. Pollard) – 1:25 (Static Airplane Jive)
- "Grandfather Westinghouse" (R. Pollard) – 2:24 (Clown Prince of the Menthol Trailer)
- "Johnny Appleseed" (J. Pollard, R. Pollard, and Sprout) – 2:21
- "Scalping the Guru" (R. Pollard) – 0:59 (Clown Prince of the Menthol Trailer)
Tracks omitted include "Queen of Second Guessing" (Get Out of My Stations), "Blue Moon Fruit" (Get Out of My Stations), "3rd World Birdwatching" (Fast Japanese Spin Cycle), "Snowman" (Fast Japanese Spin Cycle), "Marchers in Orange" (Different Version) (Fast Japanese Spin Cycle), "Dusted" (Different Version) (Fast Japanese Spin Cycle), "Kisses to the Crying Cooks" (Fast Japanese Spin Cycle), and "Broadcaster House" (Clown Prince of the Menthol Trailer)
Personnel
Guided by Voices
- Greg Demos – bass guitar
- Kevin Fennell – drums
- Larry Keller – drums
- Mitch Mitchell – guitar, backing vocals
- Jim Pollard – guitar
- Robert Pollard – guitar, vocals
- Tobin Sprout – rhythm guitar, backing vocals, recording
- Dan Toohey – bass guitar
Additional personnel
- Mike Hummel
See also
References
- ^ Blistein, Jon (September 6, 2022). "Guided by Voices Compile Tracks From Rare EPs Into New Album 'Scalping the Guru'". Archival Adventures. Rolling Stone.
- ^ a b "Scalping the Guru by Guided by Voices". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc. Retrieved June 14, 2023.
- ^ "Favorite Archival Releases | AllMusic 2022 in Review". AllMusic. RhythmOne. n.d. Retrieved June 14, 2023.
- ^ Thomas, Fred (n.d.). "Guided by Voices – Scalping the Guru". AllMusic. RhythmOne. Retrieved June 14, 2023.
- ^ King, Pat (October 26, 2022). "Scalping the Guru Collects Hard-to-Find Nuggets from Guided by Voices' Golden Era". Paste. Retrieved June 14, 2023.
- ^ Garratt, John (October 24, 2022). "Guided By Voices: Scalping the Guru (Album Review)". PopMatters. Retrieved June 14, 2023.
External links
- Entry in the Guided by Voices Database
- Scalping the Guru at Discogs (list of releases)
- Scalping the Guru at MusicBrainz (list of releases)
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- Robert Pollard
- Doug Gillard
- Mark Shue
- Bobby Bare Jr.
- Kevin March
- Tobin Sprout
- Mitch Mitchell
- Greg Demos
- Kevin Fennell
- Jim Macpherson
- James Greer
- Devil Between My Toes (1987)
- Sandbox (1987)
- Self-Inflicted Aerial Nostalgia (1989)
- Same Place the Fly Got Smashed (1990)
- Propeller (1992)
- Vampire on Titus (1993)
- Bee Thousand (1994)
- Alien Lanes (1995)
- Under the Bushes Under the Stars (1996)
- Tonics & Twisted Chasers (1996)
- Mag Earwhig! (1997)
- Do the Collapse (1999)
- Isolation Drills (2001)
- Universal Truths and Cycles (2002)
- Earthquake Glue (2003)
- Half Smiles of the Decomposed (2004)
- Let's Go Eat the Factory (2012)
- Class Clown Spots a UFO (2012)
- The Bears for Lunch (2012)
- English Little League (2013)
- Motivational Jumpsuit (2014)
- Cool Planet (2014)
- Please Be Honest (2016)
- August by Cake (2017)
- How Do You Spell Heaven (2017)
- Space Gun (2018)
- Zeppelin Over China (2019)
- Warp and Woof (2019)
- Sweating the Plague (2019)
- Surrender Your Poppy Field (2020)
- Mirrored Aztec (2020)
- Styles We Paid For (2020)
- Earth Man Blues (2021)
- It's Not Them. It Couldn't Be Them. It Is Them! (2021)
- Crystal Nuns Cathedral (2022)
- Tremblers and Goggles by Rank (2022)
- La La Land (2023)
- Welshpool Frillies (2023)
- Nowhere to Go but Up (2023)
- Strut of Kings (2024)
- Forever Since Breakfast (1986)
- The Grand Hour (1993)
- Static Airplane Jive (1993)
- Get Out of My Stations (1994)
- Fast Japanese Spin Cycle (1994)
- Clown Prince of the Menthol Trailer (1994)
- I Am a Scientist (1994)
- Tigerbomb (1995)
- Sunfish Holy Breakfast (1996)
- Plantations of Pale Pink (1996)
- Wish in One Hand… (1997)
- Plugs for the Program (1999)
- Hold on Hope (2000)
- Dayton, Ohio–19 Something and 5 (2000)
- Daredevil Stamp Collector (2001)
- The Pipe Dreams of Instant Prince Whippet (2002)
- Down by the Racetrack (2013)
- Wine Cork Stonehenge (2018)
- 100 Dougs (2018)
- 1901 Acid Rock (2019)
- Umlaut Over the Ozone (2019)
- Live from Austin, TX (2007)
- The Best of Guided by Voices: Human Amusements at Hourly Rates (2003)
- Crickets: Best of the Fading Captain Series 1999–2007 (2007)
- Scalping the Guru (2022)
- Box (1995)
- Suitcase: Failed Experiments and Trashed Aircraft (2000)
- Hardcore UFOs: Revelations, Epiphanies and Fast Food in the Western Hemisphere (2003)
- Suitcase 2: American Superdream Wow (2005)
- Suitcase 3: Up We Go Now (2009)
- Suitcase 4: Captain Kangaroo Won the War (2015)
solo albums
- Not in My Airforce (1996)
- Waved Out (1998)
- Kid Marine (1999)
- Motel of Fools (2003)
- Fiction Man (2004)
- Relaxation of the Asshole (2005)
- From a Compound Eye (2006)
- Normal Happiness (2006)
- Silverfish Trivia (2007)
- Standard Gargoyle Decisions (2007)
- Coast to Coast Carpet of Love (2007)
- Superman Was a Rocker (2008)
- Weatherman and Skin Goddess (2008)
- Robert Pollard Is Off to Business (2008)
- The Crawling Distance (2009)
- Elephant Jokes (2009)
- We All Got Out of the Army (2010)
- Moses on a Snail (2010)
- Space City Kicks (2011)
- Lord of the Birdcage (2011)
- Mouseman Cloud (2012)
- Jack Sells the Cow (2012)
- Honey Locust Honky Tonk (2013)
- Blazing Gentlemen (2013)
- Faulty Superheroes (2015)
- Of Course You Are (2016)
- Carnival Boy (1996)
- Moonflower Plastic (1997)
- Let's Welcome the Circus People (1999)
- Lost Planets & Phantom Voices (2003)
- The Bluebirds of Happiness Tried to Land on My Shoulder (2010)
- The Universe & Me (2017)
- Tower in the Fountain of Sparks (2001)
- Life Starts Here (2002)
- Brown Submarine (2008)
- The Planets are Blasted (2009)
- Zero to 99 (2009)
- Our Cubehouse Still Rocks (2010)
- Let It Beard (2011)
Doug Gillard albums
- Speak Kindly of Your Volunteer Fire Department (1999)
- Mist King Urth (2003)
- Waving at the Astronauts (2011)
- In Shop We Build Electric Chairs: Professional Music by Nightwalker 1984–1993 (1999)
- Big Trouble (2000)
- Choreographed Man of War (2001)
- Calling Zero (2002)
- Blues and Boogie Shoes (2006)
- Ringworm Interiors (2001)
- The Harold Pig Memorial (2002)
- Pinball Mars (2004)
- Five (2005)
- Sgt. Disco (2007)
- Ataxia (2008)
- Gringo (2009)
- Mother Skinny (2010)
- Capsized! (2011)
- When Machines Attack (2013)
- My Mind Has Seen the White Trick (2013)
- Escape (2014)
- Stomping Grounds (2015)
- Laughs Last (2017)