Comments on: Guided by Vices

By: Brian

Brian — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 21:17:00 +0000

It isn’t emotion, it’s logic. Either you aren’t a Guided by Voices fan or you haven’t heard the latest Boston Spaceships LP. I’ll go out on a limb and say you aren’t a fan or you wouldn’t have referred to a former GbV member (and published author) as a “fanboy sitting in his parents’ basement.” Really original insult, too.

And, we aren’t trolling – we used to read this garbage paper on a weekly basis. “Fanboy”? Probably.

By: Guided By Vices

Guided By Vices — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 20:39:08 +0000

Dear Readers:

I feel like I must respond to the outpouring of emotion from the GBV fanboys club. Just to set the record straight I’m a GBV fan and yes, the column name is a really, really clever play on on the band’s name (genius, right?).

That said, can we all just acknowledge the fact that Uncle Bob keeps feeding us warmed-over GBV b-sides under the guise of misunderstood genius solo artist? If you’ll just admit that you have a hard time getting through any of his recent releases in their entirety without putting a fork in your retina, I’ll have more respect for your opinion.

I should probably also note that I’m facetiously referring to myself as a “music journalist”, and “critic”. That seems fairly obvious when I read the piece, but then again I am “dull” and “slow-witted” as opposed to those of you trolling GBV message boards from the safety of your parent’s basement.

Finally I should tell you, Dear Readers, that I am anything but trendy. I listen to tons of stuff, write about what I like, and don’t say much about the rest of the junk I don’t like. I suppose I could spend my days cataloguing the every move of someone like Ian McCullough (another washed-up 80′s hero of mine), but isn’t that what the interweb is for?

By: Mike Mescher

Mike Mescher — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 19:04:49 +0000

Guided by Vices
Well, at least you got your title correct. You certainly must be guided by some sort of vice. After reading the title I was astonished that not one of Robert Pollard’s releases was mentioned. All of his releases this year so far deserved to be ranked above the the featured releases in this story. Not to include at least one of Pollard’s releases brands this article as dull, foolish, slow-witted, and tiresome. But, of course, everyone has their own opinion and an opinion of the so called writer of Guided by Vices.

By: James Greer

James Greer — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 02:02:29 +0000

Dear Dayton City Paper,

Just wanted to alert you that your site seems to have been hacked by someone calling himself “Christopher Schutte,” purporting to be a “music journalist” (this is your first clue: no such thing exists). Elementary errors of grammar and usage (e.g. “formidable years” rather than the correct usage “formative years”) along with an evidently willful ignorance w/r/t music of any genre further unmask this tin-eared subliterate imposter. I’d suggest upgrading your security software ASAP.

By: Brian

Brian — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 01:58:14 +0000

Couldn’t help but notice the mass irony in the title. I am sure it’s because you are going to write an article about how every single record Robert Pollard has released thus far in 2011 is better than any of this other shit you have wasted your time on.

By: John Doe

John Doe — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 01:51:35 +0000

Not sure how an album that is described as “train wreck” and “mixed-bag” beats out all the other great stuff that’s been released in 2011 so far. That just doesn’t make sense. Especially when you have a guy like Bob Pollard in your town who’s releasing these epic masterpieces like “Let It Beard” C’mon!

By: Andy G

Andy G — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 01:49:05 +0000

To call this article Guided By Vices and not include any of Robert Pollard’s 2011 releases (4, so far) is a disgrace. Sounds like you have more of an issue with being trendy than being an actual critic. Go hide under a rock, and stop reviewing music.