Guided by Voices - The Electrifying Conclusion (2005) Review

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(More customer reviews)Well it's about time Guided By Voices fans get a professionally done live concert video. And just any GbV concert this is not; this is their last show of their "Electrifying Conclusion" tour, putting an end to 21 years of GbV. Having the concert done on New Years Eve, playing just back-to-back songs from their entire catalog, you will feel exhausted when the four hour show comes to an end.
Longtime fans will enjoy the guest appearances of the former band mates, including "14 Cheerleader Coldfront" performed with Tobin Sprout. They play a wide array of songs from all their albums and some more obscure stuff from demo's and EP's. Of course they also do their more commercial-friendly hits like "Glad Girls" and "Teenage F.B.I."
I was suprised by the overall sound quality of this DVD: sounding like it was recorded right out of the onstage mixers. This was not done with just a shaky Hi-8 camcorder from someone in the crowd; this was done with professional equipment from several stage cameras from all different angles.
GbV concerts will always remain as a sentimental opus for the hardcore fans. They involve Pollard and all the band members getting drunk and playing slopilly (just compare the first songs on this DVD to the last). But this is just why they were able to build up such a dedicated following over the years.
This DVD is the last thing people have to remember GbV by. Which is done just right to get the next generation of GbV fans hooked.

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A definitive record of one of the greatest bands in indie rock, THE ELECTRIFYING CONCLUSION is a chronicle of the last four hours of GUIDED BY VOICES. The film captures GUIDED BY VOICES' final concert at Chicago's Metro on New Year's Eve 2004 - sixty-three songs - completely uncut. Excitement and nostalgia emanating from both the band and audience throughout the memorable evening are powerfully captured here in fantastic performances of both standard GBV tunes and special, seldom-played classics. The Players: Robert Pollard - vocals, Doug Gillard - guitar/vocals, Nate Farley - guitar/vocals, Chris Slusarenko - bass, Kevin March - drumsWith Special Guests: Beatle Bob (MC, dancing), Trader Vic (friend, bartender), Jim Pollard (brother, vocals), Tobin Sprout (former member, vocals, guitar), Greg Demos (former member, bass), Jim MacPherson (former member, drums), Don Thrasher (former member, drums), Jim Greer (former member, former Spin editor, bass), Matt Sweeney (former member, Chavez/Zwan, bass), Jon Wurster (friend, Superchunk, drums)

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Masterful Mystery Tour Review

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(More customer reviews)MASTER[piece]FUL MYSTERY TOUR is brilliant and in my mind a perfect album.
Oh the pure headbanging joy and humor it inflicts on the listener!
There are a few na-sayers stating that there are 'old' songs on the album and oh how lame that is- while I understand where they are 'sort of' coming from--- have they actually listened to this amazing album?
No, seems they haven't because the new incarnations of the 'older and re-recorded' songs are a million times better, not to distract or downplay from the original versions.
They're tweeks here and there in these versions of the 're-recorded' songs- faster tempo's, new lyrics, new riff's, amazing sound quality AND we haven't even talked yet about the NEW songs- look out, pure geniuses at work!
Take Running for Your Life, which was available for a long, long time on their myspace page as a live track- the one from MMT is completely different! When they started playing the MMT version live, some fans were like "i love this new song" and they would have to be reminded that actually this song has been in their live set for years, it is just in a different form and for my taste much, much improved and better.
Let me put it to ya this way- if you don't own a Beatallica CD and are curious and about getting one...
-- go buy this album and you will not be disappointed, in fact you will (99% fer sure) share your new found joy with others and spread the word of Beatallica. Perfect for in the car, at home, at a party, at work, etc.
nuff said-

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