Guided by Voices - Do the Collapse

There are basically two schools of thought regarding Guided By Voices. One claims that the band are in their element with a four-track, turning out impressionist albums of fragmented, mini-pop songs reminiscent of Jon Anderson fronting REM. The other claims that they're a great pop band that has never made a great pop album because they're held back by their adherence to the four-track. Maybe Gbv's frontman Robert Pollard is among the latter camp, since Do The Collapse is their first effort recorded in a full-fledged studio with a real producer, namely Ric Ocasek. Read More