Weird Rivers and Sapphire Sun
For every "Dogwood Grains" that seems to redeem the presence of In Shop We Build Electric Chairs as something more than a clearing out of the dregs of Robert Pollard's box of tapes, there is a "Weird Rivers and Sapphire Sun," a song whose best feature is its title.
Over an out-of-tune acoustic guitar strum, Robert Pollard sings... something. Again and again. It sounds like his misguided idea of a Native American chant (something bolstered toward the end of the song when he bursts forth in his best, painful Tonto impersonation).
Look, I'm a big fan of Pollard. Far from the biggest, but I'm up there. I like to hear his music in all states, from the roughest demo to the most polished attempt at striking it rich. So, it's my fault that I keep buying Pollard releases, knowing that I am doing so only for the sake of having them. After today, I'll never consciously listen to this song again. That's OK. Every note I hear helps me to better appreciate all of the other notes.
Over an out-of-tune acoustic guitar strum, Robert Pollard sings... something. Again and again. It sounds like his misguided idea of a Native American chant (something bolstered toward the end of the song when he bursts forth in his best, painful Tonto impersonation).
Look, I'm a big fan of Pollard. Far from the biggest, but I'm up there. I like to hear his music in all states, from the roughest demo to the most polished attempt at striking it rich. So, it's my fault that I keep buying Pollard releases, knowing that I am doing so only for the sake of having them. After today, I'll never consciously listen to this song again. That's OK. Every note I hear helps me to better appreciate all of the other notes.
Labels: In Shop We Build Electric Chairs
posted by John Kenyon at 7:59 AM
4 Comments:
yes indeed nightwalker is a tough listen.........but at times it will definitely suit a mood......i get a kick out of the slowed up "postal blowfish" contained in "those little bastards will bite"
Man, this album sucks! I think this is the only one I don't like, really, I have all GBV Bob Pollard albuns or at least almost all.
The only song worth mention in my opinion is Trashed Canned Goods and even then, it is just because it doesn't suck so much.
Elephant Jokes is pretty close to this one on the suck meter but at least makes a little sense.
I have completely come around on Elephant Jokes. It seemed underwhelming at first, but I'd say it's one of his better solo albums. Raw, simple and focused.
Yeah, listening to Elephant again (because of your Jimmy post) I think maybe I just didn't listen enough.
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