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Same Place the Fly Got Smashed
A high-contrast red and white photo of a man's face, his hand holding a cigarette to his lips. The album title is written in large letters at the top, and the band name appears in a cloud-like shape superimposed over the man's hand. In the lower left is an incongruous clown illustration.
Studio album by
Guided by Voices
ReleasedFebruary 21st, 1990
Recorded1990
GenreIndie rock, post-punk
Length31:52
LabelRocket #9
ProducerGreg Demos
Guided by Voices chronology
Self-Inflicted Aerial Nostalgia
(1989) 		Same Place the Fly Got Smashed
(1990) 		Propeller
(1992)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]

Same Place the Fly Got Smashed is the fourth album by Guided by Voices. Bandleader Robert Pollard describes the release as "a concept album [with] a linear story" about an alcoholic who commits a murder and is eventually executed for his crime.[2] Same Place the Fly Got Smashed marks the beginning of the band's lo-fi era, featuring a production value markedly less crisp and clear than their previous releases.

In James Greer's book, Guided by Voices: A Brief History: Twenty-One Years of Hunting Accidents in the Forests of Rock and Roll, Pollard calls this album his favorite lyrical album citing the lyrics for "Pendulum" as "my favorite lyrics I've ever written."

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Track listing

All songs written by Jim Pollard and Robert Pollard unless otherwise noted.

Side A

  1. "Airshow '88" – 2:12
  2. "Order for the New Slave Trade" (R. Pollard) – 3:09
  3. "The Hard Way" – 2:53
  4. "Drinker's Peace" (R. Pollard) – 1:52
  5. "Mammoth Cave" – 2:17
  6. "When She Turns 50" (R. Pollard) – 2:07
  7. "Club Molluska" – 1:35

Side B

  2. "Pendulum" – 1:49
  3. "Ambergris" – 0:52
  4. "Local Mix-Up" (R. Pollard) – 4:40
  5. "Murder Charge" – 2:12
  6. "Starboy" (Greg Demos, R. Pollard) – 1:10
  7. "Blatant Doom Trip" – 3:59
  8. "How Loft I Am?" (R. Pollard) – 1:05

Trivia

The sample "You brought me down, you and your family. I did not!" used at the beginning of "Airshow '88" came from the movie Shattered Dreams. The made-for-TV movie came out in 1990, which starred Lindsay Wagner.

Personnel

  • Robert Pollard - Vocals, guitar, composer
  • Jim Pollard - Guitar, composer
  • Greg Demos- Bass, guitar
  • Don Thrasher - Drums
  • Tobin Sprout - Guitar[3]

References

  1. ^ Same Place the Fly Got Smashed at AllMusic
  2. ^ Pollard, Robert. "Bob Talking About Previous Albums". GBV Web Page. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  3. ^ "Guided By Voices – Same Place The Fly Got Smashed (credits section)". Discogs.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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