Same Place The Fly Got Smashed
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| Studio album by Guided by Voices | ||||
| Released | February 21st, 1990 | |||
| Recorded | 1990 | |||
| Genre | Indie rock, post-punk | |||
| Length | 31:52 | |||
| Label | Rocket #9 | |||
| Producer | Greg Demos | |||
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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. 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."
The "You brought me down, you and your family. I did not!" sample at the beginning of "Airshow '88" came from the movie Shattered Dreams. The made-for-TV movie came out in 1990 and starred Lindsay Wagner.
All songs written by Jim Pollard and Robert Pollard unless otherwise noted.
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