Guided By Voices: Alien Lanes (Vinyl LP)

Originally released on April 4, 1995, Alien Lanes served as the first Guided by Voices album to be released on Matador Records. With 28 tracks spanning the course of 41 minutes, the album would fundamentally alter the concept of what a rock and roll record could be.

Bursting at the seams with classic rock bravado, anthemic power pop, punk, psychedelic experimentalism and tape-warped ballads, Alien Lanes dips and dives between genres and moods with breakneck efficiency. A remarkable amount of intellect and emotion bolstered by the abstract poetry of songwriter and front-man Bob Pollard.

1. A Salty Salute
2. Evil Speakers
3. Watch Me Jumpstart
4. They’re Not Witches
5. As We Go Up, We Go Down
6. (I Wanna Be A) Dumbcharger
7. Game Of Pricks
8. The Ugly Vision
9. A Good Flying Bird
10. Cigarette Tricks
11. Pimple Zoo
12. Big Chief Chinese Restaurant
13. Closer You Are
14. Auditorium
15. Motor Away
16. Hit
17. My Valuable Hunting Knife
18. Gold Hick
19. King And Caroline
20. Striped White Jets
21. Ex-Supermodel
22. Blimps Go 90
23. Strawdogs
24. Chicken Blows
25. Little Whirl
26. My Son Cool
27. Always Crush Me
28. Alright