CD - Guided By Voices - Thick Rich and Delicious

1CD - Import

Robert Pollard: "I'm a student of hooks. That perfect combination of a lyric and a chord pattern that gives you that chill up the back of your spine". On "Thick Rich And Delicious", Pollard combines a new batch of songs with a basket of unrecorded gems dating back to the band's nascent years, and it overflows with hooks.

It plays through front-to-back like a power pop classic, but don't misconstrue pop for soft. The basic tracks were cut live and hot to tape and are presented with minimal overdubs. The band recorded in a Brooklyn studio at extreme volumes, conjuring the spontaneity and electric energy of their legendary live show.

Complimenting Pollard's lead vocals, harmonies are sung by Grammy-nominated Bobby Bare Jr. and Pollard (aka The Self-Righteous Bros). The sound delivers on the album's titular promise - thick, rich and delicious.