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Hardcore UFOs: Revelations, Epiphanies and Fast Food in the Western Hemisphere

Guided by Voices · 2003

306 min · 129 tracks · indie rock · lo-fi

A kaleidoscopic blend of lo-fi melodies and fragmented storytelling that captures the essence of indie rock's experimental spirit.

Is this for you?

Good fit if you like

  • kaleidoscopic soundscape explorations
  • short bursts of playful energy
  • dynamic shifts in pacing
  • fragmented storytelling moments
  • for casual listening

Maybe skip if you want

  • prefer longer cohesive albums
  • seek immediate gratification

Where this album fits

Career context
Released on January 1, 2003, 'Hardcore UFOs' came during Guided by Voices' prolific output in the early 2000s, following their well-received album 'Earthquake Glue.' This period marked a resurgence for the band as they embraced a more eclectic sound while maintaining their signature lo-fi aesthetic.
Stylistic neighbors
Pavement· The Mountain Goats· Sebadoh

Tracklist

Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.

Disc 1

  • 1 Captain's Dead 2:01
  • 2 Drinker's Peace 1:50
  • 3 Exit Flagger 2:18
  • 4 14 Cheerleader Coldfront 1:31
  • 5 Shocker in Gloomtown 1:25
  • 6 Non-Absorbing 1:35
  • 7 Tractor Rape Chain 3:04
  • 8 Hot Freaks 1:43
  • 9 Echos Myron 2:38
  • 10 I Am a Scientist 2:29
  • 11 A Salty Salute 1:29
  • 12 Watch Me Jumpstart 2:25
  • 13 Game of Pricks 1:34
  • 14 Motor Away 2:06
  • 15 Hit 0:23
  • 16 My Valuable Hunting Knife 2:01
  • 17 Cut-Out Witch 3:05
  • 18 The Official Ironman Rally Song 2:49
  • 19 To Remake the Young Flyer 1:43
  • 20 I Am a Tree 4:40
  • 21 Bulldog Skin 3:00
  • 22 Learning to Hunt 2:24
  • 23 Teenage FBI 1:38
  • 24 Things I Will Keep 2:25
  • 25 Surgical Focus 3:46
  • 26 Chasing Heather Crazy 2:53
  • 27 Twilight Campfighter 3:08
  • 28 Glad Girls 3:49
  • 29 Back to the Lake 2:34
  • 30 Everywhere With Helicopter 2:37
  • 31 My Kind of Soldier 2:36
  • 32 The Best of Jill Hives 2:37

Disc 2

  • 1 Motor Away (7" version) 2:16
  • 2 Color of My Blade 2:24
  • 3 My Valuable Hunting Knife (7" version) 2:26
  • 4 Game of Pricks (7" version) 2:16
  • 5 Mice Feel Nice (In My Room) 2:18
  • 6 Not Good for the Mechanism 2:00
  • 7 Kiss Only the Important Ones 1:27
  • 8 Dodging Invisible Rays 2:37
  • 9 Deaf Ears 1:58
  • 10 Why Did You Land? 2:15
  • 11 June Salutes You! 1:53
  • 12 Delayed Reaction Brats 1:07
  • 13 He's the Uncle 1:38
  • 14 The Key Losers 2:14
  • 15 Postal Blowfish (new version) 2:14
  • 16 Unleashed! The Large Hearted Boy (live) 1:56
  • 17 Some Drilling Implied (live) 1:26
  • 18 Systems Crash 1:19
  • 19 Catfood on the Earwig 2:27
  • 20 The Who vs. Porky Pig 2:00
  • 21 A Life in Finer Clothing 1:29
  • 22 The Worryin' Song 1:02
  • 23 Subtle Gear Shifting 3:44
  • 24 Finks 2:28
  • 25 The Finest Joke Is Upon Us 3:10
  • 26 The Singing Razorblade 2:13
  • 27 Now to War (electric version) 2:28
  • 28 Mannequin's Complaint (Wax Dummy Meltdown) 3:21
  • 29 Do They Teach You the Chase? 1:12
  • 30 (I'll Name You) The Flame That Cries 3:18
  • 31 The Ascended Master's Grogshop 0:53
  • 32 My Thoughts Are a Gas 3:05
  • 33 Running Off With the Fun City Girls 2:01
  • 34 None of Them Any Good 2:59
  • 35 Choking Tara (Creamy version) 2:15

Disc 3

  • 1 I 1:09
  • 2 Back to Saturn X 4:52
  • 3 H-O-M-E 2:41
  • 4 You're the Special 1:32
  • 5 Perhaps We Were Swinging 1:52
  • 6 Mother & Son 2:33
  • 7 7 Strokes to Heaven's Edge 1:54
  • 8 Fire 'Em Up, Abner 3:32
  • 9 Harboring Exiles 1:52
  • 10 Still Worth Nothing 2:36
  • 11 Never 2:53
  • 12 Slave Your Beetle Brain 1:59
  • 13 It Is Divine (different version) 3:47
  • 14 They 1:40
  • 15 I Invented the Moonwalk (and the Pencil Sharpener) (demo) 2:08
  • 16 Fly Into Ashes (demo) 2:24
  • 17 The Various Vaults of Convenience (demo) 2:16
  • 18 Trashed Aircraft (demo) 2:15
  • 19 Running Off With the Fun City Girls (demo) 2:14
  • 20 Bulldog Skin (demo) 2:24
  • 21 Portable Men's Society (demo) 4:04
  • 22 Choking Tara (demo) 2:23
  • 23 Man Called Aerodynamics (Concert for Todd version) 2:10

Disc 4

  • 1 (Intro by Randy Campbell) 0:32
  • 2 Little Lines 1:56
  • 3 A Salty Salute 1:45
  • 4 I Am Produced 2:11
  • 5 Why Did You Land? 2:10
  • 6 Zap 1:10
  • 7 14 Cheerleader Coldfront 1:32
  • 8 Everywhere With Helicopter 2:34
  • 9 Quicksilver 1:07
  • 10 James Riot 2:51
  • 11 Pretty Bombs 3:27
  • 12 Far Out Crops 2:37
  • 13 My Impression Now 2:08
  • 14 Look at Them 2:22
  • 15 Melted Pat 1:30
  • 16 How Loft Am I? 1:06
  • 17 King and Caroline / Motor Away 4:27
  • 18 Trap Soul Door 1:14
  • 19 Cheyenne 2:51
  • 20 Make Use 3:07
  • 21 Burning Flag Birthday Suit 2:29
  • 22 Weed King 2:38
  • 23 Town of Mirrors 2:45
  • 24 Over the Neptune / Mesh Gear Fox 5:09
  • 25 Dragons Awake! 2:06
  • 26 Shrine to the Dynamic Years 1:49
  • 27 Game of Pricks 2:04
  • 28 Tractor Rape Chain 2:43
  • 29 The Key Losers 2:00
  • 30 Now to War 2:15
  • 31 Johnny Appleseed 3:03
  • 32 Drinker's Peace 1:43

Disc 5

  • 1 Land of Danger 3:09
  • 2 Let's Ride 3:26
  • 3 Like I Do 2:42
  • 4 Sometimes I Cry 3:03
  • 5 She Wants to Know 3:15
  • 6 Fountain of Youth 3:59
  • 7 The Other Place 3:34

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