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Same Place the Fly Got Smashed
Rock · 1990 · 2 tracks

Same Place the Fly Got Smashed

Guided by Voices

A bleak, lo-fi concept album following a tragic narrative of addiction and consequence. Murky, poetic, and deeply human songs recorded through heavy tape hiss.

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It's a dark, boozy concept album that sounds like it was recorded in a haunted garage.

A grim and claustrophobic narrative of personal ruin told through a haze of heavy tape hiss.

Same Place the Fly Got Smashed · vs · Guided by Voices
Addiction+4.0σ

The writing leans far further into addiction than the rest of the catalogue.

Tracklist · 2 Tracks
10
Local Mix-Up
4:40
11
Murder Charge
6:40
Moments Worth Waiting For
The jarring movie sample at the start of Airshow '88 that sets a domestic, confrontational tone.
The way the guitar melody in Pendulum feels both fragile and anthemic through the thick layer of tape hiss.
The sudden, heavy shift into the sprawling six-minute descent of Murder Charge.
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