''Do the Collapse'' is the 11th
album
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by
Dayton, Ohio
Dayton () is the sixth-largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Montgomery County. A small part of the city extends into Greene County. The 2020 U.S. census estimate put the city population at 137,644, while Greater Day ...
indie rock
Indie rock is a Music subgenre, subgenre of rock music that originated in the United States, United Kingdom and New Zealand from the 1970s to the 1980s. Originally used to describe independent record labels, the term became associated with the mu ...
group
Guided by Voices. In contrast with their
lo-fi
Lo-fi (also typeset as lofi or low-fi; short for low fidelity) is a music or production quality in which elements usually regarded as imperfections in the context of a recording or performance are present, sometimes as a deliberate choice. The ...
reputation, the album features glossy production work from
Ric Ocasek
Richard Theodore Otcasek (March 23, 1944 – September 15, 2019), known as Ric Ocasek, was an American singer-songwriter, musician, and record producer. He was the primary co-lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist, songwriter, and frontman for the rock ...
, which drew a mixed reception from critics and fans. "Hold On Hope" was covered by country singer
Glen Campbell
Glen Travis Campbell (April 22, 1936 – August 8, 2017) was an American guitarist, singer, songwriter, actor and television host. He was best known for a series of hit songs in the 1960s and 1970s, and for hosting ''The Glen Campbell Goodt ...
on his 61st album ''
Ghost on the Canvas
''Ghost on the Canvas'' is the sixty-first album by Glen Campbell, which was intended to be Campbell's farewell studio recording following him being diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. The production of the album was announced in ...
'' in 2011. In his introduction to
James Greer's book ''Guided by Voices: A Brief History: Twenty-One Years of Hunting Accidents in the Forests of Rock and Roll'',
Academy Award
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-winning film maker
Steven Soderbergh
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Soderbergh's direc ...
referenced the album stating "that album Ric Ocasek produced was terrific."
Critical reception
AllMusic
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's
Stephen Thomas Erlewine
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gave a negative review, giving the album 2 stars of 5. He criticized the album for having similar compositions of past releases despite major production differences, and considered the band to be lost musically speaking. He also believed the production didn't work with the tracks and resulted in the band creating an "overblown" sound which contrasted negatively with their indie aesthetics. Conversely, in a warmer review for NME, the album was praised as a “timeless, seamless, psychedelic folk-rock soul-quaver perfection to fall in love with life to”.
Accolades
The track "Teenage FBI" was named the 160th on the "500 Greatest Modern Rock Song of All Time" by
97X in 2006.
In popular culture
* featured on the soundtrack to the ''
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
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'' TV-series.
* featured on ''
NCAA Football 2006''.
* featured on the ''
Scrubs'' episode "
My Occurrence"
* featured on the 2000 film ''Attraction''.
Track listing
#"Teenage FBI" – 2:53
#"Zoo Pie" – 2:18
#"Things I Will Keep" – 2:25
#"Hold on Hope" – 3:31
#"In Stitches" – 3:39
#"Dragons Awake!" – 2:08
#"Surgical Focus" – 3:48
#"Optical Hopscotch" – 3:01
#"Mushroom Art" – 1:47
#"Much Better Mr. Buckles" – 2:24
#"Wormhole" – 2:33
#"Strumpet Eye" – 1:58
#"Liquid Indian" – 3:38
#"Wrecking Now" – 2:33
#"Picture Me Big Time" – 4:01
#"An Unmarketed Product" – 1:08
Personnel
Guided by Voices
*
Robert Pollard
Robert Ellsworth Pollard Jr. (born October 31, 1957) is an American singer and songwriter who is the leader and creative force behind indie rock group Guided by Voices. In addition to his work with Guided by Voices, he continues to have a prol ...
– lead vocals, guitar
*
Doug Gillard
Douglas Scott Gillard (born December 23, 1965) is an American guitarist and songwriter. He has been a member of major indie pop and punk bands, most notably Guided by Voices, Nada Surf, Bambi Kino, Death of Samantha, and Cobra Verde.
Early ...
– guitar, keyboard, backing vocals
*
Greg Demos
Greg Demos is an American musician and lawyer from Dayton, Ohio best known as a long time bassist for Guided by Voices. By trade, he is a partner in the law firm of Fowler, Demos & Stueve in Lebanon, Ohio. Demos has also performed with The New ...
– bass guitar
* Jim Macpherson – drums
Additional musicians
* Ariane Lallemand – cello
* Dylan Williams – viola
*
David Soldier
David Sulzer (born November 6, 1956) is an American neuroscientist and musician. He is a professor at Columbia University Medical Center in the departments of psychiatry, neurology, and pharmacology. Sulzer's laboratory investigates the interact ...
– string arrangements, violin
*
Ric Ocasek
Richard Theodore Otcasek (March 23, 1944 – September 15, 2019), known as Ric Ocasek, was an American singer-songwriter, musician, and record producer. He was the primary co-lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist, songwriter, and frontman for the rock ...
– keyboards
* Brian Sperber – keyboards
Technical
*
Ric Ocasek
Richard Theodore Otcasek (March 23, 1944 – September 15, 2019), known as Ric Ocasek, was an American singer-songwriter, musician, and record producer. He was the primary co-lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist, songwriter, and frontman for the rock ...
– production, mixing, engineering
* Brian Sperber – engineer, mixing
* George Marino – mastering
References
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1999 albums
Guided by Voices albums
Albums produced by Ric Ocasek