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Sandbox
From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Work
Sandbox is Guided by Voices' second studio album, from 1987. It has twelve short songs, most of about two minutes. In 1995 Robert Pollard described it as an attempt to make an enormous power pop record for less than a thousand dollars. Steve Wilbur plays guitar on Barricade and Can't Stop.
The reception was divided. AllMusic gave two out of five stars and felt that the band was taking a step back. Byron Coley of Spin, on the other hand, called the group one of the sharpest-sounding Anglophile pop bands in the Midwest since Green. In Spin's 1995 guide the record received just a 1 out of 10.
Listening
Listening tip. Listen to A Visit to the Creep Doctor, a song of under two minutes, and notice how short and direct it is.
Track list
- 1Lips of Steel1:34Apple Music ↗
- 2A Visit to the Creep Doctor1:30Apple Music ↗
- 3Everyday2:58Apple Music ↗
- 4Barricade4:32Apple Music ↗
- 5Get to Know the Ropes3:48Apple Music ↗
- 6Can't Stop2:26Apple Music ↗
- 7The Drinking Jim Crow1:36Apple Music ↗
- 8Trap Soul Door1:15Apple Music ↗
- 9Common Rebels2:04Apple Music ↗
- 10Long Distance Man1:17Apple Music ↗
- 11I Certainly Hope Not2:01Apple Music ↗
- 12Adverse Wind2:09Apple Music ↗
30-second previews via Apple Music. Listen to the whole album on Apple Music ↗
Categories: Albums and songs