Comments on: I Am Decided :: Guided By Voices/The Amps

By: Steve

Steve — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 03:51:58 +0000

Yeah, Kim Deal “twee”? Jesus. Anyway, that original Pollard version is quite good — I think I like it better than the Amps track — but it’s almost a completely different song. Do the two share any lyrics at all? I don’t get why this is considered a cover; Kim’s version is so different, and actually the song is credited to Pollard/Deal on the Amps album (which is mind-blowing in its awesomeness and “I Am Decided” is probably the worst song on it). It’s a drastic rewriting.

By: chris

chris — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 13:57:03 +0000

kim deal ain’t twee! whoa! she’d kick your ass!

By: Reed

Reed — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 22:54:05 +0000

There’s a reason GBV doesn’t have a vagina. They write total sausage rock… the amps are nice, but their version just sounds twee and sort of lame in comparison. But, hey, I hear there are some folks who feel very deeply moved by twee.

By: chris

chris — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 19:07:01 +0000

The question is moot. The Amps version actually calls upon another GBV song called “Are You Faster?”. Hear the melody Kim’s singing at the beginning? That’s “Are You Faster?”. The GBV version of “I Am Decided” heard here is still clearly in a skeletal state, and didn’t make it to a real GBV album, but a collection of demos and sketches. My point is that the two songs heard here are the same in title only.

That said, GBV.

By: tyler

tyler — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 17:50:09 +0000

gbv = beautiful fuzz…i love kim, but ….

By: polk

polk — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 17:14:56 +0000

kim is from huber heights. bob is from northridge. so of course the gbv version wins.

p biggins
tipp city

By: Steve

Steve — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 16:56:18 +0000

I like Kim Deal and I like GBV, but I have to say that the latter wins this round. It appears paradoxical but the hook comes through the GBV fuzz more strongly than the cleaner and more angular Amps’ version.

By: Dusty

Dusty — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 16:37:55 +0000

GBV, all the way… that just is classic GBV right there. Deal’s version is ok, but I far prefer Pollard. On a side note – how is the rest of Suitcase 2?

By: ryko72

ryko72 — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 15:52:31 +0000

amps version hands down.

By: theMike

theMike — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 06:08:55 +0000

i like both versions. i love the sound of kim’s guitar and her voice is always wonderful, but i also dig the lo-fi pop quality of the gbv track.

By: adam

adam — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 02:03:44 +0000

yeah, credit to robert pollard ofcourse for writing an awesome song but the amps just took it up a level. great song, this is actually the first time i’ve heard it.

By: j. neas

j. neas — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 00:07:41 +0000

Not the only time that Kim Deal took on GBV either – the Breeders’ Head to Toe 10″ took on “Shocker in Gloomtown.” And Sebadoh’s “Freed Pig” for that matter.

By: Jim

Jim — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 23:47:26 +0000

While I’m a big GBV fan its The Amps version all the way.