Looks like we have uninformed reviewers here. If you are a fan of GBV's lo-fi period, nothing should surprise you about this EP. Sure there are weird songs, but there are weird songs on every GBV album. I think every song on this EP is a winner, it's definitely among their best EPs.
No, this isn't their first album, contrary to what an above revier incorrectly stated. It's not even their first EP. This is an EP that came out in 1994. Not much here though. Dusty Bushworms and Melted Pat are classics, but there's not much after that. Mobile's OK, I guess. The live versions are cool though. I'd save this for your later GBV purchases, in all honesty.
This is their first album. They didn't lose their sound. Everything Bob Pollard does is on purpose.
What happened to this band? Sounds like they decided to lose their whole sound and do something weird on purpose(?) Whatever...
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