Guided By Voices - Thick Rich And Delicious

Robert Pollard: “I’m a student of hooks. That perfect combination of a lyric and a chord pattern that gives you that chill up the back of your spine.”

Thick Rich And Delicious overflows with hooks.
It plays through front-to-back like a power pop classic, but don’t misconstrue pop for soft.
The basic tracks were cut live and hot to tape and are presented with minimal overdubs.
The band recorded in a Brooklyn studio at extreme volumes, conjuring the spontaneity and electric energy of their legendary live show.

Complimenting Pollard’s lead vocals, harmonies are sung by Grammy-nominated Bobby Bare Jr and Pollard (aka “The Self-Righteous Bros”).
The sound delivers on the album’s titular promise—thick, rich and delicious.
Pollard combines a new batch of songs with a basket of unrecorded gems dating back to the band’s nascent years.
The chorus of “Oxford Talawanda” contains a never-used hook that Pollard has been singing for nearly his entire life.
With Thick Rich And Delicious, you can get that satisfaction.