Class Clown Spots a UFO is the 17th album by Dayton, Ohio rock group Guided by Voices.[6] The album is the second released since the reunion of the band's classic lineup earlier in the same year and it debuted at #12 on Billboard's Top Heatseekers albums chart.[7]
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | June 11, 2012 | |||
| Recorded | 2012 | |||
| Genre | Indie rock | |||
| Length | 39:54 | |||
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| Producer | Guided by Voices | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| HEAVEmedia |   [1] |
| The A.V. Club | B+[2] |
| Spectrum Culture |   [3] |
| Pitchfork | (7.0/10)[4] |
| AllMusic |  [5] |
| Consequence of Sound | C+ |
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by Robert Pollard, except where noted
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "He Rises! Our Union Bellboy" | 3:02 |
| 2. | "Blue Babbleships Bay" | 1:18 |
| 3. | "Forever Until It Breaks" (Tobin Sprout) | 3:16 |
| 4. | "Class Clown Spots a Ufo" | 3:17 |
| 5. | "Chain to the Moon" (Greg Demos, Pollard) | 1:00 |
| 6. | "Hang Up and Try Again" | 2:16 |
| 7. | "Keep It in Motion" | 2:07 |
| 8. | "Tyson's High School" (Mitch Mitchell, Pollard) | 2:36 |
| 9. | "They and Them" (Sprout) | 1:10 |
| 10. | "Fighter Pilot" (Sprout) | 1:00 |
| 11. | "Roll of the Dice, Kick in the Head" | 0:47 |
| 12. | "Billy Wire" | 2:04 |
| 13. | "Worm with 7 Broken Hearts" | 0:50 |
| 14. | "Starfire" (Sprout) | 1:27 |
| 15. | "Jon the Croc" | 2:33 |
| 16. | "Fly Baby" (Demos, Pollard) | 1:43 |
| 17. | "All of This Will Go" (Sprout) | 1:46 |
| 18. | "The Opposite Continues" | 1:37 |
| 19. | "Be Impeccable" | 2:57 |
| 20. | "Lost in Spaces" (Sprout) | 0:51 |
| 21. | "No Transmission" | 2:19 |
| Total length: | 39:54 | |
References
edit- ^ Cory Clifford (June 12, 2012). "Guided By Voices' Class Clown Spots A UFO : 8/10". album review. HEAVEmedia.
- ^ Steven Hyden (June 12, 2012). "Guided By Voices' Class Clown Spots A UFO : B+". album review. The A.V. Club.
- ^ David Mansdorf (June 10, 2012). "Guided By Voices' Class Clown Spots A UFO : 4.25/5". album review. Spectrum Culture. Archived from the original on February 2, 2013. Retrieved June 12, 2012.
- ^ Paul Thompson (June 27, 2012). "Guided By Voices: Class Clown Spots a UFO". Pitchfork Media.
- ^ "Class Clown Spots a UFO - Guided by Voices | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic.
- ^ "Guided By Voices - "Class Clown Spots A UFO"". Fire Records. Archived from the original on 2012-09-23. Retrieved 2011-12-20.
- ^ https://www.billboard.com/artist/guided-by-voices/chart-history/
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