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He's The Uncle

Credits:


Author/Publisher
PublisherNeedmore Songs
SongwriterRobert Pollard
Musicians
Treated GuitarJim O'Rourke
Production
EngineerSteve Albini
Studio
Recording LocationElectrical Audio
 

Other Versions:


Song Version
He's The Uncle [Live]
He's The Uncle [Demo]
 

Lyrics:

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Source: Bob's Handwritten Lyrics To Aborted 1995 LP

Notes:


From Jim Greer's old deleted blog (surviving in quotes over at https://officeofhearts.tumblr.com/):

"Steve also convinced us to let his pal Jim O'Rourke come over and put overdubs on two songs with Jim's home-made guitar-noise making machine. He made a bunch of noise on "Bughouse and "He's The Uncle," and though I could tell Bob wasn't pleased with the results, we paid him $200 anyway. He was a really nice guy, too.

Later, when we got home, Bob decided he wanted to double his vocals on a couple of the songs on four-track, and add a guitar solo over the "noise" section in "He's The Uncle" (which was supplied by Tripp Lamkins of the insanely great Memphis band The Grifters)."

Appears On:


Artist Title Year Format Label Catalog #
Guided By Voices Hardcore UFOs: Revelations, Epiphanies and Fast Food in the Western Hemisphere 2003 5 CD + DVD Box Set Matador OLE 550
Guided By Voices Under The Bushes Under The Stars [Bonus Tracks] 1996 2 CD Matador OLE 161-2
Guided By Voices Under The Bushes Under The Stars [Bonus Tracks] 1996 2 CD Fellaheen JACK 039-2
Various Artists Superchunk/Guided By Voices [Split] 1996 CD EP Fellaheen JACK 046-2
Guided By Voices Under The Bushes Under The Stars (First Draft) 1996 Proposed/Aborted Album
Guided By Voices Mustard Man & Mother Monkey 1995 Proposed/Aborted Album
Guided By Voices The Flying Party Is Here (Version 1) 1995 Proposed/Aborted Album
Guided By Voices The Flying Party Is Here (Version 2) 1995 Proposed/Aborted Album

Played Live:


Artist Date Venue Set Opener/Closer Version
Guided By Voices 12/31/2004 Metro - Chicago, IL Encore 2
Guided By Voices 12/30/2004 Metro - Chicago, IL Main
Guided By Voices 12/13/2004 Tabu Night Club - Orlando, FL Main
Guided By Voices 12/05/2004 Irving Plaza - New York, NY Encore 1
Guided By Voices 12/04/2004 Irving Plaza - New York, NY Main
Guided By Voices 12/03/2004 Irving Plaza - New York, NY Main
Guided By Voices 11/16/2004 Berbati's Pan - Portland, OR Encore 1
Guided By Voices 11/15/2004 Berbati's Pan - Portland, OR Main
Guided By Voices 11/13/2004 Fillmore - San Francisco, CA Main
Guided By Voices 11/11/2004 Canes - San Diego, CA Main
Guided By Voices 11/07/2004 Engine Room - Houston, TX Main
Guided By Voices 11/06/2004 Gypsy Ballroom - Dallas, TX Main
Guided By Voices 11/05/2004 Stubb's - Austin, TX Main
Guided By Voices 11/03/2004 40 Watt Club - Athens, GA Main
Guided By Voices 10/26/2004 Majestic Theater - Detroit, MI Main
Guided By Voices 10/25/2004 Bluebird - Bloomington, IN Main
Guided By Voices 10/23/2004 Beachland Ballroom - Cleveland, OH Main
Guided By Voices 10/22/2004 Southgate House - Newport, KY Main
Guided By Voices 10/21/2004 Alrosa Villa - Columbus, OH Main
Guided By Voices 09/28/2004 Cat's Cradle - Carrboro, NC Main
Guided By Voices 09/22/2004 Pageant - St. Louis, MO Main
Guided By Voices 09/03/1995 Cathouse - Glasgow Main
Guided By Voices 09/02/1995 Leadmill - Sheffield Main
Guided By Voices 06/20/1995 Paradise - Boston, MA Main
Guided By Voices 06/02/1995 Gilly's - Dayton, OH Main
Total # Times Played25