''Earthquake Glue'' is the 14th record by

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. Working titles for the album included "Model Prisoners of the 5 Sense Realm", "Live Like Kings Forever", and "All Sinners Welcome".Guided by Voices Database: ''Earthquake Glue''
Retrieved 29 July 2008. The first 25,000 copies were packaged in a numbered limited-edition digipak. Some copies of ''Earthquake Glue'' contained a golden ticket; people with a golden ticket were entitled to a free copy of the anthology box set '' Hardcore UFOs: Revelations, Epiphanies and Fast Food in the Western Hemisphere''.

Reception

''Earthquake Glue'' met with some critical acclaim. At

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, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews and ratings from mainstream critics, the album received a metascore of 78, based on 20 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Mark Deming of

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said that it "may well be the most consistent and satisfying Guided By Voices album to date."

Track listing

All songs written by

Robert Pollard Robert Ellsworth Pollard Jr. (born October 31, 1957) is an American singer and songwriter. He is the frontman and leader of indie rock band Guided by Voices, which he also the band’s only constant member. In addition to this, he has also rele ...

. #"My Kind of Soldier" – 2:36 #"My Son, My Secretary, My Country" – 1:57 #"I'll Replace You with Machines" – 2:49 #"She Goes Off at Night" – 2:03 #"Beat Your Wings" – 4:47 #"Useless Inventions" – 2:53 #"Dirty Water" – 3:27 #"The Best of Jill Hives" – 2:42 #"Dead Cloud" – 3:12 #"Mix Up the Satellite" – 3:23 #"The Main Street Wizards" – 3:22 #"A Trophy Mule in Particular" – 2:19 #"Apology in Advance" – 2:32 #"Secret Star" – 4:42 #"Of Mites and Men" – 2:33

Personnel

The credits do not give specific instruments played by each individual, but rather list every performer who appeared on the release in any capacity.

GBV

- Vocals, composer *

Doug Gillard Douglas Scott Gillard (born December 23, 1965) is an American guitarist and songwriter. He has been a member of major indie pop and punk bands, most notably Guided by Voices, Nada Surf, Bambi Kino, Death of Samantha, and Cobra Verde. Early ...

- performer * Kevin March - performer * Nate Farley - performer * Tim Tobias - performer

Other/production

Todd Tobias Todd Tobias (born 1967) is an American multi-instrumentalist and record producer, best known for his work with Robert Pollard and his band Guided by Voices. Other projects include Circus Devils, Kramies, The Library Is On Fire, and musical the ...

- Production, keyboards, noises, ambience

References

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