How do the old, die-hard GBV fans feel about the more polished, rocking sound?
“The ones that really understand what we’re about think it’s great. The people who post on the Guided By Voices website, they think it’s great, it’s the best thing. There are some kids who are a little bit disappointed. They maybe liked the old lineup a little bit better, they got used to it, or they like that lo-fi thing. But to me, you can only progress, you have to do something different. We have done pretty much everything we can do with lo-fi. It’s time to move on. If some of the kids are disappointed with that, they can go find someone else or whatever.” And maybe you’re moving on a little ahead of the game… “Exactly. The whole conceptual feel of Guided By Voices is still there. I don’t think it’s lost that much, it’s not that drastic a change. I’m glad you made that observation!” There are two songs I found fascinating: “Sad if I Lost It” and “I Am Produced.” How personal and real are those to you? “Personally, they’re real in more of an emotional sense than a literal sense, b
