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Daily reviews of YouTube covers of “Game of Pricks” by Guided by Voices. The internet’s least essential corner. Original version - https://youtu.be/MjZ6HL-8WK0?si=WLjTZMzBT9J--qsn Tigermilk variation - https://youtu.be/snVPHVJH9J0?si=uYLkJStuf_s4-oJH
“Game of Pricks (GBV cover)” posted by @petet6909 2/26/17. Current views 181.
“…in the musical key of A major. I heard this song for the first time in years today and figured that I would learn it and record it.”
Pretty loose and unpolished; C+.
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“game of pricks - Guided by Voices cover” posted by @chrismanchester 2/15/17. Current views 80.
“I have always loved this song and since I did live in Dayton Ohio for some time, I've seen them many times!”
I love experimentation. Sadly “coffee shop jazz” fell flat. C-
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“Game of Pricks” posted by My Vitriol 12/31/16. Current views 2494.
So many missteps in one song. Generic but loud and yet lifeless. Really rubbed me the wrong way. D
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“desolationist.- Game of Pricks” posted by @desolationist774 12/30/16. Current views 96.
Like a Dinosaur Jr. cover band with a metal vocalist. Inconsistent drumming lead to some odd short pauses. C
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“Game of Pricks Guide by Voices (cover)” posted by @martinheenan2646 10/31/16. Current views 194.
Straightforward rock trio cover; harmonies might have bumped it higher. B-
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“Guided by Wire (featuring Manners Manners) - Game of Pricks (Guided by Voices cover)” posted by @jeffmalice5135 10/21/16. Current views 117.
Imagine Patti Smith backed by a slightly startled bar band. Tweaks to song didn’t work for me. C+
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“Guided by Voices - Game of Pricks - Fingerpicking Guitar Cover - TABS AVAILABLE” posted by @mysteryfingerstyleguitarist 6/22/16. Current views 996.
It’s fine but it would sound more interesting on a banjo or perhaps a dulcimer. B-
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“Slaughter Beach, Dog - Game of Pricks by Guided by Voices (My Parents’ Basement Sessions)” posted by @mpbsessions 5/25/16. Current views 5816.
Acoustic guitar + vocals in an echoey room. Nice but unremarkable. Points for the correct apostrophe on [parents’]. B-
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“Game of Pricks (Guided by Voices acoustic cover)” posted by @halfapersonmusic 4/13/16. Current views 403.
Setting the echo effect to “large cathedral” was not a great choice. C
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“22 Game of Pricks intro (battery died)” posted by @keztag65 3/16/16. Current views 27.
“Probably not worth sharing but here it is anyway.”
Feels a little cruel to beat up on what’s barely a song fragment but considering they don’t get to the actual song… F.
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“Tact Actors cover ‘Game of Pricks’ by Guided by Voices” posted by @HaroldHarris1000 1/5/16. Current views 483
In a Venn diagram overlap of “stadium rock” and “lo-fi”. I liked the multi-vocal tracks but yet it didn’t demand a re-listen. B-
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“Game of Pricks - GBV Cover by Phillip Coates” posted by @philipcoates4373 12/8/15. Current views 69
Piano cover; nice clear audio, well done. B+
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“Beach Slang - Game of Pricks (Guided by Voices cover) - Live @ Asbury Lanes - 10/03/2015” posted by @nathenhutchison6182 11/14/15. Current views 359
“This is my last video from the Lanes. :(“
Live recording with a lot of muffling. Reminds me of Soul Asylum. B-
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Steve Maloney - Game of Pricks (Union Street Cafe, 24 October 2015)” posted by @Quimiqua 11/1/15. Current views 78.
“Union Street Cafe/The Wick Pub
Berwick, Nova Scotia”
Very mellow take; I swear he says “I never asked for the /dream/” instead of truth at points. B-
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“Game of Pricks” posted by @UnknownVestibule 10/24/14. Current views 417.
Solo with electric guitar. A little rough but enjoyable. B-
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“Game of Pricks” posted by the Wood Floors 10/17/15. Current views 171.
Like the best band at a high school open mic night. Muddled instrument sound detract from an otherwise pleasant take. B
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“The Pre-Existing Conditions - Guided by Voices cover “Game of Pricks” posted by @taraso63 10/12/15. Current views 26.
“Taras Ostroushko - vocal, guitar
Jeff Vokracka - bass
Larry Clamons - percussion”
Wow. Sounded like a rehearsal, esp. the chaotic drumming. D+
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I’ll have to file that away for the future.
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“Game of Pricks cover Guided by Voices” posted by @melissabridi5131 8/30/15. Current views 11,691
“A lo-fi cover of my favorite GBV song on a hazy, Sunday afternoon. I hope you like it”
Acoustic soloist on guitar. Pleasant take; room echo dinged it a little. B
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“Game of Pricks (GBV cover) by Scott Roberts” posted by @17ScoRo 7/27/15. Current views 455.
Acoustic solo performance with a nice dash of energy, cleanly recorded. B
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“Game of Pricks - Mystic Theater 2015 - Unorganized Hancock” posted by @unorganizedhancock 5/26/15. Current views 440.
It’s almost like a Buddy Holly cover of the song and I kind of love it. B due to audio issues.
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“SFRP House Band - Game of Pricks / Guided by Voices” posted by @dev31337 3/12/15
“The San Francisco Rock Project House Band performs… at Amoeba Records… in San Francisco, March 8, 2015”
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Keep on rocking kids. B- for the performance; A+ for the program.
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“Tyson Ballew sings ‘Game of Pricks’ by GBV” posted by @tummyrock 2/28/15. Current views 53.
“I need this song right now.” Same man, same.
Enthusiasm goes a long way to overcome some off-key notes. B
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“Jimmy Eat World - Game of Pricks cover” posted by @SugarpillProd 2/27/15. Current views 2550.
Is this someone else playing guitar over a cover by Jimmy Eat World? It’s fine. Maybe too faithful? B-
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“Game of Pricks” posted by @magnapop 2/21/15. Current views 515.
“Magnapop Live at Maxwell's 03/09/2005”
Probably more fun in person than this tinny recording. C+
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“The Textbook Committee - Game of Pricks (Guided by Voices cover)” posted by @raggedoldbear 2/14/15. Current views 257.
Same performance as yesterday but much cleaner audio and a preamble about how it’s the Tigermilk version. B
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“The Textbook Committee - Game of Pricks (Guided by Voices) - Dayton, OH -1/17/15” posted by @sjrisley100 1/20/15. Current views 57.
“The Never Not Good Winter Sock Hop - Blind Bob's Bar”
Our 2nd or 3rd(?) live take by this group. Lots of passion but kinda muffled. C-
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“May Reetz - Game of Pricks (Guided by Voices cover)” posted by @matreetz 12/16/14. Current views 572.
Down-tempo take, with a swing. B
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“Game of Pricks” posted by @loobiecore17 11/8/14. Current view 8959.
Performed by Lou Barlow; from “Sing For Your Meat: A Tribute To Guided By Voices” (2011)
I like Dinosaur Jr. but this sounds like I’m using a glass to listen to him playing in another room. B-
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