Hustler
January 2003

Guided By Voices
Hardcore UFOs Box Set
Matador Records

This box set from Dayton, Ohio, classic-rock revivalist oddballs GBV is a collector's wet dream. The five-disc set is full of B-sides, out-of-print singles, previously unreleased live material, and various bonus and compilation tracks. An expanded version of the Watch Me Jumpstart documentary and seven music videos are also included. The greatest-hits disc boasts such a classics as "Cut-Out Witch", "Glad Girls" and "Exit Flagger".

Three of the CDs contains over 30 songs. The Live at the Wheelchair Races disc (concerts from 1995-2002) captures the lads in various states of sobriety, but delivering memorable performances.