Zeppelin Over China
by Guided by Voices
User Score
8.4

Universal acclaim- based on 5 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 5
  3. Negative: 0 out of 5
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  1. clippedatthehip
    Feb 23, 2019
    8
    A sprawling entry into the GBV catalog. a lot to digest at first, but multiple listens find the album more and more rewarding. "The Rally Boys" is an all time classic Pollard song. "Step of the Wave" and "Charmless Peters" are heavyweight rockers, with potent doses of hooks. "The Hearing Department" shows the band's ability to tackle a more ethereal sound and they succeed, much as theyA sprawling entry into the GBV catalog. a lot to digest at first, but multiple listens find the album more and more rewarding. "The Rally Boys" is an all time classic Pollard song. "Step of the Wave" and "Charmless Peters" are heavyweight rockers, with potent doses of hooks. "The Hearing Department" shows the band's ability to tackle a more ethereal sound and they succeed, much as they did on "It's Good" from 2018's Space Gun.

    GBV is firing on all cylinders for the last few records. Zeppelin over China is no exception. It's a must have for GBV fans, but that goes without saying, we're a crazy, obsessive lot.    … Expand
  2. tharjack
    Jun 5, 2019
    10
    another superb record from the mind of Robert Pollard...so many great songs packed into this sprawling brilliant lp

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Metascore
65

Generally favorable reviews - based on 6 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
  1. The Wire
    Mar 7, 2019
    50
    “Carapace” is one worth returning to, an agitated Pixies-style rocker that pogos up and down for three energetic minutes. Equally enjoyable is the kosmische inspired interplay wired into “Lurk Of The Worm”, together with the bolts of grunge that light up “Where Have You Been All My Life?”. Elsewhere some of Pollard’s songs can be compared to those of Peters Gabriel and Hammill, two distinct guiding voices who can occasionally be heard whispering in the hull of this inflated blimp of a record. [Mar 2019, p.52]
  2. Mojo
    Feb 12, 2019
    60
    Lyrics are lovably askew and songs rarely breach three-minutes. In conclusion: more is still more. [Mar 2019, p.99]
  3. Q Magazine
    Feb 12, 2019
    60
    There's an element of "always the same but always... the same" here--but when Pollard hits his cryptically emotive cruising altitude on Carapace or The Rally Boys the guitars accelerate around their pilot, his chose songwriting vehicle always flies. [Apr 2019, p.113]
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