Break Even

Taken from "The Grand Hour" 1993

"Jagged purple rocks,
Drunk with the tours and the travel guides,
We've all come to Hope Cove,
Singing the ??waning?? pop standard,
In the haven of our love,
Trying to break even,
Most of us will not turn back,
Somehow I know you will not,
Carry all the ancient medicine,
Steal my rosy red invention,
Gather the amps,
And dampen the camps,
The day is done,
When we see the sun,
Perhaps then the race is won"

This song starts of with what sounds like an alarm going off then we are into some fast tribal drumming and a real 60s pop/rock song feel with a hint of Prog-Rock. A fantastic piece of wah wah breaks in towards the end of the song and we are left wanting more. A good song that has a harder edge to it than a lot of Guided By Voices releases at this time and as usual is a bit of a belter.