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“My Valuable Hunting Knife” by Guided By Voices
From the album Alien Lanes (1995)
“My Valuable Hunting Knife” by Guided By Voices appears on 10 radio countdowns from 3 stations between 1999 and 2023. It was first released in 1995 on the album Alien Lanes. Its best result is #201 on the WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2000). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #2,911 alternative song of all time.
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Robert Pollard wrote "My Valuable Hunting Knife", words and music, for Alien Lanes, Guided by Voices' eighth full-length record, released on April 4, 1995, and the lo-fi band's first for Matador.
The economics were lopsided. According to James Greer's history of the band, Matador handed over an advance of nearly a hundred thousand dollars, among the priciest deals the label had struck, while the recording itself cost roughly ten dollars if you don't count the beer. Rolling Stone heard hooky rock that marries brains and melody to an experimental streak, spiky one minute and whimsical the next, and the Guardian's Caroline Sullivan praised Pollard's songs as gems that stop just short of self-conscious eccentricity, each one lasting just long enough for him to rasp out a few cryptic lines and for guitarist Tobin Sprout to scratch out a rowdy tune.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 484 | WOXY 97X | WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1999) | 500 |
| 2000 | 201 | WOXY 97X | WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2000) | 500 |
| 2001 | 204 | WOXY 97X | WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2001) | 498 |
| 2002 | 219 | WOXY 97X | WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2002) | 500 |
| 2003 | 223 | WOXY 97X | WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2003) | 500 |
| 2005 | 485 | WOXY 97X | WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2005) | 500 |
| 2006 | 485 | WOXY 97X | WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2006) | 499 |
| 2022 | 446 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 900 Songs of the '90s | 900 |
| 2022 | 458 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 1055 Colorado Sound Songs of All Time | 1055 |
| 2023 | 638 | The Current | The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s | 893 |
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