Songs are frequently punctuated by unexpected blasts of noise, awkward tape edits, sped-up or slowed-down vocal or instrumental parts, and other sonic bric-a-brac.

was actually created by Guided by Voices in the studio (the band had not played live in years, and never to more than a handful of people at the time of recording).

chant, heard at essentially every Guided by Voices concert thereafter, and the entire opening sequence was faithfully recreated at the band's final show before temporarily disbanding in 2004.

Decorated by band members, friends and family with myriad methods such as screen-printing, hand-painting, and affixing various found objects (including an empty six-pack carton of Natural Light) to plain white sleeves, these albums grew in value over the years and as of 2005, were known to have sold for prices in the thousands of dollars.

[2] All tracks are written by Robert Pollard except where notedThe credits do not give specific instruments played by each individual, but rather list every performer who appeared on the release in any capacity.