Bands with two primary songwriters can be doubly brilliant, but maintaining that delicate balance over time can be tricky. Think The Pixies, Uncle Tupelo, or even The Beatles, and consider how the personality inherently required to write a great song and front a rock band might also be the very thing that ensures the project has a definite, sooner-than-later expiration date. Guided by Voices doesn’t always have two songwriters, but many fans insist that they are at their best when they do. More
