Off to business sports todd tobias cleanest and meanest production yet and arguably pollard s finest singing ever captured on record. Some songs cut off, but no great loss to most of you. Robert pollard discography 1996 not in my airforce lp matador 1998 waved out lp matador 1999 kid marine lp fading captain series 1999 robert pollard with doug gillard speak kindly of your volunteer fire department lp fading captain series. In those days, comet used to sell beggars banquet releases on cassette for a fiver and in those walkman days, cassettes were my medium of choice. Motivational jumpsuit and cool planet are available now on fire records on cd lp and digital download. Tobin sprout and robert pollard collaborated on their first new material together in five years at that point, resulting in two fulllengths and a couple of 7 singles. In addition to his work with guided by voices, he continues to have a prolific solo career. Includes unlimited streaming of of course you are via the free bandcamp app, plus highquality download in mp3, flac and more. It now officially feels like 2011 as we have the first robert pollard release of the year titled space city kicks. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from robert pollard at the discogs marketplace. Its been almost 20 years since dayton, ohio fourthgrade teacher robert pollard began recording as guided by voices. And to celebrate, hes compiled 30 years worth of records into a massive hardcover coffeetable book. Guided by voices game of pricks lyrics genius lyrics. Guided by voices robert pollard reboots for new album.
Robert pollard is one of the great performers and songwriters of our time. Robert pollard announces new albums, return to stage despite breaking up indierock crusaders guided by voices in 2004, former frontman robert pollard continues to put out music at a pace that. First, let it be said that robert pollard is a songwriter of significant ability. Speak kindly of your volunteer fire department released. Slapped together at various bitrates by god knows who, its merely a solid lineup of gbv demos, acoustic cuts, peel session tracks, covers, and the occasional live offering. True to my original intentions were breaking it up into an lp and a 7inch ep both.
Standard gargoyle decisions by robert pollard, released 09 october 2007 1. A pocket on the inside back cover holds the 6 song, 7inch onesided ep. Our friend roob youd know him if you saw him convinced us that hes the foremost authority on guided by voices and bob pollard. In an attempt to create the ultimate robert pollard playlist, i the rock robot go through all related releases guided by voices robert pollard soloetc. Robert pollard biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. As a press release points out, bob dylan has only released 39, and that includes the traveling wilburys. It is open to suggestions and corrections, so dont be afraid to tell me if i have made a mistake. Music profile for robert pollard, born 31 october 1957. He claims to possess 257 gbv bootlegs, which is probably 256 more than pollard himself owns. Standard gargoyle decisions, released 09 october 2007 1. The 15th installment of robert pollard s art journal eat available to order now on the rockathon. Guided by voices is robert pollard, mitch mitchell, kevin fennell, tobin sprout, greg demos with jimmy pollard. Robert pollard from a compound eye full album free music. Robert pollard of course you are, released 04 march 2016 1.
In addition to his work with guided by voices, he continues to have a prolific solo career with 22 solo albums released so far. To trigger a synapse was procured songbysong all 43 of them on classicera napster. Robert pollard motel of fools full album free music. Guided by robert pollard discography fading captain series. The 15th installment of robert pollards art journal eat available to order now on the rockathon. Albums include speak kindly of your volunteer fire department, not in my airforce, and from a compound eye. The band is singersongwriter robert pollard and a cast of musicians that has been around since the mid80s. In 1999, robert pollard released his third solo album, kid marine which was the first of what he called the fading captain series. Back in the days when comet records existed in cork, i got into the gobetweens comet later became plugd, which has now moved around the corner from washington street to the triskel arts centre building. The back cover of 2009s elephant jokes, the fifth album pollard released that year, features the blurb another big batch of robert pollard songs, a new nadir in patience and delicacy, suggesting hes become aware of the notuncommon complaint that hes more interested in quantity than quality. The first show was on november 30, 2007 in chicago at the metro. I hope that new fans of gbv robert pollard will find this a handy guide.
With this list im going to try to list every release bob has ever been involved in in a roughly chronological order. This year, robert pollard, captain of the good ship guided by voices, reached a milestone that few other musicians have. Robert pollard robert pollard is an american rock musician and singersongwriter who is the leader and creative force behind ohio rock group guided by voices. At his prime, it seemed like guided by voices mastermind robert pollard couldnt touch a guitar pick without writing a new classic, and game of pricks flows forth as such, as if all he did.
Following in the mighty footsteps of my fellow wizard, chorizo garbanzo, and his list of dreary welsh pop songs, it was obvious to me that what the blogosphere really needs now, more than ever, is a guiding hand through the daunting back catalogue of prolificacys own robert ellsworth pollard, jr. The guided by voices discography includes dozens of releases, both official and unofficial. Themes include the stomping grounds of robert pollard s boyhood, the wasteland of regimented workruled living, sexually active geezers, lost girls and sick doctors. Somehow, that qualifies him to make the following list of the five most overrated and five continue reading the overunder. Find robert pollard discography, albums and singles on allmusic. American rock musician and singersongwriter born october 31, 1957 in dayton, ohio. For this upload, ive got a gbv smorgasbord for you true believers out there. I have over 2000 robert pollard songs and increasing from his various bands and offshoots on my itunes and each session i start it up and play a random song. You can have a feebased service at any time by logging in to your online account and ending. At 10 songs and 35 minutes, its an extraordinary rock tourdeforce. Kicker of elves chooses robert pollards 50 best robert. Third, however, that with such genius there are bound to be moments that are just, well, uninspired. Besides being my goto store for music since they opened across the street from tower records in the midnineties i used to work for years in shinbone alley off of great jones street one block away this is where i had such a humorous encounter with robert pollard creative force behind dayton, ohios own spectacular band guided by voices i. Robert pollard celebrates 100 albums with a massive.
From the stately krautrock chug of the album opener. Second single from the new robert pollard solo album blazing gentlemen due december 10th. At first this record sounds completely loose with most of its eighteen tracks barley crossing the 2 minute mark but with repeat listens, space city kicks will bring you a new appreciation of bobs strategic plan with his always heavy release schedule. Early turn of the millennium reunion between the two powerhouse guided by voices songsmiths. Guided by voices robert pollard reboots for new album, tour. Available in cd download from hidden shoal recordings. Robert pollard, the main creative force behind the band, is an extremely prolific songwriter, having written or cowritten more than 1,600 songs, with over 500 of them released under the guided by voices moniker in addition to official guided by voices albums, there have been numerous official singles. With ten songs in 35 minutes, its an extraordinary rock tourdeforce. Despite this, pollard performed two shows in support of his new albums. He also has one of the most vast and confusing discographies in history. Ricked wicky robert pollard and his soft rock renegades robert pollard with doug gillard teenage guitar the sunflower logic the takeovers weve got airplanes.
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