brianjeremy Posted February 8, 2011 Share Posted February 8, 2011 Not really diggin' SCK but I like the Lifeguards new one. I really like the guitars on that one. He really needs to record more with Doug or better yet, another Keene Brothers album. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tinnitus photography Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 Video of Big Dipper's tribute to Pollard (entitled, natch, "Robert Pollard") Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Oil Can Boyd Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 I have not read through all of the GBV/Pollard threads so maybe it's been mentioned elsewhere but I learned today that Pollard threw a no-hitter in college: http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/01/29/bob-pollard-of-guided-by-voices-threw-a-no-hitter-in-college-ok/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
brianjeremy Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 http://espn.go.com/blog/playbook/sounds/post/_/id/6648/robert-pollard-talks-college-no-hitter The story is now on ESPN... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tinnitus photography Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 Awesome. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tinnitus photography Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 nothing goes better together than GBV and beer. http://www.dogfish.com/community/blogfish/members/justin-williams/beer-thousand-celebrates-%E2%80%A820th-anniversary-of-seminal-guided-by-voices-album.htm Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Moss Posted December 1, 2014 Share Posted December 1, 2014 Some serious sales going on at the GBV store. Tons of CD's for $3, $10 vinyl: http://rockathonrecords.com/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CortezTheKiller Posted August 14, 2015 Share Posted August 14, 2015 Bumped for the massive Pollard kick I've been on the past couple weeks. I enjoyed going through this thread tonight. Hardwood's list is impressive. At some point, I will try to make a list of my top 50 non-GBV Pollard tracks. Incredible artist. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CortezTheKiller Posted August 14, 2015 Share Posted August 14, 2015 nothing goes better together than GBV and beer.That explains a lot. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tinnitus photography Posted August 14, 2015 Share Posted August 14, 2015 like every Pollard post-GBV record with the exception of the phenomenal From a Compound Eye & outstanding Keene Brothers, it has two or three great songs and a ton of filler Pollard's post-GBV career has been a massive disappointment, although the spaceships live shows were great C- Normal HappinessC- Standard Gargoyle DecisionsC- Coast to Coast Carpet of LoveF Superman is a RockerC- Off to BusinessC The Crawling DistanceC- Elephant JokesD Brown SubmarineD Planets are Blasted? Zero to 99 (haven't heard it yet)D- Sgt. DiscoD- AtaxiaD- Gringoi would think that Roob (i mean Hardwood) would rank these differently now... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CortezTheKiller Posted August 14, 2015 Share Posted August 14, 2015 Yeah, those ratings are a bit ridiculous. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lost highway Posted August 14, 2015 Share Posted August 14, 2015 I think Normal Happiness is rad. I like it better than half of the reformed gbv albums. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CortezTheKiller Posted August 14, 2015 Share Posted August 14, 2015 My Top 50 favorite non-GBV Pollard tracks. 1. John the Dwarf Wants to Become an Angel/Boston Spaceships (Our Cubehouse Still Rocks)2. You Satisfy Me/Boston Spaceships (Brown Submarine)3. Silk Rotor/Robert Pollard (We All Got Out of the Army)4. Pop Zeus/Robert Pollard w/ Doug Gillard (Speak Kindly of Your Volunteer Fire Department)5. Touched to Be Sure/Robert Pollard (Shellfish Trivia)6. Love Is Stronger Than Witchcraft/Robert Pollard (From a Compound Eye)7. Supernatural Car Lover/Robert Pollard (Normal Happiness)8. The Blondes/Robert Pollard (Robert Pollard Is Off to Business)9. Lightshow/Robert Pollard (From a Compound Eye)10. Tight Globes/Robert Pollard w/ Doug Gillard (Speak Kindly of Your Volunteer Fire Department) 11. Chevy Marigold/Boston Spaceships (Let It Beard)12. Subspace Biographies/Robert Pollard (Waved Out)13. Dancing Girls and Dancing Men/Robert Pollard (From a Compound Eye)14. Death of the Party/Keene Brothers (Blues and Boogie Shoes)15. Make a Record For Lo-life/Boston Spaceships (Let It Beard)16. I Surround You Naked/Robert Pollard (From a Compound Eye)17. Zero Fix/Boston Spaceships (Brown Submarine)18. Let It Rest For a While/Boston Spaceships (Zero to 99)19. Piss Face/Ricked Wicky (I Sell the Circus)20. Canned Food Demons/Boston Spaceships (The Planets Are Blasted) 21. Tattoo Mission/Boston Spaceships (The Planets Are Blasted)22. Two Area Girl/Boston Spaceships (Brown Submarine)23. In the Bathroom (Up 1/2 the Night)/Boston Spaceships (Our Cubehouse Still Rocks)24. Rud Fins/Robert Pollard (Coast to Coast Carpet of Love)25. Pegasus Glue Factory/Robert Pollard (Normal Happiness)26. The Original Heart/Robert Pollard (Robert Pollard Is Off to Business)27. Make Use/Robert Pollard (Waved Out)28. Love Your Superman/Robert Pollard (Superman Was a Rocker)29. Up Up and Up/Robert Pollard (Faulty Superheroes)30. I'm a Widow/Robert Pollard (From a Compound Eye) 31. Go For the Exit/Boston Spaceships (Brown Submarine)32. Circle Saw Boys Club/Robert Pollard (Silverfish Trivia)33. Rhoda Rhoda/Robert Pollard (Normal Happiness)34. How Wrong You Are/Boston Spaceships (Zero to 99)35. Miles Under the Skin/Robert Pollard (Coast to Coast Carpet of Love)36. Airs/Robert Pollard (Honey Locust Honky Tonk)37. Hammer in Your Eyes/Robert Pollard (From a Compound Eye)38. I Can See/Robert Pollard (We All Got Out of the Army)39. Minefield Searcher/Boston Spaceships (Let It Beard)40. Conqueror of the Moon/Robert Pollard (From a Compound Eye) 41. Earmarked For Collision/Boston Spaceships (Let It Beard)42. Winston's Atomic Bird/Boston Spaceships (Brown Submarine)43. Tabby and Lucy/Boston Spaceships (Let It Beard)44. Feel Not Crushed/Robert Pollard (Standard Gargoyle Decisions)45. Our Gaze/Robert Pollard (Coast to Coast Carpet of Love)46. Blessed in an Open Head/Robert Pollard (From a Compound Eye)47. Track Star/Boston Spaceships (Our Cubehouse Still Rocks)48. Stifled Man Casino/Airport 5 (Tower in the Fountain of Sparks)49. The Butler Stands For Us All/Robert Pollard (The Crawling Distance)50. Release the Sunbird/Robert Pollard (Not in My Airforce) Tried to do 100, but it was too hard. Plus, I'm too green a Pollard fan to tackle such a task - far too many holes in my Pollard collection. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tinnitus photography Posted August 14, 2015 Share Posted August 14, 2015 Hard to believe that Flat Beauty or Psychic Pilot Clocks Out didn't make it. Well done though. That's a lot of songs to tackle. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CortezTheKiller Posted August 15, 2015 Share Posted August 15, 2015 Hard to believe that Flat Beauty or Psychic Pilot Clocks Out didn't make it.Well done though. That's a lot of songs to tackle.Thanks. I need to spend more time with Not in My Airforce. It's one of the glaring holes in my Pollard experience. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tinnitus photography Posted August 15, 2015 Share Posted August 15, 2015 do you have Kid Marine?I also noticed none of the Circus Devils stuff made it Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CortezTheKiller Posted August 15, 2015 Share Posted August 15, 2015 I don't have KM, but I do have Crickets which has "Flings of the Waistcoat Crowd", "White Gloves Come Off", "Town of Mirrors", "Powerblessings" & "Island Crimes". Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tinnitus photography Posted August 15, 2015 Share Posted August 15, 2015 powerblessings = yes.Submarine Teams is a great song, too as is Enjoy Jerusalem.. the last 7 songs on NIMA are lo-fi classics... totally out of the feel of the main LP, but hearkening back to the days when they'd spit out 2-3 perfectly crafted 7" singles a year. "People Are Leaving" from _Waved Out_ is a perfect little Beatles-esque ditty. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CortezTheKiller Posted August 15, 2015 Share Posted August 15, 2015 "People Are Leaving" from _Waved Out_ is a perfect little Beatles-esque ditty.So much so that a member here has chosen it as his user name. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CortezTheKiller Posted August 15, 2015 Share Posted August 15, 2015 Okay, so here is what I do have: Crickets: The Best of the Fading Captain SeriesFrom a Compound EyeNot in My AirforceRobert Pollard Is Off to BusinessCoast to Coast Carpet of LoveStandard Gargoyle DecisionsElephant JokesFaulty SuperheroesSpeak Kindly of Your Volunteer Fire DepartmentWe All Got Out of the ArmyBlues and Boogie Shoes (Keene Brothers)I Sell the Circus (Ricked Wicky)King Heavy Metal (Ricked Wicky)Brown Submarine (Boston Spaceships)The Planets Are Blasted (Boston Spaceships)Zero to 99 (Boston Spaceships)Our Cubehouse Still Rocks (Boston Spaceships)Let It Beard (Boston Spaceships)Alien Lanes (GBV)Bee Thousand (GBV)Mag Earwhig! (GBV)Under the Bushes Under the Stars (GBV) I have a couple songs here and there off albums like Waved Out, Silverfish Trivia, Blazing Gentlemen, Honey Locust Honky Tonk, Space City Kicks, Superman Was a Rocker, and The Crawling Distance. Where should I head next? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lost highway Posted August 15, 2015 Share Posted August 15, 2015 Sorry to cut in... I've heard Honey Locust- is one of his best. Do ya'll agree? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CortezTheKiller Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 do you have Kid Marine?Alright, Kid Marine is the shit. How isn't it more critically acclaimed and/or revered in Pollard circles? Thanks for the recommendation. Have you heard Lifeguards Mist King Urth? I'm listening to it now. Sounds fantastic! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tinnitus photography Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 the other Lifeguards record i like even better.and you NEED Propeller... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
people are leaving Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 Cortez,One, I don't see on your list; Fiction Man. Brilliant pop, not weird Bob. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CortezTheKiller Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 Thanks for the rec's tinnitus & people leaving. Just finished listening to Propeller and will dig into Fiction Man. I love Bob's power pop masterpieces. lost highway - There's no such thing as cutting in. I played HLHT yesterday. Sounds nice to my ears. I see it is one of his most critically-acclaimed solo releases. Right out of the gate, I really like "I Killed a Man Who Looks Like You" and "Airs". I think that or Fiction Man will be my next Pollard purchase. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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