Sir Stewart Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 The zeroes were kinda slow for him actually. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bigideas Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 Robert Pollard - are there a lot of songs that sound similiar to one another - in structure, chord changes, melody, etc? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tinnitus photography Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 well if you write 1,000 songs, there is gonna be overlap. i'd say there's far less than what would be expected, but he's not immune from self-repeating at times. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lammycat Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 Ppfffft, hipsters and their inane self-repeating in atheir quest to be prolific. I can smell one a mile away. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tinnitus photography Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 calling Pollard a hipster is pretty funny. i think your olfactory senses are broken. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lammycat Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 i think your olfactory senses are broken.Actually, they're quite prolific. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hardwood floor Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 well if you write 1,000 songs, there is gonna be overlap. i'd say there's far less than what would be expected, but he's not immune from self-repeating at times. i think underwater explosions starts with the same chord as ... hmmm, what was it ... something else really, for the amount of stuff he writes, nothing sounds the same ... it's remarkable could any two songs be more different than, say, wondering boy poet and christian animation torch carriers? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dondoboy Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 I thought Robert Pollard died in 1997. Yeah, I'm pretty sure. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tinnitus photography Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 Actually, they're quite prolific. i see that you are still having difficulty grasping word definitions. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lammycat Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 How so? Senses? Regardless, I don't think I was even in that silly debate, anyway. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The High Heat Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 This thread is prolific. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bigideas Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 i would think he'd have to start a lot of songs with the same chord as there aren't a 1,000 chord possibilies, right? i forget my music training. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Moss Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 i would think he'd have to start a lot of songs with the same chord as there aren't a 1,000 chord possibilies, right? i forget my music training. Do we count inversions? Heck, Keith Richards never needed more than about 20 of them. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hardwood floor Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 I thought Robert Pollard died in 1997. Yeah, I'm pretty sure. have you heard his stuff post classic-period GBV and you don't like it? or are you just trying to be clever? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
W(TF) Posted August 2, 2012 Author Share Posted August 2, 2012 Man, I was stupidly depressed when I posted this thread. (collectively the most hated VC poll ever?)Anyway, I'm generally a latecomer to most great music, but wanted to add Win Butler to the list, 'cause sometime in 2010 I finally gave Arcade Fire a shot and soon realized that even with only two records and an EP in the 2000's, they said a mouthful. And then they made The Suburbs, which was insanely great as a whole, even if it had no really epic songs. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tinnitus photography Posted August 3, 2012 Share Posted August 3, 2012 win butler? this thread is still the dumbest thread ever on VC. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Shakespeare In The Alley Posted August 3, 2012 Share Posted August 3, 2012 two records in a decade is prolific now? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
remphish1 Posted August 3, 2012 Share Posted August 3, 2012 Flaming Lips and Prince were both very productive in the 00's Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LouieB Posted August 3, 2012 Share Posted August 3, 2012 For significant and widely recognized work, its gotta be Jack White. LouieB Quote Link to post Share on other sites
brianjeremy Posted August 3, 2012 Share Posted August 3, 2012 Robert Pollard still wins this by a mile - no contest. Granted, not all of it is his best work, but holy Toledo Batman, is he the king of prolific. All of the 2000-present releases as of today (and this list doesn't even count the box sets (4), compilations, dozens of 7", EP's and singles he's recorded and released): GBV:Isolation Drills (2001)Universal Truths and Cycles (2002)Earthquake Glue (2003)Half Smiles of the Decomposed (2004)Let's Go Eat the Factory (2012)Class Clown Spots a UFO (2012)The Bears for Lunch (2012)Solo:2001 - Choreographed Man of War2003 - Motel of Fools2004 - Edison's Demos2004 - Fiction Man (CD/LP)2006 - From a Compound Eye (CD/2xLP)2006 - Normal Happiness (CD/LP)2006 -Moon2007 - Standard Gargoyle Decisions (CD/LP)2007 - Coast to Coast Carpet of Love (CD/LP)2008 - Superman Was a Rocker (CD/LP)2008 - Robert Pollard Is Off to Business (CD/LP)2009 - The Crawling Distance (CD/LP)2009 - Elephant Jokes (CD/LP)2010 - We All Got Out Of The Army (CD/LP)2010 - Moses on a Snail (CD/LP)2011 - Space City Kicks (CD/LP)2011 - Lord of the Birdcage (CD/LP)2012 - Mouseman Cloud (CD/LP)2012 - Jack Sells The Cow (CD/LP) - forthcomingBoston Spaceships:2008 - Brown Submarine (Guided By Voices Inc.)2009 - The Planets are Blasted (Guided By Voices Inc.)2009 - Zero to 99 (Guided By Voices Inc.)2010 - Our Cubehouse Still Rocks (Guided By Voices Inc.)2011 - Let It Beard (Guided By Voices Inc.)Acid Ranch: (archival recordings featuring Robert Pollard, Kevin Fennell and Mitch Mitchell)2002 - Some Of The Magic Syrup Was Preserved (2xLP—Pollard's first double album)2005 - As Forever: A Manifesto Of Fractured Imagination And Wreckless Living2007 - The Great Houdini Wasn't So GreatAirport 5: (Robert Pollard and Tobin Sprout)2001 - Tower in the Fountain of Sparks2002 - Life Starts HereCircus Devils: (Robert Pollard, Todd Tobias and Tim Tobias)2001 - Ringworm Interiors (CD/LP)2002 - The Harold Pig Memorial (CD/LP)2003 - Pinball Mars (CD/LP)2005 - Five (CD/LP)2007 - Sgt. Disco (CD/ LP)2008 - Ataxia (CD/LP)2009 - Gringo (CD/LP)2010 - Mother Skinny (CD/LP)2011 - Capsized! (CD/LP)Go Back Snowball: (Robert Pollard and Mac McCaughan)2002 - Calling ZeroHazzard Hotrods: (Recording of informal 1990 performance by Pollard, Tobin Sprout, Mitch Mitchell, and Kevin Fennell)2000 - Big Trouble (re-released as Bigger Trouble 2005)Howling Wolf Orchestra: (Pollard and various GbV members)2000 - Speedtraps for the Bee Kingdom (12" EP/CD)Keene Brothers: (Robert Pollard and Tommy Keene)2006 - Blues and Boogie ShoesLifeguards (Robert Pollard and Doug Gillard)2003 - Mist King Urth2011 - Waving At The AstronautsThe Moping Swans (Robert Pollard, Greg Demos, Jim MacPherson and Tony Conley)2005 - Lightninghead to Coffee Pot (12" EP/CD)Phantom Tollbooth:2003 - Beard of LightningPsycho and the Birds: (Todd Tobias supplementing Pollard solo demos)2006 - All That is Holy2006 - Check Your Zoo (7" EP/CD)2008 - We've MovedThe Takeovers: (Robert Pollard and Chris Slusarenko)2006 - Turn to Red2007 - Bad FootballTo quote the master, "What shitty band are you in?" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Shakespeare In The Alley Posted August 3, 2012 Share Posted August 3, 2012 yeah its so obviously him. i havent heard anywhere near all of those, but come on. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
brianjeremy Posted August 3, 2012 Share Posted August 3, 2012 My wife and I play this game while on road trips where she'll randomly play a Robert Pollard song and I have to guess the band/album....I get about 20% correct. I have a playlist with thousands of GBV-related songs on it (2,366 total). Insanity. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Shakespeare In The Alley Posted August 3, 2012 Share Posted August 3, 2012 i have to check just about every letter in the store when im looking for pollard stuff in record shops Quote Link to post Share on other sites
brianjeremy Posted August 3, 2012 Share Posted August 3, 2012 I've pretty much given up on acquiring some of the rare stuff (acid ranch/howling wolf) and I could care less about the Circus Devils. Most of the rare stuff is available on gbvdigital now anyway... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
uncool2pillow Posted August 3, 2012 Share Posted August 3, 2012 For significant and widely recognized work, its gotta be Jack White. LouieBthis Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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