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Dayton, United States (1983 – 2004)
Inspired equally by jangle pop and arty post-punk, Guided by Voices created a series of trebly, hissy indie rock records filled with infectiously brief pop songs that fell somewhere between the British Invasion and prog rock. After recording six self-released albums between 1986 and 1992, the Dayton, Ohio-based band attracted a handful of fans within the American indie rock underground. With the 1994 release of Bee Thousand, the group became an unexpected alternative rock sensation, winning positive reviews throughout the mainstream music press and signing a larger distribution deal with Matador Records. Despite all of the attention, the band never changed their aesthetic, continuing to record their albums on cheap four-track tape decks and thereby limiting their potential audience, yet that devotion to lo-fi indie rock helped Guided by Voices maintain a sizable cult during the late ’90s. Sadly the preceding is not wholly true. (See Do the Collapse or Isolation Drills.) <— though the sound is polished, they are both great records.
Amplified to rock and eager to drink beer, schoolteacher Robert Pollard formed Guided by Voices in early 1983. Throughout the group’s history, Pollard was at the center, writing the majority of the songs and leading each incarnation of the band. During the ’80s, Pollard was frequently joined by his brother Jim, who continued to write songs for the group even after his departure in the late ’80s. Guided by Voices didn’t become a full-fledged band until guitarist Tobin Sprout and bassist Dan Toohey joined the group in 1985. A year later, the group released an EP, Forever Since Breakfast, on the local indie I Wanna Records.
Amplified to rock and eager to drink beer, schoolteacher Robert Pollard formed Guided by Voices in early 1983. Throughout the group’s history, Pollard was at the center, writing the majority of the songs and leading each incarnation of the band. During the ’80s, Pollard was frequently joined by his brother Jim, who continued to write songs for the group even after his departure in the late ’80s. Guided by Voices didn’t become a full-fledged band until guitarist Tobin Sprout and bassist Dan Toohey joined the group in 1985. A year later, the group released an EP, Forever Since Breakfast, on the local indie I Wanna Records.
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Guided By Voices - Sing For Your Meat
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Guided By Voices - My Kind of Soldier
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Guided By Voices - Echos Myron
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Guided By Voices - The Official Ironmen Rally Song
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PyramidFace wrote:
It's pretty amazing true, but I thought it had always been classed as a EP?
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soma9 wrote:
Sunfish Holy Breakfast, is by far the best album.
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OneDrunkWalking wrote:
electricturf: The group Im in for GBV is called http://www.last.fm/group/Disarm+the+Settlers There would be no ODW without GBV! : )
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scenestain wrote:
such an awesome band, my favorite song changes every fuckin' day
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pianotuna wrote:
hahaha
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limecure87 wrote:
(Aladdin genie voice impression) "And remember, Beeeeeee Thousand!!"
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Novemberer wrote:
I think "Vampire On Titus" might be one of my favourite LPs ever...
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Lord_Krichian wrote:
not bad
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beatsdontstop wrote:
If it hasn't already been said, Bob's latest project Boston Spaceships is great!
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willstewart wrote:
Oh Tobin's stuff is most definitely worth getting your hands on. Go with Carnival Boy first, then you'll be hooked and want Moonflower Plastic...
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marbley wrote:
yeah, i read about that - sounds er, interesting! :O anyways, i came here to ask if anyone knows if tobin's solo stuff is worth getting a hold of?
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pol_noir wrote:
They will do the music of a new musical version of Clepatra, directed by Steven Soderbergh!
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femme_pop wrote:
www.myspace.com/femmepop
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satingum wrote:
If you like GBV's melodic stuff, check out http://www.last.fm/music/Satin+Gum
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skazzembar wrote:
http://www.lastfm.it/music/Loveless+whizzkid
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nativewaiter wrote:
I don't play the lo-fi purist card. I don't see albums like Sandbox as being lo-fi. Most of the lo-fi stuff was Tobin Sprout's doing. I like all of the stuff I've heard, I have everything up to '96 but stopped buying out of laziness. Did pick up the SOME DRINKING IMPLIED dvd, that's essential viewing.
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electricturf wrote:
Where is the GBV group?
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mietpistole wrote:
nah, it's only rockin chain and maybe a roll of misunderstandings.
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tropicalrobot wrote:
nativewaiter, i just think that the "should've been broken up"-thing was heretic and moreso intolerable. but since you like their lo-fi and hi-fi on an equal footing, i won't object no more. for sure no objections on a favourite era! one of my favourites is that fast japanese spin cycles ep. and yeah, it's only rock'n roll and maybe a chain of misunderstandings.
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pianotuna wrote:
under the bushes under the stars is so ******************************************************ing great
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