Bee thousand guided by voices steve hoffman music forums. My favorite is peephole, but tractor rape chain, gold star for robot boy and esters day are my next three fav songs. Jan 05, 2012 glowing notices in the us and uk music press followed and suddenly gbv were no longer toilers in the wilderness. However, his live appearances had been reduced to a mere trickle, kinda like how the pre bee thousand years of the band went way more time in dayton spent recording in basements and garages rather than playing on stage, while his songwriting craft continued at full torrent a staggering 28 fulllength releases, not including 7 singles. Gbv guided by voices classic lineup albums 1992 propeller cover. Gbv would have disbanded and robert pollard would have stayed a teacher.
Its been out of print on vinyl since the late 90s, but that situation is coming to an end very soon exact date. After toiling for a decade in obscurity, they broke onto the scene in the early 90s, delivering generation and genredefining records including 1994s bee thousand and 1995s alien lanes. Page 1 of 2 1 2 next mattyredsox forum resident thread starter. Guided by voices discography 1986 forever since breakfast ep i wanna 1987 devil between my toes lp scat records. It is a good example of the key difference between bee thousand and under the bushes under the stars. Robert pollard our friend roob youd know him if you saw him convinced us that hes the foremost authority on guided by voices and bob pollard. Like the previous two volumes, suitcase 3 includes about 100 songs on four compact discs in a box. I am now the same age that robert pollard was when bee thousand was released on june 21. Bee thousand makes perfect sense for continuums famous 33 series. Ok so i did least favorite song off bee thousand so now its time to get to the good stuff. Are you officially retired from touring or is there still a chance of oneoff gigs in places like chicago or newport, kentucky. When i was approached by a reader a few weeks ago to share some scarce and miscellaneous guided by voices songs, it dawned on me that while ive posted no less than three voluptuous collections of rare gbv material, there were still plenty of gaps. Hello song actually intended as side 3 cut 1 for the double album version of bee thousand its a guitar drum machine track recorded by a friend of bobs who hes lost touch with. Bee thousand reissue gbvdb guided by voices database.
Guided by voices the gbv super, fun, wow, xtra valupak. Apr 03, 2018 because everyone loves lists, especially fans of their uncle bob not counting 1995s king shit and the golden boys a raritiesouttakes collection and 1996s tonics and twisted chasers a robert pollardtobin sprout postal rock effort released under the guided by voices name, space gun is gbvs 25th proper album. Guided by voices i am a scientist play along youtube. Sep 10, 20 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. Guided by voices bee thousand 2015, gatefold, vinyl. Guided by voices bee thousand 33 marc woodworth on. As usual, todd tobias does a fantastic job with the production and plays bass, drums, guitars and keyboards. Oct 14, 2009 the original recordings are 24bit with a sample rate of 192khz, and are available in torrent world if you look around. If you want to download the mp3 torrent guided by voices you will need a. Cd release date 1142003 includes best of gbv, live disc, unreleased songs disc. Riven by addictions and family problems, guided by voices late. They passed through several lineups and even took a crack at. Looks to me like its tough to find a good gbv discography so this is helpful.
I heard the early albums made from 1986 to 1994 year of the acclaimed bee thousand and allen lanes, and in my opinion propeller from 1992 its their best job. Now, this compilation could have been released in one of two ways. Spoon live at liberty lunch on 19960614 internet archive. Lofi and sketchy it may be and it may take a few listens to get into, but this is one of the best records of the 90s. Keep us posted how your gbv vinyl collection progresses. Utbuts feels more like a full album with less fragmentation, and a greater emphasis on whole songs. In the summer that you came there was something eating everyone and the sunshine fund was low we couldnt greet you with a simple hello and the watchers of the.
As a brief aside, fans curious to get into gbv, but not familiar with their music, should probably wait until satisfied by their classic records bee thousand alien lanes etc. Since its release in 1994, there probably hasnt been a single guided by voices show that didnt include this song in the set. Though the bee thousand version of this song starts off with an acoustic guitar intro, im not going to transcribe that portion. For that reason, as well as because its not really a gbv song, it is not being included above dusted solo version fj kisses to the crying cooks fj unleashed. The breakthrough album for guided by voices undoubtedly has an. Gbv broke up in 2004, reunited in 2010 in a lineup dominated by bee thousand era sidemen, broke up again in 2014, and came back a second time in 2016 in a new lineup that proved to be one of the strongest in the groups long history. Get the best deals on guided by voices t shirt when you shop the largest online selection at. Mar 25, 2010 so much so that id love to interview pollard to discuss this newfound gustosome 18 years after the release of bee thousand, the album that propelled gbv in the wider waters of the underground rock community. We have rescheduled gbvs spring tour dates, and well continue to do so in the weeks to come if necessary.
The seventh guided by voices album, bee thousand was released on june 21, 1994, by scat records. Bee thousand was as slapdash and staticencrusted as any gbv release. Guided by voices earthquake glue 2003 eac rip flac 44100 hz 16 bit raison. Disc 4 is an acoustic jam session by pollard, tobin sprout, and greg demos in 19941995 the period between gbv classics bee thousand and alien lanes. Oct 12, 2001 gold star for robot boy, from the album bee thousand. Im not ruling out anything as far as playing live is concerned. The first time i saw them, at some shithole dive in austin at the suggestion of some girl i worked with at the time, maybe this was 1995 or 96, they did a cover of echos myron or something off bee thousand. It contains three great classic songs, the opening one over the neptune, quality of armor and the wonderful metal mother. Sure, it stumbles occasionally, and falters as only four sparetime. Mar, 20 guided by voices albums from worst to best. Guided by voices smothered in hugs lyrics genius lyrics. Despite other great albums afterwards, this record is always referred to as guided by voices best album. The most wellknown lineup of the band consisted of pollard lead vocals, his brother jim guitar, bass, mitch mitchell lead guitars, tobin sprout vocals, rhythm guitars, kevin fennell drums. The collection features selections ranging from the early song captains dead, from devil between my toes to 2003s the best of jill hives.
Bee thousand guided by voices discussion in music corner started by mattyredsox, oct 18, 2009. V ampire on titus, propeller, alien lanes, bee thousand, and sometimes even mag earwhig. To celebrate the bands independent spirit and the 20th anniversary of the classic album bee thousand, weve brewed the bracing but highly quaffable beer thousand. For these uploads i folded them down to regular old 320kbps mp3s. The years seem to have hardened the cognoscenti consensus that bee thousand which enjoys the accolade of being the subject of a volume in the thirty three and a third book series or alien lanes are the gbv albums against which all others are measured. S ince reforming in 2012, guided by voices has seemed to be on a mission to record more longplayers than they did during the entirety of their original run, a 17year stretch that began with 1987s charming, selfproduced devil between my toes and ended 15 albums later in 2004 with the muscular, mature half smiles of the decomposed. This was marked by the release of a stunning 12 x 12 coffeetable book featuring the artwork from each album and when put all together looks like this. From the scat records site, not so new news about their vinyl reissue of gbvs bee thousand. Gbv neophytes or even gbv enthusiasts who want to learn more about the early records or perhaps never bothered to explore what the band had to offer. Telecharger guided by voices earthquake glue 2003 eac.
Human amusements at hourly rates is a greatesthits collection from dayton, ohio rock group guided by voices. Now that indie pop has buried its quirky melodies in analog hiss, pollard and the bands classic 199396. Bee thousand is the seventh album by american indie rock band guided by voices, released. Fans of guided by voices put their support behind various albums when concerning the greatest gbv album of all time. I was introduced to it in high school by a more musically savvy friend, and it took me a while to understand it. The new album includes the original 33track sequence for bee. Guided by voices gbv is an american indie rock band formed in 1983 in dayton, ohio. Alien lanes is the eighth fulllength album by american lofi band guided by voices, released on april 4, 1995 the album was gbvs first release with matador records. I like lofi, but id love to hear what songs like hardcore ufos or portable mens society would sound with the current incarnation of. This might be a downvoted post, but am i the only gbv fan who would love to hear b, andor other songs off of albums from that era. Ive seen spoon when they were fantastic and when they were horrible. Bee thousand isnt the best of gbv, but is certaintly a big and bizzare contendermost, if not all, of the recordings sound like they were played into an astronaut microphone as something artsy aliens from beyond decided to do in their spare time before landing on earth, where they created all. The new album includes the original 33track sequence for bee thousand, another recordsworth of tracks that werent. It pretty much goes without saying that every song on bee thousand is a classic, but i am a scientist surely must hold a special place for being a classic classic.
Musically, the album draws inspiration from british invasionera rock music and punk rock. I grew up in columbus, oh, only a pabstsplash away from guided by voices hometown, dayton. From the opening onslaught of man call aerodynamics, to the acoustic. Bee thousand is the greatest album of all fucking time. Guided by voices albums from worst to best stereogum. Glowing notices in the us and uk music press followed and suddenly gbv were no longer toilers in the wilderness. Free shipping on many items browse your favorite brands. Bee thousand is arguably the best album of robert pollards career. The new album includes the original 33track sequence for bee thousand, another recordsworth. Bee thousand 1994 i should first note that this is an entry in my great albums series as well as entry in my gbv guide. The last time i saw guided by voices hit the stage at the dise, albeit with its classic lineup, my wife and i were witness to a rousing, beersoaked extravaganza in support of not one but three albums cool planet, motivational jumpsuit, and the lowfi masterpiece. Bee thousand is the seventh album by american indie rock band guided by voices, released on june 21, 1994 on scat records. Or rather, dont let this be your sole intro to the band. On bee thousand, guided by voices sounds like a passionate and gloriously quirky garage band fronted by a thrillingly and maddeningly idiosyncratic songwriter.
One of gbvs most famous tunes, tractor rape chain, starts with a fairly poorly recorded acoustic intro which then blends into. I think that song was the main reason i later purchased the vampire on tituspropeller cd. Banners recent releases home news discography tour explore press video music merch about we have rescheduled gbvs spring tour dates, and well continue to do so in the weeks to come if necessary. Kicker of elves selects one from each of robert pollards 100. Took me a while to figure out the colour coding but i get it now. It has made frequent personnel changes but always maintained the presence of principal songwriter robert pollard. Back in the old days, gbv devotees loved the early albums most notably bee thousand that were decidedly lowfi. Kicker of elves chooses robert pollards 50 best robert. Not as essential as bee thousand imo, but still pretty great.
Guided by voices, led indefatigable singer and songwriter robert pollard, have been one of the most important cult bands of the past twentyfive years. The painting on the front cover of carnival boy is an oil on canvas painted by tobin sprout. Guided by voices bee thousand torrents download d77fe87ee0 find a guided by voices bee thousand first pressing or reissue. Guided by voices biography, albums, streaming links. The band doesnt play it when they perform this song live, so why should you. I first saw gbv in 2000 during my senior year of college. From the scat records site, not so new news about their vinyl reissue of gbv s bee thousand. Heres the link though itll be a dud link in a few days. An alternate version appears on suitcase and as a clip in back to saturn x report on propeller, though the bee thousand version is far superior. November 8, 2014 so a bit over 20 years ago we put out this album called bee thousand by a band from dayton, ohio called guided by voices. Apr 07, 2009 i love cheap trick, but im still mad at them because when they play live now they say heres our theme for that 70s show. We all got out of the army proves that a robert pollard offering can have brilliant tunes and sound good to. He claims to possess 257 gbv bootlegs, which is probably 256 more than pollard himself owns.
Download gbv guided by voices classic lineup albums. After its release the band became one of the more prominent groups associated with the lofi genre, a movement defined by the relatively low fidelity of audio releases. While the albums artwork particularly the back covers telltale sunset photo reinforces the sense of finality, the music here plays to the strengths that gbv has developed since the groups 1994 breakthrough, bee thousand, offering up quirky lyrics and catchy riffs aplenty. Twentyone years of hunting accidents in the forests of rock and roll the advance for the record was close to a hundred thousand dollars, one of the more. For the bee thousand album recording, pollard tracked two guitars. The early recordings are all simple demos, and the band flirted with traditional studio recording during the heady 90s, however the majority of the classic gbv albums particularly 1994s bee thousand and 1995s alien lanes are deliberately hodgepodge.
The guitar heard in the right channel does a straightforward strumming of the chords throughout, but the left. As is the case with most gbv related albums, choreographed man of war is not without its throwaways and failed. Those songs came in a torrent, drawing on pollards love for 60s pop, 70s prog. Bee thousand promises more of the lofi splendor gbv thrives on, a crazy mix of 60s british psychedelic pop, sebadohstyle experimentation, and massive tape hiss. First time i heard 14 cheerleader coldfront was when dutch radio broadcast part of a gbv gig, and cut of the broadcast halfway through, you guessed it, 14 cheerleader coldfront. Guided by voices classic record gets a makeover on this vinylonly release. I am not alone when i throw my support behind the perfect under the bushes under the stars. Scat records to reissue guided by voices bee thousand lp. It would prove to be a breakthrough recording, leading to their eventual signing.
Sep 16, 2019 the carsa ric ocasek was best known for fusing classic rock and new wave on innovative billboard hot 100 hits like a. Robert pollard and his stable of beer buddiesbacking musicians had been churning out stuff like bee thousand for years, but the. Guided by voices boys cycles tshirt youth large khaki. It is the best selling, and countless fans claim it as scripture. After a false start with star producer ric ocasek on 1999s do the collapsehampered in part by ocaseks refusal to let the hardpartying band drink in the. Like mormonism, guided by voices worship is practiced worldwide, but the literal. Bee thousand is the seventh album by american indie rock band guided by voices released on june 21, 1994. Guided by voices bee thousand lyrics and tracklist genius. While bee thousand and its justasgood followup alien lanes show how powerful mid90s, lofi indie rock could be, some had to wonder what pollard would be capable of if he ever got the chance to make a real record.
Longrunning band led by robert pollard who revolutionized indie rock with everevolving lofi pop created by a rotating cast. They still sound better than that tired old double pack cd from the early 90s, to me. Dec 06, 2004 on bee thousand, gbv mastered all those fragments of greatness and assembled an entire album from them. Recorded on a fourtrack machine, bee thousand sounds like a favorite bootleg or a beloved old lp whose worn grooves now reveal only a blurry jumble. I like lofi, but id love to hear what songs like hardcore ufos or portable mens society would sound with the current incarnation of the band would sound like. Also, when they toured with gbv bob went on stage and sang surrender with them and later on they chewed him out for it. Clean, fleshedout, professional recordings rub shoulders with hissy tape demos.
This imperial lager includes 10 grains and 10 hop varieties and clocks in at 10% abv. I saw guided by voices for the 16th time on friday. No sky follows a standard not gbv standard though verse chorus verse bridge chorus structure. This list includes all of gbvs greatest hits, arguably some of the best albums ever.
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