Saturday, February 23, 2008

GUIDED by VOICES


GBV(1987-2004).....under appreciated and over prolific

16 - albums 16 - EPs 15 - singles 4 - BOX SETS! GOOD GOD MAN!!!
Robert Pollard (leader, lead singer) has 1528 songs registered with BMI (royalty company)

AMG:
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, OH-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 through their demise in 2004.

My favorites (currently):

Game of Pricks (single version)
Echos Myron (Bee Thousand)


Friday, February 22, 2008

Unused Band Names

No need to thank me...

- The Lackadaisicals
- Bank Whore Holiday
- Fast Laggard
- Bean Spill
- Highway Pop
- Superior Dysfunction

I will design the album covers for a charge...