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)