| CokeMachineGlow |
So here we are, one month after the final Guided by Voices show, and to date there have been no reported slashed wrists, no Bud Lite overdoses (well, no fatal ones, anyway) and, surprisingly, no new Pollard releases (not including Bob’s recent comedy limited vinyl-only release, Relaxation of the Asshole). Hell, it’s been nine months since that final blow to indie rock was threatened, and five months since last release by GbV....full text |
| StylusMagazine |
| The official party line on From a Compound Eye seems to be that this is an “important” Robert Pollard album; now that Guided by Voices has broken up, his solo work is no longer a side project but the main attraction, so he’s actually putting effort into it (never mind that the album was recorded in 2004, before GbV’s “electrifying conclusion”—would Pollard bother to sit on an Airport 5 album like this? Clearly not)....full text |
| Popmatters |
| Bob Pollard's discography is an obsessive-compulsive's nightmare. During his 20-some years with Guided by Voices, he released approximately 20-some albums -- "approximately" being as specific as you can get with GBV. Then Pollard released numerous solo albums, albums under different names, albums with other artists, and albums with other bands that may or may not have been bands that were actually meant to last beyond an album....full text |
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So here we are, one month after the final Guided by Voices show, and to date there have been no reported slashed wrists, no Bud Lite overdoses (well, no fatal ones, anyway) and, surprisingly, no new Pollard releases (not including Bob’s recent comedy limited vinyl-only release, Relaxation of the Asshole). Hell, it’s been nine months since that final blow to indie rock was threatened, and five months since last release by GbV.