GUIDED BY VOICES Isolation Drills LP TVT 2001 US orig+inner ROBERT POLLARD
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GUIDED BY VOICES
Beginning in the mid-'80s, Robert Pollard revolutionized indie rock with ever-evolving lo-fi pop created
by a rotating cast. 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
"ISOLATION DRILLS"2001 LP TVT RECORDS 2160-1
PRINTED IN U.S.A. ORIGINAL PRESSING
STILL IN SHRINK SINGLE COVER + INNER SLEEVE
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Barcode: 0 16581 21601 3
LABEL: TVT - SILVER LABEL w/BLACK ARTWORK - BLACK TEXT
Catalog on cover: (spine) TVT 2160-1
Catalog on labels: TVT 2160-1
Matrix / Runout (Side A, Etched): TVT 2160 A Re-1 Village Mastering 3101
Matrix / Runout (Side B, Etched): TVT-2160 B RE1 Village Mastering
On labels: rim text reads "? & © 2001 TVT Records. Manufactured & distributed by TVT Records...........www.gbv.com"
On Back Cover: tracklist + credits
? & © 2001 TVT Records. Manufactured & distributed by TVT Records...........
tracklisting
Side A: FAIR TOUCHING - SKILLS LIKE THIS - CHASING HEATHER CRAZY - FROSTMAN
TWILIGHT CAMPFIGHTER - SISTER I NEED WINE - WANT ONE? - THE ENEMY - UNSPIRITED
Side B: GLAD GIRLS - RUN WILD - PIVOTAL FILM - HOW'S MY DRINKING?
THE BRIDE HAVE HIT GLASS - FINE TO SEE YOU - PRIVATELY
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With Rob Schnapf behind the controls, Isolation Drills sounds like the real rock album GBV have always wanted to make; Pollard's hooky-but-rollicking melodies pay audible tribute to his great love for mid-'70s rock throughout, while Doug Gillard and Nate Farley's guitars finally crunch as much as they chime, making the band's rock moves as credible as their pop gestures ("Glad Girls" and "Chasing Heather Crazy" even finding them managing both at the same time, to superb effect). And Guided by Voices has never made an album this consistently strong from start to finish; with the possible exception of "Frostman" (which appears to have been processed to sound like it was recorded on four track), every song here matters, with Pollard's vocals at the top of their form (it helps that most of his lyrics actually make sense for a change -- sounds like Bob's been having relationship problems again) and the band sounds tight, forceful, and emphatic throughout. God knows if the indie rock audience will ever forgive him for such obvious craft, but the side of Pollard's personality that thought touring with Cheap Trick was a great idea finally gets the album he's been waiting for with Isolation Drills...(AllMusic)
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