Blimps Go 90 wrote:Amen Brother. Pollard is by far the most prolific songwriter going. Its a full time job just keeping up but soooo worth the effort. It's a shame so many gave up on him after the Electrifying Conclusion.....
for me, he lost his way after FaCE and didn't really get it back until the crawling distance (is that even out yet?). i think all his recent records had two or three great songs but failed beyond that.
Blimps Go 90 wrote:Pollard in his many forms is putting out some of the/his best work as we speak!....and Boston Spaceship show I saw in Chicago proved he is fronting the best band he has ever stood in front of....hands down!
although i would put the tobias / gillard / farley / mcpherson / pollard gbv lineup ahead of this one just because of the pure propulsive energy they generated and the pure joy they got out of playing together, i really loved the spaceships show i saw. was hoping for a gbv rarity or two (back to saturn x maybe? sometimes i cry? stumbling blocks to stepping stones? time fucking machines?) but the spaceships were tremendous. tommy keene IS rock
here's my top 20 pollard post-gbv songs, in no particular order
Miles Under The Skin, Coast to Coast Carpet of Love (Robert Pollard)
There Will Be no Island, The Crawling Distance (Robert Pollard)
Death of the Party, Blues and Boogie Shoes (Keene Brothers)
The Blondes, Robert Pollard Is off to Business (Robert Pollard)
Fresh Threats, Salad Shooters, Zip Guns, From a Compound Eye (Robert Pollard)
Circle Saw Boys Club, Silverfish Trivia (Robert Pollard)
The Butler Stands for All of Us, The Crawling Distance (Robert Pollard)
Serious Bird Woman (You Turn me On), Normal Happiness, (Robert Pollard)
U.S. Mustard Company, From a Compound Eye (Robert Pollard)
Zoom (It Happens under the World), Zoom (Robert Pollard)
Light Show, From a Compound Eye (Robert Pollard)
Folded Claws, Standard Gargoyle Decisions (Robert Pollard)
Shadow Port, Standard Gargoyle Decisions (Robert Pollard)
Beauty of the Draft, Blues and Boogie Shoes (Keene Brothers)
Catherine From Mid-October, Zoom (Robert Pollard)
Jesus the Clockwork, All that is Holy (Psycho and the Birds)
Pattern Girl, Sgt. Disco (Circus Devils)
Dancing Girls And Dancing Men, From a Compound Eye (Robert Pollard)
Winston's Atomic Bird, Brown Submarine (Boston Spaceships)
Our Gaze, Coast to Coast Carpet of Love (Robert Pollard)
I understand what you are saying. I really do think that the build from Coast to Coast, Off to Buisness and Brown Submarine has been very fulfilling. I know that lots of the material he puts out is hit and miss but those three albums have produced more great song than most artists have put out in their careers. And hell, even his misses are better than most stuff going around today. I will say I would love to hear another Keene Brothers album. That one to me was pure gold. And you are right about that GBV lineup. Mac was steller on the drums....still the best version of Tractor Rape Chain I have ever heard came fro that era. I feel Pollard has really found the beauty of substance and quality over the last couple of albums. They are shorter and more concise and yet there is still plenty of outlets for the "other stuff". I am very excited to hear the new solo and Boston Spaceships albums. What show did you see this last go round? If Time Machines would have made the cut I would have given birth!!!!!! But we did ge Crutch Came Slinking, Headache Revolution, Blue Gill, Dorthy Was a Planet from King Shit and the Suitcase seies....not to mention that Encore of Pricks,Salty Salute,Cut Out Witch, Tractor Rape Chain,Motor Away!!!!!!!!!!!
Blimps Go 90 wrote:Amen Brother. Pollard is by far the most prolific songwriter going. Its a full time job just keeping up but soooo worth the effort. It's a shame so many gave up on him after the Electrifying Conclusion.....
for me, he lost his way after FaCE and didn't really get it back until the crawling distance (is that even out yet?). i think all his recent records had two or three great songs but failed beyond that.
Blimps Go 90 wrote:Pollard in his many forms is putting out some of the/his best work as we speak!....and Boston Spaceship show I saw in Chicago proved he is fronting the best band he has ever stood in front of....hands down!
although i would put the tobias / gillard / farley / mcpherson / pollard gbv lineup ahead of this one just because of the pure propulsive energy they generated and the pure joy they got out of playing together, i really loved the spaceships show i saw. was hoping for a gbv rarity or two (back to saturn x maybe? sometimes i cry? stumbling blocks to stepping stones? time fucking machines?) but the spaceships were tremendous. tommy keene IS rock
here's my top 20 pollard post-gbv songs, in no particular order
Miles Under The Skin, Coast to Coast Carpet of Love (Robert Pollard)
There Will Be no Island, The Crawling Distance (Robert Pollard)
Death of the Party, Blues and Boogie Shoes (Keene Brothers)
The Blondes, Robert Pollard Is off to Business (Robert Pollard)
Fresh Threats, Salad Shooters, Zip Guns, From a Compound Eye (Robert Pollard)
Circle Saw Boys Club, Silverfish Trivia (Robert Pollard)
The Butler Stands for All of Us, The Crawling Distance (Robert Pollard)
Serious Bird Woman (You Turn me On), Normal Happiness, (Robert Pollard)
U.S. Mustard Company, From a Compound Eye (Robert Pollard)
Zoom (It Happens under the World), Zoom (Robert Pollard)
Light Show, From a Compound Eye (Robert Pollard)
Folded Claws, Standard Gargoyle Decisions (Robert Pollard)
Shadow Port, Standard Gargoyle Decisions (Robert Pollard)
Beauty of the Draft, Blues and Boogie Shoes (Keene Brothers)
Catherine From Mid-October, Zoom (Robert Pollard)
Jesus the Clockwork, All that is Holy (Psycho and the Birds)
Pattern Girl, Sgt. Disco (Circus Devils)
Dancing Girls And Dancing Men, From a Compound Eye (Robert Pollard)
Winston's Atomic Bird, Brown Submarine (Boston Spaceships)
Our Gaze, Coast to Coast Carpet of Love (Robert Pollard)
Blimps Go 90 wrote:Amen Brother. Pollard is by far the most prolific songwriter going. Its a full time job just keeping up but soooo worth the effort. It's a shame so many gave up on him after the Electrifying Conclusion.....
for me, he lost his way after FaCE and didn't really get it back until the crawling distance (is that even out yet?). i think all his recent records had two or three great songs but failed beyond that.
Blimps Go 90 wrote:Pollard in his many forms is putting out some of the/his best work as we speak!....and Boston Spaceship show I saw in Chicago proved he is fronting the best band he has ever stood in front of....hands down!
although i would put the tobias / gillard / farley / mcpherson / pollard gbv lineup ahead of this one just because of the pure propulsive energy they generated and the pure joy they got out of playing together, i really loved the spaceships show i saw. was hoping for a gbv rarity or two (back to saturn x maybe? sometimes i cry? stumbling blocks to stepping stones? time fucking machines?) but the spaceships were tremendous. tommy keene IS rock
here's my top 20 pollard post-gbv songs, in no particular order
Miles Under The Skin, Coast to Coast Carpet of Love (Robert Pollard)
There Will Be no Island, The Crawling Distance (Robert Pollard)
Death of the Party, Blues and Boogie Shoes (Keene Brothers)
The Blondes, Robert Pollard Is off to Business (Robert Pollard)
Fresh Threats, Salad Shooters, Zip Guns, From a Compound Eye (Robert Pollard)
Circle Saw Boys Club, Silverfish Trivia (Robert Pollard)
The Butler Stands for All of Us, The Crawling Distance (Robert Pollard)
Serious Bird Woman (You Turn me On), Normal Happiness, (Robert Pollard)
U.S. Mustard Company, From a Compound Eye (Robert Pollard)
Zoom (It Happens under the World), Zoom (Robert Pollard)
Light Show, From a Compound Eye (Robert Pollard)
Folded Claws, Standard Gargoyle Decisions (Robert Pollard)
Shadow Port, Standard Gargoyle Decisions (Robert Pollard)
Beauty of the Draft, Blues and Boogie Shoes (Keene Brothers)
Catherine From Mid-October, Zoom (Robert Pollard)
Jesus the Clockwork, All that is Holy (Psycho and the Birds)
Pattern Girl, Sgt. Disco (Circus Devils)
Dancing Girls And Dancing Men, From a Compound Eye (Robert Pollard)
Winston's Atomic Bird, Brown Submarine (Boston Spaceships)
Our Gaze, Coast to Coast Carpet of Love (Robert Pollard)
manshank wrote:Hey D Carter> if the Ryan show you been crying about was 10/17 I'm pretty sure they have rescheduled for 3/20/09. Check out the Cardinal web site cuase I think, I did not read all the way thru, you can get a free tix if you were at the 10/17 show..........nice eh?
Also there is a super sweet acoustic set up doing his new ones........super sweet!!!!!!!!
screw all you Adams haters...................hands down the most prolific writer out there
I dig Adams
but the most prolific writer out there is also one of the best
robert pollard
here's what he's released since GBV broke up.
2005 - Robert Pollard - LP - Relaxation Of The Asshole
2005 - Robert Pollard - EP - Zoom
2005 - The Moping Swans - EP - Lightninghead To Coffee Pot
2005 - Circus Devils - LP - Five
2005 - Robert Pollard - EP - Music from Bubble
2005 - Guided by Voices - 4LP - Suitcase 2: American Superdream Wow
2005 - Acid Ranch - LP - Acid Ranch as Forever: A Manifesto Of Fractured Imagination And Wreckless Living
2005 - Guided by Voices - DVD - The Electrifying Conclusion
2006 - Robert Pollard - LP - From A Compound Eye
2006 - Keene Brothers - LP - Blues And Boogie Shoes
2006 - The Takeovers - LP - Turn to Red
2006 - Psycho and the Birds - LP - All That Is Holy
2006 - Psycho and the Birds - EP - Check Your Zoo
2006 - Robert Pollard - LP - Normal Happiness
2006 - Robert Pollard - LP - Moon (live)
2007 - Robert Pollard - LP - Meet the King: Asshole 2
2007 - Acid Ranch - LP - The Great Houdini Wasn't So Great
2007 - Robert Pollard - mini-LP - Silverfish Trivia
2007 - Robert Pollard - 2LP - Crickets
2007 - Takeovers - LP - Bad Football
2007 - Guided by Voices - 2CD/DVD - Live on Austin City Limits
2007 - Circus Devils - 2LP - Sgt. Disco
2007 - Robert Pollard - LP - Coast to Coast Carpet of Love
2007 - Robert Pollard - LP - Standard Gargoyle Decisions
2008 - Robert Pollard - mini-LP - Superman Was a Rocker
2008 - Psycho and the Birds - LP - We've Moved
2008 - The Takeovers - EP - Little Green Onion Man
2008 - Robert Pollard - EP - Weatherman and Skin Goddess
2008 - Robert Pollard - LP - Is Off To Business
2008 - Carbon Whales - EP - South
2008 - Boston Spaceships - LP - Brown Submarine
2008 - Circus Devils - LP - Ataxia
2008 - Robert Pollard - EP - The Butler Stands For Us All EP
2008 - Boston Spaceships - EP - Headache Revolution
2009 - Robert Pollard - LP - The Crawling Distance
2009 - Boston Spaceships - LP - The Planets Are Blasted
2009 - Circus Devils - LP - Gringo
Amen Brother. Pollard is by far the most prolific songwriter going. Its a full time job just keeping up but soooo worth the effort. It's a shame so many gave up on him after the Electrifying Conclusion.....Pollard in his many forms is putting out some of the/his best work as we speak!....and Boston Spaceship show I saw in Chicago proved he is fronting the best band he has ever stood in front of....hands down!
Thanks, manshank. I have been avoiding the internet except for SkySports news. I lurked here this morning and saw your thread. The new show is at the Fox Theatre, a gorgeous venue. I called and was told that the tickets will be comparable to my 7th row one's for the original Verizon Amphitheatre show. I just have to mail in my tickets and they'll send me new one's. This didn't work out too bad. An excellent 70 minute show in October and a full show in March. Thanks, Cardinals and thank you again, manshank.
manshank wrote:Hey D Carter> if the Ryan show you been crying about was 10/17 I'm pretty sure they have rescheduled for 3/20/09. Check out the Cardinal web site cuase I think, I did not read all the way thru, you can get a free tix if you were at the 10/17 show..........nice eh?
Also there is a super sweet acoustic set up doing his new ones........super sweet!!!!!!!!
screw all you Adams haters...................hands down the most prolific writer out there
I dig Adams
but the most prolific writer out there is also one of the best
robert pollard
here's what he's released since GBV broke up.
2005 - Robert Pollard - LP - Relaxation Of The Asshole
2005 - Robert Pollard - EP - Zoom
2005 - The Moping Swans - EP - Lightninghead To Coffee Pot
2005 - Circus Devils - LP - Five
2005 - Robert Pollard - EP - Music from Bubble
2005 - Guided by Voices - 4LP - Suitcase 2: American Superdream Wow
2005 - Acid Ranch - LP - Acid Ranch as Forever: A Manifesto Of Fractured Imagination And Wreckless Living
2005 - Guided by Voices - DVD - The Electrifying Conclusion
2006 - Robert Pollard - LP - From A Compound Eye
2006 - Keene Brothers - LP - Blues And Boogie Shoes
2006 - The Takeovers - LP - Turn to Red
2006 - Psycho and the Birds - LP - All That Is Holy
2006 - Psycho and the Birds - EP - Check Your Zoo
2006 - Robert Pollard - LP - Normal Happiness
2006 - Robert Pollard - LP - Moon (live)
2007 - Robert Pollard - LP - Meet the King: Asshole 2
2007 - Acid Ranch - LP - The Great Houdini Wasn't So Great
2007 - Robert Pollard - mini-LP - Silverfish Trivia
2007 - Robert Pollard - 2LP - Crickets
2007 - Takeovers - LP - Bad Football
2007 - Guided by Voices - 2CD/DVD - Live on Austin City Limits
2007 - Circus Devils - 2LP - Sgt. Disco
2007 - Robert Pollard - LP - Coast to Coast Carpet of Love
2007 - Robert Pollard - LP - Standard Gargoyle Decisions
2008 - Robert Pollard - mini-LP - Superman Was a Rocker
2008 - Psycho and the Birds - LP - We've Moved
2008 - The Takeovers - EP - Little Green Onion Man
2008 - Robert Pollard - EP - Weatherman and Skin Goddess
2008 - Robert Pollard - LP - Is Off To Business
2008 - Carbon Whales - EP - South
2008 - Boston Spaceships - LP - Brown Submarine
2008 - Circus Devils - LP - Ataxia
2008 - Robert Pollard - EP - The Butler Stands For Us All EP
2008 - Boston Spaceships - EP - Headache Revolution
2009 - Robert Pollard - LP - The Crawling Distance
2009 - Boston Spaceships - LP - The Planets Are Blasted
2009 - Circus Devils - LP - Gringo
Hey D Carter> if the Ryan show you been crying about was 10/17 I'm pretty sure they have rescheduled for 3/20/09. Check out the Cardinal web site cuase I think, I did not read all the way thru, you can get a free tix if you were at the 10/17 show..........nice eh?
Also there is a super sweet acoustic set up doing his new ones........super sweet!!!!!!!!
screw all you Adams haters...................hands down the most prolific writer out there
