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Dayton, Ohio, United States (1983 – 2004, 2010 – present)

Guided by Voices is an band which formed in Dayton, Ohio, United States in 1983. The band’s lineup has changed constantly throughout the band’s history, with its only constant member being singer/songwriter Robert Pollard. The current lineup of the band is identical to that of its 1993-1996 lineup: Robert Pollard (vocals, guitar), Tobin Sprout (guitar), Mitch Mitchell (guitar), Greg Demos (bass) and Kevin Fennell (drums).

Noted at first for its lo-fi aesthetic and typically Portastudio four-tracks-to-cassette production methods, Guided by Voices’ music revealed influences from post-British Invasion garage rock, psychedelic rock, progressive rock, punk rock and post-punk. The band also garnered much attention for its prolific output, with a seemingly endless stream of releases. Most songs are in the two-minute range, but many are even shorter; often they end abruptly or are intertwined with odd and homemade sound effects.

Formed in Dayton, Ohio in the early 1980s, Guided by Voices began their career as a bar band working the local scene. As lineups and day-jobs shifted, however, Pollard moved the band towards a studio-only orientation. Guided by Voices’ recording career began with a stream of self-financed, independent releases. With only a few hundred copies of each album being pressed, these tended to circulate only among the band members’ family and friends.
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  • lunarday

    I highly recommend ten-speed if you like GBV, hands down my favorite undiscovered artist http://www.last.fm/music/Ten-Speed I hear he's coming out with a new album soon also. http://tenspeed.bandcamp.com/

    Thursday evening

  • XRayLexx

    EuroHEEDFEST 2! http://www.last.fm/event/3210326+EuroHEEDFEST+2

    Thursday morning

  • brockginther

    And once, the answer to all of God's problems escaped us as quickly as it came. But that's OK, because all things happen. [cue "Universal Truths and Cycles": Down will go back up forevermore.]

    Wednesday afternoon

  • firstgreenroom

    I'm new to GBV and I must say - even though there's a lot of misses on Let's Go Eat The Factory, I've come back to it more than I've come back to any album this year so far. As a listening experience, it's more than the sum of its parts, plus there's a fair share of tracks that blow me away.

    Tuesday evening

  • aalinerabelo

    no, me.

    Tuesday morning

  • MCIS

    Finally got around to listening to the new album. Must say I don't get the hate. It's a solid and old-school sounding GBV album with some really great tracks scattered around. Of course it's no B1000 or Alien Lanes, but I don't think anyone expected it to be either. Really looking forward to more new music from them now!

    Saturday evening

  • MamaLuigi

    Me.

    last week

  • skeithaire

    WHO'S READY FOR CLASS CLOWN SPOTS A UFO AND BEARS FOR LUNCH???!!! just preordered the Keep It in Motion single, which i've heard next to nothing about

    last week

  • Sihaya_

    <3

    last week

  • ummanturkoglu

    guided by beers

    12 days ago

  • bloodmaw

    "i wish all their songs sounded like hold on hope" A+ trolling

    16 days ago

  • goldengriffin90

    Bob Pollard is the man. Incredible band.

    17 days ago

  • crawlpalmetto

    Love dem <3

    22 days ago

  • Menno75

    G! B! V!

    last month

  • Anklevic

    haha I agree In2x.

    last month

  • ln2x

    thank god their songs are not just hold on hope. i mean, come on!

    last month

  • CleanSpoon

    why

    last month

  • ride_her

    i wish all their songs sounded like hold on hope

    last month

  • scots_fiction

    @Gobbledigoook Seriously? That piano is one of the best bits of the album, and possible the most beautiful thing on any GBV album

    last month

  • laedran

    Going to check out this band due to the enormous amount of good reviews on some of their early releases, but I have to say that on Øyafestivalen in Oslo last year they were horrible. I don't know if they are shit live or if they just had a bad day, but I'll nonetheless give it a check.

    last month
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