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Robert Pollard (born October 31, 1957) is a Dayton, Ohio singer-songwriter, who until 2004 was the leader and creative force behind indie rock group Guided by Voices. During his high school years, he was a successful basketball and baseball player. Pollard was a fourth grade schoolteacher until 1994, when Guided by Voices first broke into the national consciousness with the release of the album Bee Thousand. With over 1000 songs registered to his name with BMI, Pollard is among the most prolific songwriters of his time. In 2006 Paste Magazine listed him at the 78th greatest living songwriter.
Pollard began releasing solo records in 1996, alongside regular releases from Guided by Voices. These albums were typically recorded with a small group consisting of current or former Guided by Voices members, and they were generally considered to informally be part of the Guided by Voices canon, as that band would regularly perform selections from the solo releases in concert.
After the dissolution of Guided by Voices in 2004, Robert Pollard launched his official solo career with the release of From a Compound Eye in February 2006. Pollard’s recent studio work has eschewed the live-band format, instead relying on the multi-instrumental talents of Todd Tobias, who produced several Guided by Voices albums. In 2006, he resumed touring with a new band informally dubbed “The Ascended Masters”, which featured Tommy Keene on lead guitar and keyboards, Dave Phillips on guitar, Jon Wurster on drums, and Jason Narducy on bass. After Normal Happiness was released, the band returned to the road but subsequent to the cancellation of some 2006 dates due to a leg injury, Pollard announced his retirement from touring.
Pollard began releasing solo records in 1996, alongside regular releases from Guided by Voices. These albums were typically recorded with a small group consisting of current or former Guided by Voices members, and they were generally considered to informally be part of the Guided by Voices canon, as that band would regularly perform selections from the solo releases in concert.
After the dissolution of Guided by Voices in 2004, Robert Pollard launched his official solo career with the release of From a Compound Eye in February 2006. Pollard’s recent studio work has eschewed the live-band format, instead relying on the multi-instrumental talents of Todd Tobias, who produced several Guided by Voices albums. In 2006, he resumed touring with a new band informally dubbed “The Ascended Masters”, which featured Tommy Keene on lead guitar and keyboards, Dave Phillips on guitar, Jon Wurster on drums, and Jason Narducy on bass. After Normal Happiness was released, the band returned to the road but subsequent to the cancellation of some 2006 dates due to a leg injury, Pollard announced his retirement from touring.
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From a Compound Eye
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Robert Pollard Is Off to Business
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Normal Happiness
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The Butler Stands For All of Us
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1 Years Old
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The Original Heart
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The Blondes
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Shoutbox
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aestheticx7 wrote:
the man is amazing.
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Jontybloom1 wrote:
Love the new album by Robert Pollard with the Boston Spaceships - review here http://www.neonfiller.com/page3.htm#boston
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Ctrl-Alt-Delete wrote:
Super Hero.
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aboutbeingsober wrote:
Hero.
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joega4111 wrote:
Why does the a link to buy "Not In My Airforce" lead you to a page where you can't buy "Not In My Airforce"?
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Polyraclure wrote:
Uncle Bob is the best.
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marbley wrote:
how the hell does he keep turning out awesome stuff still after 20 years? man is a MACHINE. of song.
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soulbleed wrote:
guided by voices was so awesome.
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carlota85 wrote:
Uno de los mejores registros
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xn0153x wrote:
rumbling joker is his best track ever!
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TrustTheWizard wrote:
If you go down, on your life...
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tropicalrobot wrote:
new song "imaginery queen ann" on www.robertpollard.net
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skazzembar wrote:
http://www.lastfm.it/music/Loveless+whizzkid
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phil_colons wrote:
Rad fuckin' pic! Swing that shit, Uncle Bob!
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gwullf wrote:
Baby it's a freeway
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gwullf wrote:
I see Bob in fifteen and sixteen days! Fuck!
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TQuacky wrote:
Robert Pollard just did an interview with Globecat! Check it out here: http://globecat.blogspot.com/2008/09/interview-rob-pollard.html
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ratita wrote:
he's the king!
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oncassette wrote:
i'd either go with 'waved out', 'not in my airforce' or 'speak kindly of your volunteer fire department.' they're all pretty consistently great though.
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doki66 wrote:
So many albums.....where would be a good place to start?
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