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Static Airplane Jive
''Static Airplane Jive'' is a 1993 EP by Guided by Voices. Track listing All songs written by Robert Pollard unless otherwise noted. Side A # "Big School" – 2:26 # "Damn Good Mr. Jam" (Randy Campbell / R. Pollard / Tobin Sprout) – 3:35 Side B # "Rubber Man" (Kevin Fennell / R. Pollard) – 0:34 # "Hey Aardvark" ( Mitch Mitchell / Jim Pollard / R. Pollard) – 0:51 # "Glow Boy Butlers" – 1:54 # "Gelatin, Ice Cream, Plum …" – 1:26 See also *''Scalping the Guru ''Scalping the Guru'' is a 2022 compilation album by American indie rock band Guided by Voices. The collection includes tracks from the extended plays '' Static Airplane Jive'' (City Slang), ''Get Out of My Stations'' (Siltbreeze), '' Fast Japa ...'', a 2022 compilation collecting many of these tracks References {{Authority control 1993 EPs Guided by Voices EPs City Slang EPs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rock And Roll
Rock and roll (often written as rock & roll, rock 'n' roll, or rock 'n roll) is a Genre (music), genre of popular music that evolved in the United States during the late 1940s and early 1950s. It Origins of rock and roll, originated from African-American music such as jazz, rhythm and blues, boogie woogie, gospel music, gospel, as well as country music. While rock and roll's formative elements can be heard in blues records from the 1920s and in country records of the 1930s,Peterson, Richard A. ''Creating Country Music: Fabricating Authenticity'' (1999), p. 9, . the genre did not acquire its name until 1954. According to journalist Greg Kot, "rock and roll" refers to a style of popular music originating in the United States in the 1950s. By the mid-1960s, rock and roll had developed into "the more encompassing international style known as rock music, though the latter also continued to be known in many circles as rock and roll."Kot, Greg"Rock and roll", in the ''Encyclopædia Bri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indie Rock
Indie rock is a Music subgenre, subgenre of rock music that originated in the United States, United Kingdom and New Zealand from the 1970s to the 1980s. Originally used to describe independent record labels, the term became associated with the music they produced and was initially used interchangeably with alternative rock or "Pop rock, guitar pop rock". One of the primary scenes of the movement was Dunedin, where Dunedin sound, a cultural scene based around a convergence of noise pop and jangle became popular among the city's University of Otago, large student population. Independent labels such as Flying Nun Records, Flying Nun began to promote the scene across New Zealand, inspiring key college rock bands in the United States such as Pavement (band), Pavement, Pixies (band), Pixies and R.E.M. Other notable scenes grew in Madchester, Manchester and Hamburger Schule, Hamburg, with many others thriving thereafter. In the 1980s, the use of the term "independent music, indie" (or " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Grand Hour
''The Grand Hour'' is a 1993 EP by Guided by Voices. "Shocker in Gloomtown" has remained in GbV concert setlists, and was in 1994 covered by the Breeders. Track listing All songs written by Robert Pollard unless otherwise noted. Side A # "I'll Get Over It" (Jim Pollard, R. Pollard, Tobin Sprout) – 0:39 # "Shocker in Gloomtown" – 1:25 # "Alien Lanes" (J. Pollard, R. Pollard, Sprout) – 2:32 Side B # "Off the Floor" (Sprout) – 0:53 # "Break Even" – 2:28 # "Bee Thousand" – 1:30 Personnel * Robert Pollard- vocals * Tobin Sprout- guitar * Jim Pollard- guitar * Mitch Mitchell- bass guitar * Kevin Fennell Kevin Fennell (born March 13, 1959) is an American musician from Dayton, Ohio best known as the original drummer for the indie rock band Guided by Voices. Career Fennell joined the original trio composition of the group, He performed with th ...- drums, percussion References {{DEFAULTSORT:Grand Hour 1993 EPs Guided by Voices EPs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Get Out Of My Stations
''Get out of My Stations'' is a 1994 EP by Guided by Voices. It was reissued with live bonus tracks on 25 August 2003. Track listing "This" side # "Scalding Creek" (Robert Pollard) – 1:36 # "Mobile" (Mitch Mitchell, Jim Pollard, R. Pollard) – 1:24 # "Melted Pat" (R. Pollard) – 1:41 # "Queen of Second Guessing" – 1:22 "That" side # "Dusty Bushworms" (R. Pollard) – 2:33 # "Spring Tiger" (R. Pollard) – 2:17 # "Blue Moon Fruit" – 1:33 2003 live bonus tracks # "Motor Away" – (Mys Tavern, Harrisburg 2/93) (R. Pollard, Tobin Sprout) – 2:11 # "Hot Freaks" – (Glenn's Hideaway, Lodi, 6/94 (R. Pollard, Sprout) – 2:10 # "Weed King" – (Khyber Pass, Phila; 8/92) (R. Pollard) – 2:37 # "Postal Blowfish" – (Boot & Saddle, Phila; 1/93) (Mitchell, R. Pollard) – 2:54 See also *''Scalping the Guru ''Scalping the Guru'' is a 2022 compilation album by American indie rock band Guided by Voices. The collection includes tracks from the extended plays '' Static Airplan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AllMusic
AllMusic (previously known as All Music Guide and AMG) is an American online music database. It catalogs more than three million album entries and 30 million tracks, as well as information on musicians and bands. Initiated in 1991, the database was first made available on the Internet in 1994. AllMusic is owned by RhythmOne. History AllMusic was launched as ''All Music Guide'' by Michael Erlewine, a "compulsive archivist, noted astrologer, Buddhist scholar and musician". He became interested in using computers for his astrological work in the mid-1970s and founded a software company, Matrix, in 1977. In the early 1990s, as CDs replaced LPs as the dominant format for recorded music, Erlewine purchased what he thought was a CD of early recordings by Little Richard. After buying it he discovered it was a "flaccid latter-day rehash". Frustrated with the labeling, he researched using metadata to create a music guide. In 1990, in Big Rapids, Michigan, he founded ''All Music Guide' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Pollard
Robert Ellsworth Pollard Jr. (born October 31, 1957) is an American singer and songwriter who is the leader and creative force behind indie rock group Guided by Voices. In addition to his work with Guided by Voices, he continues to have a prolific solo career with 22 solo albums released so far. With nearly 3,000 songs registered to his name with BMI, Pollard is among the most prolific songwriters of his time. In 2006, '' Paste'' magazine listed him as the 78th-greatest living songwriter. In 2007, he was nominated for the Shortlist Music Prize. Early life and education Pollard was born in Dayton, Ohio, where he has lived all his life. During most of his childhood and adolescence, sports were his main interest.Eric T. Miller (January 5, 1996),Robert Pollard, Who Are You?, ''Magnet'', accessed August 23, 2016. When Pollard began to show interest in music during high school, his father tried to discourage this. Pollard attended Northridge High School in the Dayton suburb of N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tobin Sprout
Tobin Sprout (born April 28, 1955) is an American visual artist, musician, songwriter, and children's author. He is best known as a former member of the indie rock band Guided by Voices. He served as a secondary major songwriter and guitarist of the group from 1987 to 1997 and again from 2010 to 2014. He was also a founding member of the band fig.4, who participated in the Dayton new wave scene in the mid 80s. Life and career Early life Sprout was born in Dayton, Ohio and graduated from Centerville High School in 1974. After graduating from high school, Sprout studied graphic design and illustration at Ohio University. Guided by Voices: 1987–1997 A self-taught musician, Sprout played with and was a major collaborator of the Dayton band Guided By Voices. Employing a four-track recorder and a home studio he contributed to the lo-fi sound of Guided by Voices, and he was a member of the band from 1987 through 1997, and again from 2010 to 2014. The band frequently record ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevin Fennell
Kevin Fennell (born March 13, 1959) is an American musician from Dayton, Ohio best known as the original drummer for the indie rock band Guided by Voices. Career Fennell joined the original trio composition of the group, He performed with the band between 1983 and 1996, and since the reunion of the "Classic Lineup" in 2010. He appeared to perform at the band's "final" Dayton, OH performance in 2004. He did not, however, appear at their final concert overall in Chicago in December 2004. Fennell has also performed drums on Tobin Sprout's first two solo albums. Fennell rejoined the revived band in 2010 for a reunion tour and later album releases ''Let's Go Eat the Factory'' and '' Class Clown Spots a UFO''. In October 2013 Fennell reported having resigned from the band. The band's frontman Robert Pollard Robert Ellsworth Pollard Jr. (born October 31, 1957) is an American singer and songwriter who is the leader and creative force behind indie rock group Guided by Voices. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mitch Mitchell (Guided By Voices)
Charles M. "Mitch" Mitchell III (born December 25, 1959) is an American guitarist, songwriter and producer, best known as the lead guitar in the early lineups of Dayton, Ohio, band Guided by Voices sporadically from 1983 to 1996. After leaving the band, Mitchell formed his own group, Mitch Mitchell's Terrifying Experience. In late 2010, Guided by Voices embarked on a short reunion tour, resulting in a new "Classic Lineup" Guided By Voices album, ''Let's Go Eat The Factory ''Let's Go Eat the Factory'' is the 16th album by Dayton, Ohio rock group Guided by Voices. The album was first released on December 20, 2011 digitally through the iTunes Store, then by mail-order on January 1, 2012, and finally released retai ...''. The reunion spanned four years and six albums before disbanding once more in September 2014. References External links The Guided by Voices Database Living people Musicians from Cleveland Musicians from Dayton, Ohio Arena Rock Recording Company art ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Pollard (Guided By Voices)
James Clifford Pollard (July 9, 1922 – January 22, 1993) was an American professional basketball player and coach. As a player in the National Basketball Association (NBA), Pollard was considered one of the best forwards in the 1950s and was known for his leaping ability, earning him the nickname "The Kangaroo Kid". A five-time NBA champion and four-time NBA All-Star, Pollard spent his entire eight-year professional career with the Minneapolis Lakers. Pollard was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1978."The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame :: Jim Pollard" Accessed on June 10, 2017. He has also been inducted into the Bay Area Hall of Fame, Stanford Hall of Fame, and |
Scalping The Guru
''Scalping the Guru'' is a 2022 compilation album by American indie rock band Guided by Voices. The collection includes tracks from the extended plays '' Static Airplane Jive'' (City Slang), ''Get Out of My Stations'' (Siltbreeze), '' Fast Japanese Spin Cycle'' (Engine Records), and '' Clown Prince of the Menthol Trailer'' (Domino), released in 1993 and 1994 and has received positive reviews from critics. Reception ''Scalping the Guru'' received positive reviews from critics noted at review aggregator Metacritic. It has a weighted average score of 78 out of 100, based on four reviews. Editors at AllMusic rated this album 4 out of 5 stars and named it the Best of 2022, with critic Fred Thomas writing that this period of Guided by Voice's career had "some of the strongest indie rock of its era as well as being emblematic of the lo-fi movement the band was at the forefront of". Pat King of '' Paste'' rated the compilation an 8.5 out of 10, calling it "a must for longtime fans who ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
