''Waved Out'' is the second solo studio album by the American indie rock musician

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 prol ...

, released in 1998 on

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Critical reception

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'' wrote that "it's a GBV album in all but name, which means poor editing skills, an early Genesis fixation, and a song called 'Showbiz Opera Walrus' that could have been recorded in Pollard's bath." ''

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'' thought that "perhaps—as ex-Car Ric Ocasek is set to produce the next GBV album—''Waved Out'' was designed to be Pollard's last stab at his trademark lo- fi ramshackledness." The ''

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'' concluded that "on its shortest cuts, ''Waved Out'' sounds like standard Pollard, undercooked."

Track listing

#"Make Use" – 3:16 #"Vibrations in the Woods" – 1:05 #"Just Say the Word" – 3:00 #"Subspace Biographies" – 2:57 #"Caught Waves Again" – 1:52 #"Waved Out" – 1:14 #"Whiskey Ships" – 1:59 #"Wrinkled Ghost" – 1:57 #"Artificial Light" – 1:03 #"People Are Leaving" – 2:37 #"Steeple of Knives" – 2:12 #"Rumbling Joker" – 2:53 #"Showbiz Opera Walrus" – 2:34 #"Pick Seeds from My Skull" – 1:07 #"Second Step Next Language" – 4:34

Personnel

Musicians

– vocals, guitar * John Shough – bass guitar (tracks 1, 4, 7, 11, 12) * Jim Macpherson – drums (tracks 1, 4, 7, 11, 12) *

Doug Gillard Douglas Scott Gillard (born December 23, 1965) is an American guitarist and songwriter. He has been a member of major indie pop and punk bands, most notably Guided by Voices, Nada Surf, Bambi Kino, Death of Samantha, and Cobra Verde. Early ...

– guitar (track 5) * Brett Owesly – organ (track 13) *

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 o ...

– piano (track 8) * Kattie Dougherty – trumpet (track 7)

Technical

* Robert Pollard – engineering (track 5) * Tobin Sprout – engineering (track 8, 14) * Dave Doughman – engineering * John Shough – engineering * Frank Longo – cover artwork * Mark Ohe – cover artwork

References

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