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Pollard, Robert
Guided By Voices
General | Jun 2008

Reviews

Alma Mahler
Reviewed 2009-01-13
Pollard pulls off an accessible and unified album of 10 songs. Almost all the songs clock in at over 3 minutes! As ever, it is catchy power pop/rock with unusual twists scattered throughout. This one reminds me more of GBVs Do the Collapse than any of his recent solo stuff. I like this, easy on the ears, good on the first listen. Play 4, 5, 2

1) Simple and catchy. 70s power sound.
2) Watch out it's a ballad! Nice melody with off-kilter vocals.
3) Nice beat. A bit 'o distortion, but still pretty clean.
4) Super hi-fi sound that sounds good. Dig it.
5) You can tell he's rockin' out in this one. Heaviest track.
6) Longest track, varied & kinda interesting.
7) Starts off soft, ends with superb heavy, fuzzed out guitar.
8) Moody classic rock
9) That frantic opening guitar done Pollard-style
10) Summery acoustic ballad

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Charting

2009-01-18 — 2009-03-22
Week EndingAirplays
Mar 15 1
Mar 8 2
Mar 1 1
Feb 22 4
Feb 15 2
Feb 8 3
Feb 1 3

Track listing

1. The Original Heart
2. The Blondes
3. 1 Years Old
4. Gratification To Concrete
5. No One But I
6. Weatherman And Skin Goddess
7. Confessions Of A Teenage Jerk-Off
8. To The Path!
9. Western Centipede
10. Wealth And Hell Being