Guided by Voices

GUIDED BY VOICES

(from left to right: Mitch Mitchell, James Greer, Robert Pollard, Kevin Fennell, Tobin Sprout; circa '95)
Years Active:
1983-2004, 2010-2014, 2016-present

Line-up:
Robert Pollard- Vocals, Guitar
Doug Gillard- Guitar
Bobby Bare Jr.- Guitar
Kevin March- Drums
Mark Shue- Bass

Additional Musicians (including but not limited to...):
THE MAIN MEN:
Tobin Sprout (1983-1987, 1992-1996, 2010-2014, guitar, vocals)
Greg Demos (1990-1992, 1994, 1996, 2010-2014, bass)
Mitch Mitchell (1983-1996, 2010-2014, guitar)
Kevin Fennell (1983-1996, 2010-2014, drums)

THE BULLPEN:
James Greer (1994-1996; bass)
Nate Farley (1999-2004, guitar)
Jim Pollard (1986, 1989-1994, guitar)
Chris Slusarenko (2003-2004, bass)
Jim Macpherson (1998-2001, drums)
Nick Mitchell (2016, guitar)
Paul Comstock (1986, guitar)
Jon McCann (2004, drums)
Don Thrasher (1992, 1994, drums)
Steve Wilbur (1986, 1989, bass)
Peyton Eric (1986, 1989, drums)
Tim Tobias (1999-2003, bass)
John Petkovic (1996-1997, guitar)
Dave Swanson (1996-1997, drums)
Don Depew (1996-1997, bass)
Matt Sweeney (1996, bass)
Leland Cain (1996, bass)
Nick Schuld- (1997, bass)
Craig-O (1995, drums)
ETC................

NON-RECORDED ERA: 1983-1985

EARLY PERIOD: 1986- 1991

CLASSIC LINE-UP: 1992-1996

LATE PERIOD: 1997-2004

REUNION ERA: 2010- 2014

2ND REUNION RUN: 2016-present


LPs








Welshpool Frillies (2023.... coming soon)

Nowhere To Go But Up (2023.... coming soon)

Strut of Kings (2024.... coming soon) 
EPs
Down By the Racetrack (2013)

 Wine Cork Stonehenge (2018)

 100 Dougs (2018)

Umlaut Over the Ozone (2019)

1901 Acid Rock (2019)

BOX SETS and Official "Unreleased Song" Collections

King Shit and the Golden Boys (1995)

 Suitcase: Failed Experiments and Trashed Aircraft (2000)
         - Disc 1 (25 songs)
         - Disc 2 (25 songs)
         - Disc 3 (25 songs)
          -Disc 4 (25 songs)

 Delicious Pie and Thank You For Calling (part of Hardcore UFOs... boxset) (2003)

 Bee Thousand: Director's Cut (2004)

 Suitcase 2: American Superdream Wow (2005)
         - Disc 5 (25 songs)
         - Disc 6 (25 songs)
          -Disc 7 (25 songs)
          -Disc 8 (25 songs)

 Briefcase 2 (Suitcase 2 Abridged): The Return of Milko Waif (2005)

 Suitcase 3: Up We Go Now (2009)
         - Disc 9 (25 songs)
         - Disc 10 (25 songs)
         - Disc 11 (25 songs)
         - Disc 12 (25 songs)

 Briefcase 3: Cuddling Bozo's Octopus (2009)

Suitcase 4: Captain Kangaroo Won the War (2015)
           -Disc 13 (25 songs)
           -Disc 14 (25 songs)
           -Disc 15 (25 songs)
           -Disc 16 (25 songs)

 Briefcase 4: Captain Kangaroo Won the War (2015)


7''s and Singles
Jon the Croc 7'' (2012)

 Class Clown Spots a UFO 7" (2012)

 White Flag 7'' (2012)

 Hangover Child 7" (2012)

 Everywhere Is Miles From Everywhere 7" (2012)

 Flunky Minnows 7" (2013)

 Islands (She Talks In Rainbows) 7'' (2013)

 Trash Can Full of Nails 7'' (2013)

 Xeno Pariah 7'' (2013)

 Noble Insect 7'' (2013)

 Vote For Me Dummy 7'' (2014)

 Save the Company 7" (2014)

 Alex and the Omegas 7" (2014)

 Authoritarian Zoo 7" (2014)

 Males of Wormwood Mars 7" (2014)

 Table At Fool's Tooth 7" (2014)

 All American Boy 7" (2014)

Just To Show You 7'' (2017)

 Space Gun 7'' (2017)

 See My Field 7'' (2018)

 That's Good 7'' (2018)

 Heavy Like The World 7'' (2019)

 Volcano 7" (2020)

 Man Called Blunder 7" (2020)

Split 7''s

split 7" w/ Jenny Mae Leffel (1993)

 split 7" w/ Belreve (1994)

 split 7'' w/ Grifters (1994)

 split 7'' w/ New Radiant Storm King (1995)

 split 7'' w/ Cobra Verde (1997) 
Split CDs

 split CD w/ Superchunk (1996)


Bonus Tracks 

 GBV LP Bonus Tracks (1994-2018)



Comp. Tracks and Misc. OFFICIAL released songs

Out Of Cowtown Vol. 3 (1993)

 Volume Fourteen- Reading '95 Special (1995)

Magnet Magazine 7" (1996)

 The Lounge Ax Defense and Relocation Compact Disc (1996)

Kids In The Hall: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1996)

 What's  Up Matador? (1997)

God Save The Clean: A Tribute To The Clean (1997)

 Ptomlemic Terrascope Magazine #24 7'' (1997)

 Everything Is Nice: The Matador Records 10th Anniversary (1999)

Colonel Jeffrey Pumpernickel (2001)

 Who's Not Forgotten: FDR's Tribute To The Who (2004)

Crickets: Best of the Fading Captain Series 1999-2007 (2007)

The Who Covered (2008)


(left to right: Doug Gillard, Nate Farely, Robert Pollard, Tim Tobias, Kevin March circa 2002)

(left to right: Kevin Fennell, Robert Pollard, Tobin Sprout, Greg Demos, Mitch Mitchell circa 2014)

14 comments:

  1. Eric TruchanSeptember 23, 2014 at 8:27 PM

    Thanks for the good words Dfactor. Appreciate the feedback. And yes, I am a big fan of the GBVDB. Truly a great site. Thanks for reading.

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  2. Neil AndersonNovember 21, 2015 at 5:51 PM

    just discovered this website, and I love it! Thank you for putting this together!

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  3. trapinkFebruary 11, 2017 at 6:46 AM

    Wow. Just stumbled onto this site. I'm giving you a big mental hug right now.

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  4. Eric TruchanMarch 20, 2017 at 11:07 PM

    Thanks so much for reading it and the good words! Right back at you

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  5. AnonymousApril 20, 2017 at 6:08 PM

    I've been making my way through all the Pollard releases since January and I've found this site quite helpful in making sense of all of this, thanks! I made a playlist on Spotify of every song you gave a "5" rating for shuffling and I've been enjoying it, thought I'd share it if anyone was interested:

    https://open.spotify.com/user/1235073361/playlist/50Z7zWVQ1ksAnAJ5Yz5N82

    There's also my own personal "best-of" playlist, which is still a work in progress:
    https://open.spotify.com/user/1235073361/playlist/5irx6Bcp863I63LNyGn0RP

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  6. curiosaJuly 9, 2017 at 3:34 PM

    This website is completely incredible. Thanks for all your informative work. I have and will spend tons of time here. Any chance of a Live in Daytron ? review?

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    1. Eric TruchanAugust 14, 2017 at 10:01 PM

      Thanks so much for reading and for the good words. Really appreciate it. No Live in Daytron? on the horizon. Staying away from any live recordings, unofficial bootleg stuff, and any other off-shoots of non-Pollard related work for the time being. Once navigated in review, those rabbit holes become endless. Thanks again!

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  7. UnknownDecember 6, 2020 at 10:27 PM

    Hi, first of all congrats on the amazing and detailed reviews of all things GBV/Pollard, then just wondering why you never wrote anything about "Ogre's Trumpet".
    Thsnks again.

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    1. Eric TruchanJanuary 7, 2021 at 4:57 PM

      Hey thanks! I actually mention "Ogre's Trumpet" in this section http://unclebobsongfactory.blogspot.com/2013/05/gbv-lp-bonus-tracks.html but only reviewed "Saturday's Child" I stayed away from reviewing all of the live records on here, just writing blurbs about any officially released cover songs on the records. Thanks for reading!

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  8. Tug BensonJanuary 6, 2021 at 9:44 PM

    Hey Eric, how about throwing 'ol Jimmy Mac up there? My favorite GBV drummer.

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    1. Eric TruchanJanuary 7, 2021 at 4:58 PM

      Oh damn! That's a hell of an oversight on my part. Love Jimmy Mac! Going up now. Thank you!

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  9. matt berensonJanuary 20, 2023 at 7:07 AM

    Eric, Have you hung up your spurs? Still awaiting your review of "Tremblers and Goggles by Rank." Hope you're well. GBV fans need your wisdom and insight!

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  10. MaxxxAugust 12, 2024 at 2:42 PM

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