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Most of these 20 “songs” are little more than fragments of single, occasionally glorious Lennon/McCartney-style licks pegged to ostentatiously gratuitous absurdities. The resulting profound lack of meaning is as intensely aggravating as its sheer novelty is appealing.
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But the real miracle of Bee Thousand is that it not only celebrates the power of rock music, it also embodies it. "I am a lost soul/I shoot myself with rock & roll," Pollard sings on "I Am a Scientist," "but nothing else can set me free."
A album that has a lot of substance for 20 songs and 36 minutes but it kinda overwhelmed me at the end
Robert Pollard at his finest as he places his donut cushion so he can sit comfortably in the pilot's seat. Is he preparing for the liftoff? On "Bee Thousand" Pollard certainly behaves as if he's blown off the aircraft's pre-flight examination as he yanks the throttle back and begins roaring down the runway. Best track? "Tractor Rape Chain." Why? Who doesn't like a song about riding a tractor while harvesting rapeseed during a miserable break-up? Here the band's lo-fi ... read more
This is Guided by Voices’ best album in my opinion. The missing link between The Frogs and Olivia Tremor Control.
Maybe my favorite record of all time. Hard to say, but Pollard's witty, out of the box lyrics within each track create as much buildup as any album. Each song has a knack to hook you in, get you invested, then throw you to the next cut where the process repeats. I would do anything to meet Pollard and talk with him on his thought process, for he is a legitimate genius.
And damn, I just wrote a real review. It's kinda fun using this website for what it's meant to be used for.
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Track List
- Hardcore UFO's
- Buzzards And Dreadful Crows
- Tractor Rape Chain
- The Goldheart Mountaintop Queen Directory
- Hot Freaks
- Smothered In Hugs
- Yours To Keep
- Echos Myron
- Gold Star For Robot Boy
- Awful Bliss
- Mincer Ray
- A Big Fan Of The Pigpen
- Queen Of Cans And Jars
- Her Psychology Today
- Kicker Of Elves
- Ester's Day
- Demons Are Real
- I Am A Scientist
- Peep-Hole
- You're Not An Airplane
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Added on: May 5, 2012