
Being a Guided By Voices / Robert Pollard fan is the ultimate in the wheat/chaff dilemma. Whilst one is often confronted with some of the most undeniably brilliant nuggets stemming from what Pollard has lovingly declared "The Four P's" (pop, punk, prog, and psych,) his prolific songwriting output, coupled with his equally prolific release schedule, have combined to the effect that nearly everything he writes ends up on an official release these days. And so, while Pollard is an exceptionally talented songwriter, he is still a mere mortal capable of penning the occasional dud, and, more [...]