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Guided By Voices

Guided By Voices was formed in 1983 in the American city of Dayton, Ohio, by mathematics professor Robert Pollard. Initially, the group worked as a hobby for Robert Pollard, who, in addition to other musicians, had the collaboration of his brother Jim Pollard. The band's first albums - released by small labels - were recorded without much technological resources, so the band has always been associated with the lo-fi style.

In 1985, guitarist Tobin Sprout and bassist Dan Toohey joined the band. The following year, Guided By Voices released the EP Forever Since Breakfast. The first album, Devil Between My Toes, came out in 1987. That year, the band also released the second, entitled Sandbox. Next came Self-Inflicted Aerial Nostalgia (1989) and Same Place the Fly Got Smashed (1990).

However, the group only started to gain recognition outside their city with the album Propeller (1992), released by the label Rockathon Records. The band began to gain fans on the American college rock circuit and the sympathy of names like Kim Deal (Pixies, Breeders) and Thurston Moore (Sonic Youth). At that time, Mitch Mitchell (guitar) and Kevin Fennell (drums) were added to the band.

With Vampire on Titus, released in 1993 on the Scat Records label, Guided By Voices' albums began to be widely distributed, reaching a larger audience. At the end of that year, Greg Demos replaced Dan Toohey. The following year, the group released Bee Thousand, an album that was distributed by Matador Records, the label with which the band subsequently signed.

Bee Thousand received positive reviews from publications such as Rolling Stone and Entertainment Weekly. The song "I Am a Scientist" had its video shown several times on American MTV. Alien Lanes, 1995 album, was also well received by critics and the public. Subsequently, Under the Bushes Under the Stars was released in in 1996. That year, Robert Pollard dismissed the other members of the group and, with the support of members of the band Cobra Verde, released the album Mag Earwhig! in 1997.

In 1999, Guided By Voices left Matador Records and signed with TVT Records, for which it released the albums Do the Collapse (1999) and Isolation Drills (2001). In 2002, the group returned to Matador, and released Universal Truths and Cycles (2002), Earthquake Glue (2002) and Half Smiles of the Decomposed (2004). This came out as the band's last album. Robert Pollard announced that the group would end his career after the last concert of the tour, which was held at the Metro venue in Chicago, on December 31, 2004.

However, in 2010, Guided By Voices returned with their most classic line-up (1993-1996), bringing together Pollard (vocals), Mitch Mitchell (guitar), Tobin Sprout (guitar / keyboards), Greg Demos (bass) and Kevin Fennell (drums), for a show at Matador Records' 21st birthday party. They went on tour and in 2011 a new job was announced, which came out in January 2012 under the nameLet's Go Eat the Factory. Still in 2012, the band released Class Clown Spots a UFO and The Bears for Lunch. The next year English Little League came out. In the first half of 2014, the group launched Motivational Jumpsuit and Cool Planet. A new album, Please Be Honest, came out in 2016. August by Cake, a double album, was released the following year. Still in 2017, Guided By Voices released How Do You Spell Heaven.

In March 2018, the band released Space Gun. Zeppelin Over China, an album consisting of 32 tracks, came out in February 2019. Later that year, the group released Warp And Woof and Sweating the Plague. The following year, Guided By Voices released Surrender Your Poppy Field and Mirrored Aztec and Styles We Paid For. In 2021, the group released Earth Man Blues and It's Not Them. It Couldn't Be Them. It Is Them!. Crystal Nuns Cathedral and Tremblers and Goggles by Rank arrived in 2022. In January 2023, the group released the album La La Land.

Beginning in 1996, Robert Pollard released a series of solo albums.

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Devil Between My Toes
Devil Between My Toes
Álbum
1987
Sandbox
Sandbox
Álbum
1987
Self-Inflicted Aerial Nostalgia
Self-Inflicted Aerial Nostalgia
Álbum
1989
Same Place the Fly Got Smashed
Same Place the Fly Got Smashed
Álbum
1990
Propeller
Propeller
Álbum
1992
Vampire on Titus
Vampire on Titus
Álbum
1993
Bee Thousand
Bee Thousand
Álbum
1994
Alien Lanes
Alien Lanes
Álbum
1995
Under the Bushes Under the Stars
Under the Bushes Under the Stars
Álbum
1996
Mag Earwhig!
Mag Earwhig!
Álbum
1997
Do the Collapse
Do the Collapse
Álbum
1999
Isolation Drills
Isolation Drills
Álbum
2001
Universal Truths and Cycles
Universal Truths and Cycles
Álbum
2002
Earthquake Glue
Earthquake Glue
Álbum
2003
Half Smiles of the Decomposed
Half Smiles of the Decomposed
Álbum
2004
Let's Go Eat the Factory
Let's Go Eat the Factory
Álbum
2012
Class Clown Spots a UFO
Class Clown Spots a UFO
Álbum
2012
The Bears for Lunch
The Bears for Lunch
Álbum
2012
English Little League
English Little League
Álbum
2013
Motivational Jumpsuit
Motivational Jumpsuit
Álbum
2014
Cool Planet
Cool Planet
Álbum
2014
Please Be Honest
Please Be Honest
Álbum
2016
August By Cake
August By Cake
Álbum
2017
How Do You Spell Heaven
How Do You Spell Heaven
Álbum
2017
Space Gun
Space Gun
Álbum
2018
Zeppelin Over China
Zeppelin Over China
Álbum
2019
Warp and Woof
Warp and Woof
Álbum
2019
Sweating the Plague
Sweating the Plague
Álbum
2019
Surrender Your Poppy Field
Surrender Your Poppy Field
Álbum
2020
Mirrored Aztec
Mirrored Aztec
Álbum
2020
Styles We Paid For
Styles We Paid For
Álbum
2020
Earth Man Blues
Earth Man Blues
Álbum
2021
It's Not Them. It Couldn't Be Them. It Is Them!
It's Not Them. It Couldn't Be Them. It Is Them!
Álbum
2021
Crystal Nuns Cathedral
Crystal Nuns Cathedral
Álbum
2022
Tremblers and Goggles by Rank
Tremblers and Goggles by Rank
Álbum
2022
Scalping The Guru
Scalping The Guru
Compilação
2022
La La Land
La La Land
Álbum
2023

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