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Bee Thousand
Bee Thousand
Studio album by Guided by Voices
Released	June 21, 1994
Recorded	1984–1993
Studio	Various places in Dayton, Ohio, with recordings pulled from as far back as the early 1980s
Genre	Indie rock; lo-fi; avant-pop; progressive pop;
Length	36:35
Label	Scat
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	Bee Thousand was reissued in 2004 as Bee Thousand: The Director's Cut.

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Bee Thousand is the seventh album by American indie rock band Guided by Voices, released on June 21, 1994, on Scat Records. After its release the band became one of the more prominent groups associated with the "lo-fi" genre, a movement defined by the relatively low fidelity of audio releases. Musically, the album draws inspiration from British Invasion-era rock music and punk rock. Following the release of Bee Thousand, the band began to attract interest from other record labels, eventually signing with Matador for their next album.

Background

Guided by Voices is a Dayton, Ohio-based band formed in 1983. Although by 1992 the band had released five full-length albums (not including their 1986 debut EP, Forever Since Breakfast), Guided by Voices was not a band in a conventional sense; its line-up was extremely loose, consisting of whoever of a group of friends showed up to short notice recording sessions. Robert Pollard thought of Guided by Voices as more of a "songwriter's guild" than a band, and also said that "Whoever could come over would play. [...] It was just a bunch of friends who could occasionally get together so it didn't really feel like a band."^[5]

Bee Thousand was to be the original band's final album. Pollard was close to disbanding Guided by Voices by 1993, due to financial constraints and pressure to focus more on his family and teaching career;^[6] Pollard has also stated that the band was nearly broken up as early as 1991, during the creation of Propeller.^[7] Pollard was also struggling with writing for a follow-up record to Vampire on Titus and Propeller, which had been the band's two most noticed records yet. However, it occurred to him to "deconstruct" and "reconstruct" the band's older, unused material into new songs.^[5]

Recording

Unlike some of the band's earlier releases, Bee Thousand was not recorded in a studio, but rather on four-track machines or other primitive home recording devices in the garages and basements of various band members. Moreover, many of the demo takes of the songs were the ones that were used for the album. Due in part to both of these factors, several unusual errors are present in the album's recording and mixing; for example, the guitar track drops out at one point in "Hardcore UFO's".^[8] The band's choice to use inexpensive recording devices was initially a matter of economics, but eventually the band grew to prefer the sound. Pollard said that:

...For our first [EP], Forever Since Breakfast, we went into a studio and created a very mediocre recording out of a very sterile environment. I thought, "Fuck that. If we're paying for it and no one's listening to these records anyway, if we're only making them for ourselves, then I'm going to put exactly what I want on them."^[9]

Kevin Fennell similarly said, "When Bee Thousand came out we sounded much less professional than we did in 1982. The music was much more spontaneous."^[10] Pollard also said that, at the time, the band's recording style was intended to sound like Beatles bootlegs.^[8] Furthermore, songs were usually completed in a minimum number of takes with no rehearsal beforehand.^[11] In all, recording for the album was extremely brief, taking only three days,^[12] with Pollard estimating that each song took roughly half an hour.^[11]

Music

The music of Bee Thousand is influenced by British Invasion rock music, as well as what Pollard calls the "four P's" of rock: pop, punk rock, progressive rock, and psychedelia.^[13] Only a few new songs were written for the album, among them "I Am a Scientist" and "Gold Star for Robot Boy", with the rest of the album mostly being overdubbed, rerecorded, or edited versions of the band's older, unused material.

While typical rock instruments, such as guitar, bass, and drums, are dominant, a variety of instruments and sounds are used. Recorders are used in "The Goldheart Mountaintop Queen Directory", and a piano is used in the closing track "You're Not an Airplane".^[14]

Lyrics

Pollard's surreal lyrical style has been compared to the cut-up technique of Beat writer William S. Burroughs.^[15] Many of the album's lyrics reflect childish or fantastical themes and were heavily influenced by the statements and actions of Pollard's fourth grade class, exemplified by "Gold Star for Robot Boy". Pollard was inspired to write "The Goldheart Mountaintop Queen Directory" after having an LSD-triggered psychedelic experience in which he perceived his own face in a mirror changing into his son's face; however, the song's lyrics are not about this event.^[8] According to Pollard, "I Am a Scientist" is "the first song that showed some maturity in my ability as a songwriter."^[16] The lyrics for "Tractor Rape Chain" are taken from three other songs: "Still Worth Nothing", "Tractor Rape Chain (Clean It Up)", and "Tell Me".

Title and cover art

The title Bee Thousand was inspired by a group brainstorming session, during which band members smoked cannabis. Pollard's brother, Jim, thought of "zoo thousand", allegedly inspired by a mile marker reading "Z1000." This phrase coalesced with a misspelling of a movie title at a drive-in theater, with "Beethoven" spelled as "Beethouen", which Pollard liked because the misspelling sounded like the name of The Who guitarist Pete Townshend. Other considered titles included All That Glue and Instructions for the Rusty Time Machine, both of which were used in the lyrics of other Guided by Voices songs.^[17]

The caped person on the front of the album is from an image in an article by National Geographic documenting the festival of Mardi Gras in Acadiana, Louisiana.^[18]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[19]
Chicago Tribune	^[20]
Entertainment Weekly	B+^[21]
Mojo	^[22]
NME	7/10^[23]
Rolling Stone	^[24]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	^[25]
Spin	^[26]
Spin Alternative Record Guide	8/10^[27]
The Village Voice	B−^[28]

Professional ratings
Bee Thousand: The Director's Cut
Review scores
Source	Rating
Pitchfork	8.4/10^[29]
Stylus Magazine	A+^[30]

In July 2014, Guitar World ranked Bee Thousand at number 6 in their "Superunknown: 50 Iconic Albums That Defined 1994" list.^[31]

Accolades

Accolades for *Bee Thousand*
Publication	Country	Accolade	Year	Rank
Spin	United States	Best Albums of 1994^[32]	1994	10
The Village Voice	United States	Album of the Year – Critics Pick^[33]	1994	8
Alternative Press	United States	The 90 Greatest Albums of the '90s^[34]	1998	63
Pitchfork	United States	Top 100 Albums of the 1990s^[2]	2003	10
Spin	United States	Top 100 Albums of the Last 20 Years^[35]	2005	37
Amazon.com	United States	The 100 Greatest Indie Rock Albums of All Time^[36]	2009	1
Mojo	United Kingdom	The 100 Greatest Albums of Our Lifetime 1993–2006^[37]	2006	80
Rolling Stone	United States	The 100 Best Albums of the Nineties^[38]	2010	79

Track listing

Original release

All tracks are written by Robert Pollard, except where noted

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Hardcore UFO's"		1:54
2.	"Buzzards and Dreadful Crows"	Jim Pollard R. Pollard	1:43
3.	"Tractor Rape Chain"		3:04
4.	"The Goldheart Mountaintop Queen Directory"		1:45
5.	"Hot Freaks"	R. Pollard Tobin Sprout	1:42
6.	"Smothered in Hugs"	Mitch Mitchell J. Pollard R. Pollard	2:59
7.	"Yours to Keep"		1:15
8.	"Echos Myron"		2:42

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Gold Star for Robot Boy"		1:39
2.	"Awful Bliss"	Sprout	1:12
3.	"Mincer Ray"	Sprout	2:21
4.	"A Big Fan of the Pigpen"	Randy Campbell J. Pollard R. Pollard	2:09
5.	"Queen of Cans and Jars"		1:55
6.	"Her Psychology Today"	Guided by Voices	2:04
7.	"Kicker of Elves"		1:04
8.	"Ester's Day"	Sprout	1:51
9.	"Demons Are Real"	Guided by Voices	0:48
10.	"I Am a Scientist"		2:30
11.	"Peep-Hole"		1:25
12.	"You're Not an Airplane"	Sprout	0:33

Bee Thousand: The Director's Cut

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Demons Are Real"	Mitchell J. Pollard R. Pollard Sprout	0:49
2.	"Deathtrot and Warlock Riding a Rooster"	Mitchell R. Pollard	1:12
3.	"Postal Blowfish"	Mitchell R. Pollard	2:09
4.	"The Goldheart Mountaintop Queen Directory"		1:45
5.	"At Odds with Dr. Genesis"		1:25
6.	"Hot Freaks"	R. Pollard Sprout	1:44
7.	"Queen of Cans and Jars"		1:56
8.	"Bite"	Mitchell J. Pollard R. Pollard	1:04
9.	"It's Like Soul Man" (4-track version)	Sprout	0:49

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Supermarket the Moon"		2:13
2.	"Stabbing a Star"		1:46
3.	"Esther's Day"	Sprout	1:33
4.	"Her Psychology Today"	Mitchell J. Pollard R. Pollard Sprout	2:05
5.	"Good for a Few Laughs"	R. Pollard Sprout	2:15
6.	"Smothered in Hugs"	Mitchell J. Pollard R. Pollard	3:03
7.	"What Are We Coming Up To?"		1:57
8.	"Peep-Hole"		1:30

Side three
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Revolution Boy"		3:03
2.	"Indian Was an Angel"		2:07
3.	"Zoning the Planet"		2:25
4.	"Scissors"	Sprout	1:48
5.	"Crayola"		1:17
6.	"Kicker of Elves"		1:15
7.	"2nd Moves to Twin"	Mitchell J. Pollard R. Pollard	2:46
8.	"I'll Buy You a Bird"		1:47

Side four
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Awful Bliss"	Sprout	1:13
2.	"Echos Myron"		2:19
3.	"Why Did You Land?" (4-track version)		2:45
4.	"You're Not an Airplane"	Sprout	0:34
5.	"Crunch Pillow"	Sprout	2:46
6.	"Rainbow Billy"		1:39
7.	"Tractor Rape Chain"		2:47
8.	"Crocker's Favorite Song"		2:16

Side five
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"I Am a Scientist"		2:30
2.	"Buzzards and Dreadful Crows"	J. Pollard R. Pollard	1:43
3.	"A Big Fan of the Pigpen"	Campbell J. Pollard R. Pollard	2:09
4.	"Mincer Ray"	Sprout	2:21
5.	"Way to a Man's Heart"	Unknown	1:52
6.	"Twig"	Unknown	2:15
7.	"Gold Star for Robot Boy"		1:39
8.	"Hardcore UFO's"		1:54
9.	"Yours to Keep"		1:15
10.	"Shocker in Gloomtown"		1:05
11.	"Break Even"		1:40

Side six
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"I'll Get Over It"	J. Pollard R. Pollard Sprout	0:39
2.	"Shocker in Gloomtown"		1:25
3.	"Alien Lanes"	J. Pollard R. Pollard Sprout	2:32
4.	"Off the Floor"	Sprout	0:53
5.	"Break Even"		2:28
6.	"Bee Thousand"		1:30
7.	"I Am a Scientist"		2:31
8.	"Curse of the Black Ass Buffalo"		1:20
9.	"Do the Earth"		2:42
10.	"Planet's Own Brand"		1:15
11.	"My Valuable Hunting Knife"		2:08

Personnel

Guided by Voices^[39]

Robert Pollard – vocals (tracks 1–9, 12–15, 17–19); guitar (tracks 1–4, 6–9, 12, 13, 15, 17–19); other instruments (tracks 4, 9, 15, 19)
Jim Pollard – bass guitar (track 12); guitar, feedback (track 17)
Tobin Sprout – vocals (tracks 10, 11, 16, 20); bass guitar (tracks 1, 8, 14); guitar (tracks 1, 5, 10, 11, 16); piano (track 20); other instruments (tracks 5, 10, 11, 16, 20)
Mitch Mitchell – guitar (tracks 6, 14)
Don Thrasher – drums, percussion (tracks 9, 18)
Dan Toohey – bass guitar (tracks 2, 6, 13)
Kevin Fennell – drums, percussion (tracks 1–3, 6, 8, 13–15, 17)
Greg Demos – bass guitar (track 3)

Additional musicians

Randy Campbell – backing vocals (track 12)

References

Greer, James (2005). Guided by Voices: A Brief History: Twenty-One Years of Hunting Accidents in the Forests of Rock. New York: Black Cat/Grove. ISBN 0-8021-7013-7.
Woodworth, Marc (2006). Bee Thousand. 33⅓. New York: Continuum International Publishing Group. ISBN 0-8264-1748-5.
Warren, Jeff. "Guided By Voices Database". GBVDB. Retrieved August 22, 2007.

Notes

^ Crockford, C. M. (July 27, 2010). "Guided by Voices – Bee Thousand". Punknews.org. Retrieved May 29, 2017.
^ ^a ^b "Top 100 Albums of the 1990s". Pitchfork. November 17, 2003. p. 10. Archived from the original on June 22, 2007. Retrieved July 7, 2007.
^ "Guided By Voices – Bee Thousand LP – Stranded Records". Archived from the original on 15 April 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
^ ^a ^b Grimstad, Paul (September 2007). "What is Avant-Pop?". The Brooklyn Rail. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
^ ^a ^b Woodworth 2006, pp. 23–25.
^ Woodworth 2006, p. 13.
^ Miller, Nick. "Unpeeled Interview with Robert Pollard 2004". Unpeeled. Archived from the original on August 6, 2007. Retrieved July 13, 2007.
^ ^a ^b ^c Woodworth 2006, p. 28.
^ Woodworth 2006, pp. 17–18.
^ Woodworth 2006, p. 73.
^ ^a ^b Woodworth 2006, p. 21.
^ Woodworth 2006, p. 77.
^ Harrington, Richard (September 10, 2004). "Guided by His Own Voice". The Washington Post. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
^ "You're Not An Airplane". GBVDB. Retrieved July 19, 2007.
^ Ellis, Iain (September 15, 2004). "G.B.V -- R.I.P: For the Love of Rock". PopMatters. Retrieved July 18, 2007.
^ Woodworth 2006, p. 16.
^ "Recycled!: Re-used Lyrics, Titles, Music & Images". GBVDB. Archived from the original on June 14, 2007. Retrieved July 17, 2007.
^ "Image". GBVDB. Retrieved August 15, 2017.
^ Deming, Mark. "Bee Thousand – Guided by Voices". AllMusic. Retrieved February 12, 2013.
^ Kot, Greg (July 15, 1994). "Selling 'Alternative, Inc.'". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved October 24, 2015.
^ Frost, Deborah (June 3, 1994). "Bee Thousand". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved February 12, 2013.
^ "Guided by Voices: Bee Thousand". Mojo. p. 118.
^ "Guided by Voices: Bee Thousand". NME. August 13, 1994. p. 46.
^ Azerrad, Michael (August 11, 1994). "Bee Thousand". Rolling Stone. Retrieved February 12, 2013.
^ Randall, Mac (2004). "Guided by Voices". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 349–50. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
^ Milner, Greg (November 2006). "Discography: Robert Pollard". Spin. Vol. 22, no. 11. p. 78. Retrieved January 9, 2017.
^ Marks, Craig (1995). "Guided by Voices". In Weisbard, Eric; Marks, Craig (eds.). Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. pp. 171–72. ISBN 0-679-75574-8.
^ Christgau, Robert (November 29, 1994). "Turkey Shoot". The Village Voice. Retrieved February 12, 2013.
^ Carr, Eric (December 6, 2004). "Guided by Voices: Bee Thousand: The Director's Cut". Pitchfork. Retrieved February 12, 2013.
^ Ramsay, J. T. (November 5, 2004). "Guided by Voices – Bee Thousand: The Director's Cut – Review". Stylus Magazine. Archived from the original on September 24, 2012. Retrieved February 12, 2013.
^ "Superunknown: 50 Iconic Albums That Defined 1994". Guitar World. July 14, 2014. Archived from the original on July 15, 2014. Retrieved July 14, 2014.
^ Rubin, Mike (December 1994). "20 Best Albums of '94 — 10. Guided by Voices, Bee Thousand". Spin. Vol. 10, no. 9. p. 78. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
^ "The 1994 Pazz & Jop Critics Poll". The Village Voice. February 28, 1995. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
^ "The 90 Greatest Albums of the 90's". Alternative Press. No. 125. December 1998.
^ Greenwald, Andy (July 2005). "100 Greatest Albums 1985–2005 — 37. Guided by Voices: Bee Thousand". Spin. Vol. 21, no. 7. p. 82. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
^ "The 100 Greatest Indie Rock Albums of All Time". Amazon.com. Archived from the original on April 2, 2011. Retrieved July 23, 2011.
^ "The 100 Greatest Albums of Our Lifetime". Mojo. No. 150. May 2006.
^ "100 Best Albums of the '90s — 79. Guided by Voices, 'Bee Thousand'". Rolling Stone. 2010. Retrieved June 5, 2012.
^ "GBVDB - Guided by Voices Database".

External links

Bee Thousand at Last.fm
Bee Thousand at Google Music

[1] Crockford, C. M. (July 27, 2010). "Guided by Voices – Bee Thousand". Punknews.org. Retrieved May 29, 2017.

[pitchfork90s-2] "Top 100 Albums of the 1990s". Pitchfork. November 17, 2003. p. 10. Archived from the original on June 22, 2007. Retrieved July 7, 2007.

[3] "Guided By Voices – Bee Thousand LP – Stranded Records". Archived from the original on 15 April 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2017.

[br-4] Grimstad, Paul (September 2007). "What is Avant-Pop?". The Brooklyn Rail. Retrieved October 1, 2016.

[FOOTNOTEWoodworth200623–25-5] Woodworth 2006, pp. 23–25.

[FOOTNOTEWoodworth200613-6] Woodworth 2006, p. 13.

[7] Miller, Nick. "Unpeeled Interview with Robert Pollard 2004". Unpeeled. Archived from the original on August 6, 2007. Retrieved July 13, 2007.

[FOOTNOTEWoodworth200628-8] Woodworth 2006, p. 28.

[FOOTNOTEWoodworth200617–18-9] Woodworth 2006, pp. 17–18.

[FOOTNOTEWoodworth200673-10] Woodworth 2006, p. 73.

[FOOTNOTEWoodworth200621-11] Woodworth 2006, p. 21.

[FOOTNOTEWoodworth200677-12] Woodworth 2006, p. 77.

[13] Harrington, Richard (September 10, 2004). "Guided by His Own Voice". The Washington Post. Retrieved June 15, 2020.

[airplane-14] "You're Not An Airplane". GBVDB. Retrieved July 19, 2007.

[15] Ellis, Iain (September 15, 2004). "G.B.V -- R.I.P: For the Love of Rock". PopMatters. Retrieved July 18, 2007.

[FOOTNOTEWoodworth200616-16] Woodworth 2006, p. 16.

[recycled-17] "Recycled!: Re-used Lyrics, Titles, Music & Images". GBVDB. Archived from the original on June 14, 2007. Retrieved July 17, 2007.

[18] "Image". GBVDB. Retrieved August 15, 2017.

[19] Deming, Mark. "Bee Thousand – Guided by Voices". AllMusic. Retrieved February 12, 2013.

[20] Kot, Greg (July 15, 1994). "Selling 'Alternative, Inc.'". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved October 24, 2015.

[21] Frost, Deborah (June 3, 1994). "Bee Thousand". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved February 12, 2013.

[22] "Guided by Voices: Bee Thousand". Mojo. p. 118.

[23] "Guided by Voices: Bee Thousand". NME. August 13, 1994. p. 46.

[24] Azerrad, Michael (August 11, 1994). "Bee Thousand". Rolling Stone. Retrieved February 12, 2013.

[25] Randall, Mac (2004). "Guided by Voices". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 349–50. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.

[26] Milner, Greg (November 2006). "Discography: Robert Pollard". Spin. Vol. 22, no. 11. p. 78. Retrieved January 9, 2017.

[27] Marks, Craig (1995). "Guided by Voices". In Weisbard, Eric; Marks, Craig (eds.). Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. pp. 171–72. ISBN 0-679-75574-8.

[28] Christgau, Robert (November 29, 1994). "Turkey Shoot". The Village Voice. Retrieved February 12, 2013.

[29] Carr, Eric (December 6, 2004). "Guided by Voices: Bee Thousand: The Director's Cut". Pitchfork. Retrieved February 12, 2013.

[30] Ramsay, J. T. (November 5, 2004). "Guided by Voices – Bee Thousand: The Director's Cut – Review". Stylus Magazine. Archived from the original on September 24, 2012. Retrieved February 12, 2013.

[31] "Superunknown: 50 Iconic Albums That Defined 1994". Guitar World. July 14, 2014. Archived from the original on July 15, 2014. Retrieved July 14, 2014.

[32] Rubin, Mike (December 1994). "20 Best Albums of '94 — 10. Guided by Voices, Bee Thousand". Spin. Vol. 10, no. 9. p. 78. Retrieved June 15, 2020.

[33] "The 1994 Pazz & Jop Critics Poll". The Village Voice. February 28, 1995. Retrieved June 15, 2020.

[34] "The 90 Greatest Albums of the 90's". Alternative Press. No. 125. December 1998.

[35] Greenwald, Andy (July 2005). "100 Greatest Albums 1985–2005 — 37. Guided by Voices: Bee Thousand". Spin. Vol. 21, no. 7. p. 82. Retrieved June 15, 2020.

[36] "The 100 Greatest Indie Rock Albums of All Time". Amazon.com. Archived from the original on April 2, 2011. Retrieved July 23, 2011.

[37] "The 100 Greatest Albums of Our Lifetime". Mojo. No. 150. May 2006.

[38] "100 Best Albums of the '90s — 79. Guided by Voices, 'Bee Thousand'". Rolling Stone. 2010. Retrieved June 5, 2012.

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 ==Background==
-Guided by Voices is a Dayton, Ohio-based band formed in 1983. Although by 1992 the band had released five full-length albums (not including their 1986 debut EP, ''[[Forever Since Breakfast]]''), Guided by Voices was not a band in a conventional sense; its line-up was extremely loose, consisting of whoever of a group of friends showed up to short notice recording sessions. [[Robert Pollard]] thought of Guided by Voices as more of a "songwriter's guild" than a band, and also said that "Whoever could come over would play. [...] It was just a bunch of friends who could occasionally get together so it didn't really feel like a band."<ref name="p. 23–25">Woodworth (2006). p. 23–25</ref>
+Guided by Voices is a Dayton, Ohio-based band formed in 1983. Although by 1992 the band had released five full-length albums (not including their 1986 debut EP, ''[[Forever Since Breakfast]]''), Guided by Voices was not a band in a conventional sense; its line-up was extremely loose, consisting of whoever of a group of friends showed up to short notice recording sessions. [[Robert Pollard]] thought of Guided by Voices as more of a "songwriter's guild" than a band, and also said that "Whoever could come over would play. [...] It was just a bunch of friends who could occasionally get together so it didn't really feel like a band."{{sfn|Woodworth|2006|pp=23-25}}
-''Bee Thousand'' was to be the original band's final album. Pollard was close to disbanding Guided by Voices by 1993, due to financial constraints and pressure to focus more on his family and teaching career;<ref>Woodworth (2006). p. 13</ref> Pollard has also stated that the band was nearly broken up as early as 1991, during the creation of ''[[Propeller (Guided by Voices album)|Propeller]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gbv.com/unpeeledinterview2004.html |title=Unpeeled Interview with Robert Pollard 2004 |work=Unpeeled |last=Miller |first=Nick |access-date=July 13, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070806124847/http://www.gbv.com/unpeeledinterview2004.html |archive-date=August 6, 2007 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Pollard was also struggling with writing for a follow-up record to ''[[Vampire on Titus]]'' and ''Propeller'', which had been the band's two most noticed records yet. However, it occurred to him to "deconstruct" and "reconstruct" the band's older, unused material into new songs.<ref name="p. 23–25" />
+''Bee Thousand'' was to be the original band's final album. Pollard was close to disbanding Guided by Voices by 1993, due to financial constraints and pressure to focus more on his family and teaching career;{{sfn|Woodworth|2006|p=13}} Pollard has also stated that the band was nearly broken up as early as 1991, during the creation of ''[[Propeller (Guided by Voices album)|Propeller]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gbv.com/unpeeledinterview2004.html |title=Unpeeled Interview with Robert Pollard 2004 |work=Unpeeled |last=Miller |first=Nick |access-date=July 13, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070806124847/http://www.gbv.com/unpeeledinterview2004.html |archive-date=August 6, 2007 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Pollard was also struggling with writing for a follow-up record to ''[[Vampire on Titus]]'' and ''Propeller'', which had been the band's two most noticed records yet. However, it occurred to him to "deconstruct" and "reconstruct" the band's older, unused material into new songs.{{sfn|Woodworth|2006|pp=23-25}}
 ==Recording==
-Unlike some of the band's earlier releases, Bee Thousand was not recorded in a [[Recording studio|studio]], but rather on [[Multitrack recording|four track machines]] or other primitive home recording devices in the garages and basements of various band members. Moreover, many of the [[Demo (music)|demo]] takes of the songs were the ones that were used for the album. Due in part to both of these factors, several unusual errors are present in the album's recording and mixing; for example, the guitar track drops out at one point in "Hardcore UFO's".<ref name="p. 28">Woodworth, 2006. p. 28</ref> The band's choice to use inexpensive recording devices was initially a matter of economics, but eventually the band grew to prefer the sound. Pollard said that:
+Unlike some of the band's earlier releases, ''Bee Thousand'' was not recorded in a [[Recording studio|studio]], but rather on [[Multitrack recording|four-track machines]] or other primitive home recording devices in the garages and basements of various band members. Moreover, many of the [[Demo (music)|demo]] takes of the songs were the ones that were used for the album. Due in part to both of these factors, several unusual errors are present in the album's recording and mixing; for example, the guitar track drops out at one point in "Hardcore UFO's".{{sfn|Woodworth|2006|p=28}} The band's choice to use inexpensive recording devices was initially a matter of economics, but eventually the band grew to prefer the sound. Pollard said that:
-{{quote|...For our first [EP], ''Forever Since Breakfast'', we went into a studio and created a very mediocre recording out of a very sterile environment. I thought, "''Fuck that''. If we're paying for it and no one's listening to these records anyway, if we're only making them for ourselves, then I'm going to put exactly what I want on them."<ref>Woodworth (2006). p. 17–18</ref>}}
+{{quote|...For our first [EP], ''Forever Since Breakfast'', we went into a studio and created a very mediocre recording out of a very sterile environment. I thought, "''Fuck that''. If we're paying for it and no one's listening to these records anyway, if we're only making them for ourselves, then I'm going to put exactly what I want on them."{{sfn|Woodworth|2006|pp=17-18}}}}
-[[Kevin Fennell]] similarly said, "When ''Bee Thousand'' came out we sounded much less professional than we did in 1982. The music was much more spontaneous."<ref>Woodworth (2006). p. 73</ref> Pollard also said that, at the time, the band's recording style was intended to sound like [[The Beatles bootlegs|Beatles bootlegs]].<ref name="p. 28" /> Furthermore, songs were usually completed in a minimum number of takes with no [[rehearsal]] beforehand.<ref name="p. 21">Woodworth, 2006. p. 21</ref> In all, recording for the album was extremely brief, taking only three days,<ref>Woodworth (2006). p. 77</ref> with Pollard estimating that each song took roughly half an hour.<ref name="p. 21" />
+[[Kevin Fennell]] similarly said, "When ''Bee Thousand'' came out we sounded much less professional than we did in 1982. The music was much more spontaneous."{{sfn|Woodworth|2006|p=73}} Pollard also said that, at the time, the band's recording style was intended to sound like [[The Beatles bootlegs|Beatles bootlegs]].{{sfn|Woodworth|2006|p=28}} Furthermore, songs were usually completed in a minimum number of takes with no [[rehearsal]] beforehand.{{sfn|Woodworth|2006|p=21}} In all, recording for the album was extremely brief, taking only three days,{{sfn|Woodworth|2006|p=77}} with Pollard estimating that each song took roughly half an hour.{{sfn|Woodworth|2006|p=21}}
 ==Music==
-The music of ''Bee Thousand'' is influenced by [[British Invasion]] rock music, as well as what Pollard calls the "four P's" of rock: [[Pop music|pop]], [[punk rock]], [[progressive rock]], and [[psychedelia]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/2004/09/10/guided-by-his-own-voice/663e85b9-a5b4-47cb-bbd8-c1a3fa1b8a66/ |title=Guided by His Own Voice |work=[[The Washington Post]] |date=September 10, 2004 |access-date=June 15, 2020 |last=Harrington |first=Richard}}</ref> Only a few new songs were written for the album, among them "[[I Am a Scientist]]" and "Gold Star for Robot Boy", with the rest of the album mostly being [[overdubbed]], rerecorded, or edited versions of the band's older, unused material.
+The music of ''Bee Thousand'' is influenced by [[British Invasion]] rock music, as well as what Pollard calls the "four P's" of rock: [[Pop music|pop]], [[punk rock]], [[progressive rock]], and [[psychedelia]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/2004/09/10/guided-by-his-own-voice/663e85b9-a5b4-47cb-bbd8-c1a3fa1b8a66/ |title=Guided by His Own Voice |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |date=September 10, 2004 |access-date=June 15, 2020 |last=Harrington |first=Richard}}</ref> Only a few new songs were written for the album, among them "[[I Am a Scientist]]" and "Gold Star for Robot Boy", with the rest of the album mostly being [[overdubbed]], rerecorded, or edited versions of the band's older, unused material.
 While typical rock instruments, such as [[guitar]], [[bass guitar|bass]], and [[Drum kit|drums]], are dominant, a variety of instruments and sounds are used. [[Recorder (musical instrument)|Recorder]]s are used in "The Goldheart Mountaintop Queen Directory", and a [[piano]] is used in the closing track "You're Not an Airplane".<ref name="airplane">{{cite web |url=http://www.gbvdb.com/track.asp?trackid=14080 |title=You're Not An Airplane |publisher=GBVDB |access-date=July 19, 2007}}</ref>
 ===Lyrics===
-Pollard's surreal lyrical style has been compared to the [[cut-up technique]] of [[Beat generation|Beat]] writer [[William S. Burroughs]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.popmatters.com/ellis040915-2496099279.html |title=G.B.V -- R.I.P: For the Love of Rock |work=[[PopMatters]] |date=September 15, 2004 |access-date=July 18, 2007 |last=Ellis |first=Iain}}</ref> Many of the album's lyrics reflect childish or fantastical themes and were heavily influenced by the statements and actions of Pollard's [[fourth grade]] class, exemplified by "Gold Star for Robot Boy". Pollard was inspired to write "The Goldheart Mountaintop Queen Directory" after having an [[Lysergic acid diethylamide|LSD]]-triggered [[psychedelic experience]] in which he perceived his own face in a mirror changing into his son's face; however, the song's lyrics are not about this event.<ref name="p. 28"/> According to Pollard, "I Am a Scientist" is "the first song that showed some maturity in my ability as a songwriter."<ref>Woodworth (2006). p. 16</ref>  The lyrics for "Tractor Rape Chain" are taken from three other songs: "Still Worth Nothing", "Tractor Rape Chain (Clean It Up)", and "Tell Me".
+Pollard's surreal lyrical style has been compared to the [[cut-up technique]] of [[Beat generation|Beat]] writer [[William S. Burroughs]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.popmatters.com/ellis040915-2496099279.html |title=G.B.V -- R.I.P: For the Love of Rock |work=[[PopMatters]] |date=September 15, 2004 |access-date=July 18, 2007 |last=Ellis |first=Iain}}</ref> Many of the album's lyrics reflect childish or fantastical themes and were heavily influenced by the statements and actions of Pollard's [[fourth grade]] class, exemplified by "Gold Star for Robot Boy". Pollard was inspired to write "The Goldheart Mountaintop Queen Directory" after having an [[Lysergic acid diethylamide|LSD]]-triggered [[psychedelic experience]] in which he perceived his own face in a mirror changing into his son's face; however, the song's lyrics are not about this event.{{sfn|Woodworth|2006|p=28}} According to Pollard, "I Am a Scientist" is "the first song that showed some maturity in my ability as a songwriter."{{sfn|Woodworth|2006|p=16}} The lyrics for "Tractor Rape Chain" are taken from three other songs: "Still Worth Nothing", "Tractor Rape Chain (Clean It Up)", and "Tell Me".
 ==Title and cover art==
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 | rev1score  = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/bee-thousand-mw0000625388 |title=''Bee Thousand'' – Guided by Voices |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=February 12, 2013 |last=Deming |first=Mark}}</ref>
 | rev2       = ''[[Chicago Tribune]]''
-| rev2score  = {{Rating|3.5|4}}<ref>{{cite news |url=http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1994-07-15/entertainment/9407150070_1_lollapalooza-satellite-heart-arena-rock |title=Selling 'Alternative, Inc.' |work=[[Chicago Tribune]] |date=July 15, 1994 |access-date=October 24, 2015 |last=Kot |first=Greg |author-link=Greg Kot}}</ref>
+| rev2score  = {{Rating|3.5|4}}<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1994/07/15/selling-alternative-inc/ |title=Selling 'Alternative, Inc.' |work=[[Chicago Tribune]] |date=July 15, 1994 |access-date=October 24, 2015 |last=Kot |first=Greg |author-link=Greg Kot}}</ref>
 | rev3       = ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''
-| rev3score  = B+<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.ew.com/article/1994/06/03/bee-thousand |title=''Bee Thousand'' |work=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=June 3, 1994 |access-date=February 12, 2013 |last=Frost |first=Deborah}}</ref>
+| rev3score  = B+<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.ew.com/article/1994/06/03/bee-thousand |title=''Bee Thousand'' |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=June 3, 1994 |access-date=February 12, 2013 |last=Frost |first=Deborah}}</ref>
 | rev4       = ''[[Mojo (magazine)|Mojo]]''
-| rev4score  = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Guided by Voices: ''Bee Thousand'' |work=[[Mojo (magazine)|Mojo]] |page=118}}</ref>
+| rev4score  = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Guided by Voices: ''Bee Thousand'' |magazine=[[Mojo (magazine)|Mojo]] |page=118}}</ref>
 | rev5       = ''[[NME]]''
-| rev5score  = 7/10<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Guided by Voices: ''Bee Thousand'' |work=[[NME]] |date=August 13, 1994 |page=46}}</ref>
+| rev5score  = 7/10<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Guided by Voices: ''Bee Thousand'' |magazine=[[NME]] |date=August 13, 1994 |page=46}}</ref>
 | rev6       = ''[[Rolling Stone]]''
-| rev6score  = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/bee-thousand-19940811 |title=''Bee Thousand'' |work=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=August 11, 1994 |access-date=February 12, 2013 |last=Azerrad |first=Michael |author-link=Michael Azerrad}}</ref>
+| rev6score  = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/bee-thousand-19940811 |title=''Bee Thousand'' |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=August 11, 1994 |access-date=February 12, 2013 |last=Azerrad |first=Michael |author-link=Michael Azerrad}}</ref>
 | rev7       = ''[[The Rolling Stone Album Guide]]''
 | rev7score  = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite book |chapter=Guided by Voices |last=Randall |first=Mac |title=The New Rolling Stone Album Guide |title-link=The Rolling Stone Album Guide |editor1-last=Brackett |editor1-first=Nathan |editor2-last=Hoard |editor2-first=Christian |publisher=[[Simon & Schuster]] |edition=4th |year=2004 |isbn=0-7432-0169-8 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/newrollingstonea00brac/page/349 349–50]}}</ref>
 | rev8       = ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]''
-| rev8score  = {{Rating|5|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vrs6Gg_KZg0C&pg=PA78 |title=Discography: Robert Pollard |work=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]] |volume=22 |issue=11 |date=November 2006 |access-date=January 9, 2017 |last=Milner |first=Greg |page=78}}</ref>
+| rev8score  = {{Rating|5|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vrs6Gg_KZg0C&pg=PA78 |title=Discography: Robert Pollard |magazine=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]] |volume=22 |issue=11 |date=November 2006 |access-date=January 9, 2017 |last=Milner |first=Greg |page=78}}</ref>
 | rev9       = ''[[Spin Alternative Record Guide]]''
 | rev9score  = 8/10<ref>{{cite book |chapter=Guided by Voices |last=Marks |first=Craig |title=Spin Alternative Record Guide |title-link=Spin Alternative Record Guide |editor1-last=Weisbard |editor1-first=Eric |editor2-last=Marks |editor2-first=Craig |publisher=[[Vintage Books]] |year=1995 |isbn=0-679-75574-8 |pages=171–72}}</ref>
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 ===Accolades===
 {|class="wikitable"
+|+Accolades for ''Bee Thousand''
-|+Accolades for ''Bee Thousand''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.acclaimedmusic.net/061024/A926.htm |title=''Bee Thousand'' |publisher=[[Acclaimed Music]] |access-date=July 7, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070523033728/http://www.acclaimedmusic.net/061024/A926.htm |archive-date=May 23, 2007 |url-status=live}}</ref>
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 | ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]''
 | [[United States]]
-| Best Albums of 1994<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rxPc6mYwIxEC&pg=PA78&lpg=PA78 |title=20 Best Albums of '94 — 10. Guided by Voices, ''Bee Thousand'' |work=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]] |volume=10 |issue=9 |date=December 1994 |access-date=June 15, 2020 |last=Rubin |first=Mike |page=78}}</ref>
+| Best Albums of 1994<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rxPc6mYwIxEC&pg=PA78 |title=20 Best Albums of '94 — 10. Guided by Voices, ''Bee Thousand'' |magazine=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]] |volume=10 |issue=9 |date=December 1994 |access-date=June 15, 2020 |last=Rubin |first=Mike |page=78}}</ref>
 | 1994
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 | ''[[Alternative Press (magazine)|Alternative Press]]''
 | [[United States]]
-| The 90 Greatest Albums of the '90s<ref>{{cite magazine |title=The 90 Greatest Albums of the 90's |work=[[Alternative Press (magazine)|Alternative Press]] |issue=125 |date=December 1998}}</ref>
+| The 90 Greatest Albums of the '90s<ref>{{cite magazine |title=The 90 Greatest Albums of the 90's |magazine=[[Alternative Press (magazine)|Alternative Press]] |issue=125 |date=December 1998}}</ref>
 | 1998
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 | ''Spin''
 | [[United States]]
-| Top 100 Albums of the Last 20 Years<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=p6-UYTO7l1MC&pg=PA82 |title=100 Greatest Albums 1985–2005 — 37. Guided by Voices: ''Bee Thousand'' |work=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]] |volume=21 |issue=7 |date=July 2005 |access-date=June 15, 2020 |last=Greenwald |first=Andy |page=82}}</ref>
+| Top 100 Albums of the Last 20 Years<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=p6-UYTO7l1MC&pg=PA82 |title=100 Greatest Albums 1985–2005 — 37. Guided by Voices: ''Bee Thousand'' |magazine=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]] |volume=21 |issue=7 |date=July 2005 |access-date=June 15, 2020 |last=Greenwald |first=Andy |page=82}}</ref>
 | 2005
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 | ''[[Mojo (magazine)|Mojo]]''
 | [[United Kingdom]]
-| The 100 Greatest Albums of Our Lifetime 1993–2006<ref>{{cite magazine |title=The 100 Greatest Albums of Our Lifetime |work=[[Mojo (magazine)|Mojo]] |issue=150 |date=May 2006}}</ref>
+| The 100 Greatest Albums of Our Lifetime 1993–2006<ref>{{cite magazine |title=The 100 Greatest Albums of Our Lifetime |magazine=[[Mojo (magazine)|Mojo]] |issue=150 |date=May 2006}}</ref>
 | 2006
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 | ''[[Rolling Stone]]''
 | United States
-| The 100 Best Albums of the Nineties<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/100-best-albums-of-the-nineties-20110427/guided-by-voices-bee-thousand-19691231 |title=100 Best Albums of the '90s — 79. Guided by Voices, 'Bee Thousand' |work=[[Rolling Stone]] |year=2010 |access-date=June 5, 2012}}</ref>
+| The 100 Best Albums of the Nineties<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/100-best-albums-of-the-nineties-20110427/guided-by-voices-bee-thousand-19691231 |title=100 Best Albums of the '90s — 79. Guided by Voices, 'Bee Thousand' |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |year=2010 |access-date=June 5, 2012}}</ref>
 | 2010
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 ==Personnel==
+'''Guided by Voices'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gbvdb.com/album.asp?albumid=1320|title = GBVDB - Guided by Voices Database}}</ref>
-'''Guided by Voices'''
-* [[Robert Pollard]] – [[Singing|vocals]], [[guitar]], other instruments
+* [[Robert Pollard]] – [[Singing|vocals]] {{small|(tracks 1–9, 12–15, 17–19)}}; [[guitar]] {{small|(tracks 1–4, 6–9, 12, 13, 15, 17–19)}}; other instruments {{small|(tracks 4, 9, 15, 19)}}
-* Jim Pollard – [[bass guitar]], [[Audio feedback|feedback]] on "Demons Are Real"
+* Jim Pollard – [[bass guitar]] {{small|(track 12)}}; guitar, [[Audio feedback|feedback]] {{small|(track 17)}}
-* [[Tobin Sprout]] – vocals, bass guitar, guitar, [[piano]] on "You're Not An Airplane", other instruments
+* [[Tobin Sprout]] – vocals {{small|(tracks 10, 11, 16, 20)}}; bass guitar {{small|(tracks 1, 8, 14)}}; guitar {{small|(tracks 1, 5, 10, 11, 16)}}; [[piano]] {{small|(track 20)}}; other instruments {{small|(tracks 5, 10, 11, 16, 20)}}
-* [[Mitch Mitchell (guitarist)|Mitch Mitchell]] – guitar
+* [[Mitch Mitchell (guitarist)|Mitch Mitchell]] – guitar {{small|(tracks 6, 14)}}
-* Don Thrasher – [[drum]]s and [[Percussion instrument|percussion]]
+* Don Thrasher – [[drum]]s, [[Percussion instrument|percussion]] {{small|(tracks 9, 18)}}
-* Dan Toohey – bass guitar
+* Dan Toohey – bass guitar {{small|(tracks 2, 6, 13)}}
-* [[Kevin Fennell]] – drums and percussion
+* [[Kevin Fennell]] – drums, percussion {{small|(tracks 1–3, 6, 8, 13–15, 17)}}
-* [[Greg Demos]] – bass guitar on "Tractor Rape Chain"
+* [[Greg Demos]] – bass guitar {{small|(track 3)}}
+'''Additional musicians'''
-* Randy Campbell – [[backing vocalist|backing vocals]] on "A Big Fan of The Pigpen"
+* Randy Campbell – [[backing vocalist|backing vocals]] {{small|(track 12)}}
 ==References==
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 [[Category:Albums recorded in a home studio]]
 [[Category:Avant-pop albums]]
-[[Category:Lo-fi music albums]]

v t e Guided by Voices
Robert Pollard Doug Gillard Mark Shue Bobby Bare Jr. Kevin March Tobin Sprout Mitch Mitchell Greg Demos Kevin Fennell Jim Macpherson James Greer Discography
Studio albums	Devil Between My Toes (1987) Sandbox (1987) Self-Inflicted Aerial Nostalgia (1989) Same Place the Fly Got Smashed (1990) Propeller (1992) Vampire on Titus (1993) Bee Thousand (1994) Alien Lanes (1995) Under the Bushes Under the Stars (1996) Tonics & Twisted Chasers (1996) Mag Earwhig! (1997) Do the Collapse (1999) Isolation Drills (2001) Universal Truths and Cycles (2002) Earthquake Glue (2003) Half Smiles of the Decomposed (2004) Let's Go Eat the Factory (2012) Class Clown Spots a UFO (2012) The Bears for Lunch (2012) English Little League (2013) Motivational Jumpsuit (2014) Cool Planet (2014) Please Be Honest (2016) August by Cake (2017) How Do You Spell Heaven (2017) Space Gun (2018) Zeppelin Over China (2019) Warp and Woof (2019) Sweating the Plague (2019) Surrender Your Poppy Field (2020) Mirrored Aztec (2020) Styles We Paid For (2020) Earth Man Blues (2021) It's Not Them. It Couldn't Be Them. It Is Them! (2021) Crystal Nuns Cathedral (2022) Tremblers and Goggles by Rank (2022) La La Land (2023) Welshpool Frillies (2023) Nowhere to Go but Up (2023) Strut of Kings (2024)
EPs	Forever Since Breakfast (1986) The Grand Hour (1993) Static Airplane Jive (1993) Get Out of My Stations (1994) Fast Japanese Spin Cycle (1994) Clown Prince of the Menthol Trailer (1994) I Am a Scientist (1994) Tigerbomb (1995) Sunfish Holy Breakfast (1996) Plantations of Pale Pink (1996) Wish in One Hand… (1997) Plugs for the Program (1999) Hold on Hope (2000) Dayton, Ohio–19 Something and 5 (2000) Daredevil Stamp Collector (2001) The Pipe Dreams of Instant Prince Whippet (2002) Down by the Racetrack (2013) Wine Cork Stonehenge (2018) 100 Dougs (2018) 1901 Acid Rock (2019) Umlaut Over the Ozone (2019)
Live albums	Live from Austin, TX (2007)
Compilation albums	The Best of Guided by Voices: Human Amusements at Hourly Rates (2003) Crickets: Best of the Fading Captain Series 1999–2007 (2007) Scalping the Guru (2022)
Box sets	Box (1995) Suitcase: Failed Experiments and Trashed Aircraft (2000) Hardcore UFOs: Revelations, Epiphanies and Fast Food in the Western Hemisphere (2003) Suitcase 2: American Superdream Wow (2005) Suitcase 3: Up We Go Now (2009) Suitcase 4: Captain Kangaroo Won the War (2015)
Robert Pollard solo albums	Not in My Airforce (1996) Waved Out (1998) Kid Marine (1999) Motel of Fools (2003) Fiction Man (2004) Relaxation of the Asshole (2005) From a Compound Eye (2006) Normal Happiness (2006) Silverfish Trivia (2007) Standard Gargoyle Decisions (2007) Coast to Coast Carpet of Love (2007) Superman Was a Rocker (2008) Weatherman and Skin Goddess (2008) Robert Pollard Is Off to Business (2008) The Crawling Distance (2009) Elephant Jokes (2009) We All Got Out of the Army (2010) Moses on a Snail (2010) Space City Kicks (2011) Lord of the Birdcage (2011) Mouseman Cloud (2012) Jack Sells the Cow (2012) Honey Locust Honky Tonk (2013) Blazing Gentlemen (2013) Faulty Superheroes (2015) Of Course You Are (2016)
Tobin Sprout albums	Carnival Boy (1996) Moonflower Plastic (1997) Let's Welcome the Circus People (1999) Lost Planets & Phantom Voices (2003) The Bluebirds of Happiness Tried to Land on My Shoulder (2010) The Universe & Me (2017)
Airport 5 albums	Tower in the Fountain of Sparks (2001) Life Starts Here (2002)
Boston Spaceships albums	Brown Submarine (2008) The Planets are Blasted (2009) Zero to 99 (2009) Our Cubehouse Still Rocks (2010) Let It Beard (2011)
Lifeguards and Doug Gillard albums	Speak Kindly of Your Volunteer Fire Department (1999) Mist King Urth (2003) Waving at the Astronauts (2011)
Robert Pollard side projects	In Shop We Build Electric Chairs: Professional Music by Nightwalker 1984–1993 (1999) Big Trouble (2000) Choreographed Man of War (2001) Calling Zero (2002) Blues and Boogie Shoes (2006)
Circus Devils albums	Ringworm Interiors (2001) The Harold Pig Memorial (2002) Pinball Mars (2004) Five (2005) Sgt. Disco (2007) Ataxia (2008) Gringo (2009) Mother Skinny (2010) Capsized! (2011) When Machines Attack (2013) My Mind Has Seen the White Trick (2013) Escape (2014) Stomping Grounds (2015) Laughs Last (2017)