Bee Thousand

by Guided By Voices

Bee Thousand cover art

'Bee Thousand' stands as a landmark of 1990s lo-fi, assembled from song fragments and rerecorded demos captured on primitive home four-track machines. The album merges Robert Pollard's surrealist lyrical collages with concise pop hooks that draw from British Invasion, punk, and psychedelic rock influences. Its varied and spontaneous production, complete with audible tape flaws, defined a key aesthetic for the genre while showcasing the band's eclectic and highly melodic songwriting.

Genres

  • Slacker Rock

Tracklist

  1. Hardcore UFO's
  2. Buzzards And Dreadful Crows
  3. Tractor Rape Chain
  4. The Goldheart Mountaintop Queen Directory
  5. Hot Freaks
  6. Smothered In Hugs
  7. Yours To Keep
  8. Echos Myron
  9. Gold Star For Robot Boy
  10. Awful Bliss
  11. Mincer Ray
  12. A Big Fan Of The Pigpen
  13. Queen Of Cans And Jars
  14. Her Psychology Today
  15. Kicker Of Elves
  16. Ester's Day
  17. Demons Are Real
  18. I Am A Scientist
  19. Peep-Hole
  20. You're Not An Airplane