From a Compound Eye

by Robert Pollard

From a Compound Eye cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 24 January 2006
  • Label: Merge
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 1:10:42
  • Community rating: 3.84/5 from 4 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

On 'From a Compound Eye', the prolific Guided by Voices frontman delivers a sprawling, meticulously arranged double album of eccentric indie rock. Abandoning his typical lo-fi constraints, the expansive production highlights his enduring knack for writing British Invasion-indebted pop hooks.

Genres

Descriptors: lo-fi, DIY, prolific, short-form, guitar-driven

Tracklist

  1. Gold (3:01)
  2. Field Jacket Blues (1:47)
  3. Dancing Girls and Dancing Men (2:40)
  4. Flowering Orphan (1:51)
  5. The Right Thing (4:30)
  6. U.S. Mustard Company (2:52)
  7. The Numbered Head (5:10)
  8. I'm a Widow (3:36)
  9. Fresh Threats, Salad Shooters and Zip Guns (1:51)
  10. Kick Me and Cancel (2:10)
  11. Other Dogs Remain (2:40)
  12. Kensington Cradle (1:50)
  13. Love Is Stronger Than Witchcraft (4:13)
  14. Hammer in Your Eyes (1:49)
  15. 50-Year-Old Baby (2:14)
  16. I Surround You Naked (2:42)
  17. Cock of the Rainbow (1:41)
  18. Conquerer of the Moon (5:04)
  19. Blessed in an Open Head (2:57)
  20. A Boy in Motion (1:37)
  21. Denied (2:36)
  22. Light Show (2:30)
  23. I'm a Strong Lion (1:08)
  24. Payment for the Babies (2:06)
  25. Kingdom Without (2:29)
  26. Recovering (3:28)

Credits

  • Robert Pollard - primary artist, cover, guitar, guitar [dobro], vocals, other [steel whistle], written-by
  • John Golden - lacquer cut by
  • Chris Sheehan - piano, keyboards
  • Jim Pollard - written-by

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