Guided by Voices
- Type: Band/Group
- Country: United States
- Born: 1983 in Dayton, Ohio, United States
- Active: 1983 - present
Biography
Guided by Voices is a famously prolific indie rock band from Dayton, Ohio, led by the inexhaustible songwriter Robert Pollard. Known for their lo-fi aesthetic and a torrent of short, powerfully melodic songs, the band emerged from obscurity to become underground legends in the 1990s. Their landmark albums 'Bee Thousand' and 'Alien Lanes', released on labels like Scat and #Matador#, are cornerstones of the indie rock canon, blending British Invasion pop, punk, and psychedelic rock. Despite multiple lineup changes, breakups, and reunions, Pollard has kept the band a vital creative force, influencing countless artists with a DIY spirit and a seemingly endless supply of rock anthems.
Genres
Guided by Voices Discography
- Forever Since Breakfast (1986) - EP - rated 3.4/5
- Devil Between My Toes (1987) - Album - rated 3.47/5
- Sandbox (1987) - Album - rated 3.9/5
- Self-Inflicted Aerial Nostalgia (1989) - Album - rated 3.53/5
- Same Place the Fly Got Smashed (1990) - Album - rated 3.82/5
- Propeller (1992) - Album - rated 3.95/5
- Static Airplane Jive (1993) - EP - rated 3.83/5
- 'I Am a Scientist' ep (1994) - EP - rated 3.52/5
- Bee Thousand (1994) - Album - rated 4.07/5
- Fast Japanese Spin Cycle (1994) - EP - rated 3.58/5
- Tigerbomb (1995) - EP - rated 3.56/5
- Alien Lanes (1995) - Album - rated 3.97/5
- Sunfish Holy Breakfast (1996) - EP - rated 3.67/5
- Under the Bushes Under the Stars (1996) - Album - rated 3.72/5
- Tonics & Twisted Chasers (1996) - Album - rated 3.7/5
- Mag Earwhig! (1997) - Album - rated 3.76/5
- Wish in One Hand... (1997) - EP - rated 3.94/5
- Watch Me Jumpstart (1998) - Album
- Plugs for the Program (1999) - EP - rated 3.35/5
- Teenage FBI (1999) - Single - rated 3.71/5
- Do the Collapse (1999) - Album - rated 2.82/5
- Hold on Hope (1999) - Single - rated 3.51/5
- Surgical Focus / Fly Into Ashes (1999) - Single - rated 3.66/5
- Dayton, Ohio-19 Something and 5 (2000) - EP - rated 3.3/5
- Hold on Hope EP (2000) - EP - rated 3.86/5
- The Who Went Home and Cried (2001) - Album - rated 3.64/5
- Glad Girls (2001) - Single - rated 3.58/5
- Isolation Drills (2001) - Album - rated 3.03/5
- Chasing Heather Crazy / On With the Show (2001) - Single - rated 3.84/5
- The Pipe Dreams of Instant Prince Whippet (2002) - EP - rated 3.3/5
- Universal Truths and Cycles (2002) - Album - rated 3.42/5
- Back to the Lake / Dig Through My Window (2002) - Single - rated 3.27/5
- Cheyenne / Visit This Place (2002) - Single - rated 3.49/5
- Everywhere With Helicopter (2002) - Single - rated 3.62/5
- The Best of Guided by Voices: Human Amusements at Hourly Rates (2003) - Compilation - rated 4.46/5
- Earthquake Glue (2003) - Album - rated 3.63/5
- Half Smiles of the Decomposed (2004) - Album - rated 3.39/5
- Let's Go Eat the Factory (2011) - Album - rated 2.99/5
- The Bears for Lunch (2012) - Album - rated 3.68/5
- Class Clown Spots a UFO (2012) - Album - rated 3.25/5
- English Little League (2013) - Album - rated 3.08/5
- Cool Planet (2014) - Album - rated 3.07/5
- Motivational Jumpsuit (2014) - Album - rated 3.15/5
- Please Be Honest (2016) - Album - rated 3.1/5
- How Do You Spell Heaven (2017) - Album - rated 3.35/5
- August by Cake (2017) - Album - rated 3.01/5
- Space Gun (2018) - Album - rated 3.4/5
- Sweating the Plague (2019) - Album - rated 3.29/5
- Warp and Woof (2019) - Album - rated 3.55/5
- Zeppelin Over China (2019) - Album - rated 3.11/5
- Styles We Paid For (2020) - Album - rated 3.19/5
- Mirrored Aztec (2020) - Album - rated 3.09/5
- Surrender Your Poppy Field (2020) - Album - rated 3.27/5
- It's Not Them. It Couldn't Be Them. It Is Them! (2021) - Album - rated 3.11/5
- Earth Man Blues (2021) - Album - rated 3.26/5
- Tremblers and Goggles by Rank (2022) - Album - rated 3.34/5
- Crystal Nuns Cathedral (2022) - Album - rated 3.19/5
- Nowhere to Go But Up (2023) - Album - rated 2.61/5
- Welshpool Frillies (2023) - Album - rated 2.88/5
- La La Land (2023) - Album - rated 2.77/5
- Strut of Kings (2024) - Album - rated 3.31/5
- Thick Rich and Delicious (2025) - Album - rated 3.79/5
- Universe Room (2025) - Album - rated 3.16/5
- Crawlspace of the Pantheon (2026) - Album - rated 3.23/5
Members
- Robert Pollard - lead vocals, guitar (1983–2004; 2010–2014; 2016–Present)
- Doug Gillard - guitar, backing vocals (1997–2004; 2016–Present)
- Kevin March - drums, backing vocals (2002–2004; 2016–Present)
- Mark Shue - bass, backing vocals (2016–Present)
- Bobby Bare Jr. - guitar, backing vocals (2016–Present)
- Jim Pollard - guitar, bass (1983–1995)
- Mitch Mitchell - guitar, bass (1983–1997; 2010–2014)
- Tobin Sprout - guitar, vocals (1986–1997; 2010–2014)
- Kevin Fennell - drums (1983–1989; 1993–1997; 2010–2014)
- Greg Demos - bass (1990–2000; 2010–2014)
- Don Thrasher - drums (1989–1992)
- Steve Wilbur - bass, guitar (1987–1989)
- Dan Toohey - bass (1991–1994)
- Jim Macpherson - drums (1998–2001)
- Nate Farley - guitar (1998–2004)
- Tim Tobias - bass (2000–2003)