Claim OwnershipRobert Pollard's Guide To The Late 60s
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Before his band Guided By Voices set off on their 2001 tour, lead singer Robert Pollard recorded all his favourite 1960s records onto 62 C90 cassettes.
On our podcast we listen to, rate and review every one of them.
On our podcast we listen to, rate and review every one of them.
39 Episodes
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The capricious Californian Captain captured on 2 albums. Captivating!
Here’s one for all the jug addicts. Trip inside this house with us as we absorb these 2 albums like a drop of rye fungus on blotting paper.
Listen to us flamin’ go as we discuss the only rockin’ band on Robert Pollard’s list with an apostrophe in their name.
This episode puts Glen and Petula together for a pair of albums that include many songs originally made famous by other singers and cover a wide range of popular music styles.
The twain does meet on tape 33 as Robert Pollard pairs up 2 albums that seem to have nothing whatsoever in common. Eric has traded the “Toon” for California Dreaming while Iggy & pals are having no fun in the Funhouse. Download this episode & stick it deep inside (your ears)
Here are 2 very different albums released at the end of 1970. John Lennon is coming to terms with no longer being one of the four lads who shook the world while four other lads are starting to shake it themselves with their big Brummie riffs.
With 31 of Robert Pollard’s 62 tapes now covered, we have reached the halfway point of our podcast. Take a listen to this special bonus episode for all the stats you could possibly need on the albums we’ve covered so far.
Is everybody in? The podcast is about to begin. Join us as we approach the doors of perception & break on through to the other side in the company of the third & fourth albums by Mr Mojo Risin & pals.
Join us on episode 30 as we unpack tracks by The Attack and then zoom off into the Andromeda galaxy.
Peace & love in Laurel Canyon didn’t always apply to CS&N. If only they could’ve been as harmonious in person as they were on record! For their second album they decided to add Neil Young into an already volatile mix. Get yourself back to the garden while listening to our musings on the album they made together, as well as Neil’s solo record that followed in its wake.
Grocer Jack Grocer Jack get off your back and listen to our latest episode. We review a pair of compilations by British beat groups as they move into more psychedelic realms & occasional unjustified complaints about the Gas Board.
Two albums with contrasting approaches to psychedelia, treat your ears to our opinions on Blossom Toes from England & The Savage Resurrection from California.
B.o.B. is the only Bob D album on Bob P’s list. Stand inside the rain with us as we discuss rock’s first double album while the country music station plays soft and there’s nothing, really nothing to turn off.
10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Lift off! Take your protein pills and put your helmet on as we launch into 2 pals David & Marc, both about to make one giant leap towards eventual superstardom.
Let us show one another things we never usually see with this fascinating but relatively obscure pair of albums. First we examine an unreleased set of songs from North London mod group The Action. Then the debut album from the band they subsequently gave birth to, Mighty Baby.
First up Phil & Don are dropping their aitches as they get ‘eavily involved in Swinging London and then an album that you’ll feel in your fingers and toes over Andover again.
Hey hey they’re The Monkees and people may say the hosts monkey around in this episode as they get sidetracked into Tork-ing about wedding receptions, live gigs and, inevitably, Peter Reid.
A diverse pair of albums under discussion here, both of which are soundtrack albums (kind of) and also concept albums (kind of)
Are you sitting comfortabold two square on your botty? Then you’re ready to hear us round up this round-covered album. How’s your Bert’s lumbago?
Spread the message to zebra, mongoose and the dirty hippopotamus because here comes our episode on Syd’s solo albums.
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