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The Birthday Democrats
The Birthday Democrats YouTube video by Guided by Voices - Topic

Happy birthday to Bob Pollard on this final day of Bobtober. You’re the best.

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You Own the Night
You Own the Night YouTube video by Guided by Voices - Topic

Telling someone how big they are reveals how small you feel. Or something like that.

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Climbing a Ramp
Climbing a Ramp YouTube video by Guided by Voices - Topic

Love this song about how Sisyphean life feels.

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The Takeovers - Be It Not For The Serpentine Rain Dodger
The Takeovers - Be It Not For The Serpentine Rain Dodger YouTube video by stonedcomedianringo

Pop! Bob and Slusarenko!

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Look, It's Baseball
Look, It's Baseball YouTube video by Guided by Voices - Topic

A song about a baseball and going the extra mile seemed apropos

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Eye Mask of Leaves by Circus Devils on Apple Music Song · 2014 · Duration 2:49

I’ve fallen down on my #Bobtober posting! Listening as always. Always like it when this one pops up.

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Circus Devils - Stars, Stripes And Crack Pipes
Circus Devils - Stars, Stripes And Crack Pipes YouTube video by stonedcomedianringo

Sometimes you gotta start the week with a statement.

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Guided By Voices - Perfect This Time
Guided By Voices - Perfect This Time YouTube video by Ana Lazovic

Here is an outtake from Do The Collapse, stuck on a b-side and then forgotten because he had 1200 more songs to release since.

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Party Rages On
Party Rages On YouTube video by Guided by Voices - Topic

It’s college football day which, for me, means watching half a game and working a slow day at the shop for the rest. This song ends with Bob singing touchdown a lot. It rocks.

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The Batman Sees the Ball
The Batman Sees the Ball YouTube video by Guided by Voices - Topic

In honor of the World Series.

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Contemporary Man (He Is our Age)
Contemporary Man (He Is our Age) YouTube video by Robert Pollard - Topic

Deep cut here. It’s all about the Who-like payoff in the middle.

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Eye Shop Heaven
Eye Shop Heaven YouTube video by Guided by Voices - Topic

Woke up with Bob singing “eye” in this in my head- great note. I think this is about a casino.

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Robert Pollard - (All You Need) To Know
Robert Pollard - (All You Need) To Know YouTube video by chasinghighways

Now to just share songs that come to mind.

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Teenage Guitar - "Atlantic Cod"
Teenage Guitar - "Atlantic Cod" YouTube video by walkingthecow69

Teenage Guitar is basically Bob and a 4 track. It’s so lo fi, it strikes oil.

Echoing sharks
Lost in the darks
Of hinterlands
winterlands
splintered hands

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The Takeovers - Be It Not For The Serpentine Rain Dodger
The Takeovers - Be It Not For The Serpentine Rain Dodger YouTube video by stonedcomedianringo

The Takeovers were the prequel to the Boston Spaceships. This song has Mudhoney’s Dan Peters drumming all over an old Suitcase song. I love it.

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Pop Zeus (2019 Remaster)
Pop Zeus (2019 Remaster) YouTube video by Robert Pollard - Topic

Only one album was released with the credit to Robert Pollard with Doug Gillard and it’s a classic.

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Rip Van Winkle -- By The Water
Rip Van Winkle -- By The Water YouTube video by Guided By Voices

Rip Van Winkle is very recent Bob and 3 really cool people doing sessions that produce songs like this. May they do many more.

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Robert Pollard and his Soft Rock Renegades - 7th Level Shutdown
Robert Pollard and his Soft Rock Renegades - 7th Level Shutdown YouTube video by Ben Schorr

Choreographed Man of War could be my favorite EP Bob has done. Lots of bigass fist pumpers and also this, the best hangover song there be.

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I'm Going In by Circus Devils on Apple Music Song · 2015 · Duration 2:19

Get out of his way, he’s going in!

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Frenzy of Blame
Frenzy of Blame YouTube video by Ricked Wicky - Topic

Ricked Wicky, Bob with local human jukebox Nick Mitchell and dependables March and Tobias, put out 3 albums in less than 7 months(!). Classic rock filtered through the Bob system.

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Late Night Scamerica
Late Night Scamerica YouTube video by Psycho and the Birds - Topic

Psycho and The Birds is Todd Tobias playing over Bob's boombox demos written in batches. Kind of a inverse Circus Devils thing. The results are cool and unique. You can hear what Tobias worked here with on Suitcase 2.

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Life Is Beautiful (2019 Remaster) by Robert Pollard & Doug Gillard on Apple Music Song · 1999 · Duration 2:27

Life is Beautiful > Messiahs and a cup of tea to help kickstart another year around the sun for me.

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The Moping Swans - The Moping Swans Are Home
The Moping Swans - The Moping Swans Are Home YouTube video by stonedcomedianringo

Moping Swans ep is Bob, Greg Demos, Jimmy Mac and pre-GBV bandmate Tony Conley (RIP). There are a couple of catchier tunes, but I love musing on this song title/lyrics

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Robert Pollard | The Weekly Crow
Robert Pollard | The Weekly Crow YouTube video by PeteAxm

Woke to 6 crows enjoying scattered leftover takeaway from last night’s homecoming game. Wisconsin lost, but this album’s a winner.

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Mars Classroom | There Never Was A Sea Of Love
Mars Classroom | There Never Was A Sea Of Love YouTube video by PeteAxm

Mars Classroom was the postal rock album with band Big Dipper. This one’s mighty special and should be on a lot of best of lists.

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Lifeguards - Society Dome
Lifeguards - Society Dome YouTube video by chasinghighways

The 2 albums of Lifeguards are Doug Gillard doing the music and Bob sings. This song inspired the name of my nonexistent Bob cover band The Pad Rammers.

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Murphy Had a Birthday by Guided By Voices on Apple Music Song · 2015 · Duration 3:34

A Salty Salute to all the October birthdays!

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Lexo And The Leapers - Alone, Stinking And Unafraid
Lexo And The Leapers - Alone, Stinking And Unafraid YouTube video by stonedcomedianringo

Bob did one ep with Dayton band The Tasties backing him up. Legend is one Tastie worked at a Sunoco and sold this at the counter.

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Keene Brothers - Island of Lost Lucys
Keene Brothers - Island of Lost Lucys YouTube video by Matthew Vincent Archer

The worst name ever for an album (Blues and Boogie Shoes) is a disservice to the gorgeous music the Keene Brothers gave us. RIP Tommy Keene.

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Robert Pollard - Kid Marine [Full Album - Vinyl Rip]
Robert Pollard - Kid Marine [Full Album - Vinyl Rip] YouTube video by I Got These Vinyls

Still feeling crummy, but I realized I missed a few days of #Bobtober

To make up for this personal failing, here's one of the greatest records ever. Can you hear it, Kid Marine?

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