Bee Thousand

From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Work

Bee Thousand · Guided by Voices from Dayton, Ohio, was not a band in the usual sense: whichever of a group of friends had time played along. In 1993 Robert Pollard was on the point of disbanding the group, because of lack of money and because he wanted to look after his family and his work as a teacher more. Then he thought of taking old, unused material apart and rebuilding it into new songs. The record was released in June 1994 on Scat Records.

The recording was done not in a studio but on simple equipment in garages and basements, in three days. That led to mistakes: in Hardcore UFO's the guitar drops out for a moment. The band came to like the sound precisely for that. The music draws its influence from British beat, punk and psychedelia, with surrealist lyrics. After this record the group grew into one of the best-known names in lo-fi. Other labels showed interest.

Listening

Track list

1. 1Hardcore UFO's1:54Apple Music ↗
2. 2Buzzards and Dreadful Crows1:43Apple Music ↗
3. 3Tractor Rape Chain3:05Apple Music ↗
4. 4The Goldheart Mountaintop Queen Directory1:45Apple Music ↗
5. 5Hot Freaks1:43Apple Music ↗
6. 6Smothered In Hugs2:00Apple Music ↗
7. 7Yours to Keep1:15Apple Music ↗
8. 8Echos Myron2:42Apple Music ↗
9. 9Gold Star for Robot Boy1:39Apple Music ↗
10. 10Awful Bliss1:12Apple Music ↗
11. 11Mincer Ray2:21Apple Music ↗
12. 12A Big Fan of the Pigpen2:09Apple Music ↗
13. 13Queen of Cans and Jars1:55Apple Music ↗
14. 14Her Psychology Today2:04Apple Music ↗
15. 15Kicker of Elves1:04Apple Music ↗
16. 16Ester's Day1:51Apple Music ↗
17. 17Demons Are Real0:48Apple Music ↗
18. 18I Am a Scientist2:24Apple Music ↗
19. 19Peep-Hole1:25Apple Music ↗
20. 20You're Not an Airplane0:33Apple Music ↗

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