| Artist |
Guided By Voices |
| Album Title: |
Isolation Drills |
| Album Cover: |
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| Primary Genre |
Alternative & Punk: Indie |
| Format |
CD |
| Released |
04/10/2001 |
| Label |
TVT Records |
| Catalog No |
TVT 2160-2 |
| Bar Code No |
0 16581 21602 0 |
| Packaging |
Digipack |
| Tracks |
| 1.
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Fair Touching (3:07)
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| 2.
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Skills Like This (2:47)
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| 3.
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Chasing Heather Grazy (2:53)
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| 4.
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Frostman (0:55)
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| 5.
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Twilight Campfighter (3:07)
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| 6.
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Sister I Need Wine (1:40)
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| 7.
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Want One? (1:48)
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| 8.
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The Enemy (4:53)
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| 9.
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Unspirited (2:25)
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| 10.
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Glad Girls (3:49)
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| 11.
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Run Wild (3:48)
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| 12.
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Pivotal Film (3:10)
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| 13.
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How's My Drinking? (2:38)
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| 14.
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The Brides Have Hit Glass (2:51)
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| 15.
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Fine To See You (3:16)
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| 16.
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Privately (4:05)
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| Date Acquired |
05/11/2001 |
| Personal Rating |
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| Acquired from |
Electric Fetus - Minneapolis |
| Purchase Price |
13.99 |
Web Links |
All Music Guide Entry:
Discogs Entry: |
Notes |
All Songs written by Robert Pollard
Enhanced CD includes a link to a special "bootleg" website with exclusive downloads.
Recorded at Loho Studios, NYC, except track 4, recorded on 4-track, and track 7, recorded at Cro-Magnon Studios, Dayton.
Mixed at Greene Street Recording, NYC.
Mastered at Precision Mastering, Los Angeles.
?&© 2001 TVT Records. Manufactured & distributed by TVT Records.
foobar2000 1.3.6 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
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Analyzed: Guided by Voices / Isolation Drills
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR7 -0.01 dB -7.58 dB 3:08 01-Fair Touching
DR6 -0.01 dB -7.21 dB 2:48 02-Skills Like This
DR6 -0.01 dB -7.36 dB 2:53 03-Chasing Heather Crazy
DR10 -3.30 dB -16.36 dB 0:56 04-Frostman
DR6 -0.01 dB -7.21 dB 3:08 05-Twilight Campfighter
DR9 -0.01 dB -11.12 dB 1:41 06-Sister I Need Wine
DR6 -0.10 dB -8.18 dB 1:49 07-Want One?
DR6 -0.01 dB -8.42 dB 4:54 08-The Enemy
DR6 -0.01 dB -7.11 dB 2:26 09-Unspirited
DR6 -0.01 dB -7.02 dB 3:49 10-Glad Girls
DR6 -0.01 dB -6.55 dB 3:48 11-Run Wild
DR6 -0.01 dB -7.24 dB 3:10 12-Pivotal Film
DR6 -0.01 dB -7.47 dB 2:38 13-How's My Drinking?
DR7 -0.01 dB -8.16 dB 2:51 14-The Brides Have Hit Glass
DR8 -0.01 dB -10.07 dB 3:16 15-Fine to See You
DR7 -0.01 dB -8.60 dB 4:04 16-Privately
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Number of tracks: 16
Official DR value: DR7
Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 16
Bitrate: 1032 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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| Reviews |
All Music Guide Review:
Review by Mark Deming
Guided by Voices fans who embraced them as the saviors of lo-fi pop after discovering such four-track-in-a-basement masterpieces as Bee Thousand and Alien Lanes had better learn to live with the fact those days are gone for good -- the high-gloss production of 1999's Do the Collapse made it clear that GBV topkick Robert Pollard wanted his band to compete in rock's big leagues, and Isolation Drills only confirms that notion, sounding even more polished and precise than its precursor. However, if you loved GBV for their songs rather than their sometimes-charming sloppiness, then you'll be glad to hear that Pollard and Company have never used professionalism to better advantage than they do here. While Ric Ocasek's production on Do the Collapse was sympathetic, he clearly favored the pop side of the band's personality at the expense of their muscle (most clearly evidenced by the pseudo-new wave keyboard patches). But with Rob Schnapf behind the controls, Isolation Drills sounds like the real rock album GBV have always wanted to make; Pollard's hooky-but-rollicking melodies pay audible tribute to his great love for mid-'70s rock throughout, while Doug Gillard and Nate Farley's guitars finally crunch as much as they chime, making the band's rock moves as credible as their pop gestures ("Glad Girls" and "Chasing Heather Crazy" even finding them managing both at the same time, to superb effect). And Guided by Voices has never made an album this consistently strong from start to finish; with the possible exception of "Frostman" (which appears to have been processed to sound like it was recorded on four track), every song here matters, with Pollard's vocals at the top of their form (it helps that most of his lyrics actually make sense for a change -- sounds like Bob's been having relationship problems again) and the band sounds tight, forceful, and emphatic throughout. God knows if the indie rock audience will ever forgive him for such obvious craft, but the side of Pollard's personality that thought touring with Cheap Trick was a great idea finally gets the album he's been waiting for with Isolation Drills.
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