Robert Pollard
Also Known As: Robert Ellsworth Pollard Jr., Bob Pollard
Biography: Robert Pollard is best known as the driving force behind indie-rock band Guided by Voices as well as his massively prolific output of songs and collage art for many other projects.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Dayton, OH
Birthday: October 31, 1957
Adult: No
Gender: Male
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Thank You Very Much For Absolutely Nothing
Overview: Rare, never-before-seen footage from one of Guided By Voices’ earliest shows in 1986, performing songs from Forever Since Breakfast and more.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2021-10-29
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Guided by Voices World Tour 2020
Overview: Live performance recorded at an empty venue in Dayton, OH in summer 2020, in place of a live tour cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-07-17
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Guided By Voices: The 40th Anniversary Concerts
Overview: Labor Day weekend 2023, the club was open — or rather, the Masonic temple was open. That’s when Dayton, Ohio indie rock legends Guided by Voices celebrated their 40th anniversary as a band with a pair of hometown shows supported by some very talented peers and followers (Dinosaur Jr, Built to Spill and Heartless Bastards). GBV classics, both old and new, were captured for posterity as Bob and the fellas start laying the foundation for the next forty years.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2023-09-01
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Dean Quixote
Overview: A new comedy from the producer of Swingers!
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-07-13
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Guided by Voices: Live from Austin TX
Overview: Live Guided by Voices show at Austin City Limits 2004.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-05-15
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Guided By Voices: Live on HBO Reverb
Overview: Recorded live at the Trocadero in Philadelphia, PA - May 20th, 2001 -- for HBO's music series, Reverb.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-01-01
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Guided By Voices: Live and Uncensored In Los Angeles
Overview: An unprecedented look at Guided By Voices live in 1996. The two hour set, including five encores, was captured using three cameras and edited during the show. Recorded live at the Whisky A Go Go on May 10, 1996.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-01-01
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Guided By Voices: Watch Me Jumpstart
Overview: This film chronicles the legend of Guided by Voices, a tale of pop music mastery through self-reliance. Filmmaker Banks Tarver documents the history of the band leading up to the release of their tenth album, Under the Bushes Under the Stars.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-06-23
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Beautiful Plastic
Overview: A short home video filmed by Banks Tarver around the same time as Watch Me Jumpstart, showing Guided by Voices' Robert Pollard drinking with friends and rummaging through a box of art scraps used for album covers. This film remained unreleased until the DVD of Watch Me Jumpstart came out in 2003.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-11-04
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Guided By Voices: The Electrifying Conclusion
Overview: A definitive record of one of the greatest bands in indie rock, THE ELECTRIFYING CONCLUSION is a chronicle of the last four hours of GUIDED BY VOICES. The film captures GUIDED BY VOICES' final concert at Chicago's Metro on New Year's Eve 2004 - sixty-three songs - completely uncut. Excitement and nostalgia emanating from both the band and audience throughout the memorable evening are powerfully captured here in fantastic performances of both standard GBV tunes and special, seldom-played classics. The DVD includes over 20 minutes of extras including 4 live songs from 1994 and footage of Bob Pollard recording demos for Half Smiles of the Decomposed.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-11-15
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Guided By Voices: The Who Went Home and Cried
Overview: Video documentary of the last show of bass player Greg Demos. Includes footage of the band's practice session on Bob's front porch with Bob playing guitar.
Genres: Music Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-11-16
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Guided By Voices: Some Drinking Implied
Overview: This 65 minute DVD is an unbelievable collection of never-before-seen footage starring rock legends Guided By Voices. This collection includes some never-released videos including "Weed King," Bob and Demos early studio clips, backstage footage, Bob's high school movie "Wild People" featuring "Lucifer's Aching Revolver," plus an early live performance from 1992.
Genres: Music Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-01-01
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Everything Is Nice: The Matador Records 10th Anniversary Anthology
Overview: This commemorative anthology DVD includes music from Pavement, The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Cornelius, Cat Power, Yo La Tengo, Arsonists, Helium and many more. Also included: What's Up Matador?, previously only available on VHS.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-04-19
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Robert Pollard: The Devil Went Home and Puked
Overview: Straight from the personal archives of Robert Pollard, The Devil Went Home and Puked is a video collage made up of live footage from nearly every era of GBV and Robert Pollard tours (94- present) and early GBV studio footage.
Genres: Music Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-11-17
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Dutch Freaks: Guided By Voices Live in Amsterdam
Overview: Dayton Ohio's legendary Guided By Voices plays Melkweg in Amsterdam in support of 1996's Under the Bushes, Under the Stars.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-06-23
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