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  • nnate8
    nnate8 Posts: 4
    Pollard is the man.
    Robert Pollard Facts:
    -Originally a school teacher here in ohio.
    -Pitched the first no hitter at Wright State Univeristy.
    -Releases at least 4 to 5 records a year under various band names inhis "Fading Captain Series".

    I've seen him a bogarts in cinncy in 97
    and also in Chicago at the Abbey Pub (incredibly small joint)
    A lot of fun live and expensive if you try to collect everything he releases. I was pumped to here he was opening for PJ. Unfortunatly I saw them in DC,

    but it was still a great show and my morning jacket was great too.
  • iluvcats
    iluvcats Posts: 5,153
    according to allmusic.com, robert was born in 1957.
    i'm right behind him, not quite that old yet. I thought he was 60. I liked him.
    it did not make sense when he said he wrote a song with carole king in 1963, either my hearing is wrong or allmusic put the wrong birthdate. most ppl in the audience only know carole king as the Gap lady. I have her album, Tapestry.
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    8/08 - Ed solo in DC, 6/09 Ed in B'more,
    10/10 - Brad in B'more
  • Tom K
    Tom K Posts: 842
    Vedderman23 wrote:
    Some tasty Jose Cuervo and some Miller Lites....now that's a combo!! :D

    He was drinking Jose out of the bottle? What a fucking whack...
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  • cbbjr
    cbbjr Posts: 241
    I had somewhat high expectations and thought the opening set was just ok. Like his other project, songs were short and too the point, but a little more pop-sounding than some of the GBV stuff. Still, it was a lot better than some of the previous opening acts. On this tour, they have done well with My Morning Jacked and Pollard.
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  • stillahive
    stillahive Posts: 14
    pollard sucks. i left for halls at the beginning of his set. but i checked from timt to time to see if eddies was going to do a song with him. :/
    " 'No.....Way' my answer to that, 'No.....Way'"
  • lukins fridge
    lukins fridge Posts: 237
    superslush wrote:
    Ill come right out and say it, I thought he was a douche. The "boys and girls" comments along with the ridiculous jumping and kicking were over the top. He was having a good time, thats good. But the music, ugh.

    the antics are kind-of meant to be funny. i've never seen him/them live, but i bought a live DVD and i was really thrown off at first.

    i bought my first guided by voices CD last June...and i now own about 15. it's not for everyone, but if you're a fan of music you cannot deny this:

    http://www.gbvdb.com/tracks.asp?x=1&artistid=&artistids=4&all=true

    that's impressive on any level and i think that's why pearl jam had him open for them...also, i promise PROMISE that i could make you a GBV mixed CD you would like.
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  • ndv180
    ndv180 Posts: 80
    ndv180 wrote:
    Was Tommy Keane in his band (playing guitar) ??? If they were billed as Robert Pollard and the Ascended Masters, he probably was.

    To answer my own question, yes he was. Tommy Keene has put out some great material of his own, most notably in the mid 80's. I much prefer his stuff to Robert Pollard's.
  • supergrass
    supergrass Posts: 48
    I hate to say, but Robert Pollard was one of the few opening acts I couldn't get into at all. After seeing very good groups such as Kings of Leon before U2 and My Morning Jacket twice before Pearl Jam, Robert Pollard just offered nothing for me.
  • StateofLovingRock
    StateofLovingRock South Hills of The 'Burgh Posts: 135
    lukins fridge wrote:
    the antics are kind-of meant to be funny. i've never seen him/them live, but i bought a live DVD and i was really thrown off at first.

    i bought my first guided by voices CD last June...and i now own about 15. it's not for everyone, but if you're a fan of music you cannot deny this:

    http://www.gbvdb.com/tracks.asp?x=1&artistid=&artistids=4&all=true

    that's impressive on any level and i think that's why pearl jam had him open for them...also, i promise PROMISE that i could make you a GBV mixed CD you would like.

    Saw GBV on Austin City Limits this past year, and they were reaaally good. Glad Girls rocks! What a fun sing-along anthem.
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  • StoneG82
    StoneG82 Posts: 806
    you guys are all smoking crack. pollard is the man.

    and to whoever called him a douche.....lighten up buddy. he was just having fun and enjoying himself.

    you should all be ashamed.

    here's a toast to my fellow bob fans. he could drink any one of us under the table. (yeah, he was knocking back Jose Cuervo out of the bottle)
    "What’s Orphans? I don’t know. Orphans is a dead end kid driving a coffin with big tires across the Ohio River wearing welding goggles and a wife beater with a lit firecracker in his ear." - Tom Waits
  • kdpjam
    kdpjam Posts: 2,303
    StoneG82 wrote:
    you guys are all smoking crack. pollard is the man.

    and to whoever called him a douche.....lighten up buddy. he was just having fun and enjoying himself.

    you should all be ashamed.

    here's a toast to my fellow bob fans. he could drink any one of us under the table. (yeah, he was knocking back Jose Cuervo out of the bottle)

    bob is great!!!!! guided by voices too...
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