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SUITCASE 3
The Fire Note says that Suitcase 3 has something for every Bob fan
ZERO TO 99
Pop Matters says listening to Zero to 99 is a rewarding experience
Spectrum Culture says Zero to 99 ranks amongst Bob's best
Bob's got a big barrel of good songs and Zero to 99 proves it, so says Chipomatic
Wires and Waves says bringing the pop hooks is what the Boston Spaceships do best
Pitchfork says on Zero to 99 Bob is making some of the best music of his life
Denver Post calls Zero to 99 the most compelling of all the Boston Spaceship releases
Fire Note says Bob saves the best for last with the release of Zero to 99
ELEPHANT JOKES
Crawdaddy enjoys Elephant Jokes
PopMatters says on Elephant Jokes Bob is at his most plainly joyful
The Fire Note says that Elephant Jokes find Bob making more two minutes or less music magic
COSMOS - JAR OF JAM TON OF BRICKS
BLURT calls Cosmos a celestrial treat
The Fire Note says having Bob and Richard Davies work together can only produce a top grade product
CIRCUS DEVILS - GRINGO
Under The Radar says its the crazy musical and lyrical musings that define Gringo
The All Music Guide says that all 16 tracks on Gringo fit together like a cohesive musical whole
Erasing
Clouds says that Gringo is a good match of perfect pop and weirdness
Fire
Note says that Gringo proves that the Circus Devils have no rules, boundaries
or expectations
Citizen
Dick says Gringo has a slew of songs that are insanly catchy
BOSTON SPACESHIPS - THE PLANETS ARE BLASTED
Treble
says that The Planets Are Blasted is miles ahead of any current indie
rockers
Paste
calls The Planets Are Blasted another jaw-droppingly wondrous mashup of
British Invasion jangle and lyrical non-sequiturs
The
All Music Guide says that The Planets Are Blasted at its best hits the
same giddy melodic heights as GBV's golden era
Salt
Lake City Weekly says The Planets Are Blasted is one sharp punch after
another
The
Passion of Indie Music says The Planets Are Blasted are proof that the
Boston Spaceships are an indie band to recon with
PopMatters
says that The Planets Are Blasted proves that Boston Spaceships are Bob's
excellent new rock band
The
Harvard Crimson says The Planets Are Blasted offer more proof of Bob's
prolific talents
Austin
Town Hall says parts of The Planets Ar Blasted take you back to the days
of GBV
I
Rock Cleveland says The Planets Are Blasted are yet another reason to
raise your Miller Lite to Bob
BuzzGrinder
doesn't have a lot to say other than they love The Planets Are Blasted
BLURT
says The Planets Are Blasted is just as abrasively charming as Brown Submarine
The
Fire Note The Planets Are Blasted establish Boston Spaceships as an indie
band to be reckoned with
Citizen
Dick says The Planets Are Blasted show that Bob's work extends way past
GBV
Losing
Today says Boston Spaceships are just as good the second time around
THE CRAWLING DISTANCE
A
4 Star Review from the London Times
Las
Vegas CityLife says Bob is doing MOR just as good as he did lofi
City
Beat says The Crawling Distance is Bob at his best
The
Agit Reader says The Crawling Distance rolls everything into one quick,
satisfying, chunk
Popmatters
says Bob is back in a big way with The Crawling Distance
Erasing
Clouds says The Crawling Distance captures that feeling of mighty, strident
accomplishment that Pollard excels at
Spin
calls Bob a balladeer
The
Fire Note says The Crawling Distance picks up where Off To Business left
off
BOSTON SPACESHIPS - BROWN SUBMARINE
MAGNET
says that Brown Submarine's pleasures are inarguable
The
All Music Guide says that Brown Submarine has an organic feel and a natural
energy
Time
Out New York suggests that Bob's beer cooler is indeed the fountain of
youth
The
Washington Post says Brown Submarine is filled with plenty of upsurges
BLURT
says Brown Submarine is more from the hardest working man in indie-rock
PopMatters
says Brown Submarine unites Bob's skilled songcraft and is rooted in music
history, with eccentricity
A 4 Star Review from MOJO
Fire
Note says Pollard's technique is in full force on Brown Submarine with
clever melded lyrics that grab your attention
The
Boston Herald calls Brown Submarine shows an ungodly festish for the British
Invasion
Crawdaddy
calls Brown Submarine a resplendant pop album
LosingToday
says Brown Submarine adds more positive songs to the Bob ouvre
ROBERT POLLLARD IS OFF TO BUSINESS
ALARM
calls Bob a master craftsman
A
4 Star Review From The All Music Guide
The
Phoenix says Off To Business achieves Bob's balance of indie and arena
rock
Losing
Today says Off To Business is good from start to finish
Tuscon
Weekly calls Off To Business unadulterated joy
The
Sunday Times says that the word GENIUS should be permanently marked on
Bob's face
Live
Journal says Off To Business is a great rock record
Fire
Note says that Off To Business simply is proof that you can take the man
away from GBV, but you can’t take the GBV out of the man!
The
Fix says that on Off To Business, Bob delivers the goods
PopMatters
says that with Off To Business, the club is open once again
Erasing
Clouds says that Off To Business is a perfect title for Bob's new album
SPIN says that despite the label name
Off To Business is no throwback
Uncut Magazine says that Off To Business
rates amongst Bob's best
COAST TO COAST CARPET OF LOVE & STANDARD GAROYLE DECISONS
SPIN says all tracks on
both albums are excellent
Brainwashed
calls Standard Gargoyle Decisions one of the best rock records they have
heard in a long time
The
Fire Note says that Bob's new albums are pure evidence of why every Robert
Pollard album is worth your time
The
Denver Post says that Bob's new albums are as solid as any late period
GBV album
Exclaim!
Magazine says that Bob's two new albums just might be proof that Bob can
still wow you
The
Yale Daily News says that Bob continues to release far more quality pop
rock any other single songwriter in our time
The
College Times says that Bob's weird charms remain as distinct and uncompromising
as any in rock music
Florida Weekly says long time
GBV fans will be very pleased with Coast To Coast Carpet Of Love
The
Orange County Business Journal says turning 50 is not going to slow Bob
down a bit
Sentimentalist
Magazine loves the dynamic onslaught on both new Bob albums
Jacksonville
University's newspaper calls Bob the most important songwriter in America
in the past 20 years
RetroLowFi
calls Coast To Coast Carpet of Love a pop masterpiece
Amazon.com calls Bob the perpetually
prolific, massively tuneful, beer-swigging king of pop
CIRCUS DEVILS- SGT. DISCO
Glide
Magazine says that at times Sgt Disco is pure magic
The
Fire Note says that Sgt Disco will please Bob fans as well as grab some
new ones
Erasing
Clouds calls Sgt. Disco the best Circus Devils release
Weekly
Dig says that Sgt. Disco is about as close as you can get to 80s era GBV
style
Newbury
Comics calls Sgt. Disco a prog-pop space opera
Filter
Mag says that hacking your way through Sgt. Disco is a worthwhile trip
CRICKETS - THE BEST OF THE FADING CAPTAIN SERIES
Erasing
Clouds says that Crickets is proof about how amazing Bob's non-GBV output
is
Maxim
Online says that Crickets is a perfect introduction to the great Fading
Captain Series
THE TAKEOVERS - BAD FOOTBALL
Erasing
Clouds says Bad Football is Bob and Chris playing music for us
The
AllMusicGuide says that Bad Football is consistent, laid back and exciting
Crawdaddy
says that Bad Football delivers the music that they want to hear
Retro
Lo Fi calls Bad Football a straight up perfect rock and roll record
Un-checked
Rage & Affection says Bad Football shows that Bob is still perfectly
willing to be an occasional gang leader
AUSTIN CITY LIMITS
Chart
Attack says the Austin City Limits shows the power of the mighty G B V
NOW
Magazine calls the Austin City Limits release a swell final bow
SILVERFISH TRIVIA
Uncut says Silverfish Trivia shows
Bob's debt to English prog
Orange County
Business Journal says Silverfish Trivia plays like a soundtrack to a yet
unmade movie
VIEW
Magazine says the beauty of the songs of Silverfish Trivia is impossible
to ignore
A
four star salute for Silverfish Trivia from the Orlando Sentinel
The
Fire Note says that Silverfish Trivia shows that Bob still has plenty
of surprises up his sleeve
RetrowLoFi
calls Silverfish Trivia a wonder of a record
Erasing
Clouds says Silverfish Trivia is a real treasure
NORMAL HAPPINESS
Buzzgrinder
calls Normal Happiness and album of Pollardian proportions
The Orange County Business
Journal calls Normal Happiness one of the catchiest pop albums of the
year
Glide
Magazine says that Normal Happiness is like comfort food
Eye Magazine says Normal Happiness
feels epic
Rocksound asks the question; How
does he do it?
ScenePointBlank
says Bob gives his fans EXACTLY what they want with Normal Happiness
The Cleveland Free Times
says Normal Happiness contains more brilliant pop songs from Bob
eMusic says that Normal Happiness
takes in nearly every quirky eccentricity Pollard possesses
HARP says Bob's new work makes it easier
to forget GBV
The
Sunday Times says Bob remains one of the great American auteurs in their
Normal Happiness review
RetroLowFi
calls Normal Happiness one of the best things Bob has done in a decade
The
Onion calls Normal Happiness a collection of short, breezy power-pop songs
with a lo-fi edge
MOJO give Normal Happiness the 4 star
salute
Amazon.com says Normal Happiness is filled with obscure
lyrics, eccentric song titles, and massive hooks
Weekly Dig calls Normal Happiness
a batch of hyper-prototypical
Pollard-brand psychedelicate pop songs
A
4 star review from Snaz Music for Normal Happiness
Seattle
Weekley says all the songs on Normal Happiness are mini epics
ChartAttack
says Normal Happiness gives fans plenty to cheer about
MAGNET calls Normal Happiness the
most efficent and exploratory Bob album in years
PSYCHO AND THE BIRDS - CHECK YOUR ZOO
The
Fire Note says the intensity is taken up a few notches on the new Psycho
and the Birds EP
KEENE BROTHERS - BLUES AND BOOGIE SHOES
In
their review of Blues and Boogie Shoes ScenePointBlank says Bob's world
is a perfect view
Toronto's
NOW Magazine calls Blues and Boogie Shoes a thoughtfully constructed set
of cultivated pop
Stylus
Magazine says the 3 new Fading Captain releases show that Bob continues
to challange himself
Mundane
Sounds calls Blues and Boogie Shoes brilliant
The
Big Takeover says a least straight forward Tommy and a most straight forward
Bob makes a great combo
The
Fire Note calls Blues and Boogie Shoes a great combo of power pop tracks
AmpCamp
says Blues and Boogie Shoes is as good as it gets
The
Denver Post says Blues and Boogie Shoes provide melodic and rhythmic curveballs
delight
THE TAKEOVERS - TURN TO RED
Stylus
Magazine says the 3 new Fading Captain releases show that Bob continues
to challange himself
The
All Music Guide says that Chris Sluarenko guides Bob through a musical
journey of his past, present and future
Fire
Note says Turn To Red feels like an early Bob solo album
The
Orlando Sentinel says the Takeovers continues the Fading Captain "Basement
Tape" feel
PSYCHO AND THE BIRDS - ALL THAT IS HOLY
Stylus
Magazine says the 3 new Fading Captain releases show that Bob continues
to challange himself
The
Fire Note says All That Is Holy is a typical Pollard explosion of great
ideas
The
Orlando Sentinel says Psycho and the Birds continues the Fading Captain
"Basement Tape" feel
FROM A COMPOUND EYE
The
Fire Note calls Compound Eye Bob's best solo work
First
Coast News calls Compound Eye the perfect start to Bob's post GBV career
View Magazine says Compound Eye will definitely
be seen as a classic LP in years to come
The Orange County Business Journal says
that Compound Eye is an indie rock classic
The National Post calls Compound Eye the
album that every indie dreamer wishes theycould make
Bumpershot
says that Compound Eye sounds like a Bob best of
Coke
Machine Glow calls Compound Eye Bob's White Album in one of the first
reviews tat was ever done of the LP
PLAY
says that Compound Eye shows Bob sounds like a man who's career is just
beginning
Treble
says that Compound Eye shows Bob is still rocking out
The London Times says Compound Eye is full
of the usual unforgettable hooks
The
Onion calls Compound Eye eclectic and overflowing in their A- review
Time
Out New York says that Compound Eye recaptures the eccentricity of Bob's
earlier work
Concert
Live Wire says Compound Eye has something for everyone
WXPN's
featured LP is From A Compound Eye
Las
Vegas Wekly says that Compound Eye delivers the 4 P's
The
Toronto Eye Weekly says that Compound Eye harkens back to earlier Bob
releases
In
their review of Compound Eye, Transformer Online calls Bob the most reliable
songwriter we have
Montreal Mirror calls Compound Eye a
PERFECT double album
SPIN says Compound Eye is filled with twisted,
quirky pop gems
Giant
gives Compound Eye an A (scrool to very bottom of page)
A four star review of Compound Eye from Toronto Now
Popmatters
says that on Compound Eye, Uncle Bob continues to bring the noise
In their review, Groupeez.com says that From
A Compound Eye is sure to be on constant rotation
Newsday
says From A Compound Eye is an album packed with surprises
Harp Magazine says Bob may have lost his band
but NOT his ambition in their Compound Eye review
CMU in the UK says that thankfully on Compound
Eye Bob has not changed his formula
THE ELECTRIFYING CONCLUSION DVD
Popmatters
fantastic review of the Electrifying Conclusion DVD
Toronto
Now gives the Electrifying Conclusion DVD 4 stars
SUITCASE 2 - AMERICAN SUPERDREAM WOW
Splendid
says that Suitcase 2 eases the pain of GBV being gone
Mojo gives Suitcase 2 the 3 star salute
AllMusic calls Suitcase 2 a treat for fans to get access to Pollard's
development as a songwriter
Pitchfork
Media says that Suitcase 2 shows that contrary to popular belief, Pollard
has a measure of control over his songwriting
Erasing Clouds says Suitcase 2 offers fans a deeper glimpse of Bob's creative process
The
Orlando Weekly says that with Suitcase 2, Bob continues to release his
daydreams
CIRCUS DEVILS - FIVE
B-Side
Whore says that Circus Devils Five is one of the most foward-sounding
albums in Bob's archive
Music
Underworld says that Circus Devils Five shows how good the bond between
Bob and Todd is
4 star review for Circus Devuls Five from the Detroit Weekly (scroll down)
THE MOPING SWANS - LIGHTNINGHEAD TO COFFEE POT
All
Music Guide says that Lightninghead to Coffee Pot shows that Bob is not
close to the end