Isolation Drills
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| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 83/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | StarStarStarStarFile:Star empty.svg[2] |
| The Boston Phoenix | StarStarStarFile:Star empty.svg[3] |
| Los Angeles Times | StarStarStarFile:Star empty.svg[4] |
| Pitchfork | 7.0/10[5] |
| Rolling Stone | StarStarStarStarFile:Star empty.svg[6] |
| Spin | 7/10[7] |
Isolation Drills is the 12th studio album by American indie rock band Guided by Voices. It was their second and final LP released under TVT Records and their second to feature a major rock producer in Rob Schnapf. The album was also their first to chart on the Billboard 200, peaking at number 168.[8] The album notably features instrumental contributions from Elliott Smith and David Sulzer. Previous longtime band member Tobin Sprout also returned as a guest and contributed with playing piano. While Jim MacPherson plays drums on the album, his replacement Jon McCann is featured in the cover photos, as MacPherson had left the band immediately after the recording to focus on his home life.
Reception
Isolation Drills is currently the highest rating album on the aggregate review website Metacritic of their submitted studio albums.[9]
Accolades
"Glad Girls" was nominated for the High Times "Pot Song of the Year" award.[10] "Chasing Heather Crazy" was named the 319th best song of the decade by Pitchfork.[11] In 2014, the album was ranked number 92 on PopMattersTemplate:' list of the Best Albums of the '00s.[12]
Track listing
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Title
The opening of "The Enemy" is an excerpt of "Broadcastor House", a track from the 1994 Clown Prince of the Menthol Trailer EP, which may come from the fact that "Broadcastor House" was the initial working title of the album.
Personnel
Guided by Voices
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- Robert Pollard – lead vocals, guitar
- Doug Gillard – lead guitar
- Nate Farley – rhythm guitar
- Tim Tobias – bass
- Jim Macpherson – drums
Additional musicians
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- David Soldier – string arrangements, violin
- Tobin Sprout – piano
- Elliott Smith – piano
- Marlene Rice – violin
Technical
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- Rob Schnapf – mixing, producer
- Doug Boehm – engineer, mixing
- Julian Joyce – mixing
- John Shough – engineer
- Greg Di Gesu – assistant engineer
- Don Tyler – mastering
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Reviews for Isolation Drills by Guided by Voices". Metacritic. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Deming, Mark. "Isolation Drills – Guided by Voices". AllMusic. Retrieved August 11, 2012.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Ashare, Matt (April 26 – May 2, 2001). "Guided by Voices: Isolation Drills (TVT)". The Boston Phoenix. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Bronson, Kevin (April 29, 2001). "Guided By Voices, 'Isolation Drills,' TVT". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on May 31, 2016. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.LeMay, Matt (March 31, 2001). "Guided By Voices: Isolation Drills". Pitchfork. Retrieved August 11, 2012.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Kot, Greg (March 5, 2001). "Isolation Drills : Guided By Voices". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on May 13, 2009. Retrieved August 11, 2012.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.LePage, Matt (June 2001). "Guided by Voices: Isolation Drills". Spin. 17 (6): 152–53. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Script error: No such module "WLink"./chart-history/ "Artist Chart History - Guided by Voices". Billboard. Retrieved July 13, 2007.
{{cite magazine}}: Check|url=value (help) - ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."GUIDED BY VOICES' SCORES". Metacritic. 2017.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Guided By Voices with the Bloodthirsty Lovers". IndyWeekly.com. April 10, 2002. Archived from the original on September 26, 2007. Retrieved July 15, 2007.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Pitchfork: Staff Lists: The Top 500 Tracks of the 2000s: 500-201". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on November 27, 2010. Retrieved August 11, 2012.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."The 100 Best Albums of the 2000s: 100-81 | PopMatters". Archived from the original on October 8, 2014.
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