Sandbox (Guided by Voices album)
| Sandbox | ||||
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| Released | September 1, 1987 | |||
| Recorded | Mid-1987 | |||
| Studio | Steve Wilbur's 8 Track Garage, Dayton, Ohio, United States | |||
| Genre | Indie rock | |||
| Length | 27:11 | |||
| Language | English | |||
| Label | Halo Records | |||
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Sandbox is the second studio album from American indie rock band Guided by Voices.
Reception[edit]
Editors at AllMusic rated this album 2 out of 5 stars, with critic Brian Egan writing that the band "took a short step back" from their previous album and that the songs "ultimately fail to register".[1] Byron Coley of Spin pointed to the work on Sandbox to declare that Guided by Voices is "one of the sharpest sounding angle-pop bands out of the Midwest since the days of Green".[2] In that publication's 1995 album guide, they rated Sandbox a 1 out of 5, stating that the band deviated from their lo-fi music roots after performing with R.E.M.[3]
Frontman Robert Pollard called this album "an attempt to make a huge power-pop record for less than a thousand dollars" in 1995 and journalist David Sprague reported that this album was painful for him to listen to.[4]
Track listing[edit]
- "Lips of Steel" (Kevin Fennell, Mitch Mitchell, and Jim Pollard) – 1:34
- "A Visit to the Creep Doctor" (Robert Pollard) – 1:30
- "Everyday" (R. Pollard) – 2:58
- "Barricade" (R. Pollard) – 4:32
- "Get to Know the Ropes" (R. Pollard) – 3:48
- "Can't Stop" (J. Pollard, R. Pollard) – 2:26
- "The Drinking Jim Crow" (R. Pollard) – 1:36
- "Trap Soul Door" (Mitchell and R. Pollard) – 1:15
- "Common Rebels" (Fennell, Mitchell, and J. Pollard) – 2:04
- "Long Distance Man" (R. Pollard) – 1:17
- "I Certainly Hope Not" (R. Pollard) – 2:01
- "Adverse Wind" (R. Pollard) – 2:09
Personnel[edit]
Guided by Voices
- Kevin Fennell – drums, production
- Mitch Mitchell – bass guitar, production
- Jim Pollard – guitar, production
- Robert Pollard – guitar, vocals, production
Additional personnel
- Mark Greenwald – artwork[5]
- Alan Moy – mastering at Masterdisk
- Steve Wilbur – guitar on "Barricade" and "Can't Stop", production
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Egan, Brian (n.d.). "Guided by Voices – Sandbox". AllMusic. RhythmOne. Retrieved June 13, 2023.
- ^ Coley, Byron (January 1989). "Underground". Spin. Vol. 4, no. 10. p. 80. ISSN 0886-3032.
- ^ Marks, Craig; Weisbard, Eric, eds. (1995). Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. p. 171. ISBN 9780679755746.
- ^ Sprague, David (May 1995). "Guided by Voices Extraterrestrial Angst". CMJ New Music Monthly. No. 21. p. 19. ISSN 1074-6978.
- ^ Greer, James (December 2007). Guided by Voices: A Brief History. Grove Atlantic. ISBN 9781555846411.
External links[edit]
- Sandbox at Discogs (list of releases)
- Sandbox at MusicBrainz (list of releases)
- Review from the Rock Robot's Guide to Guided by Voices
