Motel of Fools

Artist: Robert Pollard
Label: Recordhead Records
Category: Music

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Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1

UPC: 802685006724
EAN: 0802685006724
ASIN: B000087J7G

Release Date: 2003-01-14

Motel of Fools

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Tracks:

In The House Of Queen Charles Augustus
Captain Black
Red Ink Superman
The Vault Of Moons
Saga Of The Elk
The Spanish Hammer: She Drives Camaro/Lift/Loveset/Wildlife Energy
Harrison Adams

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Customer Reviews:

(My) Album of the Year.......2003-04-15

Brilliant.
Robert Pollard is at times a jester but more often than not a sage. And this, as all his solo releases, are full of revelations wisdoms and foul truths. Forget GBV. Seriously. Revel in Robert Pollard. He takes my breath away again and again...and more so with each listen.
Not in My Airforce, Waved Out, Kid Marine, Motel of Fools. Here is the essence.

Want some, get some, wake up and meet my team.

Again, (my) album of the year. Thank you Mr. Pollard.

bittersweet psychedelic candy.......2003-02-27

The brevity of this recording is made up for with quality songwriting and soulful playing/singing. There is some filler here consisting of ambient sounds, drunken party banter and demonic slowed down tape, but it works well in the context of the record. One of his best solo records, for sure!

You need to give this one some time. Rewards will come........2003-02-17

The first time I heard this I thought I'd finally found it. A truly unworthy Robert Pollard/GBV release. The first impression you'll get is "where's the tunes, Bob?". Songs begin with odd a capella chants, strange vocals and weird conversations. But after quite a few repeated listenings you will find what you love about Bob which is a truly masterful grasp of the joy of pop music. This time Bob has thrown us for a loop but songs like In the House of Charles Augustus, Red Ink Superman, and Harrison Adams finally shine through and give you "that feeling" you get when you discover a Bob gem.

best solo record since Airforce.......2003-02-13

Hard to sum up Robert Pollard's songwriting in few words, but i'll try: messed up! This is a challenging record, with no discernable "style", but it is a tremendously interesting listen. There are quiet moments, loud moments, poorly recorded moments (like most of GbV's albums!) and, above all, a lot of catchy moments. You may find this record has a lot of sounds and riffs found in other GbV songs, but it's hard for Pollard to come with 100% new ideas, considering he must have used every meoldy imaginable already at least twice!
Good record, love it. If you LOVED "Do the Collapse", you'll hate this! (i.e. good for all true GbV/Pollard fans)

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