Guided by Voices - Bee Thousand (1994)

Guided by Voices - Bee Thousand (1994)

Tracklist front / back album covers download

Side one

1. "Hardcore UFO's"   1:54

2. "Buzzards and Dreadful Crows"   1:43

3. "Tractor Rape Chain"   3:04

4. "The Goldheart Mountaintop Queen Directory"   1:45

5. "Hot Freaks"   1:42

6. "Smothered in Hugs"   2:59

7. "Yours to Keep"   1:15

8. "Echos Myron"   2:42

Side two

1. "Gold Star for Robot Boy"   1:39

2. "Awful Bliss"   1:12

3. "Mincer Ray"   2:21

4. "A Big Fan of the Pigpen"   2:09

5. "Queen of Cans and Jars"   1:55

6. "Her Psychology Today"   2:04

7. "Kicker of Elves"   1:04

8. "Ester's Day"   1:51

9. "Demons Are Real"   0:48

10. "I Am a Scientist"   2:30

11. "Peep-Hole"   1:25

12. "You're Not an Airplane"   0:33

Bee Thousand: The Director's Cut

Side one

1. "Demons Are Real"   0:49

2. "Deathtrot and Warlock Riding a Rooster"   1:12

3. "Postal Blowfish"   2:09

4. "The Goldheart Mountaintop Queen Directory"    1:45

5. "At Odds with Dr. Genesis"   1:25

6. "Hot Freaks"   1:44

7. "Queen of Cans and Jars"   1:56

8. "Bite"   1:04

9. "It's Like Soul Man" (4-track version)   0:49

Side two

1. "Supermarket the Moon"   2:13

2. "Stabbing a Star"   1:46

3. "Esther's Day"   1:33

4. "Her Psychology Today"   2:05

5. "Good for a Few Laughs"   2:15

6. "Smothered in Hugs"   3:03

7. "What Are We Coming Up To?"   1:57

8. "Peep-Hole"   1:30

Side three

1. "Revolution Boy"   3:03

2. "Indian Was an Angel"   2:07

3. "Zoning the Planet"   2:25

4. "Scissors"   1:48

5. "Crayola"   1:17

6. "Kicker of Elves"   1:15

7. "2nd Moves to Twin"   2:46

8. "I'll Buy You a Bird"   1:47

Side four

1. "Awful Bliss"   1:13

2. "Echos Myron"   2:19

3. "Why Did You Land?" (4-track version)   2:45

4. "You're Not an Airplane"   0:34

5. "Crunch Pillow"   2:46

6. "Rainbow Billy"   1:39

7. "Tractor Rape Chain"   2:47

8. "Crocker's Favorite Song"   2:16

Side five

1. "I Am a Scientist"   2:30

2. "Buzzards and Dreadful Crows"   1:43

3. "A Big Fan of the Pigpen"   2:09

4. "Mincer Ray"   2:21

5. "Way to a Man's Heart"   1:52

6. "Twig"   2:15

7. "Gold Star for Robot Boy"   1:39

8. "Hardcore UFO's"   1:54

9. "Yours to Keep"   1:15

10. "Shocker in Gloomtown"   1:05

11. "Break Even"   1:40

Side six

1. "I'll Get Over It"   0:39

2. "Shocker in Gloomtown"   1:25

3. "Alien Lanes"   2:32

4. "Off the Floor"   0:53

5. "Break Even"   2:28

6. "Bee Thousand"   1:30

7. "I Am a Scientist"   2:31

8. "Curse of the Black Ass Buffalo"   1:20

9. "Do the Earth"   2:42

10. "Planet's Own Brand"   1:15

11. "My Valuable Hunting Knife"   2:08

 

Guided by Voices Band Members / Musicians

Robert Pollard – vocals (tracks 1–9, 12–15, 17–19); guitar (tracks 1–4, 6–9, 12, 13, 15, 17–19); other instruments (tracks 4, 9, 15, 19)

Jim Pollard – bass guitar (track 12); guitar, feedback (track 17)

Tobin Sprout – vocals (tracks 10, 11, 16, 20); bass guitar (tracks 1, 8, 14); guitar (tracks 1, 5, 10, 11, 16); piano (track 20); other instruments (tracks 5, 10, 11, 16, 20)

Mitch Mitchell – guitar (tracks 6, 14)

Don Thrasher – drums, percussion (tracks 9, 18)

Dan Toohey – bass guitar (tracks 2, 6, 13)

Kevin Fennell – drums, percussion (tracks 1–3, 6, 8, 13–15, 17)

Greg Demos – bass guitar (track 3)

Randy Campbell – backing vocals (track 12)

Bee Thousand is the 7th album by American indie rock band Guided by Voices, released on June 21, 1994, on Scat Records. After its release the band became one of the more prominent groups associated with the "lo-fi" genre, a movement defined by the relatively low fidelity of audio releases. Musically, the album draws inspiration from British Invasion-era rock music and punk rock. Following the release of Bee Thousand, the band began to attract interest from other record labels, eventually signing with Matador for their next album.