Album: Kid Marine by Robert Pollard (1999)
Genre: Indie Rock
Format: Album

Description: "Kid Marine"  is the third solo album by Robert Pollard, released in 02 February 1999. It is the first release of Robert Pollard's Fading Captain Series. Pollard has stated that the album is about Jeff "Kid Marine" Davis, the person pictured on the cover . Robert told Mojo magazine, "My personal favorite, a weird record, almost a concept album, about the typical Ohio male and what he does - drink, watch television, eat pizza. It got mixed reviews, there are people who hate it and others who think it's our best record and I'm on their side. I just love the songs. It feels like one piece, like it all fits together. I like the cover and I like the whole package."

Artist Background: Robert Pollard (born October 31, 1957) is a Dayton, Ohio singer-songwriter, who until 2004 was the leader and creative force behind indie rock group Guided by Voices. During his high school years, he was a successful basketball and baseball player. Pollard was a fourth grade schoolteacher until 1994, when Guided by Voices first broke into the national consciousness with the release of the album Bee Thousand. With over 1300 songs registered to his name with BMI, Pollard is among the most proli... Part of the Dayton,USA music scene. Associated with Indie Rock movement.

Music Scene: Part of the Dayton,USA music scene. Associated with Indie Rock movement.

Tags: Indie Rock, 1990s, Album

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"Kid Marine"  is the third solo album by Robert Pollard, released in 02 February 1999. It is the first release of Robert Pollard's Fading Captain Series. Pollard has stated that the album is about Jeff "Kid Marine" Davis, the person pictured on the cover . Robert told Mojo magazine, "My personal favorite, a weird record, almost a concept album, about the typical Ohio male and what he does - drink, watch television, eat pizza. It got mixed reviews, there are people who hate it and others who think it's our best record and I'm on their side. I just love the songs. It feels like one piece, like it all fits together. I like the cover and I like the whole package."

Kid Marine

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