At 09:04 AM 4/26/2004 -0500, Greg Sager wrote:

>Does this strike anybody else as odd? Guided By Voices has had half of the
>population of Dayton in its ranks at one time or another over the band's
>two-decade lifespan, and the only constant has been Pollard. Not to
>denigrate the contributions of his many cohorts, particularly Tobin Sprout
>in the mid-nineties and Doug Gillard in the band's current incarnation, but
>GBV has essentially evolved into being Pollard's alter ego. It's just a
>little hard to grasp why he feels the need to no longer be a "gang leader"
>when the "gang" basically consists of him and anybody else who happens to be
>in the room at the time.

Yes and no.  GBV's lineup has been relatively stable for the past five 
years, particularly on tour.  I imagine that's what Pollard is referring 
to.  There have been a few changes in that time, but overall I think the 
lineup has been less fluid than in the past.

But I don't suppose there will be huge changes in Pollard's work after he 
retires the Guided By Voices name, either.

Randy