Isolation Drills

Infobox Album |
Name = Isolation Drills
Type = Album
Artist = Guided by Voices


Released = April 10, 2001
Recorded = 2000
Genre = Indie rock
Length = 47:12
Label = TVT
Producer = Rob Schnapf
Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:4do7gjir36iv link]
Last album = "Do the Collapse" (1999)
This album = "Isolation Drills" (2001)
Next album = "Universal Truths and Cycles" (2002)

"Isolation Drills" is the twelfth album by Dayton, Ohio indie rock group Guided by Voices. It was their second and final LP released under TVT Records and their second to feature a major rock producer in Rob Schnapf. The album was also their first to chart on the Billboard Top 200, peaking at #168. [cite web| url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.chartFormatGroupName=Albums&model.vnuArtistId=36883&model.vnuAlbumId=933373| title=Artist Chart History - Guided by Voices| publisher=Billboard| accessdate=2007-07-13] "Skills Like This" was featured on the "ESPN Ultimate X Soundtrack" compilation album. "Glad Girls" was nominated for the High Times "Pot Song of the Year" award. [cite web| url=http://www.indyweek.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=17501| title=Guided By Voices with the Bloodthirsty Lovers| publisher=IndyWeekly.com| date=2002-04-10| accessdate=2007-07-15] The album notably features instrumental contributions from Elliott Smith.

Track listing

All songs written by Robert Pollard.
#"Fair Touching" – 3:07
#"Skills Like This" – 2:47
#"Chasing Heather Crazy" – 2:53
#"Frostman" – 0:55
#"Twilight Campfighter" – 3:07
#"Sister, I Need Wine" – 1:40
#"Want One" – 1:48
#"The Enemy" – 4:53
#"Unspirited" – 2:25
#"Glad Girls" – 3:49
#"Run Wild" – 3:48
#"Pivotal Film" – 3:10
#"How's My Drinking" – 2:38
#"The Brides Have Hit Glass" – 2:51
#"Fine to See You" – 3:16
#"Privately" – 4:05

References