Isolation Drills
by Guided by Voices
  • Record Label: TVT
  • Release Date: Apr 3, 2001
User Score
8.5

Universal acclaim- based on 10 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 10
  3. Negative: 0 out of 10

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  1. Oscar-1823
    Apr 6, 2018
    6
    Isolation Drills is a greatly overrated album, however it does contain a few decent tracks such as: chasing heather crazy, glad girls, frostman with most of the other tracks on this album being mediocre and filler. Certainly not one of their best albums and sits quite comfortably alongside the previously loathed album Do The Collapse. Nevertheless, a starting point for new fans of the bandIsolation Drills is a greatly overrated album, however it does contain a few decent tracks such as: chasing heather crazy, glad girls, frostman with most of the other tracks on this album being mediocre and filler. Certainly not one of their best albums and sits quite comfortably alongside the previously loathed album Do The Collapse. Nevertheless, a starting point for new fans of the band that are more inclined to mainstream hi-fi music.… Expand

Awards & Rankings

27
#27 Best Album of 2001

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Metascore
83

Universal acclaim - based on 15 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 15
  3. Negative: 0 out of 15
  1. Pitchfork
    73
    A solid, riff-driven rock record that may disappoint those still awaiting Bee Thousand II, though it offers plenty of treats to those who are willing to approach it with open ears.
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  2. Blender
    60
    His Who-tastic riffs remain belligerent and plentiful, but Pollard sounds grimmer, as if the former grade-school teacher suddenly realizes that touring in a van past age 40 isn't as much fun as he expected. [Jun/Jul 2001, p.111]
  3. PopMatters
    90
    From sparse DIY fragments to string-enhanced ballads and well-wrought pop, the material on Isolation Drills is as diverse as it is consistently compelling.
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