Isolation Drills - Guided by Voices
User Score
7.4 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 9 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 9
  3. Negative: 0 out of 9

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  1. DavidJ.
    Nov 29, 2001
    10
    GBV rock. That's all I have to say.
  2. IrwinF.
    Apr 7, 2001
    9
    Longer, more radio-friendly songs than GbV usually delivers... but five or six of these tracks are as good as anything they've ever put out, and most of the rest is rock solid.

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Metascore
83 out of 100

Universal acclaim - based on 15 Critics

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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