Please Be Honest
by Guided by Voices
User Score
4.5

Mixed or average reviews- based on 6 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 6
  3. Negative: 2 out of 6
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  1. Oscar-1823
    Apr 6, 2018
    5
    Please Be honest is a highly experimental project of Pollard's, having been written and performed instrumentally completely by himself. As such, this album can't really be considered a proper GBV album, and would be more appropriately released as a solo record. Additionally, the vast majority of the tracks on this album are complete throw aways, with perhaps the exception of kid on aPlease Be honest is a highly experimental project of Pollard's, having been written and performed instrumentally completely by himself. As such, this album can't really be considered a proper GBV album, and would be more appropriately released as a solo record. Additionally, the vast majority of the tracks on this album are complete throw aways, with perhaps the exception of kid on a ladder, My Zodiac Companion, I Think a Telescope and Hotel X. This album is largely not worth getting, unless you are an enthusiast in Pollard's alternative releases under his solo career or his other bands such as circus devils.… Expand

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Metascore
66

Generally favorable reviews - based on 11 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 11
  3. Negative: 0 out of 11
  1. Austin Chronicle
    Nov 3, 2016
    67
    If fans approach this idiosyncratic half-hour listen like a Pollard solo work rather than band output, it assimilates a slightly disjointed but fascinating character study.
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  2. Magnet
    Aug 2, 2016
    75
    If a smokestack tenor spewing a cloud of menagerie is your kind of daydream, the faulty superhero came through once again. [No. 132, p.51]
  3. Uncut
    Apr 27, 2016
    60
    There are some strong cuts but even Pollard, who appeared more energised on his recent solo LP Of Course You Are, sounds a little tired by the enterprise. [Jun 2016, p.74]
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