''Choreographed Man of War'' is a collaboration album by American indie rock musicians

Robert Pollard Robert Ellsworth Pollard Jr. (born October 31, 1957) is an American singer and songwriter. He is the frontman and leader of indie rock band Guided by Voices, which he also the band’s only constant member. In addition to this, he has also rele ...

Greg Demos Greg Demos is an American musician and lawyer from Dayton, Ohio best known as a long time bassist for Guided by Voices. By trade, he is a partner in the law firm of Fowler, Demos & Stueve in Lebanon, Ohio. Demos has also performed with The New Cr ...

, and Jim Macpherson, all members of

Guided by Voices Guided by Voices is an American indie rock band formed in 1983 in Dayton, Ohio. It has made frequent personnel changes but always maintained the presence of principal songwriter Robert Pollard. The most well-known lineup of the band consisted o ...

. The album features Pollard (vocals, guitar), Demos (bass), and Macpherson (drums) under the name ''Robert Pollard and his Soft Rock Renegades'', a line from the song "A Big Fan of the Pigpen" from the album '' Bee Thousand''. It is the only album by the trio released under this name.

Track listing

#"I Drove a Tank" – 2:53 #"She Saw the Shadow" – 2:11 #"Edison's Memos" – 4:39 #"7th Level Shutdown" – 3:19 #"40 Yards to the Burning Bush" – 2:08 #"Aerial" – 3:15 #"Citizen Fighter" – 2:24 #"Kickboxer Lightning" – 3:35 #"Bally Hoo" – 3:29 #"Instrument Beetle" – 7:02

Personnel

Musicians

– vocals, guitar *

– bass guitar, lead guitar * Jim Macpherson – drums

Technical

* John Shough – engineering * Mark Greenwald – photography * Ed Kinsella – photography * Nick Kizirnis – layout * Robert Pollard – cover artwork

References

2001 albums Robert Pollard albums {{2000s-indie-rock-album-stub