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Sandbox is the second studio album from American indie rock band Guided by Voices.




Reception


Editors at AllMusic rated this album 2 out of 5 stars, with critic Brian Egan writing that the band "took a short step back" from their previous album and that the songs "ultimately fail to register". Byron Coley of Spin pointed to the work on Sandbox to declare that Guided by Voices is "one of the sharpest sounding angle-pop bands out of the Midwest since the days of Green". In that publication's 1995 album guide, they rated Sandbox a 1 out of 5, stating that the band deviated from their lo-fi music roots after performing with R.E.M.
In 1995, frontman Robert Pollard called this album "an attempt to make a huge power-pop record for less than a thousand dollars." Meanwhile, journalist David Sprague reported that this album was painful for him to listen to.




Track listing


"Lips of Steel" (Kevin Fennell, Mitch Mitchell, and Jim Pollard) – 1:34
"A Visit to the Creep Doctor" (Robert Pollard) – 1:30
"Everyday" (R. Pollard) – 2:58
"Barricade" (R. Pollard) – 4:32
"Get to Know the Ropes" (R. Pollard) – 3:48
"Can't Stop" (J. Pollard, R. Pollard) – 2:26
"The Drinking Jim Crow" (R. Pollard) – 1:36
"Trap Soul Door" (Mitchell and R. Pollard) – 1:15
"Common Rebels" (Fennell, Mitchell, and J. Pollard) – 2:04
"Long Distance Man" (R. Pollard) – 1:17
"I Certainly Hope Not" (R. Pollard) – 2:01
"Adverse Wind" (R. Pollard) – 2:09




Personnel


Guided by Voices

Kevin Fennell – drums, production
Mitch Mitchell – bass guitar, production
Jim Pollard – guitar, production
Robert Pollard – guitar, vocals, production
Additional personnel

Mark Greenwald – artwork
Alan Moy – mastering at Masterdisk
Steve Wilbur – guitar on "Barricade" and "Can't Stop", production




See also


List of 1987 albums




References






External links


Entry in the Guided by Voices Database
Sandbox at Discogs (list of releases)
Sandbox at MusicBrainz (list of releases)
Review from the Rock Robot's Guide to Guided by Voices

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