Guided By Voices
The Who Went Home and Cried
Region: 0 - PAL
RT: 60 mins.
Proving that even a middle-aged schoolteacher from Ohio can front a great rock group, Guided By Voices emerged in the 1990s as one of America's most acclaimed independent rock bands, crafting brief-but-brilliant pop songs that combined a passionate love for rock's past and present with an eccentric wit and unique sonic vision. Guided By Voices: The Who Went Home and Cried is a documentary that captures the band in relaxed but emphatic form, performing a nine-song set on the front porch of the home of Robert Pollard, the band's songwriter and lead singer (and a former Dayton, OH, schoolteacher until the band's success allowed him to pursue music full time). In addition, the video includes highlights from a show the band played during a tour stop at Los Angeles' legendary Whiskey-A-Go-Go. Selections include "Smothered in Hugs," "Tractor Rape Chain," "Hot Freaks," "Submarine Teams," "Strumpet Eye," "I Am a Scientist," and "Cut out Witch." ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide