Dirt Culture Magazine
GawdamAdam

Robert Pollard with Doug Gillard
Speak Kindly of Your Volunteer Fire Department
#4 in the Fading Captain Series

This record has been out for a while, but I figured it deserved to be reviewed. As much as I love the newest Pollard solo record, I must say that this is the best of the Fading Captain releases. Perhaps it’s the excellent musicianship of GbV/Gem guitarist Doug Gillard, who handles all of the instruments while Pollard takes on all vocal duties. This is one of the best batches of songs the Guru has ever set to plastic. Pop Zeus, Soft Smoke and Tight Globes are my favorites here, but the whole album is filled with great tunes. The guitar work is phenomenal, and the leads aren’t your typical, guitar hero wankering. There’s some great shit in here. The die-hards have, of course, already eaten this up, but unfortunately this great record will go unnoticed by the mainstream, which’s happy to just keep swallowing the same old shit. But, I could bitch for hours about that shit. Just go to the GbV page, order this record, and you will live a better life. (GawdamAdam)