Blazing Gentlemen

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Blazing Gentlemen
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Studio album by
ReleasedDecember 10, 2013 (2013-12-10)
Genre Rock
Label Guided by Voices Inc. (US)
Fire (UK)
Producer Todd Tobias
Robert Pollard chronology
Honey Locust Honky Tonk
(2013)
Blazing Gentlemen
(2013)
Faulty Superheroes
(2015)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
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Metacritic 70/100 [1]
Review scores
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AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Consequence of Sound Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Paste Magazine (6.0/10) [4]
Pitchfork Media (5.7/10) [5]
PopMatters (7/10) [6]

Blazing Gentlemen is the 20th studio album by American musician Robert Pollard. It was released in December 2013 under Guided by Voices Records.

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Magic Man Hype" 
2."Blazing Gentleman" 
3."Red Flag Down" 
4."Storm Center Level Seven" 
5."Return of the Drums" 
6."Piccadilly Man" 
7."Professional Goose Trainer" 
8."Extra Fool's Day" 
9."1000 Royalty Street" 
10."My Museum Needs An Elevator" 
11."Tonight's the Rodeo" 
12."Tea People" 
13."Faking the Boy Scouts" 
14."Triple Sec Venus" 
15."This Place Has Everything" 
16."Lips of Joy" 

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