Song · Guided By Voices
“I Am A Scientist” by Guided By Voices
From the album Bee Thousand (1994)
“I Am A Scientist” by Guided By Voices appears on 4 radio countdowns from 4 stations between 2001 and 2021. It was first released in 1994 on the album Bee Thousand. Its best result is #264 on the 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '90s. In the combined RockLists rankings it is #6,399 alternative song of all time.
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"I Am a Scientist" is a Robert Pollard song from Bee Thousand, the seventh Guided by Voices album, which Scat Records released on June 21, 1994. Pollard is the only name on the writing credit, which fits a band he saw less as a fixed group than as a songwriters' guild: the Dayton, Ohio outfit had been going since 1983 with a lineup made up of whichever friends could make it to the sessions.
Bee Thousand takes its cues from British Invasion rock and punk, and once it was out the band became one of the higher-profile names tied to lo-fi, the scene built partly around rough, low-fidelity recording. It also got other labels interested, and Guided by Voices went to Matador for the next record.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 839 | WFPK | WFPK 2001 Greatest Songs of All Time | 2000 |
| 2006 | 388 | WOXY 97X | WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2006) | 499 |
| 2019 | 491 | KEXP | KEXP Listeners' Favorite Songs of All Time | 627 |
| 2021 | 264 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '90s | 908 |
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