Bill Pohl's Bio
My first guitar was a live wolverine. After trying to play it a couple times I
asked my mom and dad for a better guitar...and a new set of hands. And face. At this point I was presented with the same wolverine, but with a pointy birthday hat strapped to his head. I didn't recognize him at first and immediately started to
play my versions of the Kiss and Zeppelin songs I liked so much at the time on his formidable and apparently empty and easily aggitaged belly. The only thing that saved me was the angry Harpie Eagle that swooped down at that moment and bore me away unto its lofty eyrie where we fought for three days and nights. Having no face or even arms and legs at this point, thanks to my guitar, my fighting technique consisted of no more than hurtling my young and wee torso at the combatant raptor until he was tuckered out. Plum tuckered out. Yep. I easily slew my foe at this point and did
feast on his flesh. Luckily, Harpie meat has great regenerative powers when eaten, and before long I had my limbs and face back. I returned home where my folks gave me a nice Gibson Les Paul and said, "We just wanted to see if you were
serious before we gave you a NICE guitar."
The End
Here's a list of things I've played on:
- Kurt Rongey-Book in Hand, released '91 by L,DM
- Bill Pohl-Solid Earth, released in '92 by L,DM
- Covenant-Nature's Divine Reflection, released in '92 by Synphonic Records (guitar solos and bass on one track)
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Number 51: Astronomicon (guitar solo on "Moonquake"), released 1997 by the Records Dept.
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Last Chapter-The Living Waters, released in 1998 by Pavement Records (guitar synth on several tracks)
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Happy Hour for a Pack of Screaming Monkeys (various artist tribute to Raymond Scott- "New Years' Eve in a Haunted House"), released 1998 by Esotericity Music
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Kurt Rongey-That Was Propaganda, released in
1998 by Mellow Records
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To Canterbury and Beyond (various artists-UR performs Egg's "Wring Out the
Ground Loosely Now"), released 1999 by Mellow Records
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The Underground Railroad-Through and Through, released
2000 by
The Laser's Edge
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Dennis Gonzalez Yells at Eels-Pictogram released 2002 by Daagnim (electric and acoustic guitar on 3 tracks)
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The Underground Railroad-The Origin of Consciousness, upcoming release on The Laser's Edge
I also just wrote and recorded a track for the upcoming Tolkien-inspired compilation
that Dave Bagsby is releasing on his Esotericity label.
