Guided by Voices at 40

In which your humble servant offers an exhaustive playlist that largely avoids obvious choices in an attempt to capture the breadth and depth of Robert Pollard's genius

This year is the 40th anniversary of my favorite band, Guided by Voices, and the group is celebrating with two star-studded concerts this weekend in leader Robert Pollard's native Dayton, Ohio. I decided against going, but the Facebook posts from fellow fans making the trek have caused me to at least do some wall-to-wall GBV listening this week.

After se…