| Ultimate Alternative Wavers | ||||
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| Studio album by Built to Spill | ||||
| Released | May 1, 1993 | |||
| Recorded | Fall 1992 | |||
| Studio | Audio Labs (Boise, Idaho) | |||
| Genre | Indie rock | |||
| Length | 58:26 | |||
| Label | C/Z Records | |||
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| AllMusic |    |
| Christgau's Consumer Guide |  |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | |
Ultimate Alternative Wavers is the debut studio album by American indie rock band Built to Spill. The line-up consisted of Doug Martsch on guitar and vocals, Brett Netson on guitar and bass, and Ralf Youtz on drums, although there was some variation in instrumentation on a few tracks. The album was recorded at Audio Lab in Boise, Idaho, in the fall of 1992, and released in 1993 on C/Z Records. It was re-released in late 2006.
The song title "Nowhere Nothin' Fuckup" is the title of a song by the main character, Jason Taverner, in Philip K. Dick's Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said. The song's lyrics, also, are in large part borrowed from The Velvet Underground's "Oh! Sweet Nuthin'".
Personnel
Built to Spill
- Doug Martsch – lead and backing vocals, lead and rhythm guitars
- Brett Netson – bass, guitar, backing vocals
- Ralf Youtz – drums, percussion
Additional Personnel
- Todd Dunnigan – organ, keyboards on "The First Song," "Shameful Dread," "Hazy," and "Built Too Long"
- James Dillon – piano on "Lie for a Lie"
- Jake Carpenter – violin on "Built Too Long, pt. 2"
Track listing
All lyrics are written by Doug Martsch except where noted
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "The First Song" | 4:02 | |
| 2. | "Three Years Ago Today" | 3:56 | |
| 3. | "Revolution" | 4:25 | |
| 4. | "Shameful Dread" | 8:29 | |
| 5. | "Nowhere Nothin' Fuckup" | Martsch, Lou Reed | 6:34 |
| 6. | "Get a Life" | 5:53 | |
| 7. | "Built to Spill" | 5:52 | |
| 8. | "Lie for a Lie" | 3:16 | |
| 9. | "Hazy" | 6:42 | |
| 10. | "Built Too Long Parts 1, 2 & 3"
| 9:24
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Samples credits
"Shameful Dread"
- The Simpsons dialogue, "Marge Gets a Job"
"Built Too Long"
References
- "Built to Spill". www.builttospill.com.
- ^ Earles, Andrew (September 15, 2014). Gimme Indie Rock. Voyageur Press. ISBN 9781627883795 – via Google Books.
- DaRonco, Mike. "Ultimate Alternative Wavers - Built to Spill". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-05-14.
- Christgau, Robert (2000-10-15). "Ultimate Alternative Wavers". Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s. Macmillan Publishing. ISBN 9780312245603.
- Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857125958.
- "Built to Spill".
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