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If Built to Spill's albums have always served as a kind of starting point--introducing fans to songs later to be reinvented via extended live guitar jams--2000's LIVE can be seen as the next step: a capturing of the band's sprawling sound in concert. With 20-minute thunder runs through "Broken Chairs" (from 1999's KEEP IT LIKE A SECRET) and Neil Young's epic "Cortez the Killer," plus equally mind-bending renditions of such middle-period Built to Spill classics as "The Plan" and "Randy Described Eternity," LIVE magnificently follows Built to Spill front man Doug Martch's vision to its logical sonic conclusion.
Additional personnel includes: Jim Roth, Brett Netson (guitar); Sam Coomes (keyboards).
Recorded from April to December 1999.
Personnel: Doug Martsch (vocals, guitar); James Roth, Brett Netson (guitar); Sam Coomes (keyboards); Scott Plouf (drums).
Recording information: Denver, CO (04/1999-12/1999); New York, NY (04/1999-12/1999); Seattle, WA (04/1999-12/1999).
Photographer: Tae Won Yu.
Built To Spill: Dough Martsch (vocals, guitar); Jim Roth (guitar); Sam Coones (keyboards); Brett Nelson (bass); Scott Plouf (drums).
Rolling Stone (4/27/00, pp.69-70) - 3.5 stars out of 5 - "...Captures the inventive trio in full creative bloom, mixing Spartan rock structures with marathons of searching guitar solos and exploratory jams..."
Alternative Press (7/00, p.84) - 3 out of 5 - "...A nice document of what the band were doing onstage in 1999....compelling...fanatics will eat this up..."
CMJ (4/24/00, p.3) - "...Reminds listeners of the magic that exists outside the studio....captures [them] in top form, packing an amazing amount of energy and spontaneity into 9 songs..."
Mojo (Publisher) (8/00, pp.98-9) - "...One of the finest live acts around....even perfection can be polished."
NME (Magazine) (5/13/00, p.33) - 8 out of 10 - "...It constitutes a rare opportunity to hear the band give full vent to their epically layered psychedelic sound....Inspired...[they] remain a defiantly cult concern..." Built To Spill Live Songs Purchase Live CD To buy, Click on price to add to cart | Built To Spill Perfect From Now On CD (1997)
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Whereas on 1995's BUILT TO SPILL CAUSTIC RESIN EP, Built to Spill main-man Doug Martsch used a couple of silly premises and a Kicking Giant cover to get to the guitar flamethrowas, on PERFECT FROM NOW ON, Martsch and fellow axe-grinder Brett Netson duel on tunes that could've been some of the loveliest, most inventive, three-minute guitar-pop of the '90s. Could've been, that is, without those fantastic duels. Instead, PERFECT FROM NOW ON, the band's major-label debut, strikes a balance between tunesmanship and molten-lava guitar flow.
Martsch, who has surrounded himself with a revolving cast of players for most of Built To Spill's existence, has an unassuming voice, and the lyrics on PERFECT FROM NOW ON hint at insecurities and doubts. There is no such insecurity in the music. Martsch's melodies arrive as unexpectedly as ...
| | Built To Spill Keep It Like A Secret CD (1999)
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Principally recorded at Bear Creek, Woodinville, Washington in November 1997.
Having led Built to Spill down the road of majestic guitar duels on 1997's PERFECT FROM NOW ON, group mastermind Doug Martsch decided to downplay (but not shelve) his six-string heroics here. Instead, the focus of Built to Spill's fourth proper full-length is the ensemble playing. Having for the first time in B2S' existence retained his rhythm section (bassist Brett Nelson, drummer Scott Plouf) for a second consecutive album, Martsch shows off what may be the strongest power trio in rock circa 1999. Consequently, KEEP IT LIKE A SECRET coalesces into a powerful classic rock band statement at a ...
| | Built To Spill There's Nothing Wrong With Love CD (1994)
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With THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH LOVE, Idaho native and former Treepeople singer-guitarist Doug Martsch (aka Built To Spill) brings the lush pop-rock of the Beatles and Beach Boys kicking and screaming into the Sonic Youth era. Built To Spill marries the timeless and the modern so naturally that even brilliant, like-minded contemporaries like Guided By Voices and the Flaming Lips seem calculated. None of these songs crosses the dreaded four-minute mark. Maximum heavy-pop pleasure is squeezed into concise verse-chorus-verse-guitar-crunch nuggets. Together, they form a low-fidelity symphony that uplifts the spirit with every string-enhanced hook.
Everything about the album has the glow of wide-eyed innocence, and it is unleavened ...
| | Built To Spill Normal Years CD (1993)
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NORMAL YEARS is a compilation of songs from Built To Spill's 7-inch releases.
The Normal Years strings together ...
| | Built To Spill Ancient Melodies Of The Future CD (2001)
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Built To Spill abandoned any strictly lo-fi leanings long before ANCIENT MELODIES OF THE FUTURE, the band's fifth full-length release, but it is with this album that the trio's near-perfect balance of indie- (almost math-) rock and surprisingly irresistible pop hooks hits stride for a full, satisfying LP. ANCIENT MELODIES OF THE FUTURE retains the line-up of Doug Martsch, bassist Brett Nelson, and drummer Scott Piouf for a third go around, and the consistency has paid off for the most level album of their career. From tracks like the insistent opening track "Strange" to the meanderingly beautiful "The Weather," the album flat mesmerizes.
People forget that these Idahoans would be just as at home on classic rock radio as on the college playlists they occupied throughout the '90s. Built To Spill draws from the subtly complex Eastern sounds of ...
| | Young Fresh Fellows Fabulous Sounds Of The Pacific Northwest/Topsy Turvy CD (1989)
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This CD combines The Young Fresh Fellows' first two albums, 1984's FABULOUS SOUNDS and 1985's TOPSY TURVY. Though the Seattle-based Fellows have nothing in common with the grunge bands that dominated the city's scene by 1990, they were still a half dozen years ahead of the Seattle music boom. First and foremost, the Fellows' music is fun. There's no angst to be found here and no whining, complaining, or ranting.
The Fellows' debut album is filled with catchy songs played with equal measures of commitment and abandon. The well-written ...
| | Saro Cosentino Ones And Zeros CD (1998) (Import)
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One's and Zero's is a successful mixture of musical colours, a project that has evolved for years, lending itself to the contributions of musicians of very different ...
| | Jefferson Airplane Surrealistic Pillow CD (1967)
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This newly remastered 2003 deluxe edition contains bonus tracks.
Originally released on RCA Victor (3766). Includes liner notes by Jeff Tamarkin and Bill Thompson.
From the opening, hard-edged chords of "She Has Funny Cars," it's apparent that SURREALISTIC PILLOW, Jefferson Airplane's sophomore effort, is a far more spiky beast than the band's debut. It became not only San Francisco's soundtrack to the Summer Of Love, but all of America's. It spawned two ...
| | Killing Heidi Present CD (2002) Import
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| | Neurosis Eye Of Every Storm CD (2004)
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Veteran acts like Neurosis can only stay alive through constant evolution, and THE EYE OF EVERY STORM is yet another dramatic step in the Bay Area group's long, strange journey. Whereas previous albums could be considered studies in heaviness with moments of reflection and meditation, THE EYE OF EVERY STORM shifts the focus to a stronger emphasis on atmosphere and mood, with temporary squalls of heavy metal thunder punctuating the explorations.
Similar in spirit to minimalist post-metal acts like Godspeed! You Black Emperor and Isis, the songs employ instruments outside of the usual metal borders, with Moog synthesizers and pianos accenting the guitar, bass, and drums. The vocals ...
| | Dave Burrell Momentum CD (2006)
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Spiky and challenging but only rarely moving into the rhythmic and tonal fearlessness of some of his more outside work, Dave Burrell's Momentum finds the veteran modern creative pianist working with a new pair of sidemen, the hot young drummer Guillermo E. Brown (part of the David S. Ware/William Parker axis who has also played with turntablist DJ Spooky) and bassist Michael Formanek, who has recorded as a leader since the turn of the '90s. With the 66-year-old Burrell in charge, there are three full generations of progressive jazz players on display, so what's most impressive ...
| | Cool Hand Luke Balancing Act CD (2007) Digipak
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| | Dana International Maganona CD (2005)
$13.73  | | Antoine Sir In Tha Trenches CD (2009)
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