Ultimate Alternative Wavers

Ultimate Alternative Wavers is the debut studio album by American indie rock band Built to Spill.[6][2] 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.

Ultimate Alternative Wavers
Studio album by
Built to Spill
ReleasedMay 1, 1993[1]
RecordedFall 1992
StudioAudio Labs (Boise, Idaho)
GenreIndie rock
Length58:26
LabelC/Z Records[2]
Producer
  • Built to Spill
  • Todd Dunnigan
Built to Spill chronology
Ultimate Alternative Wavers
(1993)		 There's Nothing Wrong with Love
(1994)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Christgau's Consumer Guide(1-star Honorable Mention)[4]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[5]

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.TitleWriter(s)Length
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 Reed6:34
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"
  • "Part 1"
  • "Part 2"
  • "Part 3"
 9:24
  • 1:35
  • 7:01
  • 0:48

Samples credits

"Shameful Dread"

"Built Too Long"

References
  1. "Built to Spill". www.builttospill.com.
  2. Earles, Andrew (September 15, 2014). Gimme Indie Rock. Voyageur Press. ISBN 9781627883795 – via Google Books.
  3. DaRonco, Mike. "Ultimate Alternative Wavers - Built to Spill". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-05-14.
  4. Christgau, Robert (2000-10-15). "Ultimate Alternative Wavers". Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s. Macmillan Publishing. ISBN 9780312245603.
  5. Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857125958.
  6. "Built to Spill".
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