Ultimate Alternative Wavers
| Ultimate Alternative Wavers | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | May 1, 1993[1] | |||
| Recorded | Fall 1992 | |||
| Studios | Audio Labs (Boise, Idaho) | |||
| Genre | Indie rock | |||
| Length | 58:26 | |||
| Label | C/Z Records[2] | |||
| Producers |
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| Built to Spill chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [3] |
| Christgau's Consumer Guide |  [4] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [5] |
| MusicHound Rock | [6] |
Ultimate Alternative Wavers is the debut studio album by American indie rock band Built to Spill.[7][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.
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'".
Track listing
All tracks are written by Doug Martsch except "Nowhere Nothin' Fuckup" by Doug Martsch and Lou Reed.
| No. | Title | 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" | 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"
Personnel
- Built to Spill[8]
- Doug Martsch – guitars (all), vocals (1–9); bass noise (9), bass (10), snare (10)
- Brett Netson – bass (1–9); guitars (2–10), backing vocals (6), T.V. (8), stupid vocals (8), slide guitars (9), acoustic guitar (9), drums (10)
- Ralf Youtz – drums (all), cowbell (8), guitar (8), bass (10)
- Additional musicians
References
- ↑ "Built to Spill". www.builttospill.com.
- 1 2 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 May 14, 2018.
- ↑ Christgau, Robert (October 15, 2000). "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.
- ↑ Graff, Gary; Durchholz, Daniel, eds. (1999). "Built to Spill". MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Farmington Hills, MI: Visible Ink Press. pp. 172–173. ISBN 1-57859-061-2.
- ↑ "Built to Spill".
- ↑ "Built To Spill – Ultimate Alternative Wavers – CD (Album), 1993 [r3921961]". Discogs. Retrieved June 30, 2026.