Ultimate Alternative Wavers
1993 studio album by Built to Spill
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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.
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| Released | May 1, 1993[1] | |||
| Recorded | Fall 1992 | |||
| Studios | Audio Labs (Boise, Idaho) | |||
| Genre | Indie rock | |||
| Length | 58:26 | |||
| Label | C/Z Records[2] | |||
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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] |
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 |
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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" | 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