Built To Spill poll

oh cunty

wavers is great. a bit disjointed though and totally lo-fi. classic at least for nowhere nothin fuckup.

there's nothing wrong with love, surely

You know how cats will like, knead things and how totally contenting it feels if you're lying down and a cat comes up and kneads your leg or whatever? Temporarily Blind kneads my brain like that, which is one of about 10 reasons that KILAS wins this for me.

though "randy describes eternity" is my fav song by them i think

not included here, but I love the Live record -- probably mostly for the Calvin Johnson-less "Virginia Reel" ...

Yeah, I'd vote for Live if it were here; as it is, I voted for Perfect From Now On; first two songs and then "Velvet Waltz" are ace, esp. "Velvet Waltz".

"Randy Describes Eternity" is my favorite BTS song too. One of my favorite songs, period (.)

^ yes!

also: "I Would Hurt A Fly", from 4:06 on, is perfect.

perfect from 4:06 on?

I wonder if the people who vote for TNWWL would put KILAS second, and vice versa. They both seem to have a similar indie-pop sensibility, whereas Perfect has always sounded much more ambitious to me. Or just more serious perhaps, I don't mean denigrate those first two, it's still a pretty ambitious take on indie-pop.

I put KILAS first and PFNO second. My choices having more to do with quality than sensibility. I think TNWWL has some great songs, but also some filler, which puts it on a par with You in Reverese.

To expand, both Perfect and Keep It sound like Martsch at the top of his game to me. They are both "ambitious" in terms of songwriting. However, I feel like repetition contributes a lot to the length of the songs on Perfect, which made it really hard for me to get into at first. It had to grow on me. Most of the songs on Keep It get in and out in a reasonable amount of time and still incorporate the rich variety that marked the songs on Perfect.

I'd certainly put Keep It second (after Perfect), it is indeed just about as rich and detailed. But it's lacking the extra instrumentation of Perfect (ok just a cello and mellotron but they add a hell of a lot) and some of the songs just don't work so well for me. E.g. the intro to Time Trap has perhaps the best guitar layering I've ever heard, but when the song proper kicks in I just lose interest.

the answer is TNWWL and anyone who disagrees apparently likes semi-wack old guy built to spill. that said TNWWL is twee and emo as fuck, it has twin falls on it for chrissakes.

I like Built to Spill where Doug Martsch sounds like he has earned his beard rather than just wearing one.

great band

Carry the Zero is in my estimation the pinnacle of BTS, so Keep it like a Secret gets my vote.

Look for the record with me on the cover!

There's Nothing Wrong With Love.

They (he) have let me down since with all that sprawling and endless Youngy widdling.

I preferred Dinosaur (Jr) in their earlier days too and draw parallels for the same reason

In the Morning,Big Dipper, Car and Twin Falls.

I'm way too old and should know better but don't

There is No Enemy is really good. Pleasantly surprised.

what about canada

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Poor UAW

I can't believe Ancient Melodies nearly beat out Keep it like a Secret. That's just crazy.

did ancient melodies get a bad rap from us critics as it didnt here(UK). Its like the same with wowee zowee by pavement.

I don't know about the critics, I'm just speaking for myself. It's decent, but not even in the same league as the three that preceded it imo

i agree but i still like it

its my 4th fave easily. it does get a bad rep on ilm so maybe some wanted to show support for it? its not like it beat the other 3 anyway.

I too am amazed that Ancient Melodies came anywhere near beating KILAS. And bummed that NO ONE voted for Ultimate Alternative Wavers, which is a pretty cool little record. sadface

did ancient melodies get a bad rap from us critics as it didnt here(UK)

did it even get released here?

I'm gonna assume that everyone likes Wavers, but it's just not anyone's favorite?

that's what I'm assuming too. some of their best songs on there. like I said upthread, it's the slightly wonky production that pushes it down a bit. always love it when they play stuff from that record live.

is "ultimate alternative wavers" the same thing as "the normal years" or was "the normal years" just not polled because it's a singles collection?

no it was their debut album.

i used to play the shit out of this song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6rLtS5QU80

oh yeah i used to have that album

"used to"?

yeah i realize my phrasing was confusing but see i previously owned this album and now i don't, it's almost like i got rid of it at some point. hope that clears things up!

a Perfect From Now On poll? someone?

Maybe later? a new POLL would not be welcomed at this time I sense.

then you forgot it existed at all xp

Hardcore fans: is Doug a Xtian?

I just listened to KiLaS for the first time and thought it could be interpreted in a born-again context.

there's nothing wrong with love, but my favorite song of theirs is "liar" from you in reverse

kinda surprised some dude is a BTS fan

interviewed doug for nme for KILAS and boy was he a dick

Got that impression when I saw them last year at Primavera. For literally the whole set he was complaining to the sound guy at the side: the drums were too loud, guitars too quiet, just an endless litany of whiny complaints. Stop being a precious muso, stfu and play yr songs.

Still gutted I missed the 'Perfect From Now On' full album tour tho.