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Let's start by saying that this is a great album. And the thing that surprised me the most about this nice site is not finding any information about a band that, in America, is considered, along with Modest Mouse, one of the most valid exponents of Indie rock. But let's avoid unnecessary labels; behind Built to Spill lies the genius of Doug Martsch, a frontman with a keen sense for melody who has a great gift: making songs that hide intricate guitar passages and continuous tempo changes seem simple. The splendid "You Were Right" and "Broken Chairs" (extended at the end) alone are worth the purchase. Martsch's voice, together with his unique way of playing the guitar, is the main feature that characterizes Built To Spill; at times syrupy and deceptively annoying, it hides a depth all its own.
This is an album from 1999, not the band's first, but in my opinion, it is the best for a first approach to the band. Highly recommended after being captivated by Doug's melody are Perfect from Now On (1997) and Ancient Melodies of The Future (2001).
There is a melancholy in the notes of BTS that often proves visceral, getting inside you and leaving a sensation of ethereal calm.
For those who love Modest Mouse, this is an album that cannot be missing from your discography. But not only that, those who love rock in its most varied forms will find here a true rock album that sounds like no other, and today this is a quality that few artists have.
The title of the album says it all: "keep it like a secret," keep it secret, yes because this is a little gem that when discovered, one wouldn't want to share with anyone, but tonight I feel generous...
Tracklist Lyrics and Samples
01 The Plan (03:29)
The plan keeps comming up again
And the plan mean nothing stays the same
But the plan won't accomplish anything
If it's not implemented.
Like it's always been
And it makes me think of everyone
The cause of this is evident
But the remedy cannot be found
Cause it's so well hidden
This history lesson doesn't make any sense
In any less than ten thousand year increments of (common sense) (x5)
02 Center of the Universe (02:43)
I heard what I said to you,
And it was so out of sync
With the way I wanted to
Make myself out to seem.
I don't like this air,
But that doesn't mean I'll stop breathing it,
Who doesn't think they're at the centre of the universe being it?
Don't look now,
Just keep watching your TV,
Hating what's to see,
Waiting for someone to say something that's RIGHT!
I heard what I said to you,
Thought it was all understood,
But I wasn't getting through,
I'd go on if I could.
I don't like this air,
But that doesn't mean I'll stop breathing it,
Who doesn't think they're at the centre of the universe being it?
Don't look now,
Just keep watching your TV,
Hating what's to see,
Waiting for someone to say something that's RIGHT!
03 Carry the Zero (05:44)
I'm not knocking your want
to carry that home
took it with you
when you moved and got it broke
found the pieces
we counted them all alone
didn't add up
forgot to carry a zero
I can't be your
apologist very long
I'm surprised that
you'd want to carry that on
count your blemishes
you can't
they're all gone
I can't see your response
putting them back on
like they're waiting for your guard to fall
so they can see it all and you're so
occupied with what other persons are
occupied with
and vice versa
and you've become
what you thought was dumb
a fraction of the sum
yeah, you've become
yeah, you have become
a fraction of the sum
the middle and the front
and now it's coming back
hasn't it come too far?
I was trying to help but I guess
I pushed too hard
now we can't even touch it
afraid it'll fall apart
04 Sidewalk (03:51)
Come on break it up
It's gone on long enough
What has it changed for you
The tubes tag along
The radar's got it wrong
What hasn't changed for you
Can you wait for the sidewalk
Waiting for you
Can you wait for the sidewalk
Can it wait for you
05 Bad Light (03:22)
never forever
what i think is true
what i hope to do
what i got from you
never forever
never forever
what i think is true
what i hope to do
what i got from you
never forever
And all that sun makes so much shine
How this is done like so much science
Can't be explained through common sense
Takes a firm background in remembering
And it takes some math
And there's so much more
It's so hard to read in bad light
It's so hard to see it bad light
06 Time Trap (05:22)
It's barely yours on loan
What you think you own
The place that you call home
The ideas in your bones
In your bones
This would still feel dumb
Back where you're from
Do you
Do you want to change your mind?
Do you want to change your mind?
'Cause you could never know that
In a time trap
In a time trap
Guess that's all fair
Now because
Guess that's all there
Ever was
Grey and sprawling
Save your crawling
'Cause you could never know that
In a time trap
In a time trap
Do you want to save your life?
Do you want to save your life?
'Cause you could never know that
In a time trap
In a time trap
08 You Were Right (04:45)
You were wrong when you said everythings gonna be alright
You were wrong when you said everythings gonna be alright
You were right when you said all that glitters isn't gold
You were right when you said all we are is dust in the wind
You were right when you said we're all just bricks in the wall
And when you said manic depression's a frustrated mess
You were wrong when you said everythings gonna be alright
You were wrong when you said everythings gonna be alright
You were wrong when you said everythings gonna be alright
You were right when you said you cant always get what you want
You were right when you said it's a hard rain's gonna fall
You were right when you said were still running against the wind
Life goes on long after the thrill of living is gone
You were right when you said this is the end
Do you ever think about it?
Do you ever think about it?
Do you ever think about it?
Do you ever think about it?
09 Temporarily Blind (04:48)
Bet you can't tell I'm
temporarily blind
And how much more can I
get sunburned?
How much more can I
get sunburned?
Bet you can't tell I'm
temporarily blind
Isn't everyone?
Isn't everyone?
Isn't everyone?
Isn't everyone?
Isn't everyone?
Isn't everyone?
Isn't everyone?
Isn't everyone?
The thought of you waiting
for someone
Turn your back on this hating
Turn your back on this hating
Before I forget
It took so long
Turn your back on this waiting
Turn your back on this waiting
I need to know where you're
coming from
Turn your back on the framing
Turn your back on the framing
Who history doesn't teach
It makes numb
Turn your back on their taming
Turn your back on their taming
Yeah, they might let let you say it
But it'd take all day to explain it
(distorted and unintelligble)
10 Broken Chairs (08:40)
Broken Chairs your body conforms to
Out beyond the quieted garden
You can bring the man form into trust
Through the holes in my everydayness
Lends sustenance where starvation's necessary
Cause my head's a dictionary
Of long spring days and the speech of crows
Who themselves are mirrors of apprehensions
In the fallen sun
Where starvation's necessary
Cause my head's a dictionary
Of long spring days and the speech of crows
Who themselves are mirrors of apprehensions
In the fallen sun
Who themselves are mirrors of apprehensions
In the fallen sun
Well, alright
You can make it stay
Well, alright
Well, alright
Well, alright
You can make it stay
Well, alright
Alright
Alright
Well, alright
Alright
Alright
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