Ultimate Alternative Wavers
Ultimate Alternative Wavers is the debut studio album by American indie rock band Built to Spill. 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'".
Personnel
Built to Spill- Doug Martsch – lead and backing vocals, lead and rhythm guitars
- Brett Netson – bass, guitar, backing vocals
- Ralf Youtz – drums, percussion
- 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
Samples credits
"Shameful Dread"- The Simpsons dialogue, "Marge [Gets a Job]"