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Missing Compilation

You guys don't have this compilation on there. Why not? Leitmotiv (talk) 08:02, 30 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

New Album

Does anyone have some concrete information on a release date for the new album (e.g. from the mouth of the band itself or a Warner Bros. spokesperson)? Both Fall 2005 and Spring 2006 have been mentioned in different sources (but not Winter 2005, oddly enough). Utterly fantastic live show, by the way, I saw them in Memphis recently and I highly recommend catching them if you can. - Jersyko talk 00:39, Jun 9, 2005 (UTC)

Can we really fairly compare them to Death Cab for Cutie or Modest Mouse? Come on. I don't think so.

I'm not really sure what you're saying. The answer, however, is yes, since they have been compared to both. All three bands are part of the "northwest sound" movement. Sure, they all have distinct sounds, but the comparison is at least somewhat warranted. - Jersyko talk 22:13, August 12, 2005 (UTC)

Unreleased 'You In Reverse' songs. I caught BTS earlier this year in Boston and they played a song that wasn't released with their last album. I know there were four(4) unreleased songs they played live. A song in particular I've been craving to hear had some reggae tones, and during the chorus or the first line of different parts, he would blend his voice a guitar chord... it sounded very weird but utterly amazing. Any information or recordings would be great! email me at clayton@bellmor.com if you could, thanks!

Comparisons/Influences

Because of their association with the Northwest sound, Built to Spill's sound has been compared quite often with Death Cab's and Modest Mouse's sounds. See this and this for examples, or parse through the rest of this google search for more. Whether this comparison is warranted or not is another story, but it should be noted in the article that the comparison is (or was) commonly made. Also, the difference between "comparison" and "influence" should be noted - the article does not say that DCFC or MM influenced BTS, on the contrary, BTS pre-dates DCFC by several years and was formed at about the same time as MM. - Jersyko talk 16:27, August 25, 2005 (UTC)

I believe Ben Folds Five could be noted as a prominent group influenced by Built to Spill. On the Ben Folds Five album, Naked Baby Pictures, a live cover of Twin Falls is included. Ben Folds writes in the liner notes that at one point they would've been content being a Built to Spill cover band.--65.241.94.2 16:28, 22 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Personal stuff Through the grapevine i've heard that Martsch is a family man. John Richards on KEXP has alluded to this numerous times. I think a noteworthy aspect of Built to Spill's personality is there everyman quality. We should mention this, if we can do so without getting too creepy or putting Martsch's private life in the spotlight too much. Does anyone know of any good sources for this type of information?

Genre

Indie means Independent. If they are signed to Warner Bros. Records, a major label owned by a corporation, they aren't indie. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 71.233.117.176 (talk • contribs).

First, 212,000 Google hits say otherwise. Also, numerous Google News hits use the term, including several undoubtedly reliable sources. Second, "indie rock" is distinguishable from the term "independent musician", in that "indie rock" is a musical genre while "independent musician" is not. Yes, there is overlap. But even if Built to Spill is no longer an "independent" band because they are signed to WB records (and that's actually an interesting question, given that the terms of their contract with WB gives them a LOT more creative control than is the norm), their music falls squarely in the genre of indie rock. Thanks. · jersyko talk 14:16, 7 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

how? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 201.11.194.220 (talk) 16:40, 7 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Sounds like pop rock to me. Words like "indie" and "alternative" lose their meaning when they refer to things that aren't independent from, or alternative to, anything. Covering huge hits by people old enough to be their parents further cements their place in the world of "popular music". I only wish I had a way to reference this perspective. Huw Powell (talk) 21:41, 22 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

External link suggestion: New Interview with Doug Martsch

As an editor at Crawdaddy!, and to comply with COI guidelines, I am not posting the link to this recent interview with Doug Martsch of Built to Spill. However, I would like to recommend it on its merits, and hope that an editor will find the time to examine the review and—if he or she sees fit—post it to the external links section. In the interview, Martsch discusses their recent live performances of Perfect From Now On, pick-up basketball, and the trouble of making guestlists. I appreciate your time. Crawdaddy! [1]
Mike harkin (talk) 23:09, 24 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Done. Interwebs (talk) 23:29, 24 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Brett Nelson and Brett Netson

Were there really two members with such similar names? Giant Snowman 13:24, 7 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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