YAWN

Uh, I remember Everett True hating Built to Spill- smugly pointing out all of the "beards" in attendance. And wasn't HE the one who made the "new Grateful Dead" comment, disparagingly? Nice opinion revision.

Well, when was Everett True ever required to have the same opinion twice? Never that I can recall.

Really? Why so much is made of such a boring and undynamic musical farce is beyond me. Built to Spill is one of those groups that one must be under the influence to appreciate (in other words not worthy of sober introspection).

Built To Spill really do kick it, especially live. Doug will always say "thanks" to the crowd after they applaud and sometimes people like to laugh at the way he says that. Yeah, they're the shit.
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I have always found the lyrics of "Built to Spill" to be beautiful studies of common, everyday occurances. Pointing out frail cracks in our built-up societal facades (some of which are shown above--"yeah, I'm too cool for that" kind of stuff). Well, then why are you posting? I would venture to say it was because there is (or was) something that was sung by Dug that completely touched you. Looking up at the stars and seeing the big dipper, being alone at the supermarket and buying a frozen dinner hoping for some representation of "home", seeing things pass in the rear view mirror and thinking they look better for it. All of these things make Built to Spill one of those bands that linger in your mind. Because what they have had to say rings true somewhere in that "too cool for school" facade that we all wear in our everyday outward appearances. I will alway treasure them for that. Thanks.

Music reviews are such a strange animal. We all know that music is completely subjective, so what's the point? Bands totally blow for some, completely rule for others. The only reason reviews exist is the undeniable emotion evoked...just has to be talked about because it's too big not to. B2S fukin kills, BTW

I cannot believe I was paying enough attention to catch this article as I clicked through to the new Savage Love column. Thank god, I did. Now I know to plug back in to live music scene for the time being to see these guys live again. They are one of the few bands that perform consistently well live, and it's even more incredible because they seem to be the types who could not hate touring more.

Second point: "Untrustable" is the best of a great bunch, followed by "Stop the Show" as these writers point out. Even though many of BtS's lyrics don't make sense across the span of an entire song, Untrustable is the exception and I think Kathleen Wilson hits the nail exactly on the head.

Is it a coincidence that I like "I Could Hurt a Fly" the least and that I found Rebecca Brown's comments needlessly incomprehensible? On the other hand, my best friend who was an English major also liked that song the most. Maybe there's some unseen commonality between appreciating "I Could Hurt a Fly" and exposing oneself to massive amounts of Modern Literature (duly capitalized).

DOUBLE YAWN

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