Live (Built to Spill album) explained

Live
Type:Live album
Artist:Built to Spill
Cover:Built to Spill - Live.jpg
Border:yes
Released:April 18, 2000
Genre:Rock
Length:71:43
Label:Warner Bros.
Producer:Phil Ek
Prev Title:Keep It Like a Secret
Prev Year:1999
Next Title:Ancient Melodies of the Future
Next Year:2001

Live is an album of live recordings made by indie rock band Built to Spill on the band's Keep It Like a Secret tour in 1999. At the time the album was recorded, the band consisted of singer/guitarist Doug Martsch, guitarists Brett Netson, Jim Roth, bassist Brett Nelson, and drummer Scott Plouf. Live was released on the Warner Bros. label on April 18, 2000.[1]

The model featured on the cover is Jeremy Atkins, a musician and an executive with Dark Horse Comics.[2]

Track listing

  1. "The Plan" – 4:54
  2. "Randy Described Eternity" – 3:55
  3. "Stop the Show" – 4:15
  4. "Virginia Reel Around the Fountain" (Halo Benders) – 7:00
  5. "Cortez the Killer" (written by Neil Young) – 20:30
  6. "Car" – 3:07
  7. "Singing Sores Make Perfect Swords" (Love as Laughter) – 3:33
  8. "I Would Hurt a Fly" – 5:24
  9. "Broken Chairs" – 19:05

Double-LP version

As a part of Built to Spill's contract with Warner Bros. Records, all of their Warner Bros. releases were released on vinyl LP by the band's former label, Up Records. Two studio tracks, "Forget Remember When" and "Now and Then," are included as bonus tracks on the Up double-LP version. These tracks had been previously released as part of the Carry the Zero CD single/EP.

The track listing for this version is:

Side One:

  1. "The Plan" – 4:54
  2. "Randy Described Eternity" – 3:55
  3. "Stop the Show" – 4:15
  4. "Virginia Reel Around the Fountain" – 7:00

Side Two:

  1. "Cortez the Killer" – 20:30

Side Three:

  1. "Car" – 3:07
  2. "Singing Sores Make Perfect Swords" – 3:33
  3. "I Would Hurt a Fly" – 5:24
  4. "Forget Remember When" – 4:23
  5. "Now and Then" – 5:24

Side Four:

  1. "Broken Chairs" – 19:05

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Live Credits . AllMusic . 5 May 2017.
  2. Dark Horse announces promotion of Jeremy Atkins to Director of Publicity . Dark Horse Records . 19 March 2007 . 5 May 2017.

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