357. Built To Spill - live

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My introduction to BTS was from watching, and obsessively taping, HBO's Reverb - a show that started with great bands and venues, and somehow fell victim to featuring rap/metal acts. Still, the Built to Spill episode was grand - amazing - this skinny, whinny, balding guy was playing guitar like no other modern day guitarist - at least in the indie world. So I figured that getting a live album by the band made the most sense. This disc features that set from Reverb, and two other shows in Denver and Seattle. The band is tight yet loose and the Neil Young cover must make Neil himself blush. I would have preferred an old fashioned live album, i.e. one continous take of a live show instead of a 'best of'.

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8.5 out of 10