Live (Built to Spill album)

Live
Live album by
ReleasedApril 18, 2000
GenreRock
Length71:43
LabelWarner Bros.
ProducerPhil Ek
Built to Spill chronology
Keep It Like a Secret
(1999)
Live
(2000)
Ancient Melodies of the Future
(2001)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Austin Chronicle[2]
Dayton Daily NewsA[3]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[4]
NME8/10[5]
Pitchfork7.6/10[6]
Rolling Stone[7]
Times Colonist[8]
The Village VoiceA−[9]

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.[10]

The model featured on the cover is Jeremy Atkins, a musician and an executive with Dark Horse Comics.[11]

  1. ^ Huey, Steve. "Live - Built to Spill". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-05-29.
  2. ^ Hess, Christopher (2000-06-02). "Built to Spill Live (Warner Bros.)". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved 2018-05-29.
  3. ^ Rollins, Ron (2000-05-05). "Recordings on Review". Dayton Daily News.
  4. ^ Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857125958.
  5. ^ "Live". NME. 2000-05-10. Archived from the original on 2010-03-08.
  6. ^ DiCrescenzo, Brent (2000-04-18). "Built to Spill: Live Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2018-05-29.
  7. ^ Chonin, Neva (2004-04-28). "Live". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2018-05-29.
  8. ^ Curfman, Shannon (2000-05-02). "CD Reviews". Times Colonist.
  9. ^ Christgau, Robert (2001-01-23). "Dub for Dummies". The Village Voice.
  10. ^ "Live Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  11. ^ "Dark Horse announces promotion of Jeremy Atkins to Director of Publicity" (Press release). Dark Horse Records. 19 March 2007. Retrieved 5 May 2017.