Now You Know (Vinyl): Doug Martsch: Amazon.ca: Music

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Given that Doug Martsch is blessed with one of the most distinctive voices in rock, it's not surprising to find the Built to Spill frontman in a familiar place on his solo debut. But this is more than just an acoustic spin on his Boise, Idaho, band's off-kilter psychedelic noise. Now You Know is sweet and jangly, a homespun blues record made in the late hours of the night on battered guitars, in the same loose and grainy tradition as Beck's One Foot in the Grave and Paul Westerberg's Stereo. It's endearingly rustic--from the jagged and jaunty "Gone" to the winding Neil Young tribute "Impossible"--and yet another reason to count Martsch as one of middle America's most valuable natural resources. --Aidin Vaziri

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The first solo album from Built To Spill's critically acclaimed singer-songwriter-guitarist Doug Martsch. Warner Brothers. 2002.

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4.0 out of 5 stars YA!, Aug 27 2005

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evan (Calgary Alberta Canada) - See all my reviews

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Doug is great. He put some serious heart into this album. Definately worth checking out.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Was expecting more..., April 29 2004

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Scott Fendley (Zionsville, IN USA) - See all my reviews

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This, to me, was a bit disappointing. The change of pace is nice, but the record to me sounds same-y after a while, and it doesn't really hold much interest to me. But this is not an abject failure, and further movements in the acoustic direction by Martsch should be applauded.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Great, Jan 24 2004

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Mr. William L. Burge IV "stlbites.com" (St. Louis, MO) - See all my reviews
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This is a really interesting album as a Built to Spill fan. It's obviously Doug Martsch, and his playing style plays through. There are a couple moments where the solos are all Doug the way we've come to love. What's intriguing about it, is that Doug fell in love with the blues. Where most people just say they wish they could play the blues, Doug has learned how, and has added a fantastic open tuned slide guitar to his arsenal of sounds. The album almost exclusively features this, and it's a fantastic modern take on the blues from a very Doug/Indie Rock viewpoint.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great.
Acoustic bliss. Doug Martsch is wonderful.
If you want a record with infinite replay value, get this.

Published on May 3 2003 by John M.

4.0 out of 5 stars Junkmedia.org Review - Now we know...
I must admit, I was a little uneasy when I first heard that Doug Martsch, the man behind Built To Spill, had recently released a solo "blues" record after discovering an... Read more

Published on Mar 24 2003 by junkmedia