Old 97's - Too Far to Care
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Free Music Review: By far the best Old 97s album.
Hit: 5 Stars
Not to say the others are shabby, but this one just has that je ne sais quas.Free Music Review: Yay!!!
Hit: 5 Stars
Love, love, love this album. One of my favorites of all time. Great lyrics, beautiful alt-insurgent-country-rock sound. Cheers to Murray Hammond & Rhett Miller's songwriting!!Free Music Review: the quintessential altcountry album
Hit: 5 Stars
I bought this album when it first came out despite the fact that I was rather underwhelmed by its predecessor, "Wreck Your Life". This was their major label debut, and it would seem that the Old 97s took extra care with this album as it improves greatly upon their previous work. Everything on this album is better--the songs, the music, the production. This is the perfect Old 97s album.
So what makes this album so great? Rhett Miller's lyrics and delivery. He had already shown himself to be a smart and clever lyricist on previous albums, but here he takes it to the next level where almost every phrase of every song employs some sort of subtle intricate wordplay. His themes of young love and love lost are still there, but you can tell he took his time with the words this time around. For example, from "Salome", "I'm tired of making friends, and I'm tired of making time; from "Big Brown Eyes", "you make a big impression for a girl your size"; from "Niteclub", "telephones make strangers out of lovers, whiskey makes the strangers all look good", and from "Barrier Reef", "my name's Stuart Ransom Miller, and I'm a serial lady killer". Oh, and did I mention that the kid can sing?
As for the music, they are as tuneful as they ever were here, but the country leanings are very pronounced. They would definitely go on to produce more polished work over the next few years, but if you like your pop music with a healty twang of cowpunk then this is the album for you.
Free Music Review: "This Ain't Our Home Anymore, It's Just Four Walls and A Floor..."
Hit: 5 Stars
This album is a serious a**-kicker from start to finish.
No matter how old you are, where you're from, or what kind of music you normally listen to, I dare you not to stomp your feet when "Timebomb" gets going. This is the perfect driving album.
But as any Old 97's fan will tell you, the music's only half the story. Rhett Miller and company are kings of the lyrical one liners... and their skills truly shine in Too Far to Care.
Buy this album - you won't regret it. Then see them live!
Free Music Review: Old 97's - Too Far To Care
Hit: 5 Stars
A must have for anyone who enjoys X, The Reverend Horton Heat, or anything else that rides the line between punk rock and country.