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Old 97's: Rhett Miller (vocals, guitar); Murry Hammond (vocals, bass); Ken Bethea (guitar); Philip Peeples (drums, percussion).
Additional personnel: Andrew Williams (various instruments); Jon Rauhouse (steel guitar); Jon Brion (Vox organ).
Recorded at Kingsway, New Orleans, Louisiana & Sound Factory, Hollywood, California.
Old 97s' effortless way with a hook has always separated the band from its brethren in the so-called "insurgent country" ranks. Choruses, harmonies, and sheer hummability of tune have always been as important to this Dallas quartet as setting the post-punk honky-tonk on fire. This tunesmanship rises to the fore on FIGHT SONGS. The group's second major-label full-length is unquestionably Old 97s' most "pop" effort yet. But that doesn't mean that the music rocks any less fiercely or that its heartbreak twang is any less severe.
FIGHT SONGS incorporates Old 97s' modern-rock attack into the C&W tradition. Ken Bethea's guitar bleeds distortion all over vocalist Rhett Miller's melancholy yearnings on "Jagged." Bassist Murry Hammond knowingly rewrites a Louvin Brothers classic on "Crash On The Barrelhead." "Murder (Or A Heart Attack)" is a perfect example of Old 97s' craft, with a hook that screams L.A. pop, rootsy guitars that bring to mind such Californian post-punkers as The Blasters and X, and the general well-produced and poppy feel of R.E.M, circa 1984.
Additional personnel: Andrew Williams (various instruments); Jon Rauhouse (steel guitar); Jon Brion (Vox organ).
Recorded at Kingsway, New Orleans, Louisiana & Sound Factory, Hollywood, California.
Old 97s' effortless way with a hook has always separated the band from its brethren in the so-called "insurgent country" ranks. Choruses, harmonies, and sheer hummability of tune have always been as important to this Dallas quartet as setting the post-punk honky-tonk on fire. This tunesmanship rises to the fore on FIGHT SONGS. The group's second major-label full-length is unquestionably Old 97s' most "pop" effort yet. But that doesn't mean that the music rocks any less fiercely or that its heartbreak twang is any less severe.
FIGHT SONGS incorporates Old 97s' modern-rock attack into the C&W tradition. Ken Bethea's guitar bleeds distortion all over vocalist Rhett Miller's melancholy yearnings on "Jagged." Bassist Murry Hammond knowingly rewrites a Louvin Brothers classic on "Crash On The Barrelhead." "Murder (Or A Heart Attack)" is a perfect example of Old 97s' craft, with a hook that screams L.A. pop, rootsy guitars that bring to mind such Californian post-punkers as The Blasters and X, and the general well-produced and poppy feel of R.E.M, circa 1984.