Texas troubadours Old 97's moved farther away from their raditional C&W sound on their 1999 release, Fight Songs, instead incorporating warmly distorted guitars and crunchy rhythms into their brash pop songs. Thankfully for fans of the band, the terrific songwriting is still there, but the sound is a little more polished than the twang-a-billy bombast of their previous album, Too Far to Care. The heavy grit of the lead track, "Jagged," is augmented by Rhett Miller and Murray Hammond's bright vocals, whereas the rhumba stylings of "What We Talk About" slinks along like two strangers locked in a tango. Songs seem more thoroughly constructed this time around, relying less on pure bravado and more on structure. That works well for the most part, but there's something lacking that was unrelenting and instantly likable in their previous release. That being said, Fight Songs is still a bright and worthwhile album with as many strong songs as any of their releases.
Okay... so I've been on this site for about six months and just today randomly checked back and noticed they've acquired a good 20,000+ users (I made that up, don't listen to me, I have no idea) since my last visit. A lot of new people!Alas I have revamped my MOG and it's a little swankier now. Still working on it.La la la.That's it for now I suppose. What a glorious post.Happy New Years Eve...
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Indeed, I nearly found myself lying dead at the feet of one Rhett Miller last night after he autographed my copy of Old 97's "Fight Songs" in the following manner: To Jennifer (heart) Rhett (in bottom right hand corner) CUTE ----> (that's an arrow pointing toward my name). Oh, yeah, Rhett Miller thinks I'm cute. And I think he has the dreamiest eyes. So, we're even.This happened at a meet-n-greet
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Okay... so I've been on this site for about six months and just today randomly checked back and noticed they've acquired a good 20,000+ users (I made that up, don't listen to me, I have no idea) since my last visit. A lot of new people!Alas I have revamped my MOG and it's a little swankier now. Still working on it.La la la.That's it for now I suppose. What a glorious post.Happy New Years Eve...
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