#the old 97’s

[sceebybeeby]

"the sound of our voices made us forget everything that had ever hurt our feelings"

[rainedragon]

SAMPLING Volume 1 September 1998 Alice, Age 21. Student at Vantan Design Institute Dress: Vivienne Westwood (Summer '97) Bag: Jane Marple

[big-low-t]

Old 97’s - Where The Road Goes

Oh you could have died that day 

Back when you thought none of this was worth it 

When you thought everything was broken 

Oh you didn't know yet 

Someday you'd watch this big green river flow 

Who knows where the road goes

[gregthecoolnerd]

Top 15 Miscellaneous Genre Albums of 2024

(This is in order of release this year. Otherwise, I love them all the same.)

DOA by ericdoa

Dostrotime by Squarepusher

Deeper Well by Kacey Musgraves

American Primitive by Old 97's

Hyperdrama by Justice

Fearless Movement by Kamasi Washington

brat by Charli XCX

A Trip A Stumble A Fall Down On Your Knees by Seasick Steve

Bando Stone and the New World by Childish Gambino

Lamentations by John Zorn

Manzai by NANORAY

May It Never Falter by glaive

Beautifully Broken by Jelly Roll

MG Ultra by Machine Girl

Mekano World Order by Team Mekano

Runners-Up:

(Not quite as good, but still worth mentioning.)

Final Construct by Funker Vogt

Gamma by Gesaffelstein

Notes From a Quiet Life by Washed Out

Curve 1 by Mura Masa

Nebulous Nights (An Ambient Excursion into Profound Mysteries) by Röyksopp

[rock-and-roll-hell]

Let us examine the holiday spirit Let the small kids sing so we can all hear it Light up a fire and pull the chair near it 'Cause here it is, Christmas time...

When we are born we are swaddled and suckled Whispered to, fussed over, tickled and cuddled When we grow up things get muddled And here it is, Christmas time

We all want someone who will love us and hold us To curl up alongside when nights are the coldest We all want someone who will hug us and kiss us All I want is you for Christmas

[theindyreview]

New Music Friday: April 5, 2024

#NewMusicFriday w/albums by @StrungOut @VampireWeekend @TheBlackKeys @KPmusik @realmarcusking @Beatenberg_Band @Old97s @Khruangbin @Kate_Clover_ @dustinkensrue @TheKsUK @XAmbassadors @baysideband @dreamcarmusic & songs by @GlassAnimals @carybrothers

This week is insane. It’s one of those release weeks where there really is too much good stuff, and I just hope I have the time to listen to all of it. I don’t have the space to be clever in my writing, so let’s list these out; new albums from Strung Out, Vampire Weekend, The Black Keys, Katie Pruitt, Marcus King, Old 97’s, Beatenberg, Khurangbin, Dustin Kensrue, X Ambassadors, Kate Clover, The…

[allmusic]

AllMusic Staff Pick: Old 97's Wreck Your Life

While Old 97's second album, 1995's Wreck Your Life, continues the forlorn West Texas twang-a-billy that they pioneered with their debut, the sharp songwriting of vocalist Rhett Miller steps out to the forefront this time around. He weeps through the lovesick romp "Doreen" and chunks through longtime favorite "Big Brown Eyes" with a newfound poetic touch to the age-old traumas of love.

- Zac Johnson

[musiconspotify]

Old 97’s - American Primitive (2024) … raucous results …

[radiomaxmusic]

Friday, April 5, 2024: 12pm ET: Feature LP: Old 97's - American Primitive (2024)

Old 97’s is an American rock band from Dallas, Texas. Formed in 1992, they have released twelve studio albums, two full extended plays, shared split duty on another, and they have one live album. Their most recent release is titled Twelfth. Old 97’s were pioneers of the alt-country movement during the mid-to-late 1990s, then they developed more of a power pop style in the 2000s. Lead vocalist…

[musicandotherdelights]

Daily Listening, Day #1,137 - February 10th, 2023

Album: Too Far To Care (Elektra, 1997)

Artist: Old 97's

Genre: Alternative Country, Country Rock

Track Listing: 

"Timebomb"

"Barrier Reef"

"Broadway"

"Salome"

"W. TX Teardrops"

"Melt Snow"

"Streets Of Where I'm From"

"Big Brown Eyes"

"Just Like California"

"Curtain Calls"

"Niteclub"

"House That Used To Be"

"Four Leaf Clover"

Favorite Song: "Curtain Calls"

[poet-picker-prophet-pusher]

Day 11

Song with a city in the title:

Goofy song

[goodgrammaritan]

Ok but the chorus of "Murder (or a Heart Attack)" by the Old 97's, arguably their most famous song, sounds like a romantic love song about an ex, or a girlfriend with whom the singer had a fight, but he's going to leave the door open until she comes back, no matter the risk to himself:

And I may be leavin' myself open

To a murder or a heart attack

But I'm leavin' the back door open

'Til you come back, 'til you come back

And I may be movin' myself closer

To a real untimely end

But I'm leavin' the back door open

'Til you come home again, you come home again

And I used to sing it and think it was so amazing how much he loved the woman who left and he was willing to die and all...

BUT IT'S ABOUT A CAT!

And the hole in the screen is barely big enough for you

And not near enough for me to go

And the whole damn complicated

Situation could've been avoided if I'd only shut the window

He was watching his roommate's cat and it escaped, and he was desperate for it to come back.

It eventually did.

I've known this for years but it blew my mind when I first realized.

Anyway it's a banger of a song and it's about a cat so go listen here