Doug Posted July 25, 2006 Share Posted July 25, 2006 So... where do I start? Do I get the brand new "best of," or do I go with Satellite Rides? Or maybe the older stuff? Are there any nonessential Old 97 CDs? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Analogman Posted July 25, 2006 Share Posted July 25, 2006 To Far Too Care - is there masterpiece (according to me) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tweedy's Gurl Posted July 25, 2006 Share Posted July 25, 2006 wreck your life, too far too care & fight songs are all essential, i think. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Groo Posted July 25, 2006 Share Posted July 25, 2006 I love "Drag it Up," but that's probably because I haven't heard any of the other albums. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
brianjeremy Posted July 25, 2006 Share Posted July 25, 2006 Avoid the solo albums and Drag it Up because they suck huge donkey wang. The rest are alright. I like Satellite Rides, Too Far Too Care and Fight Songs the best. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
anodyne Posted July 25, 2006 Share Posted July 25, 2006 i strongly dislike drag it up. i downloaded 3 songs before i bought it and all three were good. they are the only 3 songs worth hearing on that record. doh! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Spawn's dad Posted July 25, 2006 Share Posted July 25, 2006 I love "Drag it Up," but that's probably because I haven't heard any of the other albums. that or maybe you were dropped on your head...poor guy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LouieB Posted July 25, 2006 Share Posted July 25, 2006 wreck your life, too far too care & fight songs are all essential, i think.Exactly....Satelite Rides is fun too at least the first half. LouieB Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Smokestack Joe Posted July 25, 2006 Share Posted July 25, 2006 ok..let me be the first to say....start with Hitchhike to Rhome, their first record. quite good, alt. country music for sure. i would start chronologically. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WilcoFan Posted July 25, 2006 Share Posted July 25, 2006 Far and away I would recommend "Fight Songs." Even my friends who hate good music like it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Groo Posted July 25, 2006 Share Posted July 25, 2006 that or maybe you were dropped on your head...poor guy   Seriously though, "Won't Be Home," "The New Kid," "Bloomington," "This is the Moonlight," and "No Mother" are some of the best songs I've heard in a long long time. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Spawn's dad Posted July 25, 2006 Share Posted July 25, 2006 yeah, you need to get their other albums. of the songs you named one is listenable (albeit awesome). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Analogman Posted July 25, 2006 Share Posted July 25, 2006 I paid 15 bucks for that cd. That Ken song about chicken - why did they let him do that? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tweedy's Gurl Posted July 25, 2006 Share Posted July 25, 2006 i love that song because it's not a great song...it is what it is, and it is amusing. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
watch me fall Posted July 25, 2006 Share Posted July 25, 2006 I'd suggest whichever cd has Niteclub and Melt Show on it. Too Far to Care I think. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tweedy's Gurl Posted July 25, 2006 Share Posted July 25, 2006 I'd suggest whichever cd has Niteclub and Melt Show on it. Too Far to Care I think. yeah, that's the one. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
watch me fall Posted July 25, 2006 Share Posted July 25, 2006 I just looked it up on Amazon.com. They have "melt show" listed as "melt snow". Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tweedy's Gurl Posted July 25, 2006 Share Posted July 25, 2006 I just looked it up on Amazon.com. They have "melt show" listed as "melt snow".   well...that just changes the song completely! could be a good one, though... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Alisa Posted July 25, 2006 Share Posted July 25, 2006 Fight songs and To far To Care Quote Link to post Share on other sites
explodo Posted July 25, 2006 Share Posted July 25, 2006 I would avoid all of it and spend your money on action figures. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wheelco Posted July 25, 2006 Share Posted July 25, 2006 I would avoid all of it and spend your money on action figures.yeh, definitely on "action figures" not dolls I only have Fight Songs, and that is pretty good Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Spawn's dad Posted July 25, 2006 Share Posted July 25, 2006 i love that song because it's not a great song...it is what it is, and it is amusing. for some reason I like that song also. that and won't be home and the rest of the disc can be used as a coaster or as a clay pigeon or something. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bobbob1313 Posted July 26, 2006 Share Posted July 26, 2006 The only songs of theirs I have are from the TV Show Scrubs. My favorite song I have is a Rhett solo song called "Our Love". Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SarahC Posted July 26, 2006 Share Posted July 26, 2006 Okay, here we go, because I have nothing better to do, a complete rundown of the albums: Â 1. "Hitchhike to Rhome"- This is def. the most country sounding album they have made, the sound isn't as full on this record as the others, but the songs are really good. something that bothered me about this record at first was the way Rhett sang with a really pronounced Southern accent. my personal favorites are "St. Ignatious", "Hands Off", and "Wish the Worst" oh, and "If My Heart Was A Car" Â 2. "Wreck Your Life"- the bloodshot release, this one is more rockin' than the first record, and a bit more twangy too. the overall sound of the record is more solid than "HHTR" and rhett lost his accent somewhere... key tracks here are "Doreen", "Victoria" and "over the cliff"Â 3. "Too Far to Care"- this one is the most slick of all the records so far, and their first elektra record. Personally, I think every song on this one is awesome, and I really need to get a 2nd copy cos mine skips. Anybody who is even just a little bit of a fan of alt.country should own this record. Highlights-- "Timebomb", "Streets Where I'm From", "4-Leaf Clover"Â 4. "Fight Songs"- Rhett always said that Fight Songs was supposed to be the pretty record, and while the band still hung on to some honky tonk, they embraced pop melodies as well. for some reason, a lot of people overlook this record, although, for many it was a first introduction to the band. this record, according to elecktra, was supposed to make them huge stars, but the radio market didn't get it, and so it didn't sell so well. Also, a bit of trivia, when they recorded it Rhett was sick, so his vocals are a lot different. Key songs-- "Jagged", "Lonely Holiday", Alone So Far", "Busted Afternoon" and "Valentine" Â 5. "Satellite Rides"- this record is the power pop record. Less twang and more distortion. The song writing isn't as "poor me" as the other records, which a lot of people don't like, but I think it's a good reflection upon how the band evolved. The production on this album is really good. key songs include "Rollerskate Skinny", "Can't Get A Line", "Designs on You" and "Nervous Guy"Â 6. 'Drag It Up'-the first new west release. nobody seems to really dig this record, but I like it. Sure "Cohuila" isn't a real thinker of a song, but it's fun. They were trying to go for a more low key sound on this record, and I think they did it. Highlights- "Won't Be Home", "Smokers", "Bloomington", "In the Satellite Rides A Star"Â 7. "Alive and Wired"- the live record. This one has all sorts of good stuff on it. Pretty much all the tracks I've previously mentioned are played on here, it's 2 discs, and is kind of a good representation of the band as a live band. The live show, of course, is best witnessed in person. Highlights- "4-Leaf Clover", "Timebomb", "Friends Forever" and a rareity called "The Villian"Â Rhett Miller's solo stuff--- 1. the Insigator- I really like this record. It's very very very power pop, and all the songs are happy (again, because of that, I think that's why a lot of people disliked the record). The key songs on this record are "our Love", "Point Shirley"(robyn hitchcock does backing vocals), "terrible vision" and "World inside the world" Â 2. the Beliver- this is the more lush of the 2 records, and the arrangements are more complex. A lot of people we complaining that his songwriting on this one was weak, I disagree, he's just a different person now than he was when he wrote "Too far to care" or whatever. Some of the songs on this record ("Fireflies", "Singular Girl" and "Question") were Old 97's songs. in fact, "Question" was on "Satellite Rides", but there's keyboard parts on this version, and it's more full sounding. I think it's a good record for his 2nd release. key tracks include-- "My Valentine", "Brand New Way", "Ain't That Strange", "The Believer" and "Delicate". Â Also, there's Rhett's real first solo record "Mythologies", where he tries to do a real good David Bowie impression. Â Oh, and I have another bit of trivia... the 97's were on the same label as Billy Bragg, and they were chosen to go on tour with Bragg to play the songs off the first "Mermaid Ave." record, but at the last minute thier work permits for the UK got denied. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JUDE Posted July 26, 2006 Share Posted July 26, 2006 I would avoid Rhett's solo stuff, that is, unless you are a 17 year old girl and think he's dreamy. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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