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On their fifth album, the Old 97's veer closer to their alt-country roots following the slight pop detour led by frontman Rhett Miller on 1999's brilliant FIGHT SONGS. This time out, Miller and his bandmates return to their collaborative ways and the result is a batch of songs about young love delivered by a group with a lean bar-band sound.Miller's characters throughout are hard-up for love but in an endearingly awkward sort of way.
"Rollerskate Skinny" finds him pitching a date at a bowling alley in the process of looking for romance, while the crackling "Buick City Complex" sees him coming right out and asking "Do you wanna mess around?" amid the ruins of a crumbling small town. Heartbreak also finds a spot at the table, whether it's the empty feeling of rejection reverberating through the lament that is "Nervous Guy," or the high-lonesome lament of "Up the Devil's Pay" that brings to mind Chris Isaak's more yearning moments.
Matching up well with Miller's desperate pleas are wiry riffs that drive the honky-tonk stomp of "Am I Too Late," punctuate the soaring cheating song "Designs On You," and make "What I Wouldn't Do" a harmony-laden delight.
Free shipping to USA! Good condition USED CD with the original insert/artwork/jewelcase. Some scratches on disc as is normal for a used disc, and it plays perfectly.
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