Old 97's suggestions

[bigdawgx]

I bought Fight Songs on a whim, and I like it a lot. What other albums of theirs, or other artists, would be worth checking out?

[Penny Lane]

I really like Satellite Rides

[Shiv Shankly]

I like Too Far to Care a lot myself; I thought Satellite Rides seemed a little too...I don't know, scrubbed clean, maybe, though it has some good stuff on it.

[Eddie501]

since you've started with what is arguably their weakest album, I'd say any of the others. They've never really put out a bad CD.

FYI - you can hear three songs from their upcoming release at www.old97s.com

[X]

Originally posted by Eddie501
since you've started with what is arguably their weakest album, I'd say any of the others. They've never really put out a bad CD.

FYI - you can hear three songs from their upcoming release at www.old97s.com Eddie, you should continue to use your original username of Eddie W.

[Sierra Disc]

Wreck Your Life is awesome, it's the first CD of theirs I picked up and while I like them all it's still my fave. More "country" twang to it than their poppier later work. Great songwriting, too.

How can you top a line like --
"She lived in Berkeley 'til the earthquake shook her loose
Now she's in Texas, where nothing ever moves"

:D

[SAShepherd]

I'm like you... I was introduced to the band through the Fight Songs, which I think is great... and I don't like Satellite Rides (too much of it is too slow, too polished for my tastes). If you do get Satellite Rides, try to get a copy with the live bonus disc, which has some older stuff and which I enjoy much more than the album proper. I can't recommend older stuff because I haven't made my way through that part of the catelog.

[Gdrlv]

The Old 97's are one of my favorite bands, and Too Far to Care is one of my favorite all-time albums...the one where they got everything right. IMO, Fight Songs is the worst of the lot...still good but missing something.