Re: new Old 97's/new Wilco
Um, please tell me that this is the actual title of the song and not a cover of "Cash on the Barrellhead." Then again, if _that_ tune is the weakest on the disc it _must_ be pretty amazing. g No, it's not a cover but a Murry original, and IMHO, maybe the most interesting song on the album, sonically at least. This coming from a tireless O97s fan who's plenty disappointed in the album thus far. Neal Weiss
new Old 97's/new Wilco
I love the new Old 97's FIGHT SONGS! A great pop album but alt.country it is not. The weakest song, "Crash on the Barrellhead," is the most alt.country (and not a Rhett Miller song). I'm pretty well convinced that Rhett is the best pop lyricist of the past 5 years. Sometimes it's just great lines and sometimes, like "One Brown Shoe," its a great composition. The new Wilco is cool but not as immediately accessible as the Old 97's. Sure does sound like the Beach Boys. I admire Jeff Tweedy for being willing to risk failure and opening himself up to a lot of criticism. I work with someone who used to work in a record store with Jeff and I can already hear him making fun of a lot of aspects of SUMMERTEETH. Getting back to Old 97's, I've been trying to put together a best-of compilation but I'm having a dickens of a time sequencing it. I'd love to get some suggestions (and when I'm not falling asleep at the keyboard I'll post a couple of mine). Tony
Re: new Old 97's/new Wilco
I'm pretty well convinced that Rhett is the best pop lyricist of the past 5 years. Joe Pernice has more songwriting talent. So there.