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 Blame It on Gravity [LP] [Digipak]Artist: Old 97's View discography...
Format: CD
Label: New West Records, Inc. Catalog: 6147 Genre: Folk/Country Released: 05/13/2008 UPC: 607396614721 |
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Blame It On Gravity is the seventh studio album and the first new album in 4 years from alt-country pioneers Old 97 s. The album finds the band turning up the amps and returning to the satisfying crunch with a mix of rock, punk, pop and classic country that defined the band s sound on earlier albums. The band credits the new album s enthusiasm to their return to their hometown of Dallas, TX to record, the first time since their initial independent release. The band, still comprised of original members Rhett Miller, Murry Hammond, Ken Bethea and Philip Peeples, deliver what they believe is the finest album of their 15-year career.Reviews:
Old 97's: Murry Hammond (vocals, guitar, guitars, piano, Mellotron, bass guitar); Ken Bethea, Rhett Miller (vocals, guitar, guitars); Philip Peeples (drums, percussion).
Personnel: Salim Nourallah (guitar, keyboards); Rip Rowan (keyboards).
Audio Mixers: Rip Rowan; Salim Nourallah.
Recording information: Pleasantry Lane, Dallas, TX.
Photographers: Jayme Nourallah; Lisa Johnson.
Coming nearly four years after 2004's rough-edged DRAG IT UP, BLAME IT ON GRAVITY is slightly smoother-sounding, but still nowhere near slick. Rhett Miller and company, as always, are blending country twang and a rock-&-roll heart on their seventh album, but overall these 13 tracks lean a bit more towards the latter. The straightforward pop of "Rise" sits comfortably alongside the Latin-tinged shuffles of "She Loves the Sunset" and "Dance With Me," and the rollicking gallop of "Early Morning" is a nice balance to the winsome jangle pop of "This Beautiful Thing." Other highlights include the lengthy pure -country ballad "The Color of a Lonely Heart Is Blue" and the sparkling pop of the anthemic "My Two Feet."