Old 97's, Satellite Rides - 44m 37s

Tracks & Durations

1. King of all the World	2:52
2. Rollerskate Skinny	3:52
3. Buick City Complex	3:40
4. Bird in a Cage	3:49
5. Up the Devil's Pay	3:48
6. What I Wouldn't Do	3:46
7. Question	2:15
8. Am I too Late	2:32
9. Weightless	3:44
10. Can't Get a Line	2:52
11. Designs on You	3:49
12. Book of Poems	3:32
13. Nervous Guy	3:57

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Review

As with Fight Songs, the 1999 predecessor to Satellite Rides, the Old 97's are ringing a poppy bell. The cover art has a retro 1960s vibe, and the chiming guitars echo that sentiment. Is it 1960s Britpop? A tad, but singer Rhett Miller has a vocal palette that runs from 1980s new wave-leaning alternative to a more scouring, acidic country yowl. He uses his range well. The twang here is more subtle than in the past, cloaked in big rave-up melodies (like the fine single "King of All the World") and heart-on-the-sleeve emotions (as on "Question"). Some of the latter are great, particularly the poppy "Do you wanna mess around" refrain in "Buick City Complex." Miller runs down a seriously twangin' gem on "Am I Too Late," and bassist Murry Hammond does the same on his brooding "Up the Devil's Pay," which ranks as one of the CD's highest marks. What the Old 97's have done with this session is push themselves further away from their original alt-country heartbeat--much the way Jeff Tweedy did after Uncle Tupelo once he had Wilco as his platform. --Andrew Bartlett

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Satellite Rides

Tracks: 14 (+1 tracks), Disk length: 48m 1s (+3m 24s)

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