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February 28, 2006

Rhett Miller Finds His Way

Old 97's frontman sheds his "alt-country" title and gets real on "The Believer"
January 9, 2004

Old 97's Back on Track

Texas troupe reconvenes for album, tour
February 7, 2002

Old 97's Frontman Goes Solo

Rhett Miller to record album while band takes family leave
April 5, 2001

The Old 97's Ride On

On "Satellite Rides," the Dallas boys search for love among the ruins

Recordings and Reviews

Blame It On Gravity

Over the past 15 years, Old 97's have evolved from country-punk yahoos into master-class rock & roll songwriters. For proof, see their album opener, "The Fool," a speed-strummed joy ride that tells the story of two doomed lovers in Day-Glo detail. "He came from Phoenix in a borrowed VW Bug," sin...

2008 RS: 3.5of 5 Stars

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When they convened in Dallas in the early '90s, the Old 97's were looking for an excuse for hotshot guitarist Ken Bethea to sift some nifty guitar licks out of the history books and for wide-eyed Rhett Miller to perform a marathon autopsy on his broken heart. They discovered something more: rootsy, heartfelt, and oh-so-tuneful songs demonstrating that wheedling a willing lovely off the bar stool a...

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