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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Austin Chronicle[2]
Entertainment WeeklyA−[3]
Los Angeles Times[4]
Pitchfork Media4.0/10[5]
Rolling Stone[6]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[7]
Spin7/10[8]
The Village VoiceA[9]

Fight Songs is the fourth studio album by American alternative country band Old 97's, first released on April 27, 1999. It features the song "Murder (Or a Heart Attack)", which was named one of the top songs of all time by Blender magazine.[citation needed]

The group's second record on Elektra Records, Fight Songs is more slick and pop-oriented than the group's previous efforts, a trend continued on 2001's Satellite Rides. The song "Crash on the Barrelhead" is rumored to be targeted at alt-country rival, Ryan Adams,[citation needed] while "Murder..." was inspired by a cat owned by singer Miller's roommate in Los Angeles.[citation needed]

Track listing

All songs written by Rhett Miller, Ken Bethea, Murry Hammond and Philip Peeples.

  1. "Jagged" - 3:27
  2. "Lonely Holiday" - 4:08
  3. "Oppenheimer" - 3:28
  4. "Indefinitely" - 3:41
  5. "What We Talk About" - 4:10
  6. "Crash on the Barrelhead" (vocals by Murry Hammond) - 2:39
  7. "Murder (or a Heart Attack)" - 3:41
  8. "Alone So Far" - 4:17
  9. "Busted Afternoon" - 3:11
  10. "Nineteen" - 3:41
  11. "Let the Idiot Speak" - 3:43
  12. "Valentine" (vocals by Murry Hammond) - 3:08

Personnel

Old 97's

  • Ken Bethea - guitar
  • Murry Hammond - bass & vocals
  • Rhett Miller - vocals & guitar
  • Philip Peeples - drums & percussion

Additional Musicians

  • Jon Rauhouse - steel on "Jagged", "Lonely Holiday" & "Alone So Far"
  • Jon Brion - Vox organ on "Murder (Or A Heart Attack)"
  • Andrew Williams - odds & ends

References

  1. ^ Johnson, Zac. "Fight Songs – Old 97's". AllMusic. Retrieved February 16, 2012.
  2. ^ Caliguiri, Jim (April 23, 1999). "Old 97's: Fight Songs (Elektra)". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved October 5, 2016.
  3. ^ Hermes, Will (April 30, 1999). "Fight Songs". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved October 5, 2016.
  4. ^ Weingarten, Marc (April 30, 1999). "Old 97's, '20 Fight Songs,' Elektra". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 5, 2016.
  5. ^ Lieberman, Neil. "Old 97's: Fight Songs". Pitchfork Media. Archived from the original on August 16, 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2012.
  6. ^ Moon, Tom (May 27, 1999). "Old 97's: Fight Songs". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on September 30, 2007. Retrieved February 16, 2012.
  7. ^ Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian, eds. (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon & Schuster. pp. 602–03. ISBN 0-743-20169-8.
  8. ^ Schone, Mark (April 30, 1999). "Old 97's: Fight Songs". Spin. 15 (6): 144. Retrieved October 5, 2016.
  9. ^ Christgau, Robert (May 18, 1999). "Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. Retrieved October 5, 2016.
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