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Too Far to Care

Old 97s Format: Audio CD
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Track Listings

1 Timebomb
2 Barrier Reef
3 Broadway
4 Salome
5 W. TX Teardops
6 Melt Snow
7 Streets Of Where I'm From
8 Big Brown Eyes
9 Just Like California
10 Curtain Calls
11 Niteclub
12 House That Used To Be
13 Four Leaf Clover

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Media Type: CD
Artist: OLD 97'S
Title: TOO FAR TO CARE
Street Release Date: 06/17/1997
Domestic
Genre: ROCK/POP

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If the Waco Brothers sound like the Clash playing country music, an Old '97s song like "Barrier Reef" sounds like Rancid doing the Wacos. That's not a bad thing, but lead singer Rhett Miller is more distinctive pining for his gal on the sweetly beautiful "Salome" and "Streets of Where I'm From," a jazzy number about living in a place where romance ends as roadkill. The band--Miller, lead guitarist Ken Bethea, bassist Murry Hammond, drummer Phillip Peeples--sounds most like a rock outfit on the album-opening "Time Bomb," and most like a country crew on "West Texas Teardrops," featuring banjo and Hammond's nasal twang.

On at least half his songs, Miller reveals himself to be a guy who falls in love easily but takes getting dumped hard. The subject matter might get old, but the '97s vary things enough musically to steer clear of trouble. If the story of a guy scared to death of Manhattan on "Broadway" is too obvious, Miller easily redeems himself on the album's closer, "Four Leaf Clover." Sung as a duet with Exene Cervenka, it sounds like X riding a Bo Diddley beat, but the bitter lyrics send it to the moon. "I got a four-leaf clover, but it ain't done me a single lick of good/I'm still a drunk and I'm still a loser/And I'm still living in a lousy neighborhood." After all the crying he's done, it's nice to hear Miller get good and pissed. --Keith Moerer

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  • Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 4.94 x 0.45 inches; 3.39 ounces
  • Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Elektra / Wea
  • Date First Available ‏ : ‎ December 7, 2006
  • Label ‏ : ‎ Elektra / Wea
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B000002HPH
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 136 ratings

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Andrew Claps
5.0 out of 5 stars Fabulous mastering quality
Reviewed in the United States on November 17, 2012
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I'll leave discussions of the artistic merits of this landmark LP to others--it deserves more time than I have to spare right now--but I will comment briefly on the sound quality. Long story short, this new deluxe remaster sounds wonderful. I never thought the original pressing was that bad--maybe a tad too compressed, but so much rock and pop is these days, and often has been in the past (even on that paragon of audiophile virtue, the LP), that I was happily willing to live with it and just bathe in the twangy allure of the music. I was initially skeptical of this reissue mainly because of the absolutely ATROCIOUS sonics of the recent remaster of "Dig It Up. (As an aside, if you have the original, Kevin Gray--mastered pressing of DIU, stick with that; the remaster pales pathetically in comparison.) However, I was very pleasantly surprised. Handled by the esteemed Gavin Lurssen, this reissue sounds far better than the original. Warmer (but not rolled in the highs), much wider soundstage and greater openness, tighter bass, more focus in the vocals, etc. Honestly, I can't think of any area in which the original surpasses this Lurssen remaster. Of course, so much depends on one's opinion of sound quality--equipment, format preference, cables, AC noise, etc.--that your opinion will not necessarily reflect mine. All I'll say is, on my gear and with my particular sonic preferences, this remaster sounds mighty swell.

I hope this helps some of you with your purchasing decision!
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Road Reptile
5.0 out of 5 stars Finally, "Beer Cans" and "No Doubt About It" on CD!
Reviewed in the United States on October 24, 2012
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The one thing that could make this album better is the addition of unreleased songs and/or outtakes. Rhett and the boys must have been listening because now they've included some bonus material and a second disc, in particular, the aforementioned "Beer Cans" and "No Doubt About It". These songs were previously available to Old 97s fans online via bootleg or mp3 download. It'll be interesting to see if the versions of the songs on this CD don't feature the mp3 flaws that I hear on my mp3s.

I procrastinated and missed out on tickets to their show in DC, so this is hopefully the next best thing!
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MTS
5.0 out of 5 stars One of the greatest records of the past 15 years!
Reviewed in the United States on November 20, 2012
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This record might sound even better today than it did the first time I heard it in 1997.

Amazing songs both lyrically & musically, but what a stunning performance they captured on tape. This is truly one of the best records I've ever heard in terms of capturing the essence of what a great, powerful and rocking live band sounds like onstage.

I've been listening to this non-stop since their Too Far To Care anniversary show in NYC a few weeks back. 15 years later they are still rocking the daylights out of all these classic tracks.

Long live Old 97's!!!
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Preston Richards
5.0 out of 5 stars fine musical performances
Reviewed in the United States on September 16, 2016
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A broad range of styles and motifs are provided in this album; but there are constants: fine musical performances, great recording quality, potent lyrics, and almost nothing which is dull, lame, or canned. For elders such as I, the sex/hookup aspects don't have much appeal - but I do appreciate the way the band goes about it, by giving credit to females to respond to quality approaches, rather than to dishonor them with Hoe labels.
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John S.
5.0 out of 5 stars All-time classic...A studio album that plays like a "greatest hits"...
Reviewed in the United States on March 15, 2013
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Bought this in anticipation of seeing Old 97`s on the TFTC 15th Anniversary tour. I put this one in the same league as "Boston", "Rumours", "Back in Black", and "Appetitte for Destruction" - not in a musical sense - but in the way that every song is a classic and you know they'll play at least half the album in a show (even if it's not the TFTC 15th Anniversary tour!). I recommend this album for anyone who likes uptempo / western / punk-rock with HUGE hooks!
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Greg Brown
4.0 out of 5 stars Love the Old 97s
Reviewed in the United States on October 15, 2013
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Fans of alt-country, cowpunk, whatever you want to call it will dig these guys. They fit in the wide genre of Son Volt, Drive-By Truckers, Two Cow Garage, Wilco and similar bands that are making great "Americana" music that is hard to label and even harder to find on the radio.
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peterb
5.0 out of 5 stars Innovative and addictive.
Reviewed in the United States on January 7, 2000
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Is this country-influenced rock or rock-influenced country? Who cares? It is some of the most enjoyable music to come out of Texas in 20 years. The Old 97's have a mature, practiced sound that will evoke REM, Giant Sand, and a few of the other 'regional' bands of the 80s that made it big.
Nearly every song on the album is (well, should be) a hit. The 97's work best when they're on the personal level. The lyrics are from the George Jones school of writing:
"And I'm tired of making friends / and I'm tired of making time / and I'm sick to death of love / and I'm sick to death of trying / but its easier for you, / its easier for you."
(from "Salome")
The music is infectious and sincere. Highly recommended.
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CGB
5.0 out of 5 stars Perfection
Reviewed in the United States on January 13, 2020
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Love The Old 97’s and this iconic album. Every song is a winner.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Schrabbelig
Reviewed in Germany on August 18, 2015
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Sie möchten wissen wie Punk, Rock, Country, Rock'n'Roll und Pop zusammengehen können?! So können die - in 17 Up-Tempo- einschließlich 4 Bonus-Tracks, die ein immerhin wenig das Tempo rausnehmen. Und diese Ingredienzien gibt's nicht nicht in dem einen Song mal so und im nächsten anders - nein, 13 mal das Gebräu aus allem, ziemlich gleich verteilt. Selbst bei genauem Zuhören will sich im Zuge der 13 Originalsongs nur schwer erschließen, dass der Drummer mal den Rhythmus wechselt, der Bass Murry Hammonds wohl schon, zumindest dröhnt er unterschiedlich schwer ausden Boxen. Die Gitarren-Riffs Ken Betheas, eh nie der Freund großer Soli, fallen noch verknappter als sonst schon aus, die Stimmen Rhett Miller's und Hammand's singen etwas, von dem man annehmen kann, das es unter anderen Umständen durchaus als Melodie durchgehen könnte.....

...hier nicht, hier ist 13, schier endlos erscheinende Songs lang alles knapp und schrabbelig und kaum noch unterscheidbar in solche Genre-Clichés wie Country oder Punk oder Rock....oder sonstwas. Northern Lights, der erste der Bonustracks und einer der interessantesten Songs der gesamten Aufnahme, klingt mit seiner abweichenden Gangart prompt wie eine Erholung, ebenso die restlichen drei. Nun wird sogar der Steel von Jon Rauhouse umfänglich Raum gewährt und - man staunt - es geht auch in anderen Metren und Stimmungen.

Dabei wird Too Far To Care von der Americana-Kritik als ihre beste Aufnahme angesehen - nun ja....wenn man's so, genau so, mag. Ich zieh' da nicht so einfach mit. Interessant ist dennoch auf jeden Fall der Up-Up-Speed-Punk, mit nun doch exponierter Leadgitarre Bethea's auf Four Leaf Clover - und mit Exene Cervenka-Zweitstimme....wissen Sie noch wer die war?!

Auf der Doppel-CD von 2012 ist als Zugabe der bis dato lediglich im LP-Format gesondert erschienene Too Far To Care-Demo-Sampler They Made a Monster als Zweit-CD enthalten: 11 Akustik-Songs, die teilweise die Too Far To Care Aufnahmen spiegeln: doppelte Akustik-Gitarren, Bass, die Stimmen von Miller und Hammond. Nun hört man auf einmal die Melodien, die die Songs tatsächlich in sich bergen....aber so richtig klappt es hier auch nicht: die Songs wollen nicht akustisch, wollen keine fett ausgesungenen Melodien!
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