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Wreck Your Life

Old 97s | Format: Audio CD

4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (15 customer reviews) |

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1. Victoria 3:51 $0.89

2. The Other Shoe 2:58 $0.89

3. Doreen 3:42 $0.89

4. You Belong To My Heart 3:05 $0.89

5. Big Brown Eyes 4:24 $0.89

6. Dressing Room Walls 3:55 $0.89

7. W-I-F-E 3:31 $0.89

8. Bel Air 4:05 $0.89

9. My Sweet Blue-Eyed Darlin' 2:15 $0.89

10. Old Familiar Steam 3:58 $0.89

11. Over The Cliff 3:18 $0.89

12. Goin', Goin', Gone 3:53 $0.89

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Some bands blast out of the gate and never recapture their early energy. Other bands establish themselves as models of consistency. Still other bands take a while to find themselves. And then there are bands like the Old 97s, who blast out of the gate, establish themselves as models of consistency, take a while to find themselves, and then, fifteen years in, deliver a glorious record that sums up… Read more in Amazon's Old 97s Store

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Product Details

Audio CD (May 23, 1996)
Original Release Date: February 26, 1996
Number of Discs: 1
Label: Bloodshot Records
ASIN: B000001HT9
In-Print Editions: MP3 Download

Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (15 customer reviews)

Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #40,814 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Don't Skip This One!!!, August 5, 1999

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This is the first Old 97s album I bought. Thus, it is my sentimental favorite. In the general progression from beautifully unpolished "Rhome" to outrageously wild "Too Far To Care", "Wreck Your Life" is sometimes sweet, very often funny, and always great music. Rhett's lyrics are what I would call brilliantly pathetic. "Big Brown Eyes" is a masterpiece of rejection, and "Over the Cliff" is one of the best "screw my job" songs I've ever heard. If you like any of the Old 97s' other CDs, you will definitely love this one.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Whoa..., January 23, 2001

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"...headin' back to Cleveland in a 7-seater tour van there's eight of us, so one's sleepin' on the floor. The guy that plays the banjo keeps on handing me the Old Crow. It multiplies my sorrow, I can't take this any more..."

This album makes me want to give up songwriting. I can't write a song as well as "Doreen". I love everything from The Beatles, to De La Soul, to Johnny Cash, to Sleater-Kinney, but I've never felt like that. No album had ever made me think a genre had peaked before this one. Buy it and weep.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic, October 17, 2001

Haig C. Didizian "hcd0045" (Philadelphia, PA USA) - See all my reviews
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After falling in love with Satellite Rides and Fight Songs, I purchased Wreck Your Life on a whim. I immediately found that I was able to relate to the tunes and lyrics in a way that I'd almost forgotten was possible. The album's absolutely packed with the irreverent innocence and frenetic (and often painful) love that I just can't get enough of. Wreck Your Life is my new favorite album.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Hank, Elvis, Buddy, Johnny (Cash and Rotten), Janis, and "Fill in Blank, especially if you're from Texas" would have this!
This album is a freight train loaded with good music, plain and simple. I feel it's the left side of a bell-shaped curve of their mid-to-late 90's music with "Too Far to Care" and... Read more

Published 6 months ago by M. Ballantine

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Songs!
I am a big 97's fan and own all of their albums. This early one contains a few of their very best songs. Old Familiar Steam is my favorite 97's song of all time. Read more

Published on February 22, 2009 by M. Mitchell

5.0 out of 5 stars the type of album that changes your life...
The Old 97's "Wreck Your Life" is an album that changes one's life. No matter what type of music you dig, there's somethng on the record for everybody. Read more

Published on December 22, 2005 by Chris Edwards

5.0 out of 5 stars It depends on what you like
If you like achingly clever lyrics, brlliantly-turned phrases, crunching guitar cords, driving drum tracks, mind altering hooks, and toe tapping fun, you will like this album... Read more

Published on July 29, 2004 by Cereal Killer

4.0 out of 5 stars a great album from a great band
The only reason I didn't give 5 stars is due to a couple weak songs- W-I-F-E and Goin Goin Gone. But everything else is pure joy with Over the Cliff and Big Brown Eyes my... Read more

Published on July 14, 2004 by indierockjunkie

4.0 out of 5 stars Good, but not as good as Too Far to Care, IMO.
This one is a little more "Poppy" than Too Far to Care. I like the more twangy country style of Too Far to Care. To me, that's what makes the Old 97's great.

Published on March 25, 2002 by Smaug

5.0 out of 5 stars Old 97's: Alt Country, Shmalt Country. Just Good Music!
I'm biased: Old 97's are my favorite band. I'm 30, educated and do not like country music. Yet this is my favorite band, and the best album by Old 97's. Read more

Published on October 10, 2001 by K. Cate Jr.

4.0 out of 5 stars You won't regret buying this one
Of the Old 97s albums, I'd rate Too Far to Care first and Wreck Your Life a close second. Both are examples of excellent musicianship and, on occasion, some of the best... Read more

Published on August 3, 2001 by Dale Wetzel

5.0 out of 5 stars Yee Ha!
Now them're some good songs..

Published on March 24, 1999 by Starhead

5.0 out of 5 stars Can you wear a CD out?
This cd is worth admission if only for the first 2 songs. Addictive guitar played by the head-shakin' guys next door. Just plain fun. Read more

Published on February 14, 1999

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