Old 97’s
I was kicking around Hit By A Train, an Old 97’s fan site the other day trying to find the name of one of their older albums and stumbled upon a whole bunch of free mp3s. This is obviously old news to long time fans, but if you’ve never really listened to any of the the Old 97’s’ music before, these mp3s are a great introduction to a rock/alt-country band that has been around quite a while.
On the discography page there are two or three full versions of songs from many of the band’s albums available as free downloads. In addition, they provide several demo/outtake tracks on a separate download page. Some of these might be more interesting to the die hard fans, but are still fun. One of my favorites from this page is a song that was written by a guy named Homer Henderson called “Beer Cans.” The melody gets stuck in my head for days.
The character in this song loses his job and starts picking up beer cans on the highway so he will have enough money to marry his girl…? You’ve gotta love this guy’s level of commitment.
Old 97’s MySpace: www.myspace.com/theold97s
Old 97’s Website: www.old97s.com
Old 97’s fan site: www.hitbyatrain.com
Photo Credit: Theresa Ortolani
February 8th, 2008 at 5:15 am
Thanks for sharing, always good to know!