While the Old 97’s were just recently in Dallas finishing up work on their next CD, those who need a quicker fix of frontman Rhett Miller can pick up the newest issue of Harp magazine. No, there won’t be a five page photo spread of the camera-friendly Miller, but included with the publication is the Shout it Out Loud Music Volume One compilation CD. Rhett performs his hayseed/pop interpretation of The Pixies classic “Wave of Mutilation.” Along with Miller, the disc features tracks by a collection of obscure bands from around the globe, including Cut Off Your Hands (Australia), New Violators (Norway), Boys Noize (Germany), Lonely, Dear (Sweden) and Seattle’s The Blakes. Rhett is easily the most identifiable performer among this lot, so much so his appearance actually sticks out as kind of odd. Shout it Out Loud Music is a film and television supervision company out of New York founded by a guy named Francis Garcia who has ties to Austin. Perhaps somewhere along the lost highway, Garcia heard Miller and the rest is, well, sort of, history. -- Darryl Smyers
Check out this video of Miller performing a Wave of Mutilation/Ziggy Stardust medley in 2006 on NYC Blues Cruise.
Thanks for the pithy -- and oh so timely! -- comeback, Rhett (I mean, "juicebox"). I couldn't name a single Ween song or tell you anything about that band, but I know a certain long-haired bag of estrogen who found out the hard way he couldn't launch a successful solo career merely on his girly good looks and "high-energy" (read: idiotically spastic) stage presence. That silly sac of tweenaged hormones would be you, pussboy. I mean, it would be Rhett...if Rhett were reading this. *wink*
something tells me Aztx, err... "Noah"... had a boy crush on his heroes The Old 97's, and still can't overcome the heartbreak of them doing well somewhere else outside of Dalla-errr...Chicago.
Happy Valentine's... it's just you, some tall ones, and yer Ween collection tonight, buddy.
That's no different than 'The Office'. There are those who like 'The Office', and there are those who like 'The Office' and ponder every week: "Are Jim and Pam gonna get back together??"
As I have found out previously, the cult of Rhett (and the Old 97's) is a large, vocal collection of folks. Rhett himself reads every blurb written about him, even stuff on amazon.com. And even though his solo career went nowhere, his loyal minions will defend every note of every song. There is a lot of good songs Rhett has written. Almost all of them are on the first couple of Old 97's records. I wish he and the band well, but you have to rememeber that on various band websites, fans spents days discussing whether or not Rhett looked better with or without glasses. That should tell you all you need to know.
Thank you for fixing that, Noah. I stand corrected?
marybeth: "Jealously misalign," you say? I'm not a musician, just a music fan, so no jealousy here. Also not a chiropractor, but I would guess any misalignment girlfriend suffers is the result of all that ridiculous onstage head-tossing. I believe the verb you wanted was <i>malign</i>.
I stand by my comments.
Thanks to whomever shot the video, it's great!
As for the first comment on the page, you are sadly mistaken. What is wrong in your life that you would jealously misalign a performer who puts his heart and soul into whatever he is doing, loves and supports his bandmates and fans, who is a down to earth, humble guy, who is actually nice and genuine and would probably never say such vicious untrue things about anyone in a public forum. You are the one who suffers from having such a deluded opinion, because in the end, Rhett (Used To) Rock Back In The '90s Before He Moved To L.A., Went Solo And Got Highlights!!!!!
There, fixed it for 'ya.
Thanks to whomever shot the video, it's great!
As for the first comment on the page, you are sadly mistaken. What is wrong in your life that you would jealously misalign a performer who puts his heart and soul into whatever he is doing, loves and supports his bandmates and fans, who is a down to earth, humble guy, who is actually nice and genuine and would probably never say such vicious untrue things about anyone in a public forum. You are the one who suffers from having such a deluded opinion, because in the end, Rhett Rocks!!!!!
You should give the person who took that video credit for it rather than just putting it up there. :) The person who took it does a great job and is definitely a hardcore fan.
As for the comment above mine...whatever dude. Rhett is awesome as is the rest of the band.
Face it, you Old 97's diehards: Rhett Miller is the Andrea Grimes of Dallas music.
Ken, Murray, Phillip: Stop being the backup band for this vain pussy and his horrible caterwauling, incessant faggy hair-flipping and shameless "lookit me!" mugging. You guys can do better than stand onstage and look ashamed while he pukes out his girly diary-musings like a lovesick tomcat with its balls caught in a vise. At the very least, you could insist the fucker take his Ritalin - Rhettalin? - before going up.
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