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While they may have traded in some of their youthful punk rock spastic enthusiasm, they've replaced it with a world-wise wit and a smart approach to how a rock & roll record should be made in 2004.
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Alternative PressAll [their] cleverness works better than ever before. [Oct 2004, p.142]
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Miller's plaintive vocals sell you on the sincerity of his damaged goods.
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BlenderThe Texas combo strings together images that never add up to cohesive narratives. [Aug 2004, p.137]
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The Old 97's are a good band, but Drag It Up simply isn't them at their best.
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Entertainment WeeklyOld 97s spend their rootsy sixth disc recalling growing up. [30 Jul 2004, p.69]
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MagnetGradually succumbs to torpor, with track after track given over to midtempos and pretty-yet-languid riffing. [#64, p.104]
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Marks the first time the band's sound has taken a step backwards.
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The most well-rounded effort of their career: contemplative, spontaneous, goofy, serious, raw and frequently beautiful.
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Kind of a drag.
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SpinShift[s] between singer/songwriter Rhett Miller's heartrending country and mojo-fueled power pop. [Sep 2004, p.120]
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Drag It Up is a proper full-length, but it occasionally plays like an odds-and-ends collection.
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UncutThere's an effortless clip... that suggests renewed confidence. [Mar 2005, p.93]
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Under The RadarOld 97's have become synonymous with infectious melodies and whip-smart lyrics, and they don't disappoint on album number five. [#7]
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Drag it Up doesn't have the gut-level impact of the older stuff.
User score distribution:
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Positive: 12 out of 13
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Mixed: 1 out of 13
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Negative: 0 out of 13
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CliffDJan 25, 2005
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jjmoneySep 19, 2004You either got it or you don't. Hard to explain, but this one stands up with their best. It's not easy to follow a masterpiece.
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markfAug 11, 2004