The Instigator
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| The Instigator | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | September 24, 2002 | |||
| Genre | Pop rock, adult alternative | |||
| Length | 40:47 | |||
| Label | Elektra | |||
| Producer | Jon Brion | |||
| Rhett Miller chronology | ||||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 70/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| The Austin Chronicle | [3] |
| Pitchfork | 6.9/10[4] |
| Rolling Stone | [5] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide |  [6] |
| The Village Voice | A−[7] |
The Instigator is the second studio album by American country/rock band performer, Rhett Miller, lead singer of the Old 97's. Miller's first album came more than a decade earlier. Miller is joined by idol Robyn Hitchcock on "Point Shirley" and the album's title comes from the song "The El."
Track listing[edit]
All songs written by Rhett Miller, unless otherwise noted.
- "Our Love" – 3:32
- "This Is What I Do" – 3:10
- "Come Around" – 3:41
- "Things That Disappear" (Miller, Jon Brion) – 3:23
- "World Inside The World" – 3:45
- "Point Shirley" – 3:09
- "Four-Eyed Girl" – 2:28
- "Hover" – 2:50
- "The El" – 3:09
- "Your Nervous Heart" – 3:47
- "I Want To Live" – 3:40
- "Terrible Vision" – 4:06
- Japan-only bonus tracks
- "Erica the Beautiful"
- "This Is What I Do (Too)"
Personnel[edit]
Primary Musicians
- Rhett Miller - vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar on "Our Love", "The El"
- Jon Brion - backing vocals, electric guitar, bass, drums, piano, acoustic guitar, dobro on "Point Shirley", upright piano on "Four Eyed Girl", "Hover", B-3 organ on "Four Eyed Girl", vibraphone on "Hover", baritone guitar on "The El", "Your Nervous Heart", "talentmaker" on "World Inside the World"
- Josh Freese - drums
- Lenny Castro - percussion
Additional Musicians
- Robyn Hitchcock - backing vocals, electric guitar on "Point Shirley"
- Jim Keltner - drums on "Point Shirley", "Terrible Vision", percussion on "Terrible Vision"
- David Garza - backing vocals, bass on "Four Eyed Girl", "distorto" guitar on "The El"
- John Doe - backing vocals on "The El"
- Dan McCaroll - drums on "The El"
- Chrissy Guerrero - backing vocals on "Terrible Vision"
- Karen Kilgarriff - backing vocals on "Terrible Vision"
References[edit]
- ^ "The Instigator by Rhett Miller". Metacritic. Retrieved 2019-11-18.
- ^ Johnson, Zac. "Rhett Miller - The Instigator". AllMusic. Retrieved 2019-11-18.
- ^ Caligiuri, Jim (October 11, 2002). "Rhett Miller: The Instigator Album Review". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved 2019-11-18.
- ^ Tangari, Joe (2003-03-12). "Rhett Miller: The Instigator". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2019-11-18.
- ^ Kemp, Mark (2002-10-22). "Rhett Miller - The Instigator". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2007-11-04. Retrieved 2019-11-17.
- ^ Harris, Keith (2004). "Old 97's". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 9780743201698.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (2002-12-31). "Don't Call It a Comeback". The Village Voice. Retrieved 2019-11-18.
