{"product_id":"the-grand-theater-vol-2","title":"The Grand Theater Vol. 2","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Grand Theatre Vol. 2,\u003c\/em\u003e the ninth studio album from Old 97's, returns to vinyl for the first time in over a decade — now pressed on limited-edition Smoke Marble. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReleased July 5, 2011, on New West Records, Vol. 2 is the sister record to \u003cem\u003eThe Grand Theatre Volume One\u003c\/em\u003e, drawn from the same marathon writing-and-recording process: a week of road-testing new material live at Sons of Hermann Hall in Dallas, followed by sessions at Treefort Studios in Austin. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhere Volume One collected the most immediate, rock-forward songs from those sessions, Vol. 2 leans into the material that unfolds a little slower — a rare two-part song cycle in the band's catalog, and one that lets frontman Rhett Miller's songwriting breathe in a different way. Rolling Stone praised Miller's \"articulate, off-the-cuff songs,\" noting how the record sits right between \"the composure of the control room and the looseness of the barroom.\" Highlights include \"Brown Haired Daughter,\" the wry character sketch \"I'm a Trainwreck,\" and \"Manhattan (I'm Done),\" a rare country dig at New York that, as Rolling Stone put it, actually sounds like the singer gave the city a fighting chance before walking away. With thirteen tracks that range from barroom rave-ups to some of the band's more understated songwriting, Vol. 2 rounds out one of the most ambitious releases of the Old 97's career — two albums' worth of material born from a single, prolific stretch of songwriting. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOut of print on vinyl for more than a decade, \u003cem\u003eThe Grand Theatre Vol. 2 \u003c\/em\u003ereturns here on Smoke Marble for the first time ever in color, completing the Grand Theatre story alongside its companion volume.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New West Records","offers":[{"title":"LP - Smoke Marble","offer_id":58476958253387,"sku":"R4997-2983","price":39.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/201375151663.jpg?v=1789462900","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/de\/products\/the-grand-theater-vol-2","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}