Old 97’s in The Break-Up
One unexpected treat that came out of my work on The Break-Up was the opportunity to listen to the Old 97’s for pretty much two days straight. Being hopelessly out of touch with the musical scene, I had actually never heard of them before, so I was glad to discover that they were actually quite good. They performed tracks from the 1997 album Too Far To Care, and they were very cool during downtime, mingling with the extras on the scene, many of whom were Old 97’s fans.
Tom Nawrocki, formerly of Rolling Stone, gives us his view of the concert scene here:
He asks Jennifer Aniston on the DVD commentary if she liked filming the scene, in which she goes to see the boys at the Riviera, and she replies, “I liked listening to the Old 97s.” Good on you, Jen.
Chicago (where the film is very deeply set) has always been big for the band, and is obviously where the Empty Bottle of “Barrier Reef” fame is, although the Riviera looks loaded to the gills. Also, Rhett looks like he spent as much time on his hair as Miss Aniston did.
By the way, that packed theater was a bit of movie magic; they moved the same few people around a lot.
Old 97’s, The Break-Up, Jennifer Aniston, behind-the-scenes
June 15th, 2007 at 10:07 pm
hmm good to know.
June 16th, 2007 at 11:31 am
I got into the Old 97’s b/c of The Breakup. I’ve downloaded a bunch of their songs. They’re great!