The Instigator

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The Instigator
Rhett Miller-The Instigator.jpg
Studio album by
Rhett Miller
ReleasedSeptember 24, 2002
GenrePop rock, adult alternative
Length40:47
LabelElektra
ProducerJon Brion
Rhett Miller chronology
Mythologies
(1989) 		The Instigator
(2002) 		The Believer
(2006)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic70/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic3/5 stars[2]
The Austin Chronicle3/5 stars[3]
Pitchfork6.9/10[4]
Rolling Stone2/5 stars[5]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide3.5/5 stars[6]
The Village VoiceA–[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[]

All songs written by Rhett Miller, unless otherwise noted.

  1. "Our Love" – 3:32
  2. "This Is What I Do" – 3:10
  3. "Come Around" – 3:41
  4. "Things That Disappear" (Miller, Jon Brion) – 3:23
  5. "World Inside The World" – 3:45
  6. "Point Shirley" – 3:09
  7. "Four-Eyed Girl" – 2:28
  8. "Hover" – 2:50
  9. "The El" – 3:09
  10. "Your Nervous Heart" – 3:47
  11. "I Want To Live" – 3:40
  12. "Terrible Vision" – 4:06
Japan-only bonus tracks
  1. "Erica the Beautiful"
  2. "This Is What I Do (Too)"

Personnel[]

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[]

  1. ^ "The Instigator by Rhett Miller". Metacritic. Retrieved 2019-11-18.
  2. ^ Johnson, Zac. "Rhett Miller - The Instigator". AllMusic. Retrieved 2019-11-18.
  3. ^ Caligiuri, Jim; Fri.; Oct. 11; 2002 (2002-10-11). "Rhett Miller: The Instigator Album Review". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved 2019-11-18.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ Tangari, Joe (2003-03-12). "Rhett Miller: The Instigator". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2019-11-18.
  5. ^ Kemp, Mark (2002-10-22). "Rhett Miller - The Instigator". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2007-11-04. Retrieved 2019-11-17.
  6. ^ Harris, Keith (2004). "Old 97's". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 9780743201698.
  7. ^ Christgau, Robert (2002-12-31). "Don't Call It a Comeback". The Village Voice. Retrieved 2019-11-18.
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