The Grand Theatre, Volume One is the title of the eighth studio album from alternative country

Alternative country

Alternative country is a loosely defined sub-genre of country music, which includes acts that differ significantly in style from mainstream or pop country music...

/rock

Rock music

Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...

 band the Old 97's

Old 97's

The Old 97's are an alternative country band from Dallas, Texas. Formed in 1993, they have since released nine studio albums, two full extended plays, shared split duty on another, and have one live album. Their most recent release is The Grand Theatre, Volume Two...

, released on October 12, 2010. The band took up a week-long residency at Sons of Hermann

Sons of Hermann

The Order of the Sons of Hermann, also known as Hermann Sons and by its German name as der Orden der Hermann's Soehne or Hermannssöhne, was formed as a mutual protection society for German immigrants in New York City on July 20, 1840....

 Hall in Dallas, Texas, simulating the concert experience to test out new material. The songs which the band felt worked were then taken to Treefort Studios in Austin, Texas, for proper recording. Over two dozen songs were recorded during these sessions. The remaining material was released as The Grand Theatre, Volume Two

The Grand Theatre, Volume Two

The Grand Theatre, Volume Two is the title of the ninth studio album from alternative country/rock band the Old 97's, released on July 5, 2011.-Track list:# "Brown Haired Daughter" - 3:31# "I'm a Trainwreck" - 3:14# "Perfume" - 3:04...

in 2011.

Track list

1. "The Grand Theatre"
2. "Every Night is Friday Night (Without You)"
3. "The Magician"
4. "You Were Born to Be in Battle"
5. "The Dance Class"
6. "Let the Whiskey Take the Reins"
7. "Champaign, Illinois"
8. "A State of Texas"
9. "You Smoke Too Much"
10. "Love is What You Are"
11. "Please Hold on While the Train is Moving"
12. "The Beauty Marks"

Personnel

• Rhett Miller
  Rhett Miller
  Stewart Ransom Miller II , better-known as Rhett Miller is the lead singer of the alternative country band Old 97's and a successful solo musician. He graduated from St. Mark's School of Texas, a private boys' school in Dallas in 1989 and briefly attended Sarah Lawrence College on a creative...
  
  : vocals, guitars
• Murry Hammond: bass guitar
  Bass guitar
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  , guitars, vocals
• Ken Bethea: guitar
  Guitar
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• Philip Peeples: drums
  Drum kit
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  , percussion