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The Hold Steady?
Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 2:12 pm
by fedaykin13_Archive
http://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/Music/07/15/ew.review.holdsteady/index.html
Review: 'Stay Positive' is nearly perfect
Story Highlights
Hold Steady's new album hit file-sharing sites seven weeks early
Band added three bonus tracks to the CD, to be released July 15
Frontman Craig Finn writes rich, often dark, occasionally hopeful songs
Weird storytelling keeps it from being classic-rock pastiche, reviewer says
I'm sure there is a Crap/Not Crap for these guys but
i didn't want to use the search engine.
I've heard one song by these guys
and that was enough for me
The Hold Steady?
Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 2:16 pm
by tommydski_Archive
The first record was alrightish. Bit like Lifter Puller crossed with Meatloaf or something. I hated the second album enough to give up completely. Their schtick is amusing for one or two songs and then it's like "well, what else have you got?" Sadly they don't got nothing.
Also, their singer dude isn't very funny. Granted, he tries and about one in twenty times he delivers. That's not a good ratio.
The Hold Steady?
Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 2:38 pm
by bigc_Archive
It's pretty good party music, but nothing imporatn, moving or groundbreaking.
The live show was off the charts good the first time i saw them (3 years ago?), but has been getting steadily boring (the same every time) since.
The Hold Steady?
Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 3:10 pm
by Steve V_Archive
I like them. Not a lot, but I do like them enough to listen to their records occasionally.
The Hold Steady?
Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 3:11 pm
by tallchris_Archive
I liked Seperation Sunday, but the record after that was too over produced for my tastes. Also, Craig Finn sounds better when he's speak-singing instead of trying to actually sing.
The Hold Steady?
Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 4:13 pm
by Peripatetic_Archive
Crap.
The Hold Steady?
Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 5:08 pm
by OneFiveFour_Archive
saw them from backstage once because a friend was opening for them. they were dreadful, and they must have played for 90 minutes. they did the thing where the drummer played the same beat for 10 minutes and they each got a solo, including the fuckin organ guy. singer then gave some trite monologue about sense of community/stayin' positive/etc.
someone on here once dubbed them 'springsteen meets jawbreaker' and i find that dead-on, except neither of those artists are as bad.
The Hold Steady?
Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 5:33 pm
by MF_Archive
I saw them a few years at the STRONG urging of friends. I lasted about three songs - hated them and hated most of their fans even more.
The band was on fire, but in that flaming bag of dog-shit on your stoop kind of way. Like clever Billy Joel for hipsters or something.
The Hold Steady?
Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 10:12 pm
by ontrane_Archive
Opened for them twice, and BOTH times the singer says to the crowd, as a voice-over during a song, "The love in this room is so strong," and the crowds erupt in applause. I guess he does that at every show, like it's part of the song but people think he's actually talking to them.
Are we sheep? This band makes me want to vomit.
The Hold Steady?
Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 10:55 pm
by OneFiveFour_Archive
ontrane wrote:Opened for them twice, and BOTH times the singer says to the crowd, as a voice-over during a song, "The love in this room is so strong," and the crowds erupt in applause. I guess he does that at every show, like it's part of the song but people think he's actually talking to them.
Oh shit! that's exactly what he said when i saw him at the Metro! hilarious.
maybe it's supposed to be a verse or something and they overdub applause on the record..