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Hold Steady?

maccimacci Posts: 1,057
edited October 2008 in Other Music
Anyone check these guys out?

101.9 here in NYC/NJ has been playing their song 'Sequestered in Memphis' and I really dig it!
My lips are shaking.......
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  • harrymanbackharrymanback Posts: 435
    i like it too ... what is there other stuff like (blocked here at work).
    I don't want to be hostile. I don't want to be dismal. But I don't want to rot in an apathetic existance either.
  • maccimacci Posts: 1,057
    harrymanback wrote:
    i like it too ... what is there other stuff like (blocked here at work).

    Haaa, that's why I posted - same thing at my job!
    My lips are shaking.......
  • catch22catch22 Posts: 1,081
    harrymanback wrote:
    i like it too ... what is there other stuff like (blocked here at work).

    similar. they're just a great classic rock band. though some of their earlier stuff is kinda quirky because the lead singer didn't really, well, sing much. kinda talked and mumbled and ranted. he's more straightforward now. but they always had a knack for a great riff, funny lyrics, and a kick ass chorus.
    and like that... he's gone.
  • toddiet123toddiet123 Posts: 271
    *waves hand* big fan of the band. They are great live too. Craig Finn has that unique vocal sound..either you dig or you don't (much like Wayne Coyne of the Flaming Lips). I think both of these guys add a great touch and make each band great.

    Check out all their cds..they are all very strong and similar to Seq. in Memphis.
  • muppetmuppet Posts: 980
    Great band - can't go wrong with any of their records but Boys And Girls In America is a good place to start.
  • Brain of J.LoBrain of J.Lo Posts: 3,259
    They're great. :D
  • Rhinocerous SurpriseRhinocerous Surprise Posts: 4,423
    I'm really starting to love this band... The Bruce Springsteen comparisons are thrown around pretty liberally with them, but dammit, they're pretty much spot on. I said it on another thread, but Lord I'm Discouraged off Stay Positive is a masterpiece.
    Smokey Robinson constantly looks like he's trying to act natural after being accused of farting.
  • maccimacci Posts: 1,057
    Cool, thanks everyone. I'll definitely pick some of their stuff up......
    My lips are shaking.......
  • AnonAnon Posts: 11,175
    you definitely should pick some stuff up! theyre a great band! love their album 'stay positive'
  • Get_RightGet_Right Posts: 13,152
    toddiet123 wrote:
    *waves hand* big fan of the band. They are great live too. Craig Finn has that unique vocal sound..either you dig or you don't (much like Wayne Coyne of the Flaming Lips). I think both of these guys add a great touch and make each band great.

    Check out all their cds..they are all very strong and similar to Seq. in Memphis.

    You may be right

    Dont dig and seen em twice

    I think the singer is kind of annoying
  • Given2Fly...SDGiven2Fly...SD Posts: 146
    this band is too good to miss. see them now
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  • CM1847CM1847 Posts: 577
    Start with "Boys & Girls In America", it's their easiest album to get into, their latest("Stay Positive") is right behind it in terms of accessability(although not as good, IMO). After that look for "Separation Sunday" which is probably my favorite of theirs, but it took me a lot longer to get into than Boys & Girls did.
  • robfest2robfest2 Posts: 594
    This is one of my favorite songs


    http://randompicsandotherstuff.blogspot.com/
  • dont_go_on_medont_go_on_me Posts: 877
    robfest2 wrote:
    This is one of my favorite songs
    http://randompicsandotherstuff.blogspot.com/
    For sure, I felt the bonus tracks were stronger than most of Stay Positive.
    "I'll do whatever the song dictates - if it doesn't need a real lead, then I won't do one. But if it does, then I'll fuckin' go off." - Mike

    "Japan is awesome; the fans there knew all the words to all the songs...at least phonetically." - Stone

    "I know this song so well, I can smoke a cigarette, have a drink, brush my teeth, take a shit, and mow the lawn while singing it. But I'll only be doing a couple of those things during this version." - EV
  • BonnarooJamBonnarooJam Posts: 155
    I'm going to see them with the DBT- can't wait!
    "I can't hear you, you're trailing off and did I catch a niner in there? Were you calling from a walkie-talkie?"

    "No, it was cordless."
  • Rhinocerous SurpriseRhinocerous Surprise Posts: 4,423
    Stuck Between Stations is quickly becoming one of my favourite songs ever. :D I just wish their one gig over here this year was their own show, not a support gig for the Counting Crows.
    Smokey Robinson constantly looks like he's trying to act natural after being accused of farting.
  • Red LukinRed Lukin Posts: 2,994
    "In barlight, she looked all right
    In daylight, she looked desperate
    That's alright, I was desperate too"
  • WobbieWobbie Posts: 30,180
    OK.....so I'm six years late to the party....i just got turned on to this band. First "new" music in awhile that i can get excited about. Gonna see them next month :D
    If I had known then what I know now...

    Vegas 93, Vegas 98, Vegas 00 (10 year show), Vegas 03, Vegas 06
    VIC 07
    EV LA1 08
    Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
    Columbus 10
    EV LA 11
    Vancouver 11
    Missoula 12
    Portland 13, Spokane 13
    St. Paul 14, Denver 14
    Philly I & II, 16
    Denver 22
  • MagnumPJMagnumPJ Posts: 78
    Top 3 for me besides PJ and the Boss. New album is great, but check out "Separation Sunday". Perfect album. Shows are a blast..enjoy.
  • WobbieWobbie Posts: 30,180
    MagnumPJ said:

    Top 3 for me besides PJ and the Boss. New album is great, but check out "Separation Sunday". Perfect album. Shows are a blast..enjoy.

    loved the amazon review that said craig finn is more familiar with the bottom of a whiskey glass than he is with the sun :))

    If I had known then what I know now...

    Vegas 93, Vegas 98, Vegas 00 (10 year show), Vegas 03, Vegas 06
    VIC 07
    EV LA1 08
    Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
    Columbus 10
    EV LA 11
    Vancouver 11
    Missoula 12
    Portland 13, Spokane 13
    St. Paul 14, Denver 14
    Philly I & II, 16
    Denver 22
  • diamond_marmaladediamond_marmalade Posts: 422
    I think this is the first time I have seen a Hold Steady thread on here. I'm a big fan. The new album is a grower but I really enjoy it now. I love the story-telling aspect of the lyrics and a lot of their songs remind me of what it was like been in my twenties (a time sadly behind me lol)
    2007 London
    2009 Manchester
    2010 Dublin / London
    2012 Manchester I & II / Berlin I & II / EV: Manchester
    2014 Amsterdam I & II / Vienna / Berlin / Leeds
  • spnoonespnoone Posts: 630
    i didn't catch on til stay positive when they toured with dbt, but since then i've probably listened to more hold steady than anything else. imo, craig is best lyricist of his generation. the recurring characters, the ongoing storyline... i didn't even notice that shit til the 10th listen. then spent the next 100 trying to piece it together. finally felt like i had an understanding, he sneaks a lifter puller location or a clear heart character into the hold steady world, and it's back to the drawing board. it's brilliant. and maddening. and fucking great. september in st paul can't come soon enough.
  • WobbieWobbie Posts: 30,180
    spnoone said:

    i didn't catch on til stay positive when they toured with dbt, but since then i've probably listened to more hold steady than anything else. imo, craig is best lyricist of his generation. the recurring characters, the ongoing storyline... i didn't even notice that shit til the 10th listen. then spent the next 100 trying to piece it together. finally felt like i had an understanding, he sneaks a lifter puller location or a clear heart character into the hold steady world, and it's back to the drawing board. it's brilliant. and maddening. and fucking great. september in st paul can't come soon enough.

    they toured with DBT??? damn. @-)
    If I had known then what I know now...

    Vegas 93, Vegas 98, Vegas 00 (10 year show), Vegas 03, Vegas 06
    VIC 07
    EV LA1 08
    Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
    Columbus 10
    EV LA 11
    Vancouver 11
    Missoula 12
    Portland 13, Spokane 13
    St. Paul 14, Denver 14
    Philly I & II, 16
    Denver 22
  • spnoonespnoone Posts: 630
    yeah, circa stay positive and brighter than creations dark. took turns playing last. shonna would sing on chillout tent and they'd encore some covers together. and they either just did, or soon will, play some more shows together in or around nyc. craig and patterson and will johnson from centro toured europe together too.
  • Daron OshayDaron Oshay Posts: 2,553
    spnoone said:

    yeah, circa stay positive and brighter than creations dark. took turns playing last. shonna would sing on chillout tent and they'd encore some covers together. and they either just did, or soon will, play some more shows together in or around nyc. craig and patterson and will johnson from centro toured europe together too.

    Tonight! At the stone pony Summerstage!!

  • Tim SimmonsTim Simmons Posts: 8,079
    Rock n roll Means Well tour was so fucking fun.
  • pledgeagrievancepledgeagrievance Posts: 2,861
    I just saw them for the first time in Asbury Park with the Drive By Truckers. The HS played first then DBT, then they played a few songs together. Great show. Loved DBT. HS was good but I wouldn't buy an album or see them headline.
  • WobbieWobbie Posts: 30,180
    Saw them last monday night. Excellent show. Excellently cheap, too :D
    If I had known then what I know now...

    Vegas 93, Vegas 98, Vegas 00 (10 year show), Vegas 03, Vegas 06
    VIC 07
    EV LA1 08
    Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
    Columbus 10
    EV LA 11
    Vancouver 11
    Missoula 12
    Portland 13, Spokane 13
    St. Paul 14, Denver 14
    Philly I & II, 16
    Denver 22
  • May 30thMay 30th Posts: 1,753
    seeing them in calgary next weekend
  • kein_geredekein_gerede Posts: 106
    Does anyone know what the bandname means? I couldn't find an interview and I don't think that it is what urbandictionary said.

    hold steady
    a sexual position used by young gay males.
    "Yo dude,I can't wait to rock the hold steady with Pete on our date."
    15.08.09 Berlin, 04.07.12 Berlin, 05.07.12 Berlin, 25.06.14 Vienna
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