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I thought this was going to be the smarmy, biting take down of the Hold Steady that I’ve been waiting for.
That would have been better, yes. But still probably not as good as Justins’ rants on their boring awfulness (awful boringness?)
no love for the hold steady here?
Not from me.
Fuck no. Worst band.
A few opinons from various scrabbled concerning The Hold Steady:
http://www.thescrabbled.com/posts/69312-Albums-of-2-8 (under most overrated)
http://www.thescrabbled.com/posts/68520-The-Hold-Steady
Justin is my favorite person:
I’ve always wondered who ate those bland sugar cookies. Those boring yellow discs with granulated sugar sullenly dumped across the top, blindingly safe and dull when set beside its more dynamic chocolate chipped brethren. The sort of thing they’d put on a plate as a palate cleanser when they didn’t want to threaten the turgid solemnity of a blood drive or church basement support group meeting. Now I know. Hold Steady fans eat them.
Don’t worry, Hold Steady! When you discover that your talent for looking square is no longer distracting people from an output that’s become increasingly lifeless, you can reinvigorate your fanbase with ironic facial hair!
Also:
I’ve heard if you make Craig Finn sing notes greater than an octave apart in a four minute span, it will unleash a magical vortex that will suck him back to his prison dimension.