NO!: THE HOLD STEADY (#261, MAY 18 2007).


The Hold Steady

"Stuck Between Stations" (20.1 MB)
from Boys and Girls in America


Orpheum Stagedoor
Madison, WI
May 18, 2007



Before heading out to the Hold Steady show yesterday, I wondered aloud to Emily if they might be in a position to steal away the "best band" title I'd given to the Long Winters after we saw them play in March. And I think they sort of did, but only sort of. If I ever finish writing my top albums of 2006 post, the two bands will share the #1 spot, because I found it impossible to think of ways in which one was clearly insurmountably better than the other. In the same way, their live shows are too divergent to really compare -- the Hold Steady has become the holy grail of would-be arena rock for indie scum like myself. This song, their set and latest album opener, hits that nail pretty squarely on the head and set the sell-out crowd jumping for the next hour.

Posted by Aaron S. Veenstra ::: 2007:05:19:08:00

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