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2008 two CD set containing the first two albums from the critically acclaimed New York-based band led by Craig Finn (formerly of Lifter Puller). Almost Killed Me was originally released in 2004 followed a year later by Separation Sunday. Full Time Hobby.
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23 of 24 people found the following review helpful:
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Angry, Intelligent, Awesome Music,
By Andy French "Crotchety Music Fan" (Mission Hill) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Almost Killed Me (Audio CD)
I don't know anything about the Brooklyn music scene and I don't care. I'm sick of critics qualifying and quantifying groups 'cause they come from a certain place or fit neatly into some newly devised genre.
All I know is the Hold Steady make awesome, powerful, lyrically complex-at-the-same-time-rough-and-beautiful music. I've listened to certain songs on this album literally hundreds of times 'cause they're that good. And I have no affiliation with this band. I lucked into them and now I'm a die-hard fan. The music is really catchy, and the social observations are quite biting. If you want intelligent, angry catchy rockin' rock, here it is.
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I heard you're back in a bar band...,
By The MacGuffin (Alexandria, VA United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Almost Killed Me (Audio CD)
and this bar band is goooood!
Fronted by a singer that can't really sing, this band sounds like the spirit of Charles Bukowski (un)filtered through classic rock. The bars, the drugs, the shows, the guitar solos, it is all here. If you ever needed a primer on how to live a life of excess and come out on the other side still alive - this is it. One of the more exciting albums I've heard in years, I've been listening to it for a long time now. Fave track: "Certain Songs" Highly recommended.
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Hold Steady,
By Hoodrat "ap" (Washington, DC United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Almost Killed Me (Audio CD)
I love this album. I adore it. I burnt a hole in it. It is not Separation Sunday, but Killer Parties and Most People are DJs are still 2 of my favorite Hold Steady songs.
Why, oh why, hasn't the license holder for Lifter Puller re-released those albums yet?
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