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Anyone listening to the hold steady?

red_ice · 2007-01-21 16:11:40

I got their 'new' album there the other day - "Boys And Girls In America" and I've been listening to them alot! I think they are great, phantom said that the lyrics are similar to that of Bruce Springsteen - blue collar stuff... I kind of think of them as a reborn thin lizzy sound, mixed with the vocal sounds of king of…

21-01-2007 5:11pm

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I got their 'new' album there the other day - "Boys And Girls In America" and I've been listening to them alot! I think they are great, phantom said that the lyrics are similar to that of Bruce Springsteen - blue collar stuff...

I kind of think of them as a reborn thin lizzy sound, mixed with the vocal sounds of king of leon... i think the sound is uncanny, especially in the song 'hot soft light'.

Anyone else got the album?

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#2 21-01-2007 5:48pm

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I got that album, based on strong reviews.
It's ok. Not really my sort of thing.

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#3 02-03-2007 7:11pm

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Got this album recently, really worth a listen. Were a bit disappointing live though.

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