Almost Killed Me
The Hold Steady
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Positive Jam | The Hold Steady | 3:19 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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The Swish | The Hold Steady | 4:08 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Barfruit Blues | The Hold Steady | 3:31 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Most People Are DJs | The Hold Steady | 5:50 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Certain Songs | The Hold Steady | 3:54 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Knuckles | The Hold Steady | 3:45 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Hostile, Mass. | The Hold Steady | 3:42 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Sketchy Metal | The Hold Steady | 4:17 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Sweet Payne | The Hold Steady | 4:33 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Killer Parties | The Hold Steady | 5:48 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Album Review
"The '80s almost killed me," admits the Hold Steady's Craig Finn on "Positive Jam," one of ten rock & roll confessionals on the band's debut. That sets the tone for the rest of Almost Killed Me, as Finn reveals a lifestyle that included a "skater phase," a "raver phase," and a "razor blade phase." His lamentations are the appropriate voice for the band's debut, which sets out to recapture the glory of classic American rock and early indie rock. With rugged guitar riffs and solos and Finn's half-sung, scratchy voice, the Hold Steady mostly succeed, easily recalling the classic rock of early Bruce Springsteen or the sincerity of latter-day Hüsker Dü. When he's not remembering the parties and acting like "a Twin Cities trash bin," he reacts to the corruption of today's youth. Finn may seem like a fish out of water at this point, but having survived a self-indulgent life, his lyrics, as well as the Hold Steady's back-to-basics rock, are ironically welcoming.
Customer Reviews
Barfruit Blues...
Listening to this band makes my eyes sting and my clothes smell like Basic Cigarettes and PBR. Its proof that rock is intelligent and coffeehouses are just bars without the payoff.
Awesome indie rock-out
This is THE band for people who enjoy both excellent guitar rock and clever lyrics. Craig Finn leads the experience with his unique vocal styling, a half yell half talk style that's completely different from anybody else you've ever heard. And just when you think he's about to actually sing, he doesn't. But the lyrics he speaks through are wonderful: "All the sniffling indie kids, HOLD STEADY! All you clustered up clever kids, HOLD STEADY! I got bored when I didn't have a band, so I started a band, man." All these insane, awesome lyrics appear over some of, if not the, best guitar driven rock since the 70's. For the best examples, check out Positive Jam, Certain Songs, and Knuckles. Though even just from the samples, you can tell that you love The Hold Steady.
Sunny D
The vocals and the lyrics are make this album great
Biography
Formed: 2000 in Brooklyn, NY
Genre: Alternative
Years Active: '00s, '10s
Top Albums and Songs By The Hold Steady
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Sequestered In Memphis | Stay Positive | 3:32 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Your Little Hoodrat Friend | Separation Sunday | 3:54 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Stuck Between Stations | Boys and Girls In America | 4:10 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Chips Ahoy | Boys and Girls In America | 3:09 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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The Swish | Almost Killed Me | 4:08 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Killer Parties | Almost Killed Me | 5:48 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Most People Are DJs | Almost Killed Me | 5:50 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Constructive Summer | Stay Positive | 2:55 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Knuckles | Almost Killed Me | 3:45 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Positive Jam | Almost Killed Me | 3:19 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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- $9.90
- Genres: Rock, Music, Hard Rock, Alternative, Indie Rock
- Released: Jun 01, 2004
- ℗ 2004 French Kiss Records
